East Millinocket vs Lincoln

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

East Millinocket 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 1,545 in East Millinocket). East Millinocket has the higher median household income ($44,306 vs $33,750 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($120,200 vs $73,900 in East Millinocket).

Population, income & housing

	East Millinocket	Lincoln
Population	1,545	2,576
Median age	43.9 yrs	61.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,306	$33,750
Median home value	$73,900	$120,200
Median gross rent	$625	$640
Housing units	825	1,614
Homeownership rate	77.7%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Millinocket	Lincoln
Population	1,601 → 1,545 (-3.5%)	2,677 → 2,576 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$43,261 → $44,306 (+2.4%)	$32,292 → $33,750 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $73,900 (+30.1%)	$97,600 → $120,200 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $625 (+11.6%)	$630 → $640 (+1.6%)

East Millinocket

Population

1,6011,545

Median household income

$43,261$44,306

Median home value

$56,800$73,900

Median gross rent

$560$625

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)

	East Millinocket	Lincoln
Under 5	4.3%	3.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	8.2%
18 to 24	4.4%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.8%	10.9%
35 to 44	14.0%	5.9%
45 to 54	8.7%	7.2%
55 to 64	17.5%	19.1%
65 to 74	11.1%	30.4%
75 and over	10.7%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Millinocket	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	0.8%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Millinocket	Lincoln
No high school diploma	4.7%	9.4%
High school graduate	30.6%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Millinocket	Lincoln
Drove alone	74.2%	87.7%
Carpooled	6.7%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	4.1%
Walked	4.7%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	1.6%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Millinocket	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	80.0%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	9.5%
20 or more units	1.2%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	East Millinocket	Lincoln
Poverty rate	18.5%	19.9%
Average household size	2.28	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	18	26
Median year structure built	1961	1972