Blaine vs Grand Isle

A side-by-side comparison of Blaine and Grand Isle: population, income, housing, and more.

Blaine and Grand Isle are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Grand Isle has the higher population (244 vs 225 in Blaine). Blaine has the higher median home value ($86,600 vs $75,000 in Grand Isle). Since 2019, Grand Isle's population has grown faster (+29.1% vs -7.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine	Grand Isle
Population	225	244
Median age	50.3 yrs	61.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$36,000
Median home value	$86,600	$75,000
Median gross rent	$673	$510
Housing units	104	144
Homeownership rate	78.4%	75.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	13.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	17.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine	Grand Isle
Population	244 → 225 (-7.8%)	189 → 244 (+29.1%)
Median household income	—	$26,250 → $36,000 (+37.1%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $86,600 (-2.5%)	$52,900 → $75,000 (+41.8%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $673 (-12.3%)	$390 → $510 (+30.8%)

Blaine

Population

244225

Median home value

$88,800$86,600

Median gross rent

$767$673

Grand Isle

Population

189244

Median household income

$26,250$36,000

Median home value

$52,900$75,000

Median gross rent

$390$510

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blaine	Grand Isle
Under 5	0.9%	0.0%
5 to 17	15.6%	8.6%
18 to 24	12.9%	8.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	13.1%
35 to 44	3.1%	5.3%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.0%
55 to 64	20.9%	23.8%
65 to 74	20.4%	18.9%
75 and over	3.1%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine	Grand Isle
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine	Grand Isle
No high school diploma	11.9%	11.4%
High school graduate	38.4%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	22.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	13.4%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine	Grand Isle
Drove alone	100.0%	92.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine	Grand Isle
1-unit, detached	80.8%	79.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	18.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Blaine	Grand Isle
Poverty rate	4.4%	15.2%
Average household size	2.56	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1978	1947