The median owner-occupied home in Lincoln County had a real-estate tax bill of $494 (± $49) a year, compared with $835 in West Virginia and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $103,400 (± $9,491), compared with $155,600 in West Virginia and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Lincoln County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 20,170 | 1,784,462 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $494 ± $49 | $835 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $103,400 ± $9,491 | $155,600 ± $1,679 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $48,593 ± $5,338 | $57,917 ± $607 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 0.48% ± 0.06 points | 0.54% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 74.7% ± 2.5 points | 74.3% ± 0.4 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 35.3% ± 3.6 points | 37.8% ± 0.3 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 11.9% ± 3.5 pointsrough guide only: the margin of error is 30% of the estimate | 14.3% ± 0.4 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 (2)
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.
Census-designated places in Lincoln County (2)
Unincorporated communities that the Census Bureau defines for statistics. They have no city government of their own.
- Alum Creek (partly in this county)
- Harts
Other named communities in Lincoln County (54)
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.
- Alkol
- Allen (historical)
- Atenville
- Bernie (historical)
- Bolin (historical)
- Bowles
- Bradyville
- Branchland
- Bulger
- Cuzzie
- Dollie
- East (historical)
- Eden Park (historical)
- Ferrellsburg
- Fork Junction
- Fourteen (historical)
- Fry
- Garretts Bend
- Gill
- Griffithsville
- Hager
- Hubball
- Irene
- Jenks
- Kinder (historical)
- Lattin (historical)
- Leet
- McCorkle
- Midkiff
- Minerva
- Myra
- New Hamlin
- Palermo
- Pleasant View
- Portersville
- Price
- Priestley
- Ranger
- Redwing
- Rockville
- Sheridan
- Sias
- Snowden
- Sod
- Spears (historical)
- Spurlockville
- Sumerco
- Summit
- Sweetland
- Tango
- Toney
- Wewanta
- Woodville
- Yawkey