Castine vs Ellsworth

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

Castine 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 926 in Castine). Castine has the higher median household income ($143,229 vs $70,990 in Ellsworth). Castine has the higher median home value ($658,200 vs $214,500 in Ellsworth).

Population, income & housing

	Castine	Ellsworth
Population	926	8,550
Median age	20.5 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$143,229	$70,990
Median home value	$658,200	$214,500
Median gross rent	—	$955
Housing units	456	4,964
Homeownership rate	87.3%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.2%	41.1%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castine	Ellsworth
Population	806 → 926 (+14.9%)	7,991 → 8,550 (+7.0%)
Median household income	$138,125 → $143,229 (+3.7%)	$53,324 → $70,990 (+33.1%)
Median home value	$523,800 → $658,200 (+25.7%)	$178,400 → $214,500 (+20.2%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $850 (-24.4%)	$787 → $955 (+21.3%)

Castine

Population

806926

Median household income

$138,125$143,229

Median home value

$523,800$658,200

Median gross rent

$1,125$850

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)

	Castine	Ellsworth
Under 5	0.0%	4.6%
5 to 17	8.2%	18.0%
18 to 24	57.3%	3.2%
25 to 34	1.4%	14.5%
35 to 44	1.7%	15.1%
45 to 54	5.3%	11.7%
55 to 64	6.7%	13.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	11.5%
75 and over	8.7%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castine	Ellsworth
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	91.1%
Black or African American	1.9%	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	4.6%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castine	Ellsworth
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.2%
High school graduate	1.6%	26.5%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	57.4%	10.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castine	Ellsworth
Drove alone	29.5%	73.1%
Carpooled	6.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	52.7%	6.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	5.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castine	Ellsworth
1-unit, detached	93.4%	65.6%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	8.6%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	11.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	6.5%

Poverty & households

	Castine	Ellsworth
Poverty rate	0.8%	8.5%
Average household size	2.28	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	12	23
Median year structure built	1965	1978