Lincoln is a medium-sized town located in the state of Rhode Island. With a population of 22,605 people and four associated 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.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Lincoln is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lincoln is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lincoln who work in office and administrative support (13.59%), management occupations (12.21%), and sales jobs (8.47%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.50% 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. The citizens of Lincoln are among the most well-educated in the nation: 47.64% of adults in Lincoln have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Lincoln in 2022 was $48,976, which is upper middle income relative to Rhode Island, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $195,904 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 Irish, Italian, French, English, and Portuguese. The most common language spoken in Lincoln is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Portuguese.
