Lincoln vs Lucerne

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln and Lucerne: population, income, housing, and more.

Lincoln and Lucerne are places in Indiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lincoln has the higher population (167 vs 82 in Lucerne). Since 2019, Lincoln's population has grown faster (-11.6% vs -31.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Lucerne
Population	167	82
Median age	38.5 yrs	58.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$33,558
Median home value	—	$79,200
Housing units	47	43
Homeownership rate	51.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Lucerne
Population	189 → 167 (-11.6%)	120 → 82 (-31.7%)
Median household income	—	$40,625 → $33,558 (-17.4%)
Median home value	—	$79,200 → $79,200 (+0.0%)

Lincoln

Population

189167

Lucerne

Population

12082

Median household income

$40,625$33,558

Median home value

$79,200$79,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Lucerne
Under 5	17.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	25.1%	13.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	20.7%
35 to 44	28.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	0.0%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.0%	17.1%
65 to 74	14.4%	4.9%
75 and over	0.0%	35.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Lucerne
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Lucerne
No high school diploma	0.0%	31.0%
High school graduate	100.0%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	0.0%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Lucerne
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Lucerne
1-unit, detached	100.0%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Lucerne
Poverty rate	0.0%	14.6%
Average household size	3.55	1.91
Median year structure built	—	1938