Lincoln vs Orono

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

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

Orono has the higher population (10,699 vs 2,576 in Lincoln). Orono has the higher median household income ($56,890 vs $33,750 in Lincoln). Orono has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $120,200 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Orono
Population	2,576	10,699
Median age	61.5 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$33,750	$56,890
Median home value	$120,200	$219,200
Median gross rent	$640	$1,150
Housing units	1,614	3,262
Homeownership rate	62.3%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	68.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Orono
Population	2,677 → 2,576 (-3.8%)	9,541 → 10,699 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$32,292 → $33,750 (+4.5%)	$39,688 → $56,890 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $120,200 (+23.2%)	$172,800 → $219,200 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$630 → $640 (+1.6%)	$907 → $1,150 (+26.8%)

Lincoln

Population

2,6772,576

Median household income

$32,292$33,750

Median home value

$97,600$120,200

Median gross rent

$630$640

Orono

Population

9,54110,699

Median household income

$39,688$56,890

Median home value

$172,800$219,200

Median gross rent

$907$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Orono
Under 5	3.3%	2.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	4.7%
18 to 24	4.5%	56.5%
25 to 34	10.9%	11.0%
35 to 44	5.9%	4.8%
45 to 54	7.2%	4.6%
55 to 64	19.1%	4.5%
65 to 74	30.4%	5.5%
75 and over	10.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Orono
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	86.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Orono
No high school diploma	9.4%	2.1%
High school graduate	36.7%	12.0%
Some college or associate's	35.3%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	37.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Orono
Drove alone	87.7%	59.3%
Carpooled	1.1%	8.8%
Public transit	4.1%	0.4%
Walked	5.5%	19.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	1.6%	9.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Orono
1-unit, detached	65.1%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	9.6%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	9.5%	23.7%
20 or more units	12.0%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Orono
Poverty rate	19.9%	28.2%
Average household size	1.74	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	26	17
Median year structure built	1972	1976