Lisbon is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 9,743 people and two associated neighborhoods, Lisbon is the 23rd largest community in Maine.Unlike some towns, Lisbon isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Lisbon are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Lisbon is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Lisbon who work in management occupations (9.86%), office and administrative support (8.93%), and sales jobs (8.17%). Of important note, Lisbon is also a town of artists. Lisbon has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lisbon’s character. Also of interest is that Lisbon has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Lisbon telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 16.77% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Lisbon has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Lisbon a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Lisbon does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Lisbon are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 22.69% of adults in Lisbon having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Lisbon in 2022 was $34,138, which is middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $136,552 for a family of four. However, Lisbon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Lisbon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Lisbon residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Lisbon include French, English, Irish, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Lisbon is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.
