Lincoln ParkPA
This town of 1,801 people was settled in 1929.
Is Lincoln Park a good place to live?
Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lincoln Park. Lincoln Park’s rent at the middle of the market is $1,613 a month, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($1,115 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). We don’t grade Lincoln Park yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Lincoln Park for work
Where Lincoln Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Hersheypark and 61 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lincoln Park. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
30 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
35 mi GardenLongwood Gardens4 mi Stadium & arenaSovereign Center
23 mi Theme parkDutch Wonderland
14 mi MuseumEphrata CloisterPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Longwood Gardens: P. Hughes, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dutch Wonderland: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Lincoln Park: who provides what
Lincoln Park is unincorporated, so Berks County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lincoln Park.
Most of Lincoln Park’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Reading (13%), Wyomissing (9%) and Spring Township (8%). In Lincoln Park, the median household income is $104,000. Jobs based in the town fell to 67 in 2023, 108 fewer than in 2013. 3.9% of Lincoln Park residents live below the poverty line.
| Lincoln Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Lincoln Park faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
In Lincoln Park, the FEMA hazard score is 28 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 52% come from inland flooding and 11% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Lincoln Park
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 22°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lincoln Park is
Just over two in five adults sleep under 7 hours in Lincoln Park. In Lincoln Park, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink, and 32% have high blood pressure.
| Lincoln Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lincoln Park | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.9% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A younger population than Pennsylvania as a whole
The share of residents in Lincoln Park who are 65 or older: 15%. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 32%, against 35% across Pennsylvania. Its age of the median resident is 36.6 years.
| Lincoln Park | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 21% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Lincoln Park | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.5% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 23.6% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 23.2% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 2.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.6% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0.7% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.9% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.5% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,800, single groups can be off by several points
The median home in Lincoln Park sells for about $320K
For households in Lincoln Park, the share who are owner-occupiers is 77%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lincoln Park
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Lincoln Park
About 5 of every 100 Lincoln Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Lincoln Park
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Lincoln Park is a census-designated place in Spring and Cumru Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located between the community of West Wyomissing and the borough of Shillington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,615 residents.
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- Elevation
- 295 ft
Lincoln Park’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Lincoln Park.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Wyomissing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wyomissing | #613 | B | D | C+ | B | A |
| Cumru Township | #584 | B | C | — | B− | B+ |
| Spring Township | #310 | A− | C− | B+ | B | A− |
Cumru Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Lincoln Park and West Wyomissing aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lincoln Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln Park, PA a good place to live?
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