Cousins Island vs Gray

A side-by-side comparison of Cousins Island and Gray: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gray has the higher population (810 vs 509 in Cousins Island). Gray has the higher median household income ($125,838 vs $121,250 in Cousins Island). Cousins Island has the higher median home value ($634,100 vs $312,000 in Gray).

Population, income & housing

	Cousins Island	Gray
Population	509	810
Median age	59.9 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$121,250	$125,838
Median home value	$634,100	$312,000
Housing units	198	389
Homeownership rate	94.9%	47.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	62.4%	38.7%
Unemployment rate	11.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cousins Island	Gray
Population	451 → 509 (+12.9%)	949 → 810 (-14.6%)
Median household income	$135,227 → $121,250 (-10.3%)	$75,298 → $125,838 (+67.1%)
Median home value	$415,600 → $634,100 (+52.6%)	$208,000 → $312,000 (+50.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$981 → $972 (-0.9%)

Cousins Island

Population

451509

Median household income

$135,227$121,250

Median home value

$415,600$634,100

Gray

Population

949810

Median household income

$75,298$125,838

Median home value

$208,000$312,000

Median gross rent

$981$972

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cousins Island	Gray
Under 5	3.7%	11.6%
5 to 17	6.1%	16.9%
18 to 24	8.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	14.7%
35 to 44	5.7%	31.5%
45 to 54	5.1%	0.0%
55 to 64	23.6%	4.6%
65 to 74	13.8%	5.6%
75 and over	21.8%	8.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cousins Island	Gray
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2.6%	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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cousins Island	Gray
No high school diploma	0.0%	5.2%
High school graduate	4.6%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	33.1%	41.8%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	38.6%	19.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cousins Island	Gray
Drove alone	64.0%	93.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	36.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cousins Island	Gray
1-unit, detached	100.0%	42.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	29.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	19.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Cousins Island	Gray
Poverty rate	0.0%	3.5%
Average household size	2.57	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1971	1952