Lincoln County, Maine

Lincoln County has a population of 36,099 and has grown 3.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $332,700, about 4.3 times the county's median household income of $76,875.

Home price
$332,700
Income
$76,875
Population
36,099
Unemployment
2.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$332,700county
Median gross rent$1,055county
Median year homes here were built1978county
Share of homes built before 198053.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant30.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented17.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use26.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,858(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,403county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,280county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,936county
Home insurance / yr$1,335(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living113(statewide)
Median household income$76,875county
Family health premium / yr$25,568(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,310(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.049(statewide)
Poverty rate7.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home13.2%county
Unemployment rate2.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force56.6%county
Share of workers who are self-employed13.1%county
Share of workers employed by government12.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.3%county
Economic output per resident$50,165county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.85%county
Top state income tax7.15%(statewide)
Capital gains tax7.15%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.50%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service23 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport13309county
Miles to nearest general aviation field9.4 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station22 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths22.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0007.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher40.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher95.0%county
Public schools in the county18county
Public school enrollment3450county
Students per full-time teacher10.1county
Free lunch eligible48.0%county
Elementary schools13county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution22 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians109county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter5.8 µgcounty
Without health insurance6.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.7%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.7%county
Frequent mental distress14.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.0%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population36,099county
Land area in square miles456county
People per square mile of land79.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores9county
Convenience stores10county
Share living far from a food store3.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+3.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age51.4 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over29.4%county
Share of households that are one person31.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.2%county
Second languages3.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls20.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents133county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents6county
Households that moved in1,172county
Households that moved away1,026county
Average income of arriving households$82,590county
Average income of departing households$78,189county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes8county
Housing units authorised in the latest year180county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate100(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46°Fcounty
Annual precipitation39.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.76 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F4 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing143 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days163 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 5county
Average first fall frostOct 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh23.4¢county
Household electricity use557 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$24.84(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity8.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.7%county
Homes heated by propane18.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil56.5%county
Homes heated by wood12.5%county
Households with broadband89.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk28.8county
Coastal flood risk69.8county
Drought risk32.8county
Landslide risk57.0county
Hail risk28.8county
Earthquake risk47.1county
Tornado risk14.9county
Tropical cyclone risk83.4county
Extreme heat risk14.4county
Winter weather risk90.9county
Strong wind risk16.7county
Wildfire risk18.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lincoln County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Maine figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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