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Lincoln County, Washington
11,489 residents · Updated Nov 12, 2026
The community services in Lincoln County, from the data behind Range Lab’s tools, refreshed daily.
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2,621
▲ 1.7%
vs. a year ago · Q1 2026
$1,037
▼ 1.2%
vs. a year ago · $25.93/hr
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Needs a 2-bedroom rent
No published median yet
4.1%
▼ 1.1 pts
vs. a year ago · July 2026
$71,512
12.5%
below the poverty line · ACS 2024
Wages over time
Average weekly wage, indexed to Q2 2023 = 100. Zillow publishes no rent index for this county.
−1.2%wages vs. a year ago
| Q2 2023 | Wages 100.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | Wages 103.0 |
| Q4 2023 | Wages 100.2 |
| Q1 2024 | Wages 103.4 |
| Q2 2024 | Wages 109.4 |
| Q3 2024 | Wages 111.5 |
| Q4 2024 | Wages 113.3 |
| Q1 2025 | Wages 110.1 |
| Q2 2025 | Wages 113.4 |
| Q3 2025 | Wages 113.6 |
| Q4 2025 | Wages 116.2 |
| Q1 2026 | Wages 108.7 |
Unemployment, year over year
Not seasonally adjusted, so each year gets its own line. A line above last year’s is the real signal. October 2025 was not published.
| Month | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1% | 6.5% | 6.9% |
| February | 8.2% | 7.6% | 7.0% |
| March | 7.2% | 6.2% | 6.5% |
| April | 5.5% | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| May | 5.7% | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| June | 5.0% | 4.3% | 4.8% |
| July | 6.1% | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| August | 5.8% | 5.2% | — |
| September | 4.6% | 4.6% | — |
| October | 5.1% | — | — |
| November | 5.6% | 6.2% | — |
| December | 5.7% | 7.2% | — |
4.1%
▼ 1.1 pts
vs. July 2025
162
unemployed of a 3,912 labor force
July 2026
How pay is spread
Hourly pay of all workers in the Eastern Washington nonmetro, BLS wage percentiles.
Hourly pay, all workers
10th$25.71
Median$54.57
90th
Jobs and pay by occupation group
Each bubble is an occupation group: median hourly wage across, jobs up, size by jobs.
| Management Occupations | $65.61/hr | 4,490 jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Computer and Mathematical Occupations | $49.75/hr | 2,310 jobs |
| Legal Occupations | $48.28/hr | 540 jobs |
| Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations | $47.92/hr | 4,850 jobs |
| Architecture and Engineering Occupations | $44.66/hr | 2,230 jobs |
| Business and Financial Operations Occupations | $37.93/hr | 4,780 jobs |
| Protective Service Occupations | $35.77/hr | 2,300 jobs |
| Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations | $31.75/hr | 5,990 jobs |
| Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | $31.57/hr | 2,340 jobs |
| Community and Social Service Occupations | $31.35/hr | 1,890 jobs |
| Educational Instruction and Library Occupations | $30.68/hr | 9,820 jobs |
| Construction and Extraction Occupations | $30.16/hr | 5,570 jobs |
| Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations | $25.23/hr | 1,430 jobs |
| Office and Administrative Support Occupations | $24.13/hr | 11,330 jobs |
| Production Occupations | $23.50/hr | 6,460 jobs |
| Healthcare Support Occupations | $23.13/hr | 5,750 jobs |
| Transportation and Material Moving Occupations | $22.05/hr | 9,690 jobs |
| Sales and Related Occupations | $20.48/hr | 8,510 jobs |
| Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations | $20.05/hr | 3,700 jobs |
| Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations | $19.08/hr | 9,560 jobs |
| Personal Care and Service Occupations | $19.01/hr | 1,570 jobs |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations | $17.88/hr | 3,610 jobs |
What different jobs pay
Hourly pay range for each occupation group: 10th–90th percentile, middle half and median.
Pay compared with Washington and the U.S.
Median hourly wage for all occupations, then each group’s Eastern Washington nonmetro median against the statewide median, sorted by the gap.
- Eastern Washington nonmetro$25.71
- Washington$30.28
- United States$24.51
- Protective servicePays more by +20%
- Healthcare supportPays less by −1%
- Community & social servicePays less by −4%
- Education & libraryPays less by −4%
- Installation & repairPays less by −4%
- LegalPays less by −6%
- Farming, fishing & forestryPays less by −8%
- Healthcare practitionersPays less by −8%
- Cleaning & groundsPays less by −9%
- Transportation & movingPays less by −9%
- SalesPays less by −10%
- Food servicePays less by −11%
- Office & admin supportPays less by −11%
- ProductionPays less by −12%
- ManagementPays less by −15%
- Personal care & servicePays less by −16%
- Construction & extractionPays less by −17%
- Architecture & engineeringPays less by −17%
- Arts, media & sportsPays less by −19%
- Business & financePays less by −20%
- Computer & mathPays less by −24%
- SciencePays less by −30%
What sets local work apart?
Every occupation group’s share of local jobs compared with its U.S. share (location quotient). 2× means twice as common here; 0.5× means half as common.
Most concentrated here
Farming, fishing & forestry
11.9× the U.S. share
Least concentrated here
Management
0.6× the U.S. share
- Farming, fishing & forestry11.9×
- Science2.3×
- Education & library1.5×
- Installation & repair1.4×
- Construction & extraction1.2×
- Architecture & engineering1.2×
- Cleaning & grounds1.2×
- Production1.1×
- Healthcare support1.0×
- Community & social service1.0×
- Transportation & moving1.0×
- Arts, media & sports1.0×
- Food service1.0×
- Office & admin support0.9×
- Sales0.9×
- Protective service0.9×
- Healthcare practitioners0.7×
- Personal care & service0.7×
- Business & finance0.7×
- Computer & math0.6×
- Legal0.6×
- Management0.6×
Key takeaways
What this means for Lincoln County.
Wages are falling
The average weekly wage is $1,037, down 1.2% from a year ago.
Where most people work
Office & admin support, education & library and transportation & moving are 28% of jobs, with median pay of $24.13, $30.68, $22.05 an hour.
Unemployment is falling
4.1% in July 2026, 1.1 points below a year earlier.
Sources: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (through July 2026) · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (Q1 2026) · BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025, Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, which covers 11 counties; BLS doesn’t publish occupational wages for single counties) · Census ACS 2024 · Range Lab RST listings. The housing wage follows the National Low Income Housing Coalition method: rent × 12 ÷ 0.30 ÷ 2,080 hours. About the data.