Blaine vs Island Falls

A side-by-side comparison of Blaine and Island Falls: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Island Falls has the higher population (343 vs 225 in Blaine). Blaine has the higher median home value ($86,600 vs $64,200 in Island Falls). Since 2019, Blaine's population has grown faster (-7.8% vs -23.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine	Island Falls
Population	225	343
Median age	50.3 yrs	52.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$53,523
Median home value	$86,600	$64,200
Median gross rent	$673	—
Housing units	104	193
Homeownership rate	78.4%	91.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	10.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine	Island Falls
Population	244 → 225 (-7.8%)	447 → 343 (-23.3%)
Median household income	—	$37,083 → $53,523 (+44.3%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $86,600 (-2.5%)	$75,900 → $64,200 (-15.4%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $673 (-12.3%)	—

Blaine

Population

244225

Median home value

$88,800$86,600

Median gross rent

$767$673

Island Falls

Population

447343

Median household income

$37,083$53,523

Median home value

$75,900$64,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blaine	Island Falls
Under 5	0.9%	1.7%
5 to 17	15.6%	19.5%
18 to 24	12.9%	4.1%
25 to 34	10.2%	3.8%
35 to 44	3.1%	7.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	15.5%
55 to 64	20.9%	22.2%
65 to 74	20.4%	18.7%
75 and over	3.1%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine	Island Falls
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	8.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine	Island Falls
No high school diploma	11.9%	5.9%
High school graduate	38.4%	41.4%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	7.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine	Island Falls
Drove alone	100.0%	76.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	9.4%
Other means	0.0%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine	Island Falls
1-unit, detached	80.8%	85.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	4.7%

Poverty & households

	Blaine	Island Falls
Poverty rate	4.4%	20.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.10
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1978	1938