Bucksport vs Ellsworth

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

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

Ellsworth has the higher population (8,550 vs 3,140 in Bucksport). Ellsworth has the higher median household income ($70,990 vs $58,644 in Bucksport). Ellsworth has the higher median home value ($214,500 vs $193,800 in Bucksport).

Population, income & housing

	Bucksport	Ellsworth
Population	3,140	8,550
Median age	48.4 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,644	$70,990
Median home value	$193,800	$214,500
Median gross rent	$780	$955
Housing units	1,529	4,964
Homeownership rate	66.3%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bucksport	Ellsworth
Population	2,624 → 3,140 (+19.7%)	7,991 → 8,550 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$29,922 → $58,644 (+96.0%)	$53,324 → $70,990 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$141,100 → $193,800 (+37.3%)	$178,400 → $214,500 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$334 → $780 (+133.5%)	$787 → $955 (+21.3%)

Bucksport

Population

2,6243,140

Median household income

$29,922$58,644

Median home value

$141,100$193,800

Median gross rent

$334$780

Ellsworth

Population

7,9918,550

Median household income

$53,324$70,990

Median home value

$178,400$214,500

Median gross rent

$787$955

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bucksport	Ellsworth
Under 5	8.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	10.8%	18.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	3.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	14.5%
35 to 44	4.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	11.7%
55 to 64	12.6%	13.9%
65 to 74	18.0%	11.5%
75 and over	11.3%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bucksport	Ellsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.1%
Two or more races	0.4%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bucksport	Ellsworth
No high school diploma	6.9%	4.2%
High school graduate	30.5%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bucksport	Ellsworth
Drove alone	56.2%	73.1%
Carpooled	34.6%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	0.0%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bucksport	Ellsworth
1-unit, detached	63.8%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	10.9%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Bucksport	Ellsworth
Poverty rate	13.9%	8.5%
Average household size	2.11	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1972	1978