Lincoln: local statistics
Lincoln is a district council area in the East Midlands, home to an estimated 103,351 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Lincoln, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
A girl born in Lincoln in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 81.0 years and a boy 75.9 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). Since 2012 to 2014 it has changed by -1.0 years for women and -2.3 for men. It is the 2nd lowest for women of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
The police recorded 118.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in Lincoln in the year to March 2026 (12,257 offences in all), the 2nd highest rate of the 32 council areas in the East Midlands. The rate was 125.8 in the year to March 2025. In the year to March 2016 it was 89.2 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The average house price in Lincoln was £187,079 in July 2026, up 2.2% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it 32nd of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest; the average for the East Midlands was £242,274. This July figure is the highest in the series, 40% up on July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Lincoln (£34,301) gives a ratio of 5.5. That ratio is the 2nd lowest ratio in the East Midlands.
Lincoln had an estimated 103,351 residents in mid-2025, a change of -1.5% in a year. The ten-year change since mid-2015 is +3.9%, against +8.6% for the East Midlands as a whole. That is 30th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the fastest growth. The series peaked at 104,939 in mid-2024.
The claimant count for Lincoln stood at 2,730 in August 2026, or 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the East Midlands was 3.5%. Twelve months before, it was 3.7%. The five-year high was 5.4% (August 2021); the low was 3.7% (July 2026).
Average Band D council tax in Lincoln is £2,323.08 for 2026-27, up £62.10 on 2025-26. It is 30th of 35 in the East Midlands, counting from the highest. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,584.86, so it has risen 47%.
The ONS counted 3,710 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Lincoln in March 2026, 3% more than in 2016. There are 36 per 1,000 residents, the 29th highest of the 35 council areas in the East Midlands.
Median weekly pay for full-time employees who live in Lincoln was £683.10 in April 2025, or £34,301 over a year. That is 5.2% below the figure for the East Midlands and the 26th highest of 35 in the East Midlands. For full-time jobs located in Lincoln the median is £694.50 a week (+£11.40 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £470.80, so it has risen 45% before inflation.
An estimated 79.8% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Lincoln were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 7.4 points either way; the figure for the East Midlands was 75.4%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 67.6% to 80.9%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 99,442 |
| 2016 | 100,679 |
| 2017 | 102,241 |
| 2018 | 103,212 |
| 2019 | 103,604 |
| 2020 | 103,531 |
| 2021 | 102,411 |
| 2022 | 103,165 |
| 2023 | 104,303 |
| 2024 | 104,939 |
| 2025 | 103,351 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £133,219 |
| July 2017 | £137,376 |
| July 2018 | £143,827 |
| July 2019 | £150,889 |
| July 2020 | £153,846 |
| July 2021 | £166,989 |
| July 2022 | £175,346 |
| July 2023 | £180,111 |
| July 2024 | £177,292 |
| July 2025 | £183,010 |
| July 2026 | £187,079 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £470.80 a week |
| 2016 | £448.40 a week |
| 2017 | £452.20 a week |
| 2018 | £452.30 a week |
| 2019 | £520.80 a week |
| 2020 | £544.40 a week |
| 2021 | £560.30 a week |
| 2022 | £608.50 a week |
| 2023 | £616.00 a week |
| 2024 | £650.30 a week |
| 2025 | £683.10 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,584.86 |
| 2017-18 | £1,638.27 |
| 2018-19 | £1,715.94 |
| 2019-20 | £1,808.64 |
| 2020-21 | £1,869.03 |
| 2021-22 | £1,915.86 |
| 2022-23 | £1,999.26 |
| 2023-24 | £2,094.12 |
| 2024-25 | £2,190.87 |
| 2025-26 | £2,260.98 |
| 2026-27 | £2,323.08 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 89.2 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 89.0 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 97.7 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 117.0 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 142.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 114.2 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 129.4 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 140.2 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 129.8 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 125.8 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 118.6 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 73.9% |
| 2016/17 | 67.6% |
| 2017/18 | 70.2% |
| 2018/19 | 67.7% |
| 2019/20 | 68.0% |
| 2020/21 | 70.1% |
| 2021/22 | 80.9% |
| 2022/23 | 73.0% |
| 2023/24 | 72.9% |
| 2024/25 | 78.4% |
| 2025/26 | 79.8% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 82.0 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 81.9 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 81.7 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 80.9 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 80.5 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 80.5 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 80.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 81.0 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 81.0 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 81.0 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 81.0 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 3,585 |
| 2017 | 3,600 |
| 2018 | 3,605 |
| 2019 | 3,605 |
| 2020 | 3,630 |
| 2021 | 3,665 |
| 2022 | 3,745 |
| 2023 | 3,710 |
| 2024 | 3,700 |
| 2025 | 3,730 |
| 2026 | 3,710 |
Questions about Lincoln
What is life expectancy in Lincoln?
81.0 years for women and 75.9 for men (2022 to 2024, ONS).
What is the crime rate in Lincoln?
118.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
What is the average house price in Lincoln?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £187,079.
What is the population of Lincoln?
103,351 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Lincoln?
2,730 in August 2026 (3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
How much is Band D council tax in Lincoln?
£2,323.08 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
What is the average salary in Lincoln?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Lincoln was £683.10 a week in April 2025 (£34,301 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Lincoln
Every body that makes decisions for Lincoln, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Lincoln council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Lincoln in official figures this page
Level 4: County councils, combined authorities and metro mayors
- Lincolnshire County Council county council
- Greater Lincolnshire Combined Authority combined authority
- Lincolnshire Police police force
- NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board NHS
- United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust NHS
- East Midlands in official figures
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Lincoln: Mr Hamish Falconer (Labour) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the East Midlands
- UK figures: Life expectancy at birth (UK) · Crime Survey for England and Wales: headline crime · UK average house price
- Other council areas in the East Midlands: Blaby · Chesterfield · Harborough · North East Derbyshire · South Holland · West Lindsey
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