Blaine vs Mapleton

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

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

Mapleton has the higher population (582 vs 225 in Blaine). Mapleton has the higher median home value ($152,500 vs $86,600 in Blaine). Since 2019, Blaine's population has grown faster (-7.8% vs -23.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine	Mapleton
Population	225	582
Median age	50.3 yrs	37.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$67,900
Median home value	$86,600	$152,500
Median gross rent	$673	$353
Housing units	104	291
Homeownership rate	78.4%	84.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	6.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine	Mapleton
Population	244 → 225 (-7.8%)	756 → 582 (-23.0%)
Median household income	—	$56,583 → $67,900 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $86,600 (-2.5%)	$135,200 → $152,500 (+12.8%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $673 (-12.3%)	$565 → $353 (-37.5%)

Blaine

Population

244225

Median home value

$88,800$86,600

Median gross rent

$767$673

Mapleton

Population

756582

Median household income

$56,583$67,900

Median home value

$135,200$152,500

Median gross rent

$565$353

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blaine	Mapleton
Under 5	0.9%	12.4%
5 to 17	15.6%	11.9%
18 to 24	12.9%	13.7%
25 to 34	10.2%	7.2%
35 to 44	3.1%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	13.7%
55 to 64	20.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	20.4%	10.5%
75 and over	3.1%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine	Mapleton
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	99.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine	Mapleton
No high school diploma	11.9%	0.3%
High school graduate	38.4%	31.9%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine	Mapleton
Drove alone	100.0%	88.4%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine	Mapleton
1-unit, detached	80.8%	91.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.2%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blaine	Mapleton
Poverty rate	4.4%	8.9%
Average household size	2.56	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	42
Median year structure built	1978	1975