Bucksport vs Northeast Harbor

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

Bucksport and Northeast Harbor 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 410 in Northeast Harbor). Northeast Harbor has the higher median household income ($102,500 vs $58,644 in Bucksport). Northeast Harbor has the higher median home value ($604,200 vs $193,800 in Bucksport).

Population, income & housing

	Bucksport	Northeast Harbor
Population	3,140	410
Median age	48.4 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$58,644	$102,500
Median home value	$193,800	$604,200
Median gross rent	$780	$1,348
Housing units	1,529	520
Homeownership rate	66.3%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	63.4%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bucksport	Northeast Harbor
Population	2,624 → 3,140 (+19.7%)	380 → 410 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$29,922 → $58,644 (+96.0%)	$59,375 → $102,500 (+72.6%)
Median home value	$141,100 → $193,800 (+37.3%)	$562,500 → $604,200 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$334 → $780 (+133.5%)	$881 → $1,348 (+53.0%)

Bucksport

Population

2,6243,140

Median household income

$29,922$58,644

Median home value

$141,100$193,800

Median gross rent

$334$780

Northeast Harbor

Population

380410

Median household income

$59,375$102,500

Median home value

$562,500$604,200

Median gross rent

$881$1,348

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bucksport	Northeast Harbor
Under 5	8.3%	2.7%
5 to 17	10.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	9.6%	10.0%
25 to 34	15.6%	18.5%
35 to 44	4.0%	13.7%
45 to 54	9.7%	8.8%
55 to 64	12.6%	34.9%
65 to 74	18.0%	6.3%
75 and over	11.3%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bucksport	Northeast Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	82.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	17.1%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bucksport	Northeast Harbor
No high school diploma	6.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	30.5%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	42.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bucksport	Northeast Harbor
Drove alone	56.2%	54.9%
Carpooled	34.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	38.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bucksport	Northeast Harbor
1-unit, detached	63.8%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	10.9%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bucksport	Northeast Harbor
Poverty rate	13.9%	9.0%
Average household size	2.11	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	24	21
Median year structure built	1972	1938