Lincoln town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,861 ( 224 from 2010 )
Land area: 67.8 square miles
Population density: 71.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,762	97.96%	2.7%
Black:	1	0.02%	93.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	81	1.67%	6.6%
Hispanic:	17	0.35%	66.0%

Total non-White:	99	2.04%	47.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-134	-3.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-90	-2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
5,085
4,896	96.28%
15	0.29%
28	0.55%
19	0.37%
76	1.49%
50	0.98%
189	3.72%

2000
5,221
5,122	98.10%
6	0.11%
34	0.65%
8	0.15%
44	0.84%
7	0.13%
99	1.90%

1990
5,587
5,494	98.34%
15	0.27%
0	0.00%
50	0.89%
n/a
27	0.48%
93	1.66%

1980
5,016
4,995	99.58%
0	0.00%
11	0.22%
0	0.00%
n/a
10	0.20%
21	0.42%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-226	-4.3
90	1.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-372	-6.7
6	0.1

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

499	9.9
72	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln town, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
52.9
635	13.1%
4,226	86.9%
1,649	33.9%

2,398
1.99

1,257	52.4%
970	77.2%
43	3.4%
1,141	47.6%

2010
Number	Percent
42.3
1,174	23.1%
3,911	76.9%
873	17.2%

2,045
2.44

1,415	69.2%
1,089	77.0%
144	10.2%
630	30.8%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
1,261	24.2%
3,960	75.8%
900	17.2%

2,105
2.44

1,497	71.1%
1,228	82.0%
153	10.2%
608	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
34.5
1,487	26.6%
4,100	73.4%
851	15.2%

2,146
2.57

1,625	75.7%
1,359	83.6%
191	11.8%
521	24.3%

1980
Number	Percent
31.3
1,521	30.3%
3,495	69.7%
628	12.5%

1,755
2.82

1,377	78.5%
1,217	88.4%
74	5.4%
378	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	353	14.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	140	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	84	3.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	155	6.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	195	8.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	134	5.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	119	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	59	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	174	7.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	207	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	330	13.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	255	10.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	104	4.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	48	2.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	17	0.7%
$200,000 or more	24	1.0%

Median Household Income	41,080
Per Capita Income	25,153

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	293	12.2%
Public Assistance	114	4.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	639	26.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,670	64.3%
Unemployed	146	5.6%
In Armed Forces	52	2.0%

Total Labor Force	1,868	72.0%
Not in Labor Force	728	28.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	384	576	40.0%
Non-Profit	66	216	23.4%
Self-Employed	254	38	87.0%

Local Government	30	110	21.4%
State Government	66	91	42.0%
Federal Government	21	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	638	614	51.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	183	417	30.5%
Total	821	1,031	44.3%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	353	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	278	15.0%
Professional, Technical	343	18.5%
Service Occupations	496	26.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	45	2.4%
All others	382	20.6%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	370	20.0%
Educational services	279	15.1%
Retail trade	254	13.7%
Accommodation and food services	178	9.6%
Manufacturing	142	7.7%
Other services	142	7.7%
Construction	136	7.3%
Transportation and warehousing	82	4.4%
Public administration	74	4.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	69	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	59	3.2%
Information	26	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	0.8%
Utilities	15	0.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	11	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	17	0.35%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,555	97.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	42	0.9%
Other Indo-European	35	0.7%
Spanish	25	0.5%
Tagalog	17	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,067	22.0%
Irish	771	15.9%
French	568	11.7%
German	244	5.0%
American	232	4.8%
Italian	150	3.1%
French Canadian	148	3.0%
Portuguese	96	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	81	1.7%
Lebanese	59	1.2%
Swedish	58	1.2%
Polish	41	0.8%
Scottish	33	0.7%
Dutch	19	0.4%
Albanian	18	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,861	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,756	97.8%
Foreign-born	105	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
87	2.2%	187	4.6%	1,451	35.9%	1,465	36.2%	601	14.9%	253	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	87	2.2%
9-12 Years	187	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,451	35.9%
Some College	1,465	36.2%
Bach. Degree	601	14.9%
Grad Degree	253	6.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +149	R +40	D + 2.3%
D +109
2020 vs. 2012	R +385	R +549	R + 20.3%
D -164
2020 vs. 2008	R +391	R +645	R + 24.8%
D -254

2016 vs. 2008	R +242	R +605	R + 27.1%
D -363
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	66%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,723	66.4%	Joe Biden (D)	813	31.3%	60	2.3%	2,596	22	20	0.32%
2016	62%	Donald Trump (R)	1,574	64.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	704	28.8%	166	6.8%	2,444	20	19	0.33%
2012	61%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,338	56.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	977	41.0%	70	2.9%	2,385	15	9	0.33%
2008	63%	John McCain (R)	1,332	54.3%	Barack Obama (D)	1,067	43.5%	52	2.1%	2,451	14	9	0.34%
2004	66%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,461	56.3%	John Kerry (D)	1,082	41.7%	53	2.0%	2,596	12	6	0.35%
2000	63%	George W. Bush (R)	1,410	56.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	916	37.0%	151	6.1%	2,477	13	9	0.38%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

813

31.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,723

66.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,596

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

704

28.8%

Donald Trump (R)

1,574

64.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

124

5.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,444

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

977

41.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,338

56.1%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

2,385

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,067

43.5%

John McCain (R)

1,332

54.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

2,451

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,461

56.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,082

41.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

2,596

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Lincoln town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,410

56.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

916

37.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.7%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

2,477

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	55%	Paul LePage (R)	1,391	64.3%	Janet Mills* (D)	730	33.8%	41 [+]	1.9%	2,162	22	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 41 (1.9%);
2020	S2	65%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,850	71.5%	Sara Gideon (D)	582	22.5%	157 [+]	6.1%	2,589	20	0.32%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 101 (3.9%); Max Linn (I) 56 (2.2%);
2018	S1	48%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,013	52.9%	Angus King* (I)	767	40.1%	134 [+]	7.0%	1,914	18	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 134 (7.0%);
2018	G	48%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,115	58.8%	Janet Mills (D)	664	35.0%	116 [+]	6.1%	1,895	16	0.30%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 116 (6.1%);
2014	S2	51%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,626	80.7%	Shenna Bellows (D)	387	19.2%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,014	12	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	52%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,211	59.2%	Michael Michaud (D)	677	33.1%	159 [+]	7.8%	2,047	11	0.33%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 159 (7.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,144
Median Value	$123,300

Occupied	2,398	76.3%
Vacant	746	23.7%

Owned	1,745	72.8%
Rented	653	27.2%
Median Rent	$645

Single-Family Units	2,376	75.6%
Detached	2,376	75.6%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	401	12.8%
Mobile Homes	204	6.5%

Lincoln town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lincoln town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Lincoln town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lincoln town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lincoln town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lincoln town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lincoln town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lincoln town, ME