Thanks! To my knowledge, this does not include Hanscom. Cheers Randi
On Fri, Jun 20, 2025 at 12:11 PM Scott Clary <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >> >> -- *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*
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