Kingfield vs Wilton

A side-by-side comparison of Kingfield and Wilton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wilton has the higher population (1,822 vs 583 in Kingfield). Wilton has the higher median household income ($55,721 vs $36,648 in Kingfield). Kingfield has the higher median home value ($173,300 vs $163,500 in Wilton).

Population, income & housing

	Kingfield	Wilton
Population	583	1,822
Median age	57.1 yrs	41.8 yrs
Median household income	$36,648	$55,721
Median home value	$173,300	$163,500
Median gross rent	$633	$560
Housing units	374	922
Homeownership rate	91.0%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.2%	24.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	14.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Kingfield	Wilton
Population	627 → 583 (-7.0%)	1,950 → 1,822 (-6.6%)
Median household income	$42,000 → $36,648 (-12.7%)	$47,500 → $55,721 (+17.3%)
Median home value	$122,000 → $173,300 (+42.0%)	$89,700 → $163,500 (+82.3%)
Median gross rent	$856 → $633 (-26.1%)	$519 → $560 (+7.9%)

Kingfield

Population

627583

Median household income

$42,000$36,648

Median home value

$122,000$173,300

Median gross rent

$856$633

Wilton

Population

1,9501,822

Median household income

$47,500$55,721

Median home value

$89,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$519$560

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Kingfield	Wilton
Under 5	2.6%	8.0%
5 to 17	14.2%	15.3%
18 to 24	4.8%	6.2%
25 to 34	9.6%	12.7%
35 to 44	6.5%	16.2%
45 to 54	10.5%	7.0%
55 to 64	26.9%	12.6%
65 to 74	14.4%	17.0%
75 and over	10.5%	4.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Kingfield	Wilton
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	99.8%
Black or African American	1.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Kingfield	Wilton
No high school diploma	5.7%	7.6%
High school graduate	27.1%	30.9%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	32.6%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	11.6%	11.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Kingfield	Wilton
Drove alone	67.8%	77.0%
Carpooled	5.2%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	5.2%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.7%	8.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Kingfield	Wilton
1-unit, detached	78.9%	76.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	3.7%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	2.6%

Poverty & households

	Kingfield	Wilton
Poverty rate	22.3%	6.7%
Average household size	2.02	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	1945	1947