Greene vs Mechanic Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Greene and Mechanic Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

Greene and Mechanic Falls are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mechanic Falls has the higher population (2,300 vs 882 in Greene). Greene has the higher median household income ($110,417 vs $50,169 in Mechanic Falls). Greene has the higher median home value ($232,500 vs $197,700 in Mechanic Falls).

Population, income & housing

	Greene	Mechanic Falls
Population	882	2,300
Median age	45.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$110,417	$50,169
Median home value	$232,500	$197,700
Median gross rent	$1,194	$1,160
Housing units	379	884
Homeownership rate	92.0%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.2%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	0.2%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greene	Mechanic Falls
Population	760 → 882 (+16.1%)	2,112 → 2,300 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$95,568 → $110,417 (+15.5%)	$53,194 → $50,169 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$203,400 → $232,500 (+14.3%)	$107,600 → $197,700 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,150 → $1,194 (+3.8%)	$933 → $1,160 (+24.3%)

Greene

Population

760882

Median household income

$95,568$110,417

Median home value

$203,400$232,500

Median gross rent

$1,150$1,194

Mechanic Falls

Population

2,1122,300

Median household income

$53,194$50,169

Median home value

$107,600$197,700

Median gross rent

$933$1,160

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greene	Mechanic Falls
Under 5	0.0%	1.6%
5 to 17	19.8%	29.0%
18 to 24	9.5%	7.8%
25 to 34	3.6%	7.9%
35 to 44	11.8%	20.3%
45 to 54	26.8%	8.2%
55 to 64	4.4%	9.3%
65 to 74	14.5%	11.2%
75 and over	9.5%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greene	Mechanic Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	77.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greene	Mechanic Falls
No high school diploma	1.4%	5.1%
High school graduate	55.9%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	38.5%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greene	Mechanic Falls
Drove alone	74.4%	82.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	25.1%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greene	Mechanic Falls
1-unit, detached	87.1%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	30.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	12.9%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Greene	Mechanic Falls
Poverty rate	26.6%	13.0%
Average household size	2.50	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	37	24
Median year structure built	1966	1970