County profile
Lincoln County, ME
United States · GDP 2024
#1365 of 3,127 US counties by GDP45th-percentile growthmore diversified than 76% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.8B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+3.9%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
9,608
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
1,383
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$49.9k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
36,595
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
2.7%
Median HH income
$76.9k±$4.6k
Bachelor's degree+
40.2%±2.3%
Poverty rate
7.9%±1.3%
Business applications
357 · 2025
Retail establishments
197
53.9/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1The First Bancorp, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Manufacturing26%
Retail trade24%
Health care21%
Food & accommodation12%
Construction11%
Other services6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
36,595
residents · 2025 · +3.8% since 2020
Income per capita $71.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration+2,364
International migration+120
Natural change−1,094
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$1.3B2019
$1.3B2020
$1.4B2021
$1.6B2022
$1.7B2023
$1.8B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$332.7k±$10.3k
Median gross rent
$1.1k/mo±$53/mo
Vacancy rate
30.6%±1.6%
Affordability
6.7× wages
Residential permits
$66.8M
180 units · 4.9/1k pop
FEMA risk score
31.8
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):no HUD FMR published for this area
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Winter weather 91Ice storm 90Hurricane 83
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
1532016
1552017
1662018
1762019
1822020
2082021
2412022
2772023
3062024
3162025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 6% since 20211702021
1682022
1612023
1552024
1802025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
25.4 km
I-295
Nearest freight rail
1.5 km
CKRR
Nearest port
27.3 km
PORT CLYDE FERRY LANDING
Nearest commercial airport
35.1 km
AUGUSTA STATE
Filing activity
SEC EDGAR2 filings from 1 company here in the last 90 days.
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$49.9k
avg. annual pay · +31% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Lincoln?
Lincoln's economy produced $1.8B in 2024, growing 3.9% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is manufacturing.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.