Lincoln County vs. Taylor County

	Lincoln County (WI)	Taylor County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	27,689	20,412
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	-3.7%	-1.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	28,743	20,690
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	28,743	20,689
Persons under 5 years, percent	4.6%	5.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent	18.2%	23.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	21.5%	19.1%
Female persons, percent	49.3%	49.2%
White alone, percent	96.7%	97.4%
Black or African American alone, percent	0.9%	0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.5%
Asian alone, percent	0.5%	0.6%
Two or More Races, percent	1.3%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	1.7%	2.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	95.3%	95.4%
Veterans, 2014-2018	2,248	1,300
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	0.9%	1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	17,237	10,765
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	77.5%	77.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$139,800	$131,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,153	$1,196
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$457	$477
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$650	$643
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	12.5%	12.4%
Building permits, 2018	132	37
Households, 2014-2018	12,547	8,632
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.16	2.33
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	86.5%	89.5%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	2.4%	4.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	85.6%	80.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	75.7%	72.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	91.3%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	18.3%	14.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	9.0%	7.9%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	5.7%	8.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	63.0%	66.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	59.8%	62.0%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	27,601	12,969
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	772,368	817,649
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	143,671	35,964
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	308,735	238,340
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$10,874	$11,634
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	22.3	23.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$56,086	$51,698
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,642	$26,881
Persons in poverty, percent	10.6%	10.3%
Total employer establishments, 2017	692	474
Total employment, 2017	8,706	7,694
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	355,985	306,268
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	-1.0%	-0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	1,691	1,393
All firms, 2012	2,211	1,707
Men-owned firms, 2012	1,326	1,008
Women-owned firms, 2012	548	471
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	2,131	1,644
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	167	183
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	1,838	1,433
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	0.0%	22.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	32.7	21.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	878.97	974.88

Source: United States Census Bureau

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