Lisbon vs Mechanic Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Lisbon and Mechanic Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Lisbon and Mechanic Falls are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lisbon has the higher population (3,453 vs 2,300 in Mechanic Falls). Lisbon has the higher median household income ($72,066 vs $50,169 in Mechanic Falls). Lisbon has the higher median home value ($217,200 vs $197,700 in Mechanic Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Lisbon	Mechanic Falls
Population	3,453	2,300
Median age	37.0 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$72,066	$50,169
Median home value	$217,200	$197,700
Median gross rent	$829	$1,160
Housing units	1,533	884
Homeownership rate	73.6%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.6%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lisbon	Mechanic Falls
Population	2,946 → 3,453 (+17.2%)	2,112 → 2,300 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$51,838 → $72,066 (+39.0%)	$53,194 → $50,169 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$154,800 → $217,200 (+40.3%)	$107,600 → $197,700 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$797 → $829 (+4.0%)	$933 → $1,160 (+24.3%)

Lisbon

Population

2,9463,453

Median household income

$51,838$72,066

Median home value

$154,800$217,200

Median gross rent

$797$829

Mechanic Falls

Population

2,1122,300

Median household income

$53,194$50,169

Median home value

$107,600$197,700

Median gross rent

$933$1,160

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lisbon	Mechanic Falls
Under 5	5.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	18.4%	29.0%
18 to 24	7.8%	7.8%
25 to 34	9.2%	7.9%
35 to 44	23.6%	20.3%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.2%
55 to 64	11.9%	9.3%
65 to 74	7.0%	11.2%
75 and over	6.3%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lisbon	Mechanic Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	94.0%	77.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lisbon	Mechanic Falls
No high school diploma	4.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	24.5%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	46.2%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.8%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lisbon	Mechanic Falls
Drove alone	57.0%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	30.8%	0.0%
Other means	2.1%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lisbon	Mechanic Falls
1-unit, detached	57.9%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	30.8%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	0.0%
20 or more units	10.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Lisbon	Mechanic Falls
Poverty rate	7.8%	13.0%
Average household size	2.30	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	26	24
Median year structure built	1984	1970