Income and Poverty in Lincoln County, Minnesota

Compared to counties across the United States, Lincoln County had a medium-low median household income of $36,980 (2005 Dollars). This median is 49.1 percent lower than the household income median in State of Minnesota of $55,120 and this is 32.9 percent lower than the median in the US, which is $49,133.

Evaluated with other counties (or parishes) across the nation, Lincoln County, Minnesota can be understood to have a medium-low rate of poverty among the people, accounting a rate of 9.7 percent of people living in a family with an income below the poverty level in 1999. The White race/ethnicity demographic category, owns the foremost rate of poverty with 9.7 percent of the 2000 residents living in poverty. People aged 75 years and over have the largest percent of population in poverty in Lincoln County, having 19.6 percent of this age cohort living in poverty.

It was reported in 2000 that the Asian headed households had median household incomes of $72,394. This household income level is 95.8 percent greater than the reported median for all households in the area. Hispanic headed households in Lincoln County, Minnesota , according to the 2000 census, had a median household income of $20,963, this median household income is 43.3 percent less than the reported median household income for all households in the area. In Lincoln County, Minnesota White headed households reported household income (in 2005 Dollars) of $36,959 according to the 2000 Dencennial Census, which was 0.1 percent less than the median in 2000.







Datasource: U.S. Bureau of the Census. 2000 Decennial Census.