Castine vs Northeast Harbor

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

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

Castine has the higher population (926 vs 410 in Northeast Harbor). Castine has the higher median household income ($143,229 vs $102,500 in Northeast Harbor). Castine has the higher median home value ($658,200 vs $604,200 in Northeast Harbor).

Population, income & housing

	Castine	Northeast Harbor
Population	926	410
Median age	20.5 yrs	52.6 yrs
Median household income	$143,229	$102,500
Median home value	$658,200	$604,200
Median gross rent	—	$1,348
Housing units	456	520
Homeownership rate	87.3%	71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.2%	63.4%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castine	Northeast Harbor
Population	806 → 926 (+14.9%)	380 → 410 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$138,125 → $143,229 (+3.7%)	$59,375 → $102,500 (+72.6%)
Median home value	$523,800 → $658,200 (+25.7%)	$562,500 → $604,200 (+7.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $850 (-24.4%)	$881 → $1,348 (+53.0%)

Castine

Population

806926

Median household income

$138,125$143,229

Median home value

$523,800$658,200

Median gross rent

$1,125$850

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)

	Castine	Northeast Harbor
Under 5	0.0%	2.7%
5 to 17	8.2%	0.0%
18 to 24	57.3%	10.0%
25 to 34	1.4%	18.5%
35 to 44	1.7%	13.7%
45 to 54	5.3%	8.8%
55 to 64	6.7%	34.9%
65 to 74	10.6%	6.3%
75 and over	8.7%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castine	Northeast Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	82.9%
Black or African American	1.9%	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	4.6%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castine	Northeast Harbor
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	1.6%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	15.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	42.2%
Graduate or professional degree	57.4%	21.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castine	Northeast Harbor
Drove alone	29.5%	54.9%
Carpooled	6.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	52.7%	7.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	38.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castine	Northeast Harbor
1-unit, detached	93.4%	83.8%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	5.4%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Castine	Northeast Harbor
Poverty rate	0.8%	9.0%
Average household size	2.28	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	12	21
Median year structure built	1965	1938