Demographics of Lincoln town, Massachusetts

Lincoln town, Massachusetts had 6,925 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −38 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lincoln town, in four figures

6,925
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,948 ±19.; −0.5%
Change since July 2020: −38 people.; 42.3 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $175,117 ±$43,879
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lincoln town, Massachusetts's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lincoln town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lincoln town, Massachusetts's population shrank 0.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lincoln town, Massachusetts's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,963	100.0	100.0
2021	6,878	98.8	100.2
2022	6,897	99.1	100.7
2023	6,921	99.4	101.6
2024	6,938	99.6	102.5
2025	6,925	99.5	103.1

Population of Lincoln town, Massachusetts on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,963	—
2021	6,878	−85
2022	6,897	+19
2023	6,921	+24
2024	6,938	+17
2025	6,925	−13

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 42.3 ±4.1: for men 41.4 ±7.3 and for women 43.2 ±3.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lincoln town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under 5	226 to 678	3.3% to 9.8%	5.0% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,237 ±297	17.8% ±4.3	14.4% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	572 ±253	8.2% ±3.6	9.8% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,413 ±335	20.3% ±4.8	27.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,765 ±314	25.4% ±4.5	25.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,509 ±251	21.7% ±3.6	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $175,117 ±$43,879, and income per person $105,678 ±$22,741, in 2024 dollars. The median is $103,960 ±$527 in Massachusetts and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lincoln town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Under $25,000	30 to 170	1.2% to 6.3%	13.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	186 to 610	7.0% to 22.6%	12.5% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	266 ±126	9.9% ±4.6	12.0% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	25 to 139	0.9% to 5.1%	10.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	177 to 539	6.7% to 19.9%	17.5% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	331 ±138	12.3% ±5.0	11.9% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,158 ±227	43.0% ±7.6	22.3% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lincoln town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Massachusetts	United States
All ages	56 to 258	0.8% to 3.8%	10.0% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 72	0.1% to 4.3%	11.7% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	7 to 97	0.2% to 3.0%	9.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	15 to 123	0.9% to 6.6%	10.4% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lincoln town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lincoln town	Massachusetts	United States
Housing units	2,880 ±238	3,030,406 ±453	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.5% ±2.4	91.9% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.8% to 11.1%	8.1% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.3% ±7.8	62.5% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.7% ±9.5	37.5% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$1,208,200 ±$132,051	$562,100 ±$2,169	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$3,168 ±$573	$1,762 ±$9	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±5	1964 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lincoln town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Hispanic or Latino	382 to 1,376	5.5% to 19.8%	13.3% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,746 ±569	68.3% ±8.2	66.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	11 to 151	0.2% to 2.2%	6.4% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	768 ±363	11.1% ±5.2	7.3% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.3%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 180	0% to 2.6%	1.2% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	108 to 692	1.6% to 10.0%	5.1% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lincoln town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Massachusetts	United States
Born in the state	2,225 ±433	32.0% ±6.2	58.7% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,533 ±434	50.8% ±6.2	20.3% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	73 to 293	1.1% to 4.2%	2.9% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,007 ±335	14.5% ±4.8	18.0% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	828 ±286	11.9% ±4.1	9.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	80 to 278	1.2% to 4.0%	8.3% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Lincoln town among the places and towns of Massachusetts

231st of 291 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Massachusetts page.

Places of Massachusetts near Lincoln town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Great Barrington town	7,202 ±19
Stow town	7,165 ±33
Whitinsville CDP	7,115 ±733
Rockport town	7,009 ±23
Shirley town	6,976 ±15
Lincoln town	6,948 ±19
Harvard town	6,927 ±38
Medfield CDP	6,849 ±842
Pinehurst CDP	6,845 ±604
Berkley town	6,829 ±18
Groveland town	6,777 ±17

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by median rent
No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by median rent
No. 1 Places in Massachusetts by per capita income
No. 3 Places in Massachusetts by median household income
No. 4 Places in Massachusetts by median home value
No. 21 Places by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026