Lincoln, ME

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Lincoln is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 4,862 people and just one neighborhood, Lincoln is the 62nd largest community in Maine. homes for sale lincoln me

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Lincoln is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.30% of the Lincoln workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Lincoln is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Lincoln who work in sales jobs (11.70%), office and administrative support (9.52%), and teaching (9.47%).

It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can’t help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lincoln has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lincoln has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lincoln than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lincoln may be for you.

As is often the case in a small town, Lincoln doesn’t have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

The citizens of Lincoln are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.91% of adults in Lincoln have a bachelor’s degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in Lincoln in 2018 was $24,644, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $98,576 for a family of four. However, Lincoln contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Lincoln home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lincoln residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lincoln include Irish, English, French, Scottish, and French Canadian. homes for sale lincoln me

The most common language spoken in Lincoln is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.