People QuickFacts Lincoln County West Virginia Population, 2012 estimate 21,627 1,855,413 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 21,720 1,852,999 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.4% 0.1% Population, 2010 21,720 1,852,994 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 5.9% 5.6% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 22.5% 20.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 15.3% 16.2% Female persons, percent, 2011 50.2% 50.7%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 99.0% 94.1% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.2% 3.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.2% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% 0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.0% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 0.6% 1.4% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 0.5% 1.3% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 98.5% 93.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 91.0% 87.7% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 0.3% 1.3% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 0.5% 2.3% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 68.8% 82.6% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 8.0% 17.6% Veterans, 2007-2011 1,548 166,372 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 36.0 25.5  Housing units, 2011 9,849 881,752 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 78.5% 74.3% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 3.2% 12.0% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $69,500 $96,500 Households, 2007-2011 8,711 740,080 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.49 2.43 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $17,183 $22,010 Median household income, 2007-2011 $31,880 $39,550 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 28.2% 17.5%     Business QuickFacts Lincoln County West Virginia Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 214 38,676 Private nonfarm employment, 2010 2,080 560,450 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 16.8 0.4 Nonemployer establishments, 2010 830 90,126  Total number of firms, 2007 998 120,381 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 25.3% 28.1%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 0 25,080,573 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) D 11,036,467 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 73,416 20,538,829 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $3,309 $11,340 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 2,777 2,553,258 Building permits, 2011 4 2,220     Geography QuickFacts Lincoln County West Virginia Land area in square miles, 2010 437.04 24,038.21 Persons per square mile, 2010 49.7 77.1 FIPS Code 043 54 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area Charleston, WV Metro Area   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts