Lincoln

County in New Mexico

County

The population development of Lincoln.

Name	Status	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Lincoln	County	12,219	19,411	20,497	20,262	20,025	→
New Mexico	State	1,515,069	1,819,046	2,059,179	2,117,555	2,130,256

Contents: Incorporated Places

The population development of the incorporated places in Lincoln.

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Name	Status	County	Population Census 1990-04-01	Population Census 2000-04-01	Population Census 2010-04-01	Population Census 2020-04-01	Population Estimate 2024-07-01
Capitan	Village	Lincoln	848	1,475	1,491	1,397	1,409	→
Carrizozo	Town	Lincoln	1,075	1,043	996	977	968	→
Corona	Village	Lincoln	215	165	174	127	127	→
Ruidoso	Village	Lincoln	4,638	8,247	8,030	7,678	7,640	→
Ruidoso Downs	City	Lincoln	1,105	2,345	2,799	2,657	2,627	→

Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Explanation: Latest available rebased population figures are used. In case of significant changes, they were recalculated by using census block data.

Further information about the population structure:

Gender (C 2020)
Males	9,926
Females	10,343

Age Groups (C 2020)
0-17 years	3,591
18-64 years	10,656
65+ years	6,022

Age Distribution (C 2020)
80+ years	1,131
70-79 years	2,919
60-69 years	3,923
50-59 years	2,855
40-49 years	1,853
30-39 years	1,973
20-29 years	1,656
10-19 years	2,088
0-9 years	1,871

Urbanization (C 2020)
Rural	9,227
Urban	11,042

»Race« (C 2020)
White	14,263
Black/African American	88
Indigenous	591
Asian	162
Pacific Islander	13
Some other	1,972
2 or more	3,180

Ethnicity (C 2020)
Hispanic or Latino	6,496
Other	13,773