Canaan vs Lincoln

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (938 vs 205 in Canaan). Since 2019, Lincoln's population has grown faster (+31.7% vs -40.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Canaan	Lincoln
Population	205	938
Median age	32.2 yrs	53.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$56,406
Median home value	—	$283,500
Median gross rent	$958	$1,025
Housing units	242	1,196
Homeownership rate	34.5%	74.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.4%	35.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Canaan	Lincoln
Population	342 → 205 (-40.1%)	712 → 938 (+31.7%)
Median household income	—	$53,229 → $56,406 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$148,600 → $212,500 (+43.0%)	$222,500 → $283,500 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$740 → $958 (+29.5%)	$887 → $1,025 (+15.6%)

Canaan

Population

342205

Median home value

$148,600$212,500

Median gross rent

$740$958

Lincoln

Population

712938

Median household income

$53,229$56,406

Median home value

$222,500$283,500

Median gross rent

$887$1,025

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Canaan	Lincoln
Under 5	0.0%	0.9%
5 to 17	12.2%	13.3%
18 to 24	15.1%	7.9%
25 to 34	27.8%	9.2%
35 to 44	0.0%	7.8%
45 to 54	4.4%	13.6%
55 to 64	13.7%	11.9%
65 to 74	26.8%	22.2%
75 and over	0.0%	13.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Canaan	Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	88.3%	82.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	15.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Canaan	Lincoln
No high school diploma	0.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	36.9%	14.1%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	39.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.7%	25.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.7%	10.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Canaan	Lincoln
Drove alone	58.3%	40.1%
Carpooled	11.3%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	21.7%	18.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	8.7%	17.5%
Other means	0.0%	12.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Canaan	Lincoln
1-unit, detached	20.2%	27.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	36.4%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	8.5%
5 to 19 units	43.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	14.0%
Mobile home & other	15.7%	2.2%

Poverty & households

	Canaan	Lincoln
Poverty rate	8.8%	6.6%
Average household size	1.44	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	22	28
Median year structure built	1949	1985