Blaine vs Oakfield

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

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

Oakfield has the higher population (464 vs 225 in Blaine). Blaine has the higher median home value ($86,600 vs $67,100 in Oakfield). Since 2019, Blaine's population has grown faster (-7.8% vs -10.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Blaine	Oakfield
Population	225	464
Median age	50.3 yrs	60.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$46,719
Median home value	$86,600	$67,100
Median gross rent	$673	$575
Housing units	104	262
Homeownership rate	78.4%	61.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.7%	10.7%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blaine	Oakfield
Population	244 → 225 (-7.8%)	517 → 464 (-10.3%)
Median household income	—	$37,882 → $46,719 (+23.3%)
Median home value	$88,800 → $86,600 (-2.5%)	$71,000 → $67,100 (-5.5%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $673 (-12.3%)	$566 → $575 (+1.6%)

Blaine

Population

244225

Median home value

$88,800$86,600

Median gross rent

$767$673

Oakfield

Population

517464

Median household income

$37,882$46,719

Median home value

$71,000$67,100

Median gross rent

$566$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blaine	Oakfield
Under 5	0.9%	2.2%
5 to 17	15.6%	8.6%
18 to 24	12.9%	2.6%
25 to 34	10.2%	12.7%
35 to 44	3.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	12.9%	7.5%
55 to 64	20.9%	20.0%
65 to 74	20.4%	28.9%
75 and over	3.1%	6.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blaine	Oakfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.5%
Asian	0.0%	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blaine	Oakfield
No high school diploma	11.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	38.4%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	33.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.7%	0.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blaine	Oakfield
Drove alone	100.0%	78.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	7.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blaine	Oakfield
1-unit, detached	80.8%	72.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.2%	6.1%

Poverty & households

	Blaine	Oakfield
Poverty rate	4.4%	5.4%
Average household size	2.56	2.18
Mean commute (minutes)	25	15
Median year structure built	1978	1956