DEMOGRAPHICS

At 10,810 residents, the Office of Financial Management ranks Lincoln County 35th of 39 counties in Washington State. 

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Lincoln County, as a percent, had a much older age demographic than the state or nation in 2017.

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• Lincoln County’s population age 65 and older was 25.2 percent in 2017 compared to the state’s 15.1 percent.

• The youngest age group, under 5 years, was 5.1 percent in 2017 compared to the state’s 6.2 percent.

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Within Lincoln County, there is less diversity than the state. White persons who are not of Hispanic descent made up 94.2 percent of the county’s population compared to 79.5 percent of the state’s population.

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Over the period 2012 to 2016, 91.3 percent of individuals age 25 and older were high school graduates. This figure is higher than that of Washington state (90.6 percent).

Over the same period, fewer Lincoln County residents 25 and older have attained a bachelor’s degree or higher (22.0 percent), compared to the state (33.6 percent).

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Of the multiple communities in Lincoln County, eight are recognized by the US census.  These communities are

• Almira (population: 275)

• Creston (population: 225)

• Davenport (population: 1715, largest, and County Seat)

• Harrington (population: 415)

• Odessa (population: 906)

• Reardan (population: 575)

• Sprague (population: 440)

• Wilbur (population: 890) 

 

These communities account for approximately half of the County population.  The rest of the population (5,370) either lives on farms or ranches or in unincorporated areas including the communities of Seven Bays, Lincoln, and Hanson Harbor along Lake Roosevelt, and Edwall, Lamona, and Irby to the south.