Mars Hill vs Washburn

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

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

Washburn has the higher population (958 vs 934 in Mars Hill). Mars Hill has the higher median household income ($46,667 vs $39,688 in Washburn). Mars Hill has the higher median home value ($126,200 vs $89,600 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Mars Hill	Washburn
Population	934	958
Median age	54.1 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,667	$39,688
Median home value	$126,200	$89,600
Median gross rent	$475	$433
Housing units	435	490
Homeownership rate	55.5%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.2%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Mars Hill	Washburn
Population	990 → 934 (-5.7%)	1,058 → 958 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$43,182 → $46,667 (+8.1%)	$30,625 → $39,688 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$95,300 → $126,200 (+32.4%)	$74,000 → $89,600 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$586 → $475 (-18.9%)	$430 → $433 (+0.7%)

Mars Hill

Population

990934

Median household income

$43,182$46,667

Median home value

$95,300$126,200

Median gross rent

$586$475

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)

	Mars Hill	Washburn
Under 5	7.8%	6.6%
5 to 17	10.0%	15.7%
18 to 24	9.0%	4.6%
25 to 34	7.1%	18.6%
35 to 44	9.9%	8.0%
45 to 54	9.1%	9.3%
55 to 64	15.8%	12.8%
65 to 74	10.1%	14.5%
75 and over	21.3%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Mars Hill	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.4%
Asian	0.1%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	0.4%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Mars Hill	Washburn
No high school diploma	12.9%	14.6%
High school graduate	42.0%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Mars Hill	Washburn
Drove alone	57.1%	87.5%
Carpooled	22.8%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.0%	5.6%
Other means	5.9%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Mars Hill	Washburn
1-unit, detached	63.2%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	14.3%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	18.4%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Mars Hill	Washburn
Poverty rate	15.9%	14.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	16	25
Median year structure built	1963	1970