Lincoln County, GA

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Lincoln County, Georgia. Population: 7.7K.

Median Home Price
$251.5K

Based on 1 cities

Median Household Income
$50.7K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio
5.0x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy
$64.2K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax
$1,445

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate
0.57%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs
Mortgage (P&I)$1,272
Property Tax$120
Insurance$105
Total Monthly$1,497
Historical Home Prices
2015
$115.3K
2016
$114.7K
-0.5%%
2017
$122.2K
+6.5%%
2018
$136.7K
+11.9%%
2019
$146.7K
+7.3%%
2020
$168.1K
+14.6%%
2021
$197.1K
+17.2%%
2022
$215.6K
+9.4%%
2023
$216.9K
+0.6%%
2024
$224.5K
+3.5%%
2025
$239.1K
+6.5%%
Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate
4.0%%

Near national average

Population Density
37

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)
Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White
67.9%
Black
27.3%
Hispanic
1.3%
Asian
0.1%
Two or More Races
3.3%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature
63°F

Annual average

Sunny Days
212

Days per year

Annual Rainfall
45.3"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk
Low Risk

Score: 6/100

January Low
10°F

Average winter low

July High
83°F

Average summer high