Lincoln vs Middlebury

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

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

Middlebury has the higher population (7,145 vs 290 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median household income ($78,125 vs $74,900 in Middlebury). Middlebury has the higher median home value ($388,100 vs $328,800 in Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	Middlebury
Population	290	7,145
Median age	54.7 yrs	23.5 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$74,900
Median home value	$328,800	$388,100
Median gross rent	$845	$1,287
Housing units	124	2,407
Homeownership rate	76.6%	58.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	63.1%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	Middlebury
Population	225 → 290 (+28.9%)	6,966 → 7,145 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$44,531 → $78,125 (+75.4%)	$56,192 → $74,900 (+33.3%)
Median home value	$245,000 → $328,800 (+34.2%)	$271,600 → $388,100 (+42.9%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $845 (+30.8%)	$1,008 → $1,287 (+27.7%)

Lincoln

Population

225290

Median household income

$44,531$78,125

Median home value

$245,000$328,800

Median gross rent

$646$845

Middlebury

Population

6,9667,145

Median household income

$56,192$74,900

Median home value

$271,600$388,100

Median gross rent

$1,008$1,287

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	Middlebury
Under 5	0.0%	3.7%
5 to 17	6.2%	5.6%
18 to 24	11.4%	41.7%
25 to 34	2.8%	7.1%
35 to 44	10.0%	7.6%
45 to 54	20.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	7.9%
65 to 74	11.7%	9.5%
75 and over	20.7%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	Middlebury
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	79.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	7.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.0%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	6.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	Middlebury
No high school diploma	12.1%	4.2%
High school graduate	30.5%	14.2%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	18.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	31.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	31.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	Middlebury
Drove alone	82.3%	40.0%
Carpooled	2.8%	7.8%
Public transit	2.8%	0.6%
Walked	5.0%	29.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.8%
Worked from home	7.1%	19.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	Middlebury
1-unit, detached	77.4%	49.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.9%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	17.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.7%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	Middlebury
Poverty rate	4.2%	13.8%
Average household size	2.58	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	27	15
Median year structure built	1938	1974