The city has grown since 1980 as part of the Charlotte metropolitan area expansion.
2020 census As of the
2020 census, Lincolnton had a population of 11,091. The median age was 39.7 years. 21.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 19.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 88.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 85.4 males age 18 and over. 100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas. There were 4,709 households in Lincolnton, including 2,652 families, and 29.4% of households had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 36.0% were married-couple households, 20.9% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 35.2% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 5,225 housing units, of which 9.9% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.2% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%.
2010 census As of the
census of 2010, there were 10,683 people, 3,878 households, and 2,943 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 4,146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 65.98%
White, 24.49%
African American, 0.41%
Asian, 0.33%
Native American, 4.15% from
other races, and 1.60% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 15.87% of the population. There were 3,878 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were
married couples living together, 15.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $31,684, and the median income for a family was $39,949. Males had a median income of $29,615 versus $21,768 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $16,667. About 14.4% of families and 17.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 24.4% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over. ==Government==