Oakfield vs Washburn

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

Oakfield 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 464 in Oakfield). Oakfield has the higher median household income ($46,719 vs $39,688 in Washburn). Washburn has the higher median home value ($89,600 vs $67,100 in Oakfield).

Population, income & housing

	Oakfield	Washburn
Population	464	958
Median age	60.1 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$46,719	$39,688
Median home value	$67,100	$89,600
Median gross rent	$575	$433
Housing units	262	490
Homeownership rate	61.5%	71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.7%	23.7%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	10.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oakfield	Washburn
Population	517 → 464 (-10.3%)	1,058 → 958 (-9.5%)
Median household income	$37,882 → $46,719 (+23.3%)	$30,625 → $39,688 (+29.6%)
Median home value	$71,000 → $67,100 (-5.5%)	$74,000 → $89,600 (+21.1%)
Median gross rent	$566 → $575 (+1.6%)	$430 → $433 (+0.7%)

Oakfield

Population

517464

Median household income

$37,882$46,719

Median home value

$71,000$67,100

Median gross rent

$566$575

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)

	Oakfield	Washburn
Under 5	2.2%	6.6%
5 to 17	8.6%	15.7%
18 to 24	2.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	12.7%	18.6%
35 to 44	10.6%	8.0%
45 to 54	7.5%	9.3%
55 to 64	20.0%	12.8%
65 to 74	28.9%	14.5%
75 and over	6.9%	9.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oakfield	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.4%
Asian	1.9%	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	2.3%
Some other race	0.0%	1.4%
Two or more races	1.5%	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oakfield	Washburn
No high school diploma	5.0%	14.6%
High school graduate	50.5%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.0%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oakfield	Washburn
Drove alone	78.5%	87.5%
Carpooled	7.9%	5.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	5.6%
Other means	2.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oakfield	Washburn
1-unit, detached	72.9%	59.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	21.0%	17.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.3%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	14.1%

Poverty & households

	Oakfield	Washburn
Poverty rate	5.4%	14.9%
Average household size	2.18	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	15	25
Median year structure built	1956	1970