Gardiner vs Winthrop

A side-by-side comparison of Gardiner and Winthrop: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gardiner has the higher population (6,047 vs 2,666 in Winthrop). Gardiner has the higher median household income ($58,152 vs $54,612 in Winthrop). Winthrop has the higher median home value ($240,700 vs $198,100 in Gardiner).

Population, income & housing

	Gardiner	Winthrop
Population	6,047	2,666
Median age	44.5 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,152	$54,612
Median home value	$198,100	$240,700
Median gross rent	$927	$899
Housing units	3,065	1,335
Homeownership rate	67.6%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	29.0%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	9.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gardiner	Winthrop
Population	5,657 → 6,047 (+6.9%)	2,467 → 2,666 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$49,627 → $58,152 (+17.2%)	$60,223 → $54,612 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$140,700 → $198,100 (+40.8%)	$196,100 → $240,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $927 (+26.5%)	$752 → $899 (+19.5%)

Gardiner

Population

5,6576,047

Median household income

$49,627$58,152

Median home value

$140,700$198,100

Median gross rent

$733$927

Winthrop

Population

2,4672,666

Median household income

$60,223$54,612

Median home value

$196,100$240,700

Median gross rent

$752$899

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gardiner	Winthrop
Under 5	4.5%	1.1%
5 to 17	12.4%	27.5%
18 to 24	10.8%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.8%	10.2%
35 to 44	9.9%	17.0%
45 to 54	16.0%	9.1%
55 to 64	11.6%	14.9%
65 to 74	14.2%	12.4%
75 and over	7.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gardiner	Winthrop
White (non-Hispanic)	90.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gardiner	Winthrop
No high school diploma	6.5%	2.2%
High school graduate	32.4%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.0%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	8.1%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gardiner	Winthrop
Drove alone	73.1%	73.3%
Carpooled	10.6%	1.1%
Public transit	1.3%	0.0%
Walked	3.6%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	22.5%
Other means	0.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gardiner	Winthrop
1-unit, detached	60.3%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	20.5%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	8.2%
20 or more units	1.8%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	5.0%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Gardiner	Winthrop
Poverty rate	11.3%	24.9%
Average household size	2.19	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1945	1971