Is Lincoln a good place to live?
Lincoln’s best subject grade is an A− for incomes; its weakest is a C for walkability. 30% of residents are under 18 in Lincoln, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 29 of Wisconsin’s 869 towns score lower on civic life. Lincoln has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
96% of working residents leave Lincoln for work
Where Lincoln’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Lincoln grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Wisconsin), ordered by how far Lincoln is from typical.
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Moving to Lincoln: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lincoln, and how to reach them.
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.
More than half of Lincoln’s working residents commute to Marshfield
The median commute is under 6 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Lincoln rose by 133, to 340. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 4% of working residents work locally. Also worth knowing: its average commute stands at 17 minutes.
| Lincoln | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $107,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Lincoln’s schools beat 68% of Wisconsin districts
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Marshfield Unified School District. Enrollment at Lincoln’s public school: 231 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nasonville ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 231 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within WI on state tests and graduation
Young adults are less common in Lincoln than in Wisconsin
1,630 people lived in Lincoln by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 2.1% more than in 2020. In Lincoln, 15% of residents are 65 or older. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 33% across Wisconsin. Its median age comes in at 38.9 years.
| Lincoln | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.9 years | 42.1 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.9 points. Across Wisconsin, 49.9% of residents are women.
| Lincoln | WI | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 17.7% | 11.2% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.7% | 10.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.1% | 12.6% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 18.7% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.7% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 6.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.6% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.5% | 19.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.3% | 11.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.6% | 22% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13% | 11.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,600, single groups can be off by several points
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lincoln has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
52% of Lincoln’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 28%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in the town than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of Lincoln are healthier than three in five U.S. towns
Among adults in Lincoln, 31% sleep under 7 hours and 20% binge drink. The town beats the Wisconsin average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. For adults locally, the share who feel lonely is 28%.
| Lincoln | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Lincoln | WI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 9.7% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Lincoln is conserved land
6.1 miles of trail. The trail density in Lincoln is 0.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lincoln
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lincoln; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Lincoln residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Wisconsin.
About Lincoln
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lincoln is a town in Wood County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,593 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Bakerville is located in the town.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,191 ft
Lincoln’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Lincoln.
| Town | WI rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | — | — | C+ | — | B+ | B |
| Marshfield | #157 | B+ | B | B− | B+ | B |
| Fremont | — | — | B+ | — | B | C− |
| Rock | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Spencer | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lincoln and Fremont have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lincoln and Fremont report no FBI crime data of their own. Rock, Spencer and Cameron aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lincoln with a neighbor →
Questions about Lincoln
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lincoln, WI expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.