Lincoln vs Milford

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

Lincoln and Milford 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 2,312 in Milford). Milford has the higher median household income ($63,864 vs $33,750 in Lincoln). Milford has the higher median home value ($177,400 vs $120,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Milford
Population	2,576	2,312
Median age	61.5 yrs	42.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,750	$63,864
Median home value	$120,200	$177,400
Median gross rent	$640	$964
Housing units	1,614	1,065
Homeownership rate	62.3%	85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	12.4%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Milford
Population	2,677 → 2,576 (-3.8%)	2,272 → 2,312 (+1.8%)
Median household income	$32,292 → $33,750 (+4.5%)	$47,455 → $63,864 (+34.6%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $120,200 (+23.2%)	$110,800 → $177,400 (+60.1%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $640 (+1.6%)	$901 → $964 (+7.0%)

Lincoln

Population

2,6772,576

Median household income

$32,292$33,750

Median home value

$97,600$120,200

Median gross rent

$630$640

Milford

Population

2,2722,312

Median household income

$47,455$63,864

Median home value

$110,800$177,400

Median gross rent

$901$964

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Milford
Under 5	3.3%	2.4%
5 to 17	8.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	4.5%	6.4%
25 to 34	10.9%	19.8%
35 to 44	5.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	7.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	19.1%	22.6%
65 to 74	30.4%	8.7%
75 and over	10.6%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Milford
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	90.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	2.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Milford
No high school diploma	9.4%	16.2%
High school graduate	36.7%	46.1%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Milford
Drove alone	87.7%	79.5%
Carpooled	1.1%	7.8%
Public transit	4.1%	0.0%
Walked	5.5%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	9.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Milford
1-unit, detached	65.1%	44.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	1.8%
20 or more units	12.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	42.6%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Milford
Poverty rate	19.9%	6.1%
Average household size	1.74	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1972	1985