Dexter vs Lincoln

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (2,576 vs 1,840 in Dexter). Dexter has the higher median household income ($51,667 vs $33,750 in Lincoln). Dexter has the higher median home value ($153,200 vs $120,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Dexter	Lincoln
Population	1,840	2,576
Median age	51.8 yrs	61.5 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$33,750
Median home value	$153,200	$120,200
Median gross rent	$883	$640
Housing units	1,154	1,614
Homeownership rate	53.2%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.0%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dexter	Lincoln
Population	2,124 → 1,840 (-13.4%)	2,677 → 2,576 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$38,448 → $51,667 (+34.4%)	$32,292 → $33,750 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$96,000 → $153,200 (+59.6%)	$97,600 → $120,200 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$779 → $883 (+13.4%)	$630 → $640 (+1.6%)

Dexter

Population

2,1241,840

Median household income

$38,448$51,667

Median home value

$96,000$153,200

Median gross rent

$779$883

Lincoln

Population

2,6772,576

Median household income

$32,292$33,750

Median home value

$97,600$120,200

Median gross rent

$630$640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dexter	Lincoln
Under 5	1.2%	3.3%
5 to 17	15.8%	8.2%
18 to 24	5.4%	4.5%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.9%
35 to 44	10.6%	5.9%
45 to 54	9.9%	7.2%
55 to 64	20.7%	19.1%
65 to 74	11.2%	30.4%
75 and over	15.6%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dexter	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	95.9%	97.7%
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	3.5%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dexter	Lincoln
No high school diploma	12.5%	9.4%
High school graduate	34.8%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dexter	Lincoln
Drove alone	84.5%	87.7%
Carpooled	2.0%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	4.1%
Walked	8.4%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.1%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dexter	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	58.7%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	1.9%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	13.1%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Dexter	Lincoln
Poverty rate	21.6%	19.9%
Average household size	1.96	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1947	1972