Lincoln County, Washington QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Lincoln County	Washington
?  Population, 2000	10,184	5,894,121
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	14.9%	21.1%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.7%	6.7%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	25.3%	25.7%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	19.0%	11.2%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	95.6%	81.8%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	3.2%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	1.6%	1.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	5.5%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.4%
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.6%	3.9%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	1.6%	3.6%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	50.4%	50.2%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	1.9%	7.5%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	94.6%	78.9%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	5,032	2,620,607
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	985	716,969
?  Housing units, 2000	5,298	2,451,075
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	76.8%	64.6%
?  Households, 2000	4,151	2,271,398
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.42	2.53
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	31.1%	35.2%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$34,888	$41,715
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	11.5%	10.2%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	15.9%	15.2%

Business QuickFacts	Lincoln County	Washington
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	300	161,473
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	1,996	2,134,598
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	72.2%	21.1%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	540	315,367
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	NA	78,852,486
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	57,212	52,472,866
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$5,905	$9,363
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	25,935
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	211	136,337
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	42	42,752
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	93,754	31,993,053
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	730	185,152

Geography QuickFacts	Lincoln County	Washington
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	2,311	66,544
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	4.4	88.6
?  Metropolitan Area	None

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

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NA: Not available
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X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown