Lincoln County Information
Lincoln in
New Mexico occupies
4,831 square miles and has a 2006 population of
21,223, a change from a 2000 population of
19,411 and
12,219 in 1990.
12.5% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
9.5% percent is 25-35, and
11.5% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
133 acts of violent crime reported in
Lincoln in 2004, a change from
172 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
427 people:
4% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.2%.
Read more about
Lincoln, New Mexico in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lincoln | |
| State | New Mexico | |
| Land Area | 4,831 sq. miles | Ranked 90 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 21,223 | Ranked 1,757 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 20,976 | |
| Population 2000 | 19,411 | Ranked 1,824 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 12,219 | Ranked 2,200 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.4% | |
| African American | 1.2% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | 2.3% | |
| Pacific Islander | .1% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.3% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 12.5% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 9.5% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 11.5% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.1% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 15.6% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 10.9% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7.7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 133 | 172 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 5 | |
| Robberies | 6 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 121 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 580 | 469 |
| Burglaries | 199 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 340 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 41 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 10,605 | 9,668 |
| Unemployed Population | 427 | 410 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4% | 4.2% |
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