Damariscotta vs Newcastle

A side-by-side comparison of Damariscotta and Newcastle: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Damariscotta has the higher population (1,172 vs 621 in Newcastle). Newcastle has the higher median household income ($76,389 vs $63,696 in Damariscotta). Newcastle has the higher median home value ($417,700 vs $387,200 in Damariscotta).

Population, income & housing

	Damariscotta	Newcastle
Population	1,172	621
Median age	50.0 yrs	55.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,696	$76,389
Median home value	$387,200	$417,700
Median gross rent	$1,016	$1,042
Housing units	600	331
Homeownership rate	63.4%	74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	43.8%	37.0%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Damariscotta	Newcastle
Population	1,269 → 1,172 (-7.6%)	512 → 621 (+21.3%)
Median household income	$60,000 → $63,696 (+6.2%)	$36,563 → $76,389 (+108.9%)
Median home value	$288,300 → $387,200 (+34.3%)	$309,400 → $417,700 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$852 → $1,016 (+19.2%)	$775 → $1,042 (+34.5%)

Damariscotta

Population

1,2691,172

Median household income

$60,000$63,696

Median home value

$288,300$387,200

Median gross rent

$852$1,016

Newcastle

Population

512621

Median household income

$36,563$76,389

Median home value

$309,400$417,700

Median gross rent

$775$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Damariscotta	Newcastle
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	19.1%	7.1%
18 to 24	3.0%	14.7%
25 to 34	8.4%	6.3%
35 to 44	12.5%	3.1%
45 to 54	6.8%	19.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	21.6%
65 to 74	19.4%	11.9%
75 and over	14.9%	16.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Damariscotta	Newcastle
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	95.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	7.1%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	5.5%	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Damariscotta	Newcastle
No high school diploma	4.7%	1.6%
High school graduate	27.0%	34.8%
Some college or associate's	24.5%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.6%	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	23.3%	20.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Damariscotta	Newcastle
Drove alone	75.4%	33.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	38.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	13.6%	5.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.0%	21.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Damariscotta	Newcastle
1-unit, detached	57.8%	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.7%	8.2%
5 to 19 units	13.5%	2.4%
20 or more units	9.0%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Damariscotta	Newcastle
Poverty rate	23.2%	2.9%
Average household size	2.13	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	15	10
Median year structure built	1969	1991