Lincoln vs South Lincoln

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

Lincoln and South Lincoln 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 159 in South Lincoln). South Lincoln has the higher median household income ($123,750 vs $78,125 in Lincoln). Lincoln has the higher median home value ($328,800 vs $308,100 in South Lincoln).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln	South Lincoln
Population	290	159
Median age	54.7 yrs	62.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,125	$123,750
Median home value	$328,800	$308,100
Median gross rent	$845	—
Housing units	124	105
Homeownership rate	76.6%	90.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	35.1%	42.7%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln	South Lincoln
Population	225 → 290 (+28.9%)	150 → 159 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$44,531 → $78,125 (+75.4%)	$62,188 → $123,750 (+99.0%)
Median home value	$245,000 → $328,800 (+34.2%)	$247,400 → $308,100 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$646 → $845 (+30.8%)	—

Lincoln

Population

225290

Median household income

$44,531$78,125

Median home value

$245,000$328,800

Median gross rent

$646$845

South Lincoln

Population

150159

Median household income

$62,188$123,750

Median home value

$247,400$308,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln	South Lincoln
Under 5	0.0%	0.6%
5 to 17	6.2%	8.2%
18 to 24	11.4%	8.8%
25 to 34	2.8%	8.2%
35 to 44	10.0%	9.4%
45 to 54	20.0%	2.5%
55 to 64	17.2%	23.3%
65 to 74	11.7%	28.3%
75 and over	20.7%	10.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln	South Lincoln
White (non-Hispanic)	99.0%	96.9%
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%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln	South Lincoln
No high school diploma	12.1%	2.3%
High school graduate	30.5%	30.5%
Some college or associate's	22.2%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.8%	32.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.3%	9.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln	South Lincoln
Drove alone	82.3%	81.2%
Carpooled	2.8%	8.5%
Public transit	2.8%	0.0%
Walked	5.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln	South Lincoln
1-unit, detached	77.4%	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	20.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.4%	3.8%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln	South Lincoln
Poverty rate	4.2%	3.8%
Average household size	2.58	1.87
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1938	1976