Winslow vs Winthrop

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

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

Winslow has the higher population (5,701 vs 2,666 in Winthrop). Winslow has the higher median household income ($56,506 vs $54,612 in Winthrop). Winthrop has the higher median home value ($240,700 vs $200,100 in Winslow).

Population, income & housing

	Winslow	Winthrop
Population	5,701	2,666
Median age	42.6 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$56,506	$54,612
Median home value	$200,100	$240,700
Median gross rent	$953	$899
Housing units	2,703	1,335
Homeownership rate	64.5%	82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.5%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Winslow	Winthrop
Population	4,928 → 5,701 (+15.7%)	2,467 → 2,666 (+8.1%)
Median household income	$46,980 → $56,506 (+20.3%)	$60,223 → $54,612 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$130,000 → $200,100 (+53.9%)	$196,100 → $240,700 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	$807 → $953 (+18.1%)	$752 → $899 (+19.5%)

Winslow

Population

4,9285,701

Median household income

$46,980$56,506

Median home value

$130,000$200,100

Median gross rent

$807$953

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)

	Winslow	Winthrop
Under 5	3.3%	1.1%
5 to 17	16.7%	27.5%
18 to 24	8.3%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.3%	10.2%
35 to 44	11.9%	17.0%
45 to 54	16.4%	9.1%
55 to 64	12.0%	14.9%
65 to 74	9.2%	12.4%
75 and over	10.0%	3.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Winslow	Winthrop
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	7.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Winslow	Winthrop
No high school diploma	5.3%	2.2%
High school graduate	34.9%	19.6%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	43.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.4%	27.4%
Graduate or professional degree	10.0%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Winslow	Winthrop
Drove alone	76.4%	73.3%
Carpooled	9.0%	1.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	22.5%
Other means	3.1%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Winslow	Winthrop
1-unit, detached	60.3%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	23.2%	12.9%
5 to 19 units	12.5%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.7%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	1.6%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Winslow	Winthrop
Poverty rate	9.0%	24.9%
Average household size	2.23	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	20	21
Median year structure built	1966	1971