Lincolnton is a somewhat small city located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 9,830 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Lincolnton is the 99th largest community in North Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lincolnton is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 43.2% of the Lincolnton workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Lincolnton is a city of production and manufacturing workers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Lincolnton who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.17%), sales jobs (9.28%), and management occupations (6.89%).

Lincolnton is very much a car-oriented city. This is because the population of Lincolnton isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.46% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Lincolnton is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Lincolnton Information and Demographics

The population of Lincolnton overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 14.96%. Of adults 25 and older in Lincolnton, 17.58% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Lincolnton in 2000 was $16,667, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $66,668 for a family of four.

Lincolnton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Lincolnton home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Lincolnton is White, followed by African-American. Lincolnton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.06% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Lincolnton include German, English, Scotch-Irish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Lincolnton is English. Some people also speak Spanish.