Lincoln

Population & Demographics

Lincoln, CA

Lincoln is home to 52,956 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 22,012 resident workers commute each day.

CaliforniaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
52,956
people
Population

52,956 residents

Median age 43.2 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Lincoln population & demographics

Who lives in Lincoln — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
52,956
Median age
43.2yrs
Median household income
$111,990
Median home value
$651,000
Median gross rent
$2,090/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
40.0%
Poverty rate
6.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Lincoln

How Lincoln breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White62.2%
Hispanic or Latino19.2%
Asian8.0%
Two or more races7.5%
Black2.3%
Some other race0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%

Race across Lincoln

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Lincoln.

Lincoln at a glance
Employed Residents
22,012
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
16.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
9.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
22.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Roseville
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Lincoln proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Lincoln commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

44 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Lincoln

22,012 commutes, one dot at a time

Lincoln

Where 22,012 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Lincoln, by worker count.

1Roseville7.8 mi2,959
2Sacramento23.4 mi2,819
3Lincoln0.0 mi2,036
4Rocklin5.4 mi1,208
5Rancho Cordova20.4 mi633
6Folsom16.1 mi601
7San Francisco99.1 mi537
8North Auburn11.8 mi491

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Lincoln.

1Lincoln0.0 mi2,036
2Roseville7.8 mi767
3Rocklin5.4 mi538
4Sacramento23.4 mi500
5Citrus Heights12.5 mi251
6Yuba City25.7 mi207
7Linda21.9 mi197
8Antelope11.8 mi165

Top industries

The sectors that employ Lincoln’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services13.4%
RTRetail Trade13.3%
EDEducational Services12.1%
MFManufacturing10.5%
COConstruction10.3%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services6.3%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)5.1%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Lincoln

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

7 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps84%
5 Gbps84%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Lincoln

FindBetterInternet is a CensusFlow partner site — we link out so you can compare local plans, and CensusFlow’s Census data stays independent. Provider data is from the FCC National Broadband Map (satellite + fixed wireless excluded).