The median owner-occupied home in Lincoln County had a real-estate tax bill of $1,478 (± $83) a year, compared with $3,184 in Minnesota and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $152,200 (± $10,060), compared with $305,500 in Minnesota and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Lincoln County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 5,594 | 5,713,716 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $1,478 ± $83 | $3,184 ± $12 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $152,200 ± $10,060 | $305,500 ± $890 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $67,715 ± $3,078 | $87,556 ± $396 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.97% ± 0.08 points | 1.04% ± under 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 82.1% ± 1.7 points | 72.4% ± 0.3 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 35.8% ± 2.1 points | 28.7% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 16.5% ± 2.5 points | 18.8% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Lincoln County (5)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
Towns and townships in Lincoln County (19)
- Alta Vista
- Ash Lake
- Diamond Lake
- Drammen
- Hansonville
- Hendricks
- Hendricks city
- Hope
- Ivanhoe city
- Lake Benton
- Lake Benton city
- Lake Stay
- Limestone
- Marble
- Marshfield
- Royal
- Shaokatan
- Tyler city
- Verdi
Other named communities in Lincoln County (1)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Wilno