Hallowell vs Winthrop

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

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

Winthrop has the higher population (2,666 vs 2,570 in Hallowell). Hallowell has the higher median household income ($58,811 vs $54,612 in Winthrop). Hallowell has the higher median home value ($266,700 vs $240,700 in Winthrop).

Population, income & housing

	Hallowell	Winthrop
Population	2,570	2,666
Median age	49.8 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$58,811	$54,612
Median home value	$266,700	$240,700
Median gross rent	$830	$899
Housing units	1,436	1,335
Homeownership rate	57.3%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	46.4%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hallowell	Winthrop
Population	2,445 → 2,570 (+5.1%)	2,467 → 2,666 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$57,635 → $58,811 (+2.0%)	$60,223 → $54,612 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$192,000 → $266,700 (+38.9%)	$196,100 → $240,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$863 → $830 (-3.8%)	$752 → $899 (+19.5%)

Hallowell

Population

2,4452,570

Median household income

$57,635$58,811

Median home value

$192,000$266,700

Median gross rent

$863$830

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)

	Hallowell	Winthrop
Under 5	1.8%	1.1%
5 to 17	9.7%	27.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.4%
25 to 34	11.9%	10.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	17.0%
45 to 54	10.7%	9.1%
55 to 64	12.8%	14.9%
65 to 74	17.8%	12.4%
75 and over	12.9%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hallowell	Winthrop
White (non-Hispanic)	99.3%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
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	0.5%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hallowell	Winthrop
No high school diploma	8.1%	2.2%
High school graduate	20.4%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	25.0%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	21.2%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hallowell	Winthrop
Drove alone	78.6%	73.3%
Carpooled	3.1%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.5%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	14.7%	22.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hallowell	Winthrop
1-unit, detached	57.8%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	16.6%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	8.2%
20 or more units	10.4%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	1.8%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Hallowell	Winthrop
Poverty rate	12.0%	24.9%
Average household size	1.91	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	15	21
Median year structure built	1938	1971