Knox County vs Lincoln County

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

Knox County and Lincoln County are counties in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Knox County has the higher population (40,860 vs 35,840 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median household income ($72,026 vs $71,903 in Knox County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($306,200 vs $290,800 in Knox County).

Population, income & housing

	Knox County	Lincoln County
Population	40,860	35,840
Median age	49.2 yrs	51.1 yrs
Median household income	$71,903	$72,026
Median home value	$290,800	$306,200
Median gross rent	$1,079	$1,003
Housing units	24,428	23,810
Homeownership rate	78.5%	83.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.1%	40.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knox County	Lincoln County
Population	39,759 → 40,860 (+2.8%)	34,201 → 35,840 (+4.8%)
Median household income	$57,751 → $71,903 (+24.5%)	$57,720 → $72,026 (+24.8%)
Median home value	$213,400 → $290,800 (+36.3%)	$215,400 → $306,200 (+42.2%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $1,079 (+26.1%)	$819 → $1,003 (+22.5%)

Knox County

Population

39,75940,860

Median household income

$57,751$71,903

Median home value

$213,400$290,800

Median gross rent

$856$1,079

Lincoln County

Population

34,20135,840

Median household income

$57,720$72,026

Median home value

$215,400$306,200

Median gross rent

$819$1,003

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knox County	Lincoln County
Under 5	3.8%	4.1%
5 to 17	13.3%	12.7%
18 to 24	6.1%	6.0%
25 to 34	10.4%	10.1%
35 to 44	11.2%	10.2%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.6%
55 to 64	15.5%	16.4%
65 to 74	16.2%	16.9%
75 and over	10.9%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knox County	Lincoln County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.1%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knox County	Lincoln County
No high school diploma	5.7%	5.1%
High school graduate	30.1%	29.8%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	24.6%	24.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14.5%	15.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knox County	Lincoln County
Drove alone	69.4%	75.4%
Carpooled	9.6%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	4.7%	2.7%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.2%
Worked from home	14.5%	11.3%
Other means	1.7%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knox County	Lincoln County
1-unit, detached	79.3%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	2.3%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	2.8%	1.1%
20 or more units	2.1%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	7.1%

Poverty & households

	Knox County	Lincoln County
Poverty rate	8.8%	8.5%
Average household size	2.17	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	20	24
Median year structure built	1973	1977