COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lincoln vs Alpena
PLACE A
Lincoln, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Alpena, South Dakota
Lincoln is 313% larger than Alpena. Lincoln earns more, with a median household income $7,083 higher. Lincoln has grown faster since 2000 (-13% vs -26%).
LINCOLNALPENADIFFERENCE
Total population888215+313% vs Alpena
Population density185132+53
Population growth-13.1%-25.9%+12.8 pts
Median age54.535.3+19.2
Male57.6%52.7%+4.9 pts
Female42.4%47.3%−4.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%15.8%−14.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.7%64.0%+29.7 pts
Black0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%30.9%−27.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.0%5.0%−3.1 pts
Median household income$73,750$66,667+$7,083
Per capita income$45,183$54,093−$8,910
Poverty rate5.6%6.6%−1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.562−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%5.8%+12.0 pts
Graduate degree2.9%2.9%+0.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation55.4%75.5%−20.1 pts
Median home value$135,200$51,800+$83,400
Median gross rent$941$925+$16
Owner-occupied84.2%78.5%+5.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.6%3.7%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households4.3%10.7%−6.4 pts
Average commute25.114.3+10.8
Worked from home5.0%7.6%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work1.8%0.0%+1.8 pts
Uninsured4.1%8.2%−4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025