Lincoln vs Mountain Lakes

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

Lincoln and Mountain Lakes 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 500 in Mountain Lakes). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($56,406 vs $43,523 in Mountain Lakes). Since 2019, Lincoln's population has grown faster (+31.7% vs -24.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Mountain Lakes
Population	938	500
Median age	53.8 yrs	27.0 yrs
Median household income	$56,406	$43,523
Median home value	$283,500	—
Median gross rent	$1,025	—
Housing units	1,196	465
Homeownership rate	74.7%	88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	5.3%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Mountain Lakes
Population	712 → 938 (+31.7%)	662 → 500 (-24.5%)
Median household income	$53,229 → $56,406 (+6.0%)	$44,844 → $43,523 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$222,500 → $283,500 (+27.4%)	$131,400 → $150,800 (+14.8%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,025 (+15.6%)	$1,639 → $1,639 (+0.0%)

Lincoln

Population

712938

Median household income

$53,229$56,406

Median home value

$222,500$283,500

Median gross rent

$887$1,025

Mountain Lakes

Population

662500

Median household income

$44,844$43,523

Median home value

$131,400$150,800

Median gross rent

$1,639$1,639

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Mountain Lakes
Under 5	0.9%	15.6%
5 to 17	13.3%	7.8%
18 to 24	7.9%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.2%	24.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	1.0%
45 to 54	13.6%	15.0%
55 to 64	11.9%	16.8%
65 to 74	22.2%	12.8%
75 and over	13.2%	1.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Mountain Lakes
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	96.8%
Black or African American	1.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	15.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Mountain Lakes
No high school diploma	10.9%	0.8%
High school graduate	14.1%	15.4%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	78.5%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Mountain Lakes
Drove alone	40.1%	97.2%
Carpooled	10.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	2.8%
Other means	12.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Mountain Lakes
1-unit, detached	27.6%	78.5%
1-unit, attached	36.4%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	14.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	21.3%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Mountain Lakes
Poverty rate	6.6%	10.8%
Average household size	2.04	2.84
Mean commute (minutes)	28	39
Median year structure built	1985	1990