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Lincoln, RI
Real Estate & Demographic Data






Lincoln profile


Living in Lincoln



Lincoln is a medium-sized town located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 22,605 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Lincoln is the 17th largest community in Rhode Island.

Housing costs in Lincoln are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Rhode Island.

Also of interest is that Lincoln has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

The education level of Lincoln ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Lincoln, 44.65% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Lincoln in 2018 was $44,135, which is middle income relative to Rhode Island, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $176,540 for a family of four. However, Lincoln contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Lincoln is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. 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 Asian. Important ancestries of people in Lincoln include Italian, Irish, French, English, and Portuguese.

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