Bucksport vs Southwest Harbor

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

Bucksport and Southwest 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 563 in Southwest Harbor). Bucksport has the higher median household income ($58,644 vs $31,518 in Southwest Harbor). Southwest Harbor has the higher median home value ($407,700 vs $193,800 in Bucksport).

Population, income & housing

	Bucksport	Southwest Harbor
Population	3,140	563
Median age	48.4 yrs	58.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,644	$31,518
Median home value	$193,800	$407,700
Median gross rent	$780	$903
Housing units	1,529	644
Homeownership rate	66.3%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.4%	27.9%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	21.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bucksport	Southwest Harbor
Population	2,624 → 3,140 (+19.7%)	647 → 563 (-13.0%)
Median household income	$29,922 → $58,644 (+96.0%)	$41,646 → $31,518 (-24.3%)
Median home value	$141,100 → $193,800 (+37.3%)	$327,500 → $407,700 (+24.5%)
Median gross rent	$334 → $780 (+133.5%)	$413 → $903 (+118.6%)

Bucksport

Population

2,6243,140

Median household income

$29,922$58,644

Median home value

$141,100$193,800

Median gross rent

$334$780

Southwest Harbor

Population

647563

Median household income

$41,646$31,518

Median home value

$327,500$407,700

Median gross rent

$413$903

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bucksport	Southwest Harbor
Under 5	8.3%	4.8%
5 to 17	10.8%	13.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	1.2%
25 to 34	15.6%	13.5%
35 to 44	4.0%	8.2%
45 to 54	9.7%	6.6%
55 to 64	12.6%	11.4%
65 to 74	18.0%	17.2%
75 and over	11.3%	23.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bucksport	Southwest Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	94.2%	97.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.1%
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%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	5.4%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bucksport	Southwest Harbor
No high school diploma	6.9%	1.6%
High school graduate	30.5%	29.5%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.6%	19.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	8.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bucksport	Southwest Harbor
Drove alone	56.2%	84.3%
Carpooled	34.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.5%
Worked from home	9.2%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bucksport	Southwest Harbor
1-unit, detached	63.8%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	16.8%
5 to 19 units	10.0%	14.3%
20 or more units	10.9%	14.9%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bucksport	Southwest Harbor
Poverty rate	13.9%	12.8%
Average household size	2.11	1.69
Mean commute (minutes)	24	9
Median year structure built	1972	1972