Lincoln County, Maine (ME)

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• • 32,70892.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,5884.5%Two or more races
  • 5051.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 3010.9%Asian alone
  • 1360.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 730.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 450.1%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $401,827

Here:	$401,827
State:	$325,684

Townhouses or other attached units: $259,734

Here:	$259,734
State:	$307,286

In 2-unit structures: $398,321

Here:	$398,321
State:	$368,314

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $254,899

Here:	$254,899
State:	$288,675

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $324,078

Here:	$324,078
State:	$303,328

Mobile homes: $97,703

Here:	$97,703
State:	$81,154

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $180,662

Here:	$180,662
State:	$89,040

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 20
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 9

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 119
• Auto thefts: 10

Health of residents in Lincoln County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,565 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $2,530 (0.9%)

Area name: Lincoln County, ME
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lincoln County is $556 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $671 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $811 a month.

Cities in this county include: Boothbay, Bristol, Jefferson, Whitefield, Damariscotta, Damariscotta-Newcastle, Newcastle, Nobleboro, Dresden, Waldoboro.

Neighboring counties: Rutland County, Vermont , Cherry County, Nebraska , Lewis County, New York , Hutchinson County, South Dakota , Saratoga County, New York , Sheridan County, Nebraska .

Current college students: 976
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 40.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 869 (78.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 592010 or later
• 1062000 to 2009
• 381990 to 1999
• 1021980 to 1989
• 891970 to 1979
• 353Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 64.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 19,628
• One, attached: 369
• Two: 397
• 3 or 4: 802
• 5 to 9: 155
• 10 to 19: 204
• 20 to 49: 187
• 50 or more: 39
• Mobile homes: 2,067
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 26

Housing units in Lincoln County with a mortgage: 7,674 (1,279 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 1,173 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 820

Religion statistics for Lincoln County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Lincoln County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Maine Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4522-ME: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4522, Natural disaster type: Other
• Maine Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4354, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Tropical Storm Irene, Incident Period: August 27, 2011 to August 29, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4032: September 13, 2011, FEMA Id: 4032, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Maine Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 23, 2010 to March 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1891: March 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1891, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 18, 2009 to July 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1852: July 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1852, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Maine Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1815: January 09, 2009, FEMA Id: 1815, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3298: December 15, 2008, FEMA Id: 3298, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2008 to May 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1755: May 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1755, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 23, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1693: April 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1693, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2007 to March 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1691: April 20, 2007, FEMA Id: 1691, Natural disaster type: Flood
• 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

8.86% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($101,991 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.25% relocated from other counties in Maine ($28,145 average AGI)
4.61% relocated from other states ($73,846 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	4.61%
Maine average:	3.89%

from Cumberland County, ME	0.97% ($82,303 average AGI)
from Knox County, ME	0.82% ($45,457)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.79% ($51,813)
from Sagadahoc County, ME	0.63% ($53,980)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.27% ($123,381)
from Androscoggin County, ME	0.26% ($60,732)
from York County, ME	0.23% ($68,444)

6.46% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($60,663 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.10% relocated to other counties in Maine ($31,547 average AGI)
2.36% relocated to other states ($29,115 average AGI)

Lincoln County:	2.36%
Maine average:	2.63%

to Kennebec County, ME	1.02% ($39,458 average AGI)
to Knox County, ME	0.76% ($52,388)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.71% ($68,440)
to Sagadahoc County, ME	0.51% ($53,564)
to Penobscot County, ME	0.23% ($60,743)
to York County, ME	0.21% ($31,969)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.18% ($41,964)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 11.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 12.1

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Lincoln County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 7%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 7,234 (2,259 living alone), Female householders: 8,756 (2,962 living alone)

• 7,731 spouses (7,718 opposite-sex spouses), 1,412 unmarried partners, (1,374 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 7,855 children (7,157 natural, 148 adopted, 539 stepchildren), 747 grandchildren, 84 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 101 foster children, 251 other relatives, 693 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 556

Size of family households: 5,465 2-persons, 2,055 3-persons, 1,275 4-persons, 643 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,221 1-person, 990 2-persons, 56 3-persons, 75 4-persons.

3,484 married couples with children.
1,720 single-parent households (358 men, 1,362 women).

97.9% of residents of Lincoln speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (83% speak English very well, 2% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $207,782,000 ($5,897 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $13,347,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $108,779,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $38,937,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $231,000
Federal grants: $45,543,000
Federal procurement contracts: $7,348,000 ($4,885,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $6,945,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $707,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $4,711,000
Federal Government insurance: $54,535,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.97 millions of gallons per day (36% from ground, 64% from surface)

• Year house built in Lincoln County, Maine
• 112020 or later
• 1,3842010 to 2019
• 3,4562000 to 2009
• 2,6701990 to 1999
• 3,2861980 to 1989
• 2,9871970 to 1979
• 1,4691960 to 1969
• 1,2961950 to 1959
• 7551940 to 1949
• 6,1581939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Maine
• 791 room
• 912 rooms
• 2563 rooms
• 1,5174 rooms
• 2,5795 rooms
• 2,7966 rooms
• 2,2477 rooms
• 1,5358 rooms
• 2,1559+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Maine
• 2631 room
• 2352 rooms
• 5453 rooms
• 6454 rooms
• 4605 rooms
• 3516 rooms
• 1857 rooms
• 1138 rooms
• 359+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Lincoln County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Lincoln County, Maine
• 86no bedroom
• 4761 bedroom
• 3,1992 bedrooms
• 6,7233 bedrooms
• 2,2324 bedrooms
• 5305+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lincoln County, Maine
• 263no bedroom
• 8121 bedroom
• 9862 bedrooms
• 6283 bedrooms
• 1124 bedrooms
• 85+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County, Maine in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 429no vehicle
• 3,5721 vehicle
• 6,1702 vehicles
• 2,0503 vehicles
• 8404 vehicles
• 1935+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Lincoln County in renter-occupied apartments
• 515no vehicle
• 1,5171 vehicle
• 5622 vehicles
• 2033 vehicles
• 374 vehicles
• 25+ vehicles

90.2% of Lincoln County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Maine.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 19,272
• Other state: 15,044
• Northeast: 10,129
• Midwest: 1,794
• South: 1,607
• West: 1,453

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 636
• Number of aged recipients: 69
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 567
• Number of recipients under 18: 71
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 418
• Number of recipients older than 64: 147
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 297
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 246