Castine vs Winter Harbor

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

Castine and Winter 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 321 in Winter Harbor). Castine has the higher median household income ($143,229 vs $54,063 in Winter Harbor). Castine has the higher median home value ($658,200 vs $198,700 in Winter Harbor).

Population, income & housing

	Castine	Winter Harbor
Population	926	321
Median age	20.5 yrs	67.5 yrs
Median household income	$143,229	$54,063
Median home value	$658,200	$198,700
Housing units	456	394
Homeownership rate	87.3%	84.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	86.2%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Castine	Winter Harbor
Population	806 → 926 (+14.9%)	286 → 321 (+12.2%)
Median household income	$138,125 → $143,229 (+3.7%)	$36,964 → $54,063 (+46.3%)
Median home value	$523,800 → $658,200 (+25.7%)	$184,400 → $198,700 (+7.8%)
Median gross rent	$1,125 → $850 (-24.4%)	$725 → $927 (+27.9%)

Castine

Population

806926

Median household income

$138,125$143,229

Median home value

$523,800$658,200

Median gross rent

$1,125$850

Winter Harbor

Population

286321

Median household income

$36,964$54,063

Median home value

$184,400$198,700

Median gross rent

$725$927

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Castine	Winter Harbor
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	8.2%	6.9%
18 to 24	57.3%	8.1%
25 to 34	1.4%	1.2%
35 to 44	1.7%	5.3%
45 to 54	5.3%	5.6%
55 to 64	6.7%	17.4%
65 to 74	10.6%	30.8%
75 and over	8.7%	24.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Castine	Winter Harbor
White (non-Hispanic)	89.6%	96.0%
Black or African American	1.9%	1.2%
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%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Castine	Winter Harbor
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.7%
High school graduate	1.6%	32.2%
Some college or associate's	12.2%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.8%	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	57.4%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Castine	Winter Harbor
Drove alone	29.5%	71.6%
Carpooled	6.0%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	52.7%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.8%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Castine	Winter Harbor
1-unit, detached	93.4%	78.7%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	2.0%
2 to 4 units	3.3%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	2.0%	7.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Castine	Winter Harbor
Poverty rate	0.8%	4.4%
Average household size	2.28	1.81
Mean commute (minutes)	12	29
Median year structure built	1965	1974