South Lincoln vs Vergennes

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

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

Vergennes has the higher population (2,571 vs 159 in South Lincoln). South Lincoln has the higher median household income ($123,750 vs $85,417 in Vergennes). South Lincoln has the higher median home value ($308,100 vs $263,500 in Vergennes).

Population, income & housing

	South Lincoln	Vergennes
Population	159	2,571
Median age	62.3 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$123,750	$85,417
Median home value	$308,100	$263,500
Median gross rent	—	$1,040
Housing units	105	1,147
Homeownership rate	90.6%	70.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.7%	35.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Lincoln	Vergennes
Population	150 → 159 (+6.0%)	2,596 → 2,571 (-1.0%)
Median household income	$62,188 → $123,750 (+99.0%)	$63,920 → $85,417 (+33.6%)
Median home value	$247,400 → $308,100 (+24.5%)	$216,000 → $263,500 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$977 → $1,040 (+6.4%)

South Lincoln

Population

150159

Median household income

$62,188$123,750

Median home value

$247,400$308,100

Vergennes

Population

2,5962,571

Median household income

$63,920$85,417

Median home value

$216,000$263,500

Median gross rent

$977$1,040

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Lincoln	Vergennes
Under 5	0.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	8.2%	12.1%
18 to 24	8.8%	8.5%
25 to 34	8.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.7%
45 to 54	2.5%	14.5%
55 to 64	23.3%	16.1%
65 to 74	28.3%	13.5%
75 and over	10.7%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Lincoln	Vergennes
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.5%
Two or more races	1.9%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Lincoln	Vergennes
No high school diploma	2.3%	6.4%
High school graduate	30.5%	29.2%
Some college or associate's	24.4%	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	32.8%	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.9%	13.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Lincoln	Vergennes
Drove alone	81.2%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.5%	13.9%
Public transit	0.0%	1.3%
Walked	0.0%	4.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.8%	12.2%
Other means	3.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Lincoln	Vergennes
1-unit, detached	93.3%	60.5%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	14.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	South Lincoln	Vergennes
Poverty rate	3.8%	11.4%
Average household size	1.87	2.30
Mean commute (minutes)	36	22
Median year structure built	1976	1969