Lisbon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 9,743 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lisbon is the 23rd largest community in Maine.Unlike some towns, Lisbon isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lisbon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lisbon is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lisbon who work in management occupations (9.86%), office and administrative support (8.93%), and sales jobs (8.17%). Of important note, Lisbon is also a town of artists. Lisbon has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lisbon’s character. Also of interest is that Lisbon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.77% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Lisbon 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. Lisbon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lisbon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lisbon may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Lisbon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The citizens of Lisbon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.69% of adults in Lisbon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lisbon in 2022 was $34,138, which is middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,552 for a family of four. However, Lisbon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lisbon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lisbon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lisbon include French, English, Irish, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Lisbon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
