Lincoln vs Woodsville

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

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

Woodsville has the higher population (1,387 vs 938 in Lincoln). Woodsville has the higher median household income ($56,610 vs $56,406 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($283,500 vs $200,000 in Woodsville).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Woodsville
Population	938	1,387
Median age	53.8 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$56,406	$56,610
Median home value	$283,500	$200,000
Median gross rent	$1,025	$1,088
Housing units	1,196	747
Homeownership rate	74.7%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.3%	21.1%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Woodsville
Population	712 → 938 (+31.7%)	851 → 1,387 (+63.0%)
Median household income	$53,229 → $56,406 (+6.0%)	$54,375 → $56,610 (+4.1%)
Median home value	$222,500 → $283,500 (+27.4%)	$107,100 → $200,000 (+86.7%)
Median gross rent	$887 → $1,025 (+15.6%)	$945 → $1,088 (+15.1%)

Lincoln

Population

712938

Median household income

$53,229$56,406

Median home value

$222,500$283,500

Median gross rent

$887$1,025

Woodsville

Population

8511,387

Median household income

$54,375$56,610

Median home value

$107,100$200,000

Median gross rent

$945$1,088

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Woodsville
Under 5	0.9%	7.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	17.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	11.1%
25 to 34	9.2%	17.2%
35 to 44	7.8%	15.7%
45 to 54	13.6%	7.7%
55 to 64	11.9%	12.7%
65 to 74	22.2%	4.5%
75 and over	13.2%	6.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Woodsville
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	92.7%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	7.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Woodsville
No high school diploma	10.9%	5.5%
High school graduate	14.1%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	39.7%	36.2%
Bachelor's degree	25.3%	5.8%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	15.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Woodsville
Drove alone	40.1%	77.9%
Carpooled	10.8%	18.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	18.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	3.9%
Other means	12.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Woodsville
1-unit, detached	27.6%	59.3%
1-unit, attached	36.4%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	8.5%	17.5%
5 to 19 units	11.4%	2.8%
20 or more units	14.0%	16.6%
Mobile home & other	2.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Woodsville
Poverty rate	6.6%	10.9%
Average household size	2.04	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	28	44
Median year structure built	1985	1938