Lincoln vs North Woodstock

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

Lincoln and North Woodstock 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 515 in North Woodstock). North Woodstock has the higher median household income ($67,074 vs $56,406 in Lincoln). North Woodstock has the higher median home value ($304,800 vs $283,500 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	North Woodstock
Population	938	515
Median age	53.8 yrs	57.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,406	$67,074
Median home value	$283,500	$304,800
Median gross rent	$1,025	—
Housing units	1,196	869
Homeownership rate	74.7%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	56.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	North Woodstock
Population	712 → 938 (+31.7%)	378 → 515 (+36.2%)
Median household income	$53,229 → $56,406 (+6.0%)	$37,361 → $67,074 (+79.5%)
Median home value	$222,500 → $283,500 (+27.4%)	$224,100 → $304,800 (+36.0%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,025 (+15.6%)	$696 → $907 (+30.3%)

Lincoln

Population

712938

Median household income

$53,229$56,406

Median home value

$222,500$283,500

Median gross rent

$887$1,025

North Woodstock

Population

378515

Median household income

$37,361$67,074

Median home value

$224,100$304,800

Median gross rent

$696$907

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	North Woodstock
Under 5	0.9%	1.2%
5 to 17	13.3%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.9%	1.2%
25 to 34	9.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	7.8%	5.8%
45 to 54	13.6%	9.9%
55 to 64	11.9%	28.2%
65 to 74	22.2%	16.5%
75 and over	13.2%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	North Woodstock
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	99.0%
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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	North Woodstock
No high school diploma	10.9%	1.8%
High school graduate	14.1%	16.6%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	42.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	13.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	North Woodstock
Drove alone	40.1%	91.1%
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%	8.9%
Other means	12.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	North Woodstock
1-unit, detached	27.6%	26.6%
1-unit, attached	36.4%	37.7%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	15.7%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	18.4%
20 or more units	14.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	North Woodstock
Poverty rate	6.6%	6.4%
Average household size	2.04	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1985	1984