Lincoln County, WV Population

Overview

20,625

Total Population

42.7

Median age

50.16%

Female population %

99.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

60-64 years

Largest age group

60.5

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

143

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 42.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lincoln County's population under 18 was 22.40%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lincoln County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.32% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lincoln County, 18.39% were under the age of 15, 16.01% aged 15 to 29, 46.27% aged 30 to 64, 17.57% aged 65 to 84, and 1.76% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 67 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 50.16% females and 49.84% males in Lincoln County, WV.
The Lincoln County, WV gender ratio is 99.4:100 i.e. 99.4 men to 100 women (0.994).
For male population, the largest age group is 65-69 years with a population of 866.
For the female population, the largest age group is 60-64 years with a population of 908.

Lincoln County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Lincoln County population: 97.56% are White, 0.59% are Black or African American, 0.16% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.41% are Asian, 0.18% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander and 1.10% are multiracial.
Lincoln County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 143 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 20,482 (99.31% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lincoln County is White with a population of 20,121 (97.56% of the total population).

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

The peak population was 22,418 in the year 2005
From 2000 to 2010, Lincoln County's population decreased by 444 (2.01%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lincoln County's population decreased by 1,311 (6.05%), 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 2022 at 19,901.