Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

Lincoln County

State:

West Virginia

FIPS Code:

54043

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

246,487

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

1.64

% Water:

0.3

Mean Jan. Temp:

33

Mean July Temp:

74

Topography:

High Hills

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Mining

Policy Type:

Persistent Poverty, Low Employment, Low Education

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

18,912

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

23,675

25.2%

16.5%

8.6%

1990:

21,382

-9.7%

-14.3%

4.6%

2000:

22,108

3.4%

0.9%

2.5%

2005:

22,374

1.2%

0.7%

0.5%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

21,787

98.5%

0-to-19:

5,857

26.5%

Black:

13

0.1%

20-to-39:

6,087

27.5%

Hispanic:

121

0.5%

40-to-59:

6,161

27.9%

American Indian:

37

0.2%

60-plus:

4,003

18.1%

Other:

150

0.7%

Median Age:

37.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

50.5

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

62.7%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

5.9%

Median Family Income:

$28,297

Families Below Poverty Line:

22.8%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home