Who is the Lincoln County Assessor?

Joe Davidson is the Assessor of Lincoln County, Oregon.

Who is the Lincoln County County Clerk?

Amy Southwell is the County Clerk of Lincoln County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who is the Lincoln County District Attorney?

Jenna Wallace is the District Attorney of Lincoln County, Oregon.

Who is the Lincoln County Sheriff?

Adam Shanks is the Sheriff of Lincoln County, Oregon.

Who is the Lincoln County County Treasurer?

Jayne Welch is the County Treasurer of Lincoln County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.

Who are the Lincoln County commissioners?

Casey Miller (County Commissioner); Walter Chuck (County Commissioner).

What is the population of Lincoln County?

About 50,964 people, with a median age of 52.7; the median household income is $63,165 and 15.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).

What is the unemployment rate in Lincoln County?

4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,051 people unemployed in a labor force of 21,259, against 6.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).

How many local governments are there in Lincoln County?

72 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 2 school district and 62 special district governments.

Lincoln County, OR elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities

Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lincoln County: 7 seats on 6 elected bodies. 4 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.

Board of Commissioners

Lincoln County Board of Commissioners

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
County Commissioner	Casey Miller source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
County Commissioner	Walter Chuck source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

County officers

Office	Who holds it now	Next term
Assessor	Joe Davidson source
County Clerk	Amy Southwell source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
District Attorney	Jenna Wallace source
Sheriff	Adam Shanks source
County Treasurer	Jayne Welch source	On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet

How many local governments Lincoln County has

The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 72 local governments in Lincoln County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.

Kind of government	Census count (2022)	Listed on this page
County government	1	1
Cities, towns, villages and townships	7	0
School districts (school boards)	2	0
Special districts (elected boards)	62	0

Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).

About these counts

The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.

Who lives in Lincoln County

50,964people

52.7median ageU.S.: 38.9

$63,165 household incomeU.S.: $80,734

15.9%below the U.S.: 12.5%

28.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%

$410,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700

8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%

5.7%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%

11.3%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%

7.9%U.S.: 8.4%

50.9%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%

38.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%

Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 10.3% · White 78.3% · Black 0.4% · Asian 1.2% · Other or more than one race 9.9% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)

Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).

About these figures

The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.

Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.

Jobs in Lincoln County

4.9%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 6.0%. Oregon: 4.3%.

1,051people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.

20,208people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.

21,259in the September 2026, preliminary.

Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.

Every month, last two years

Month	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)	4.9%	1,051	20,208	21,259
August 2026	5.7%	1,228	20,417	21,645
July 2026	5.9%	1,282	20,370	21,652
June 2026	5.9%	1,269	20,199	21,468
May 2026	5.4%	1,132	19,947	21,079
April 2026	5.2%	1,081	19,639	20,720
March 2026	6.0%	1,247	19,401	20,648
February 2026	6.6%	1,344	19,053	20,397
January 2026	6.8%	1,388	18,990	20,378
December 2025	6.1%	1,248	19,056	20,304
November 2025	5.8%	1,204	19,534	20,738
October 2025	not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025	6.0%	1,289	20,041	21,330
August 2025	6.1%	1,335	20,466	21,801
July 2025	6.3%	1,377	20,602	21,979
June 2025	5.7%	1,246	20,459	21,705
May 2025	5.6%	1,180	19,868	21,048
April 2025	5.1%	1,065	19,838	20,903
March 2025	6.1%	1,268	19,528	20,796
February 2025	6.2%	1,277	19,409	20,686
January 2025	6.5%	1,363	19,483	20,846
December 2024	5.5%	1,133	19,423	20,556
November 2024	5.1%	1,045	19,327	20,372
October 2024	4.9%	1,022	19,795	20,817

Yearly averages

Year	Rate	Unemployed	Employed	Labor force
2025 (11 months)	6.0%	1,259	19,844	21,103
2024	5.2%	1,080	19,879	20,959
2023	4.5%	936	19,823	20,759
2022	5.1%	1,033	19,374	20,407
2021	6.8%	1,406	19,154	20,560
2020	11.1%	2,242	17,977	20,219
2019	4.4%	889	19,264	20,153
2018	4.9%	987	19,231	20,218
2017	4.8%	982	19,286	20,268
2016	5.7%	1,152	18,990	20,142

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Oregon's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 5.0% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.

Crime reported in Lincoln County

241.7 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 311.2.

1,171.3 per 100,0002025. Oregon: 2,118.0.

2murders2025, 124 violent crimes in all.

Earlier years

Year	Violent	Rate	Property	Rate
2025	124	241.7	601	1,171.3
2020	141	281.0	1,062	2,116.7
2019	144	277.8	945	1,823.1
2018	154	298.5	1,241	2,405.3
2017	140	278.0	840	1,668.3

By police agency (4)

Agency	Year	Violent	Property	People served
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office	2025	47	141	26,752
Newport Police Department	2025	32	254	10,973
Lincoln City Police Department	2025	41	175	10,082
Toledo Police Department	2025	4	31	3,505

Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Oregon · the U.S.

Police staffing

1.56 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 51,312 people.

80sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.

76civilian staff2025, full-time.

Agencies counted (4), 2025

Agency	Officers	Civilians	People served
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office	30	55	26,752
Lincoln City Police Department	23	12	10,082
Newport Police Department	21	7	10,973
Toledo Police Department	6	2	3,505

Earlier years

Year	Officers	Per 1,000	Civilians	Agencies
2025	80	1.56	76	4
2024	77	1.50	85	4
2023	79	1.55	82	4
2022	74	1.45	88	4
2021	77	1.52	89	4
2020	81	1.61	87	4
2019	83	1.67	85	4
2018	84	1.70	78	4
2017	84	1.74	83	4
2016	75	1.58	77	4

Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.

Quick answers

Who is the Lincoln County Assessor?: Joe Davidson is the Assessor of Lincoln County, Oregon.
Who is the Lincoln County County Clerk?: Amy Southwell is the County Clerk of Lincoln County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County District Attorney?: Jenna Wallace is the District Attorney of Lincoln County, Oregon.
Who is the Lincoln County Sheriff?: Adam Shanks is the Sheriff of Lincoln County, Oregon.
Who is the Lincoln County County Treasurer?: Jayne Welch is the County Treasurer of Lincoln County, Oregon. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lincoln County commissioners?: Casey Miller (County Commissioner); Walter Chuck (County Commissioner).
What is the population of Lincoln County?: About 50,964 people, with a median age of 52.7; the median household income is $63,165 and 15.9% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lincoln County?: 4.9% in September 2026 (preliminary): 1,051 people unemployed in a labor force of 21,259, against 6.0% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lincoln County?: 72 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 7 municipal, 2 school district and 62 special district governments.

Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Oregon Blue Book published by the Secretary of State; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.

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