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Lincoln town, Middlesex County, MA

6,726 Population
14.2 square miles 472.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.4 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Middlesex County: 38.5 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 39.4 ±0.2

Economics

$72,559 ±$8,612 Per capita income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Middlesex County: $49,669 ±$376
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $41,794 ±$203
$122,778 ±$14,404 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Middlesex County: $97,012 ±$1,021
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Massachusetts: $77,378 ±$425

3.5% ±2.3% (232  ±157) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 7.9% 122,070 (±0.2% / ±3,555)
  • about one-third of the rate in Massachusetts: 10.8% 710,305 (±0.2% / ±10,546)

31.3 minutes ±2.3 (83,235  ±10,479) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Middlesex County: 30.9 25,117,565 (±0.2 / ±198,320)
  • a little higher than the figure in Massachusetts: 29.7 98,776,565 (±0.1 / ±435,192)

Families

2,676 ±112 Number of households
  • Middlesex County: 600,032 ±1,943
  • Massachusetts: 2,601,914 ±4,637
2.5 ±0.1 (6,718  ±39) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Middlesex County: 2.6 1,536,487 (±0 / ±1,405)
  • about the same as the figure in Massachusetts: 2.5 6,579,553

6.7% ±3.4% (91  ±47) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Middlesex County: 4.6% 18,412 (±0.2% / ±915)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 4.5% 75,766 (±0.1% / ±1,962)

Housing

2,801 ±128 Number of housing units
  • Middlesex County: 632,582 ±586
  • Massachusetts: 2,882,739 ±709

$873,400 ±$101,563 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Middlesex County: $476,500 ±$2,273
  • more than double the amount in Massachusetts: $366,800 ±$1,044

16% ±4.8% (1,066  ±316.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 13.5% 212,658 (±0.3% / ±4,468.7)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 12.9% 869,463 (±0.1% / ±9,750.7)

Social

98.6% ±7.9% (4,600  ±399) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Middlesex County: 93.1% 1,039,677 (±0.6% / ±6,391.1)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Massachusetts: 90.4% 4,294,435 (±0.3% / ±14,412.6)
74.7% ±6.7% (3,485  ±334.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Middlesex County: 55.2% 616,179 (±0.4% / ±4,643.3)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 42.9% 2,037,702 (±0.2% / ±9,541.1)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12.2% ±2.9% (821  ±195) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Middlesex County: 21% 335,572 (±0.3% / ±3,935)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Massachusetts: 16.5% 1,129,732 (±0.1% / ±9,405)

9.6% ±2.7% (436  ±123) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in Middlesex County: 4.7% 59,816 (±0.1% / ±1,563)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Massachusetts: 5.8% 315,859 (±0.1% / ±3,504)
436 Total veterans ±123 354 Male ±115 82 Female ±48

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