Lincoln vs New Haven

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

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

Lincoln has the higher population (290 vs 184 in New Haven). New Haven has the higher median household income ($82,083 vs $78,125 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($328,800 vs $320,600 in New Haven).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	New Haven
Population	290	184
Median age	54.7 yrs	48.0 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$82,083
Median home value	$328,800	$320,600
Median gross rent	$845	$1,036
Housing units	124	77
Homeownership rate	76.6%	84.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	31.3%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	New Haven
Population	225 → 290 (+28.9%)	139 → 184 (+32.4%)
Median household income	$44,531 → $78,125 (+75.4%)	$76,875 → $82,083 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$245,000 → $328,800 (+34.2%)	$212,500 → $320,600 (+50.9%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $845 (+30.8%)	$1,179 → $1,036 (-12.1%)

Lincoln

Population

225290

Median household income

$44,531$78,125

Median home value

$245,000$328,800

Median gross rent

$646$845

New Haven

Population

139184

Median household income

$76,875$82,083

Median home value

$212,500$320,600

Median gross rent

$1,179$1,036

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	New Haven
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	6.2%	12.5%
18 to 24	11.4%	9.2%
25 to 34	2.8%	4.9%
35 to 44	10.0%	13.6%
45 to 54	20.0%	22.8%
55 to 64	17.2%	24.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	7.1%
75 and over	20.7%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	New Haven
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	82.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	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	1.0%	15.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	New Haven
No high school diploma	12.1%	5.6%
High school graduate	30.5%	44.4%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	11.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	New Haven
Drove alone	82.3%	71.9%
Carpooled	2.8%	6.2%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	19.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	New Haven
1-unit, detached	77.4%	71.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	16.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	New Haven
Poverty rate	4.2%	0.0%
Average household size	2.58	2.39
Mean commute (minutes)	27	17
Median year structure built	1938	1938