Livermore Falls vs Mechanic Falls

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

Livermore Falls 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 1,250 in Livermore Falls). Mechanic Falls has the higher median household income ($50,169 vs $34,091 in Livermore Falls). Since 2019, Mechanic Falls's population has grown faster (+8.9% vs -21.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Livermore Falls	Mechanic Falls
Population	1,250	2,300
Median age	38.5 yrs	38.7 yrs
Median household income	$34,091	$50,169
Median home value	—	$197,700
Median gross rent	$815	$1,160
Housing units	781	884
Homeownership rate	48.3%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livermore Falls	Mechanic Falls
Population	1,586 → 1,250 (-21.2%)	2,112 → 2,300 (+8.9%)
Median household income	$33,333 → $34,091 (+2.3%)	$53,194 → $50,169 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$81,600 → $99,900 (+22.4%)	$107,600 → $197,700 (+83.7%)
Median gross rent	$567 → $815 (+43.7%)	$933 → $1,160 (+24.3%)

Livermore Falls

Population

1,5861,250

Median household income

$33,333$34,091

Median home value

$81,600$99,900

Median gross rent

$567$815

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)

	Livermore Falls	Mechanic Falls
Under 5	13.2%	1.6%
5 to 17	2.2%	29.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	7.8%
25 to 34	25.2%	7.9%
35 to 44	4.1%	20.3%
45 to 54	9.0%	8.2%
55 to 64	13.7%	9.3%
65 to 74	17.0%	11.2%
75 and over	7.6%	4.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livermore Falls	Mechanic Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	77.3%
Black or African American	1.6%	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	1.5%	15.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livermore Falls	Mechanic Falls
No high school diploma	7.8%	5.1%
High school graduate	45.5%	49.3%
Some college or associate's	29.3%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.5%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.9%	2.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livermore Falls	Mechanic Falls
Drove alone	87.8%	82.3%
Carpooled	9.4%	0.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.0%	9.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livermore Falls	Mechanic Falls
1-unit, detached	41.7%	52.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25.7%	30.8%
5 to 19 units	5.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	12.0%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	15.8%

Poverty & households

	Livermore Falls	Mechanic Falls
Poverty rate	19.4%	13.0%
Average household size	1.75	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1956	1970