County profile
Lincoln County, WV
United States · GDP 2024
#2649 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 3% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$333.4M
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+7.7%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
1,612
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
172
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$41.4k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
19,177
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.6%
Median HH income
$46.2k±$6.2k
Bachelor's degree+
8.1%±1.8%
Poverty rate
23.2%±4.1%
Business applications
114 · 2025
Retail establishments
35
18.1/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care55%
Retail trade16%
Construction16%
Food & accommodation6%
Admin & support4%
Other services3%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
19,177
residents · 2025 · -5.9% since 2020
Income per capita $41.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−334
International migration+13
Natural change−872
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$263.4M2019
$247.2M2020
$280.6M2021
$270.5M2022
$309.6M2023
$333.4M2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$105.3k±$11.5k
Median gross rent
$771/mo±$36/mo
Vacancy rate
20.0%±3.6%
Affordability
2.5× wages
Residential permits
$2.0M
11 units · 0.6/1k pop
FEMA risk score
59.7
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$869/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Landslide 94Heat wave 73Wildfire 72
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1272016
1192017
1262018
1312019
1302020
1392021
1542022
1512023
1722024
1352025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 57% since 202172021
02022
182023
122024
112025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
27.3 km
I-64
Nearest freight rail
9.2 km
CSXT
Nearest port
31.7 km
GO MART, AMANDAVILLE RIVER TERMINAL, ST. ALBANS DOCK
Nearest commercial airport
47.3 km
WEST VIRGINIA INTL YEAGER
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$41.4k
avg. annual pay · +19% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lincoln?
Lincoln's economy produced $333.4M in 2024, growing 7.7% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.