Lincoln vs Old Town

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

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

Old Town has the higher population (7,439 vs 2,576 in Lincoln). Old Town has the higher median household income ($49,329 vs $33,750 in Lincoln). Old Town has the higher median home value ($183,200 vs $120,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Old Town
Population	2,576	7,439
Median age	61.5 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$33,750	$49,329
Median home value	$120,200	$183,200
Median gross rent	$640	$1,014
Housing units	1,614	3,797
Homeownership rate	62.3%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Old Town
Population	2,677 → 2,576 (-3.8%)	7,474 → 7,439 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$32,292 → $33,750 (+4.5%)	$42,679 → $49,329 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $120,200 (+23.2%)	$135,700 → $183,200 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $640 (+1.6%)	$762 → $1,014 (+33.1%)

Lincoln

Population

2,6772,576

Median household income

$32,292$33,750

Median home value

$97,600$120,200

Median gross rent

$630$640

Old Town

Population

7,4747,439

Median household income

$42,679$49,329

Median home value

$135,700$183,200

Median gross rent

$762$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Old Town
Under 5	3.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	8.2%	10.5%
18 to 24	4.5%	11.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	16.0%
35 to 44	5.9%	15.3%
45 to 54	7.2%	8.8%
55 to 64	19.1%	14.4%
65 to 74	30.4%	11.4%
75 and over	10.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Old Town
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.2%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Old Town
No high school diploma	9.4%	3.2%
High school graduate	36.7%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Old Town
Drove alone	87.7%	67.8%
Carpooled	1.1%	8.7%
Public transit	4.1%	0.4%
Walked	5.5%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.6%	20.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Old Town
1-unit, detached	65.1%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	23.6%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	7.0%
20 or more units	12.0%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Old Town
Poverty rate	19.9%	21.3%
Average household size	1.74	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1972	1964