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.

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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.50% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 2018 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.