Lincoln County vs Sagadahoc County

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

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

Sagadahoc County has the higher population (37,093 vs 35,840 in Lincoln County). Sagadahoc County has the higher median household income ($82,080 vs $72,026 in Lincoln County). Lincoln County has the higher median home value ($306,200 vs $300,200 in Sagadahoc County).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln County	Sagadahoc County
Population	35,840	37,093
Median age	51.1 yrs	47.3 yrs
Median household income	$72,026	$82,080
Median home value	$306,200	$300,200
Median gross rent	$1,003	$1,050
Housing units	23,810	19,109
Homeownership rate	83.8%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.0%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln County	Sagadahoc County
Population	34,201 → 35,840 (+4.8%)	35,452 → 37,093 (+4.6%)
Median household income	$57,720 → $72,026 (+24.8%)	$63,694 → $82,080 (+28.9%)
Median home value	$215,400 → $306,200 (+42.2%)	$213,400 → $300,200 (+40.7%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $1,003 (+22.5%)	$894 → $1,050 (+17.4%)

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

Sagadahoc County

Population

35,45237,093

Median household income

$63,694$82,080

Median home value

$213,400$300,200

Median gross rent

$894$1,050

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln County	Sagadahoc County
Under 5	4.1%	4.3%
5 to 17	12.7%	13.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.9%
25 to 34	10.1%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.2%	12.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	16.4%	16.0%
65 to 74	16.9%	14.1%
75 and over	11.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln County	Sagadahoc County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.3%	92.4%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln County	Sagadahoc County
No high school diploma	5.1%	5.2%
High school graduate	29.8%	27.7%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.1%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.9%	17.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln County	Sagadahoc County
Drove alone	75.4%	76.2%
Carpooled	9.5%	6.6%
Public transit	0.2%	0.3%
Walked	2.7%	2.9%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.3%
Worked from home	11.3%	12.6%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln County	Sagadahoc County
1-unit, detached	83.6%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	4.7%
20 or more units	1.0%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	7.2%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln County	Sagadahoc County
Poverty rate	8.5%	11.1%
Average household size	2.17	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	25
Median year structure built	1977	1977