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About Lincoln City
Lincoln City is a coastal city in Lincoln County. It was incorporated on March 3, 1965, when the cities of Oceanlake and Taft and the communities of Cutler City and Nelscott came together, according to Wikipedia. It is a long, narrow town along U.S. Route 101 and the beach.
Lincoln City in numbers
| Measure | Lincoln City |
|---|---|
| Population, 2020 Census | 9,815 |
| Population, Portland State University certified estimate, July 1, 2025 | 10,162 |
| Population (ACS 2020-2024) | 9,968 |
| Households | 4,548 (margin of error plus or minus 268) |
| Owner-occupied share of households | 59.3% |
| Median household income | $56,635 (plus or minus $2,500) |
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $412,700 (plus or minus $22,878) |
| Median age | 49.2 (plus or minus 2.5) |
| Residents aged 65 and over | 28.3% |
| Owner-occupied homes valued at $300,000 or more | 1,977 of 2,698 (73.3%) |
| Seasonal, recreational or occasional-use share of all housing units | 32.4% |
| Business establishments, ZIP 97367 | 449 |
A few plain readings. Lincoln City is older than the state as a whole, and its median household income is modest next to its home values. Nearly a third of all housing units are used only part of the year, which is a big share. See the visiting and second-home owners page. All of these are estimates, and the margins of error above show how much room there is.
The Census counted 9,815 residents in 2020. Portland State University's Population Research Center certified 10,162 for July 1, 2025, a 3.5 percent rise.
How we got these numbers
- Population, households, tenure, income, home value, age, home-value brackets and housing vacancy come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates for 2020-2024, tables B01003, B11001, B25003, B19013, B25077, B01002, B25075 and B25004, read through Census Reporter for the city (Census place 4142600).
- The share aged 65 and over is from the ACS age-by-sex table, as compiled for this project. The 2025 certified estimate is the Portland State University figure as listed by the League of Oregon Cities.
- Business counts are from Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and are by ZIP code, not by city limit. They leave out businesses with no paid employees.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year data (2020-2024)
- Census Reporter
- Census TIGERweb
- Census ZIP Code Business Patterns
- Portland State University Population Research Center
- Lincoln City, Oregon (Wikipedia), for the 1965 incorporation
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