Limestone vs Washburn

A side-by-side comparison of Limestone and Washburn: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Limestone has the higher population (1,120 vs 958 in Washburn). Washburn has the higher median household income ($39,688 vs $39,667 in Limestone). Limestone has the higher median home value ($91,500 vs $89,600 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Limestone	Washburn
Population	1,120	958
Median age	49.0 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,667	$39,688
Median home value	$91,500	$89,600
Median gross rent	$580	$433
Housing units	569	490
Homeownership rate	62.3%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.4%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Limestone	Washburn
Population	1,504 → 1,120 (-25.5%)	1,058 → 958 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$37,813 → $39,667 (+4.9%)	$30,625 → $39,688 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$73,100 → $91,500 (+25.2%)	$74,000 → $89,600 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $580 (-28.9%)	$430 → $433 (+0.7%)

Limestone

Population

1,5041,120

Median household income

$37,813$39,667

Median home value

$73,100$91,500

Median gross rent

$816$580

Washburn

Population

1,058958

Median household income

$30,625$39,688

Median home value

$74,000$89,600

Median gross rent

$430$433

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Limestone	Washburn
Under 5	2.9%	6.6%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	11.3%	18.6%
35 to 44	9.8%	8.0%
45 to 54	11.3%	9.3%
55 to 64	21.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	12.9%	14.5%
75 and over	6.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Limestone	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	91.0%
Black or African American	1.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.8%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Limestone	Washburn
No high school diploma	9.3%	14.6%
High school graduate	33.7%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	11.7%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Limestone	Washburn
Drove alone	80.7%	87.5%
Carpooled	4.3%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	9.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.4%	5.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Limestone	Washburn
1-unit, detached	64.1%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	12.3%	3.3%
20 or more units	4.2%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	6.2%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Limestone	Washburn
Poverty rate	16.7%	14.9%
Average household size	2.07	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	20	25
Median year structure built	1956	1970