East Millinocket vs Howland

A side-by-side comparison of East Millinocket and Howland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

East Millinocket has the higher population (1,545 vs 1,208 in Howland). Howland has the higher median household income ($48,021 vs $44,306 in East Millinocket). Howland has the higher median home value ($101,900 vs $73,900 in East Millinocket).

Population, income & housing

	East Millinocket	Howland
Population	1,545	1,208
Median age	43.9 yrs	45.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,306	$48,021
Median home value	$73,900	$101,900
Median gross rent	$625	$941
Housing units	825	498
Homeownership rate	77.7%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	12.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	East Millinocket	Howland
Population	1,601 → 1,545 (-3.5%)	1,066 → 1,208 (+13.3%)
Median household income	$43,261 → $44,306 (+2.4%)	$40,096 → $48,021 (+19.8%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $73,900 (+30.1%)	$83,300 → $101,900 (+22.3%)
Median gross rent	$560 → $625 (+11.6%)	$728 → $941 (+29.3%)

East Millinocket

Population

1,6011,545

Median household income

$43,261$44,306

Median home value

$56,800$73,900

Median gross rent

$560$625

Howland

Population

1,0661,208

Median household income

$40,096$48,021

Median home value

$83,300$101,900

Median gross rent

$728$941

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	East Millinocket	Howland
Under 5	4.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	18.4%	15.5%
18 to 24	4.4%	4.1%
25 to 34	10.8%	9.8%
35 to 44	14.0%	15.1%
45 to 54	8.7%	9.4%
55 to 64	17.5%	19.9%
65 to 74	11.1%	8.2%
75 and over	10.7%	12.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	East Millinocket	Howland
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	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	0.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	East Millinocket	Howland
No high school diploma	4.7%	9.8%
High school graduate	30.6%	45.5%
Some college or associate's	42.3%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.4%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	East Millinocket	Howland
Drove alone	74.2%	89.6%
Carpooled	6.7%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	4.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.2%	0.0%
Other means	2.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	East Millinocket	Howland
1-unit, detached	80.0%	78.1%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	11.5%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	0.6%
20 or more units	1.2%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	East Millinocket	Howland
Poverty rate	18.5%	27.1%
Average household size	2.28	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	18	40
Median year structure built	1961	1963