Bowdoinham vs Richmond

A side-by-side comparison of Bowdoinham and Richmond: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Richmond has the higher population (1,946 vs 768 in Bowdoinham). Bowdoinham has the higher median home value ($352,900 vs $221,600 in Richmond). Since 2019, Richmond's population has grown faster (+16.5% vs -2.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bowdoinham	Richmond
Population	768	1,946
Median age	28.6 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$72,036
Median home value	$352,900	$221,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,013
Housing units	339	871
Homeownership rate	70.7%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.5%	31.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowdoinham	Richmond
Population	788 → 768 (-2.5%)	1,671 → 1,946 (+16.5%)
Median household income	$85,714 → $88,590 (+3.4%)	$45,455 → $72,036 (+58.5%)
Median home value	$227,900 → $352,900 (+54.8%)	$164,100 → $221,600 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$717 → $1,013 (+41.3%)

Bowdoinham

Population

788768

Median household income

$85,714$88,590

Median home value

$227,900$352,900

Richmond

Population

1,6711,946

Median household income

$45,455$72,036

Median home value

$164,100$221,600

Median gross rent

$717$1,013

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowdoinham	Richmond
Under 5	1.8%	10.2%
5 to 17	42.6%	18.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	7.9%
25 to 34	9.0%	15.3%
35 to 44	18.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	6.1%	8.4%
55 to 64	6.6%	16.1%
65 to 74	13.7%	6.8%
75 and over	2.2%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowdoinham	Richmond
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	23.4%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowdoinham	Richmond
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.0%
High school graduate	32.8%	33.6%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	18.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowdoinham	Richmond
Drove alone	84.7%	73.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	11.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.9%
Worked from home	7.4%	12.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowdoinham	Richmond
1-unit, detached	66.4%	70.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	1.0%
20 or more units	20.4%	2.2%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	10.6%

Poverty & households

	Bowdoinham	Richmond
Poverty rate	24.0%	9.3%
Average household size	2.60	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	28	27
Median year structure built	1971	1943