COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Lincoln County

Maine · 30,357 residents · 456 sq mi

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Lincoln County is home to 30,357 people in Maine. 83% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 37.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 9.6%, under the national 13.2%. There are 3,259 fewer people here than in 2000. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

30,357

−10%vs 2000

vs 33,616 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

−12%vs 2000

vs 42.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

456 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(2,012)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(2,109)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(2,200)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.6%(2,017)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.4%(1,345)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(4,294)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.1%(4,897)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(3,363)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.2%(3,096)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(2,803)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,671)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(550)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$28,373

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $38,686 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,479

−35%vs 2000

vs $20,760 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.6%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$102,000

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $114,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$438

+7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $541 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

83.2%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.0% in 2000

16.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(32,986)

Black0.2%(56)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(155)

Asian0.4%(123)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.2%(30,121)

Black0.1%(42)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(241)

Asian0.1%(42)

Other0.5%(152)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.5%(193)

Puerto Rican0.3%(96)

South American0.3%(93)

Chilean0.2%(58)

Cuban0.1%(29)

Central American0.1%(23)

Salvadoran0%(13)

Venezuelan0%(10)

Peruvian0%(9)

Costa Rican0%(5)

Panamanian0%(5)

Argentine0%(4)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(60)

Chinese0.2%(59)

Filipino0.1%(40)

Asian Indian0.1%(40)

Korean0.1%(30)

Taiwanese0%(8)

Japanese0%(1)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

English26.2%(9,471)

Irish14.6%(5,277)

German11.5%(4,137)

French7.7%(2,779)

Scottish7.3%(2,652)

American6.6%(2,369)

Italian4.1%(1,485)

French Canadian2.4%(862)

Swedish2.3%(817)

Polish2.2%(805)

Welsh1.2%(451)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(446)

+ 32 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian1.2%(445)

Dutch1%(371)

Hungarian0.9%(321)

Portuguese0.7%(245)

British0.5%(189)

Finnish0.5%(184)

Subsaharan African0.4%(142)

Russian0.4%(129)

Lithuanian0.3%(121)

Swiss0.3%(121)

Ukrainian0.3%(112)

Canadian0.3%(105)

Danish0.3%(100)

Belgian0.2%(82)

Greek0.2%(63)

Arab0.2%(56)

Slovak0.1%(54)

Lebanese0.1%(43)

Czech0.1%(37)

West Indian0.1%(35)

Armenian0.1%(29)

Jamaican0.1%(25)

Croatian0%(15)

Romanian0%(13)

Latvian0%(12)

Egyptian0%(10)

Macedonian0%(9)

Slovene0%(9)

Brazilian0%(7)

Austrian0%(6)

Bulgarian0%(3)

Haitian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.2%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

81.4%

−6.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.5%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.4 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27%(4,105)

Married56.8%(8,644)

Widowed4.1%(622)

Divorced12.2%(1,851)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(3,329)

Married54.8%(8,800)

Widowed10.2%(1,639)

Divorced14.2%(2,277)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−5.3 ptssince 2013

from 11.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.8%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.4%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 30.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.0%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 67.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 44.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)20.5%(663)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.3%(593)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.9%(1,228)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.1%(197)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(20)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,241 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.

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