Lincoln County, NM Population

Overview

20,084

Total Population

52.6

Median age

52.47%

Female population %

90.6:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

65-69 years

Largest age group

77.9

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

6,842

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lincoln County's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lincoln County is 52.6, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lincoln County's population under 18 was 17.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lincoln County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 28.90% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lincoln County, 14.87% were under the age of 15, 13.31% aged 15 to 29, 42.91% aged 30 to 64, 26.40% aged 65 to 84, and 2.50% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 994 more females than males in Lincoln County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.47% females and 47.53% males in Lincoln County, NM.
The Lincoln County, NM gender ratio is 90.6:100 i.e. 90.6 men to 100 women (0.906).
For male population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 936.
For the female population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 1,210.

Lincoln County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lincoln County population: 83.42% are White, 0.80% are Black or African American, 2.54% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.46% are Asian, 2.37% are some other race and 10.41% are multiracial.
Lincoln County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 6,842 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 13,242 (65.93% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lincoln County is White with a population of 16,754 (83.42% of the total population).

Lincoln County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 21,085 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Lincoln County's population increased by 978 (5.02%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lincoln County's population decreased by 138 (0.67%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lincoln County's population was lowest in year 2015 at 19,365.