It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lincoln has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lincoln has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lincoln than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lincoln may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Lincoln doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Lincoln citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.78% of adults 25 and older in Lincoln have a college degree.
The per capita income in Lincoln in 2022 was $33,550, which is upper middle income relative to Alabama, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,200 for a family of four. However, Lincoln contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Lincoln is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. 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 Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lincoln include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Lincoln is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
