Whitman County vs. Lincoln County

	Whitman County (WA)	Lincoln County (WA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	49,791	10,740
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	11.2%	1.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	44,778	10,570
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	44,776	10,570
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.2%	5.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent	15.0%	21.7%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	10.4%	25.6%
Female persons, percent	49.0%	48.9%
White alone, percent	83.9%	94.0%
Black or African American alone, percent	2.4%	0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.9%	2.0%
Asian alone, percent	8.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.3%	0.2%
Two or More Races, percent	4.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	6.6%	3.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	78.4%	91.1%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,153	1,153
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	10.9%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	21,011	6,083
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	43.1%	79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$208,200	$153,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,426	$1,159
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$446	$414
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$776	$732
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	40.2%	5.4%
Building permits, 2018	264	58
Households, 2014-2018	17,910	4,485
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.33	2.30
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	61.8%	89.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	15.1%	2.6%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	94.7%	90.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	83.9%	79.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	95.2%	91.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	49.5%	23.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	8.3%	13.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	6.2%	6.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.8%	51.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	55.3%	48.7%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	333,569	106,903
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$7,157	$10,243
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	15.7	24.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$42,163	$50,744
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$22,585	$27,730
Persons in poverty, percent	25.4%	12.5%
Total employer establishments, 2017	837	246
Total employment, 2017	10,552	1,803
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	456,381	78,693
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	1.1%	15.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	2,197	702
All firms, 2012	2,522	692
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,155	240
Women-owned firms, 2012	787	294
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,127	627
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	156	89
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	2,055	529
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	21.5%	0.0%
Population per square mile, 2010	20.7	4.6
Land area in square miles, 2010	2,159.09	2,310.49

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Whitman county (WA) and Lincoln county (WA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.