Lincoln is home to 2,954 people in Maine. The median age is 55.3, about 16 years above the US median. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 20% of adults. The typical home is worth $142,100, having more than doubled since 2000. Households here earn about 34% less than in Maine as a whole. 2% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $49,097, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 55.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
20% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Lincoln
What changed most since 1990
Median age36.7 → 55.3(+18.6 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Homes owned by their occupants71.2% → 59.4%(−11.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population3,399 → 2,954(−13%)US over the same years: +35%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.1%(26)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era53%(114)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War8.4%(18)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 215 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE
Over time
Lincoln, decade by decade
Lincoln population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
3,399
$51,493
$130,084
10.9%
4.2
2000
2,933
$46,868
$116,039
17.0%
4.7
2010
2,884
$35,477
$134,219
11.3%
10.1
2020
2,667
$30,205
$138,900
14.5%
15.5
2024
2,954
$49,097
$142,100
20.5%
9.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
