Hampden vs Lincoln

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

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

Hampden has the higher population (4,937 vs 2,576 in Lincoln). Hampden has the higher median household income ($101,417 vs $33,750 in Lincoln). Hampden has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $120,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Hampden	Lincoln
Population	4,937	2,576
Median age	40.5 yrs	61.5 yrs
Median household income	$101,417	$33,750
Median home value	$270,100	$120,200
Median gross rent	$985	$640
Housing units	2,008	1,614
Homeownership rate	83.2%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.4%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampden	Lincoln
Population	4,122 → 4,937 (+19.8%)	2,677 → 2,576 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$87,629 → $101,417 (+15.7%)	$32,292 → $33,750 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$210,500 → $270,100 (+28.3%)	$97,600 → $120,200 (+23.2%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $985 (+13.3%)	$630 → $640 (+1.6%)

Hampden

Population

4,1224,937

Median household income

$87,629$101,417

Median home value

$210,500$270,100

Median gross rent

$869$985

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)

	Hampden	Lincoln
Under 5	4.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	21.2%	8.2%
18 to 24	4.6%	4.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	10.9%
35 to 44	15.1%	5.9%
45 to 54	13.0%	7.2%
55 to 64	12.1%	19.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	30.4%
75 and over	8.2%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampden	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	97.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampden	Lincoln
No high school diploma	2.9%	9.4%
High school graduate	20.1%	36.7%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	35.3%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	12.4%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	6.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampden	Lincoln
Drove alone	76.9%	87.7%
Carpooled	5.8%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	4.1%
Walked	0.7%	5.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	1.6%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampden	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	79.8%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	12.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.7%

Poverty & households

	Hampden	Lincoln
Poverty rate	5.8%	19.9%
Average household size	2.62	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	23	26
Median year structure built	1982	1972