Bucksport vs Castine

A side-by-side comparison of Bucksport and Castine: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bucksport has the higher population (3,140 vs 926 in Castine). Castine has the higher median household income ($143,229 vs $58,644 in Bucksport). Castine has the higher median home value ($658,200 vs $193,800 in Bucksport).

Population, income & housing

	Bucksport	Castine
Population	3,140	926
Median age	48.4 yrs	20.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,644	$143,229
Median home value	$193,800	$658,200
Median gross rent	$780	—
Housing units	1,529	456
Homeownership rate	66.3%	87.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	86.2%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bucksport	Castine
Population	2,624 → 3,140 (+19.7%)	806 → 926 (+14.9%)
Median household income	$29,922 → $58,644 (+96.0%)	$138,125 → $143,229 (+3.7%)
Median home value	$141,100 → $193,800 (+37.3%)	$523,800 → $658,200 (+25.7%)
Median gross rent	$334 → $780 (+133.5%)	$1,125 → $850 (-24.4%)

Bucksport

Population

2,6243,140

Median household income

$29,922$58,644

Median home value

$141,100$193,800

Median gross rent

$334$780

Castine

Population

806926

Median household income

$138,125$143,229

Median home value

$523,800$658,200

Median gross rent

$1,125$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bucksport	Castine
Under 5	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.8%	8.2%
18 to 24	9.6%	57.3%
25 to 34	15.6%	1.4%
35 to 44	4.0%	1.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	5.3%
55 to 64	12.6%	6.7%
65 to 74	18.0%	10.6%
75 and over	11.3%	8.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bucksport	Castine
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	89.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	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	0.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bucksport	Castine
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.5%	1.6%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	12.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	28.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	57.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bucksport	Castine
Drove alone	56.2%	29.5%
Carpooled	34.6%	6.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	52.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	11.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bucksport	Castine
1-unit, detached	63.8%	93.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	2.0%
20 or more units	10.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bucksport	Castine
Poverty rate	13.9%	0.8%
Average household size	2.11	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	24	12
Median year structure built	1972	1965