Hampden vs Veazie

A side-by-side comparison of Hampden and Veazie: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Hampden has the higher population (4,937 vs 1,866 in Veazie). Hampden has the higher median household income ($101,417 vs $78,182 in Veazie). Veazie has the higher median home value ($294,600 vs $270,100 in Hampden).

Population, income & housing

	Hampden	Veazie
Population	4,937	1,866
Median age	40.5 yrs	44.8 yrs
Median household income	$101,417	$78,182
Median home value	$270,100	$294,600
Median gross rent	$985	$1,103
Housing units	2,008	805
Homeownership rate	83.2%	70.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.4%	49.6%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hampden	Veazie
Population	4,122 → 4,937 (+19.8%)	1,900 → 1,866 (-1.8%)
Median household income	$87,629 → $101,417 (+15.7%)	$60,982 → $78,182 (+28.2%)
Median home value	$210,500 → $270,100 (+28.3%)	$158,600 → $294,600 (+85.8%)
Median gross rent	$869 → $985 (+13.3%)	$1,004 → $1,103 (+9.9%)

Hampden

Population

4,1224,937

Median household income

$87,629$101,417

Median home value

$210,500$270,100

Median gross rent

$869$985

Veazie

Population

1,9001,866

Median household income

$60,982$78,182

Median home value

$158,600$294,600

Median gross rent

$1,004$1,103

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hampden	Veazie
Under 5	4.9%	4.5%
5 to 17	21.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	4.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	10.9%	9.6%
35 to 44	15.1%	15.1%
45 to 54	13.0%	15.5%
55 to 64	12.1%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.9%	13.5%
75 and over	8.2%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hampden	Veazie
White (non-Hispanic)	82.7%	74.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.8%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.7%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	21.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hampden	Veazie
No high school diploma	2.9%	4.8%
High school graduate	20.1%	14.3%
Some college or associate's	25.6%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	31.3%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.1%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hampden	Veazie
Drove alone	76.9%	79.7%
Carpooled	5.8%	6.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	15.8%	11.6%
Other means	0.7%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hampden	Veazie
1-unit, detached	79.8%	66.2%
1-unit, attached	4.2%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.5%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	10.6%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.7%

Poverty & households

	Hampden	Veazie
Poverty rate	5.8%	3.3%
Average household size	2.62	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	23	19
Median year structure built	1982	1980