Interesting. Thanks for sharing. Curious if those population numbers include Hanscom?
On Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 11:37 AM Randi Rotjan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi LT! > > I've been doing a little homework on town demographics with the Assessors > office, and thought many of you might be interested in what we've found! If > you have additional data to share, please do. > > Cheers, > Randi > > How much of Lincoln’s population has turned over? A quick analysis: > > Summary: In 15 years, 62.6% of the population has turned over since 2010 > according > to public Census data > <https://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US2501735425-lincoln-town-middlesex-county-ma/>. > With a more detailed look at MLS listings (which are incomplete, and do NOT > include rentals, which are 38% of the housing units) I found that there has > been a ~40% turnover in owner-occupied units in 10 years (2014-2024; see > table below), with a breakdown of roughly 50% turnover in condos, and 37% > turnover in single family houses. (Math is broken down below). There has > also been a ~17.5% total turnover since the onset of COVID. > > > 1. > > Turnover data from Census since 2010: > > <https://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US2501735425-lincoln-town-middlesex-county-ma/> > > > 29.1% + 24.5% + 9% = 62.6% population has moved into town since 2010. > > > 2. > > Turnover data from MLS listings and town data since 2014: > > <https://censusreporter.org/profiles/06000US2501735425-lincoln-town-middlesex-county-ma/> > > > CONDOS: > > ~50% (49.5%) since 2014 (199 sold /402 total) > > SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES: > > 37% (37.1%) since 2014 (570 sold/1535 total) > > TOTAL = 769 sold /1937 total = ~40% (39.7%) turnover in 10 years > (2014-2024) > > POST-COVID turnover: 339 sold /1937 total = ~17.5% turnover since COVID > began (2020-2024) > > > > Year > > # Single Family Homes sold (1,535 total units as of 2025) > > # Condos Sold (402 total units as of 2025) > > Total town population (#) > > 2014 > > 64 > > 12 > > 6,362 > > 2015 > > 47 > > 22 > > 2016 > > 56 > > 18 > > 2017 > > 44 > > 18 > > 2018 > > 61 > > 18 > > 2019 > > 49 > > 21 > > 2020 > > 61 > > 18 > > 7,014 > > 2021 > > 58 > > 24 > > 2022 > > 43 > > 13 > > 6,855 > > 2023 > > 45 > > 11 > > 2024 > > 42 > > 24 > > 6,996 > > TOTALS > > 570 > > 199 > > > Average # persons per household: 2.56 (Census data) > > > -- > *Randi Rotjan, Ph.D. | she / her / hers | * > *Science Lead, Blue Nature Alliance <https://www.bluenaturealliance.org/>* > *Associate Research Professor, Dept. of Biology, **Boston University* > *http://sites.bu.edu/rotjanlab/ <http://sites.bu.edu/rotjanlab/> ** | **Google > Scholar > <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kjjMY3IAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao> * > *As of Fall 2025: Associate Professor, Dept. of Biology, Tufts University* > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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