Oregon · GEOID 41041

Lincoln County

2024 ACS 5-year estimates · population 50,964 · 32,628 housing units

Median household income

$63,165

State $84,541

Median home value

$410,800

State $487,772

Median gross rent

$1,201

State $1,515

Homeownership rate

71.5%

State 63.3%

Renter cost-burden rate

50.9%

≥30% of income

Owner cost-burden rate

26.7%

≥30% of income

Homeowner vacancy

1.0%

Of owner-occupied + for-sale units

Rental vacancy

9.5%

Of renter-occupied + for-rent units

Overall vacancy

29.2%

All housing units

Price-to-income ratio

6.50

Affordable: 2.0–3.0

Section 1

Community Profile

Population, demographics, household composition, and income.

Community Data Summary

	Lincoln County	Oregon
Population	50,964	4,254,293
Population density (per sq. mi.)	51.95	—
Median household income	$63,165	$84,541
HUD Area Median Income (4-person, 100%)	$82,200	—
Households	23,115	—
Average household size	2.18 people	—
Owner-occupied	71.5%	63.3%
Renter-occupied	28.5%	36.7%
Race	80.9% White · 0.4% Black	0.0% White · 0.0% Black

Source: ACS 5-year 2024 (Tables DP05, S1101, DP04, S1901) and Census Gazetteer (land area); HUD FY2026 Income Limits.

Racial composition

Lincoln County compared with Oregon.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP05.

Educational attainment (population 25+)

28.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher (state: 36.8%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1501.

Median Household Income by Tenure

Owner-occupied vs. renter-occupied household income, county and state.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25119.

Median Household Income by Age of Householder

Median household income by age group of householder.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B19049.

Median Household Income by Number of Earners

Median household income for families with each earner count.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903.

Household Size

Distribution of households by number of people.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2501.

Income by Number of Earners

Earners	Share	Median income	Attainable monthly housing cost	Attainable home
0 earners	28.0%	$57,384	$1,435	$182,583
1 earner	36.2%	$64,874	$1,622	$210,464
2 earners	29.6%	$103,342	$2,584	$353,654
3+ earners	6.2%	$126,803	$3,170	$440,984

Attainable monthly housing cost = 30% of gross income ÷ 12. Attainable home price assumes 30% housing budget, 30-yr mortgage at 7%, 5% down.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S1903; affordability formula derived.

Households

23,115

Average size: 2.18 people

Households with children

3,958

17.1% of households

Per-capita income

$38,813

Poverty rate: 16.8%

Section 2

Residential Market Analysis

Housing stock characteristics — tenure, type, age, size, vacancy, rents.

Tenure

71.5% owner-occupied vs. state average 63.3%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Structure type

Single-family share 70.6% · Missing middle (2–19 units) 11.5%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25024.

Housing stock by decade

46.8% built before 1980 · Median structure age 1,981.00 yrs.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2504.

Housing size mismatch

Compares the share of housing units by bedroom count against the share of households by size — a common diagnostic of housing supply/demand alignment.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Tables B25041 (bedrooms) and S2501 (household size).

Home value distribution

Owner-occupied homes by value bracket. Median: $410,800.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table DP04.

Monthly Housing Costs

Distribution of monthly housing costs across all occupied units.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25104.

Number of Bedrooms

Housing units by number of bedrooms.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25041.

Median rent by bedroom

Overall median gross rent: $1,201.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25031.

Renters by age

Number of renter householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Owners by age

Number of owner householders by age bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table S2502.

Vacancy composition

All 9,513 vacant units split into Census's seven categories. Frictional vacancy (units actively on the market) reflects healthy churn. Structural vacancy (seasonal, migrant, other) sits outside the market for year-round residents — high values change how the headline vacancy rate should be read.

Vacant units by type

For sale 1.8% · For rent 7.3% · Seasonal 76.7% · Other 11.3%.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Frictional vs structural

11.9% of vacancy is frictional (for sale + for rent + rented/sold not yet occupied); 88.1% is structural (seasonal + migrant + other).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25004.

Seasonal / recreational share of all housing

22.4%

7,301 units of 32,628 total

⚑ Above the 10% threshold — meaningful pressure on year-round residents from second-home / short-term-rental demand.

"Other vacant" share of all housing

3.3%

1,078 units of 32,628 total

Census "Other vacant" — units off the market for reasons other than seasonal, migrant, sale, or rental.

Section 3

Workforce Housing Needs Assessment

Affordability, cost burden, and the housing options for households in the workforce income range.

Workforce range — ACS median household income

80% MHI$50,532

100% MHI$63,165

120% MHI$75,798

County-wide median from ACS 5-year estimates. A household at 100% MHI in Lincoln County should be able to afford a home up to roughly — (30% housing budget, default mortgage terms).

Workforce range — HUD Area Median Income

	1-person	2-person	4-person
80% AMI	$48,350	$55,250	$69,050
100% AMI	$57,540	$65,760	$82,200
120% AMI	$69,050	$78,900	$98,650

HUD FMR Area: Lincoln County, OR. 80% AMI uses HUD's published Section 8 Low Income Limits; 100% is HUD MFI; 120% is the standard workforce convention.

Affordability calculator

Follows the standard 30%-of-gross-income affordability rule.

Income basis Household income Interest rate % Down payment % Taxes & insurance / yr

Affordable monthly—

Affordable home price—

Renter cost burden

50.9% of renter households spend ≥30% of income on rent (29.3% spend ≥50%).

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25070.

Owner cost burden by income

26.7% of homeowners spend ≥30% of income on housing. Bars show counts of cost-burdened owners by income bracket.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25106.

Household income — owners vs renters

Distribution of household income for owner-occupied (navy) and renter-occupied (gold) households.

Source: ACS 5-year 2024, Table B25118.

Section 4

Industry & Workforce Wages

Employment, average wages, and the housing each industry's typical earner can afford in Lincoln County.

Covered employment

17,272

Across 19 sectors

Establishments

2,053

QCEW 2024

Avg annual pay (workforce)

$49,935

Employment-weighted across sectors

Top 10 sectors by employment

Annual average employment by NAICS 2-digit sector. Counties with fewer than five covered establishments in a sector may show suppressed totals.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024.

Attainable housing by industry

Industry	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 72 Accommodation and food services NAICS 72	4,586	$32,087	$88,419	−$322,381	$802
NAICS 44-45 Retail trade NAICS 44-45	2,718	$34,041	$95,693	−$315,107	$851
NAICS 62 Health care and social assistance NAICS 62	2,406	$64,520	$209,146	−$201,654	$1,613
NAICS 92 Public administration NAICS 92	1,307	$72,330	$238,217	−$172,583	$1,808
NAICS 61 Educational services NAICS 61	1,090	$58,884	$188,167	−$222,633	$1,472
NAICS 31-33 Manufacturing NAICS 31-33	895	$77,797	$258,567	−$152,233	$1,945
NAICS 23 Construction NAICS 23	856	$55,585	$175,887	−$234,913	$1,390
NAICS 56 Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services NAICS 56	696	$39,628	$116,489	−$294,311	$991
NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 54	525	$90,169	$304,620	−$106,180	$2,254
NAICS 53 Real estate and rental and leasing NAICS 53	497	$37,701	$109,316	−$301,484	$943
NAICS 81 Other services (except public administration) NAICS 81	443	$36,512	$104,891	−$305,909	$913
NAICS 52 Finance and insurance NAICS 52	312	$73,938	$244,203	−$166,597	$1,848
NAICS 71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation NAICS 71	307	$41,743	$124,362	−$286,438	$1,044
NAICS 48-49 Transportation and warehousing NAICS 48-49	302	$55,920	$177,134	−$233,666	$1,398
NAICS 22 Utilities NAICS 22	129	$111,216	$382,964	−$27,836	$2,780
NAICS 51 Information NAICS 51	110	$69,174	$226,470	−$184,330	$1,729
NAICS 11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting NAICS 11	64	$76,273	$252,894	−$157,906	$1,907
NAICS 55 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 55	24	$78,001	$259,327	−$151,473	$1,950
NAICS 99 Unclassified NAICS 99	5	$64,000	$207,210	−$203,590	$1,600

Subsector	Employment	Avg annual wage	Affordable home price	vs. median value	Affordable monthly rent
NAICS 722 Food services and drinking places NAICS 722	2,788	$31,005	$84,392	−$326,408	$775
NAICS 721 Accommodation NAICS 721	1,798	$33,765	$94,665	−$316,135	$844
NAICS 611 Educational services NAICS 611	1,090	$58,884	$188,167	−$222,633	$1,472
NAICS 624 Social assistance NAICS 624	897	$39,070	$114,412	−$296,388	$977
NAICS 921 Executive, legislative, and other general government support NAICS 921	809	$67,938	$221,869	−$188,931	$1,698
NAICS 445 Food and beverage retailers NAICS 445	760	$32,732	$90,820	−$319,980	$818
NAICS 561 Administrative and support services NAICS 561	557	$33,477	$93,593	−$317,207	$837
NAICS 455 General merchandise retailers NAICS 455	533	$35,677	$101,782	−$309,018	$892
NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services NAICS 541	525	$90,169	$304,620	−$106,180	$2,254
NAICS 621 Ambulatory health care services NAICS 621	478	$60,562	$194,413	−$216,387	$1,514
NAICS 238 Specialty trade contractors NAICS 238	434	$56,154	$178,005	−$232,795	$1,404
NAICS 459 Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers NAICS 459	408	$25,401	$63,532	−$347,268	$635
NAICS 458 Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers NAICS 458	340	$25,102	$62,419	−$348,381	$628
NAICS 236 Construction of buildings NAICS 236	330	$48,359	$148,989	−$261,811	$1,209
NAICS 813 Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations NAICS 813	247	$35,583	$101,432	−$309,368	$890
NAICS 444 Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers NAICS 444	228	$44,707	$135,395	−$275,405	$1,118
NAICS 922 Justice, public order, and safety activities NAICS 922	226	$85,302	$286,503	−$124,297	$2,133
NAICS 311 Food manufacturing NAICS 311	208	$36,433	$104,596	−$306,204	$911
NAICS 522 Credit intermediation and related activities NAICS 522	195	$62,098	$200,130	−$210,670	$1,552
NAICS 441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers NAICS 441	187	$51,244	$159,728	−$251,072	$1,281
NAICS 113 Forestry and logging NAICS 113	153	$72,310	$238,143	−$172,657	$1,808
NAICS 562 Waste management and remediation services NAICS 562	139	$64,276	$208,238	−$202,562	$1,607
NAICS 221 Utilities NAICS 221	129	$111,216	$382,964	−$27,836	$2,780
NAICS 924 Administration of environmental quality programs NAICS 924	118	$80,353	$268,082	−$142,718	$2,009
NAICS 456 Health and personal care retailers NAICS 456	115	$37,356	$108,032	−$302,768	$934
NAICS 811 Repair and maintenance NAICS 811	113	$42,613	$127,601	−$283,199	$1,065
NAICS 312 Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing NAICS 312	102	$43,547	$131,077	−$279,723	$1,089
NAICS 424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods NAICS 424	100	$60,607	$194,580	−$216,220	$1,515
NAICS 237 Heavy and civil engineering construction NAICS 237	93	$77,972	$259,219	−$151,581	$1,949
NAICS 457 Gasoline stations and fuel dealers NAICS 457	88	$30,965	$84,243	−$326,557	$774
NAICS 524 Insurance carriers and related activities NAICS 524	77	$87,351	$294,131	−$116,669	$2,184
NAICS 712 Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions NAICS 712	67	$64,134	$207,709	−$203,091	$1,603
NAICS 812 Personal and laundry services NAICS 812	67	$31,905	$87,742	−$323,058	$798
NAICS 114 Fishing, hunting and trapping NAICS 114	66	$43,509	$130,936	−$279,864	$1,088
NAICS 713 Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries NAICS 713	62	$20,479	$45,210	−$365,590	$512
NAICS 491 Postal service NAICS 491	60	$72,911	$240,380	−$170,420	$1,823
NAICS 449 Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers NAICS 449	59	$49,794	$154,331	−$256,469	$1,245
NAICS 484 Truck transportation NAICS 484	49	$71,494	$235,105	−$175,695	$1,787
NAICS 926 Administration of economic programs NAICS 926	45	$69,516	$227,743	−$183,057	$1,738
NAICS 517 Telecommunications NAICS 517	43	$77,077	$255,887	−$154,913	$1,927
NAICS 513 Publishing industries NAICS 513	40	$88,832	$299,643	−$111,157	$2,221
NAICS 485 Transit and ground passenger transportation NAICS 485	32	$27,046	$69,655	−$341,145	$676
NAICS 487 Scenic and sightseeing transportation NAICS 487	28	$34,457	$97,241	−$313,559	$861
NAICS 327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing NAICS 327	26	$48,773	$150,530	−$260,270	$1,219
NAICS 551 Management of companies and enterprises NAICS 551	24	$78,001	$259,327	−$151,473	$1,950
NAICS 488 Support activities for transportation NAICS 488	18	$28,370	$74,583	−$336,217	$709
NAICS 923 Administration of human resource programs NAICS 923	17	$63,574	$205,624	−$205,176	$1,589
NAICS 323 Printing and related support activities NAICS 323	17	$51,615	$161,109	−$249,691	$1,290
NAICS 512 Motion picture and sound recording industries NAICS 512	16	$15,656	$27,257	−$383,543	$391
NAICS 814 Private households NAICS 814	16	$27,069	$69,741	−$341,059	$677
NAICS 111 Crop production NAICS 111	14	$28,916	$76,616	−$334,184	$723
NAICS 112 Animal production and aquaculture NAICS 112	8	$56,762	$180,268	−$230,532	$1,419
NAICS 339 Miscellaneous manufacturing NAICS 339	8	$28,725	$75,905	−$334,895	$718
NAICS 999 Unclassified NAICS 999	5	$64,000	$207,210	−$203,590	$1,600
NAICS 925 Administration of housing programs, urban planning, and community development NAICS 925	2	$98,499	$335,627	−$75,173	$2,462

Affordable home price assumes the industry's average earner uses 30% of gross income for housing, with a 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr taxes & insurance, and 0.5% PMI. Adjust the Section 3 calculator for other terms. Affordable rent is 30% of monthly gross pay.

Source: BLS QCEW Annual Averages, 2024; ACS 5-year 2024 (median home value).

Section 5

Wages by Occupation

Selected essential-worker occupations for the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county — jobs, the 10-year change, wages, and the housing each typical earner can afford. Both jobs counts and wages are reported at the MSA / nonmetropolitan-area level (BLS does not publish OEWS at the county level), so every county inside the same area shows the same numbers. For county-accurate employment totals, see Section 4 above.

Occupational wages and affordable housing

Occupation	2025 jobs	2015–2025 change	% change	Hourly wage	Annual wage	Affordable home price	Affordable monthly rent
Fast Food and Counter Workers SOC 35-3023	4,220	—	—	$16.47	$34,250	$96,471	$856
Cashiers SOC 41-2011	3,610	—	—	$16.65	$34,620	$97,848	$866
Childcare Workers SOC 39-9011	200	—	—	$17.50	$36,400	$104,474	$910
Retail Salespersons SOC 41-2031	3,410	—	—	$18.17	$37,800	$109,685	$945
Janitors and Cleaners SOC 37-2011	1,960	—	—	$19.14	$39,820	$117,204	$996
Tellers SOC 43-3071	230	—	—	$20.12	$41,840	$124,723	$1,046
Waiters and Waitresses SOC 35-3031	2,120	—	—	$22.86	$47,560	$146,015	$1,189
Construction Laborers SOC 47-2061	1,050	—	—	$23.43	$48,730	$150,370	$1,218
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General SOC 49-9071	1,450	—	—	$23.50	$48,870	$150,891	$1,222
Office Clerks, General SOC 43-9061	1,980	—	—	$24.00	$49,930	$154,837	$1,248
Home Health and Personal Care Aides SOC 31-1131	960	—	—	$24.24	$50,420	$156,661	$1,261
Firefighters SOC 33-2011	390	—	—	$25.25	$52,520	$164,478	$1,313
Carpenters SOC 47-2031	810	—	—	$28.07	$58,380	$186,291	$1,460
Paramedics SOC 29-2043	160	—	—	$28.80	$59,900	$191,949	$1,498
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers SOC 53-3032	1,730	—	—	$29.98	$62,350	$201,068	$1,559
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education SOC 25-2021	1,130	—	—	—	$67,590	$220,573	$1,690
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters SOC 47-2152	210	—	—	$35.12	$73,050	$240,897	$1,826
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers SOC 33-3051	660	—	—	$38.06	$79,160	$263,641	$1,979
Electricians SOC 47-2111	550	—	—	$41.97	$87,290	$293,903	$2,182
Registered Nurses SOC 29-1141	2,340	—	—	$56.28	$117,070	$404,755	$2,927

Affordable home price uses the same Section 3 formula (30% housing budget, 30-year mortgage at 7%, 5% down, $2,500/yr T&I, 0.5% PMI). Affordable rent is 30% of monthly wages. Negative job-change values are shown in red parentheses. A "prior-year code differs" note flags occupations whose SOC code changed between the two vintages (2010 SOC → 2018 SOC) — the change estimate is best-effort.

Source: BLS OEWS May 2025 (10-year change vs. May 2015). Jobs counts and wages reflect the MSA or nonmetropolitan area containing this county, not the county alone — OEWS is not published at the county level.

Methodology & sources

All figures derive from the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. State and national comparisons are population-weighted aggregates of county-level estimates (an approximation; ACS publishes its own state and national medians which can differ slightly).

The affordability calculator uses a 30% housing-budget rule with a 30-year mortgage. Defaults are 7% interest, 5% down, $2,500/year taxes and insurance, and 0.5% PMI — adjustable above.

Variables: 41041 · pulled from Full Housing Data Table.xlsx.