Bowdoinham vs Topsham

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

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

Topsham has the higher population (6,962 vs 768 in Bowdoinham). Bowdoinham has the higher median home value ($352,900 vs $341,800 in Topsham). Since 2019, Topsham's population has grown faster (+11.9% vs -2.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Bowdoinham	Topsham
Population	768	6,962
Median age	28.6 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,545
Median home value	$352,900	$341,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,211
Housing units	339	3,129
Homeownership rate	70.7%	74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	51.5%	46.3%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bowdoinham	Topsham
Population	788 → 768 (-2.5%)	6,222 → 6,962 (+11.9%)
Median household income	$85,714 → $88,590 (+3.4%)	$70,441 → $80,545 (+14.3%)
Median home value	$227,900 → $352,900 (+54.8%)	$230,400 → $341,800 (+48.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$924 → $1,211 (+31.1%)

Bowdoinham

Population

788768

Median household income

$85,714$88,590

Median home value

$227,900$352,900

Topsham

Population

6,2226,962

Median household income

$70,441$80,545

Median home value

$230,400$341,800

Median gross rent

$924$1,211

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bowdoinham	Topsham
Under 5	1.8%	5.4%
5 to 17	42.6%	15.2%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.0%
25 to 34	9.0%	12.9%
35 to 44	18.0%	10.8%
45 to 54	6.1%	14.2%
55 to 64	6.6%	12.8%
65 to 74	13.7%	9.4%
75 and over	2.2%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bowdoinham	Topsham
White (non-Hispanic)	76.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	23.4%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bowdoinham	Topsham
No high school diploma	0.0%	3.8%
High school graduate	32.8%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	29.0%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	22.5%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bowdoinham	Topsham
Drove alone	84.7%	71.8%
Carpooled	7.9%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.0%
Worked from home	7.4%	11.5%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bowdoinham	Topsham
1-unit, detached	66.4%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.0%
5 to 19 units	2.7%	1.7%
20 or more units	20.4%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	2.9%

Poverty & households

	Bowdoinham	Topsham
Poverty rate	24.0%	8.5%
Average household size	2.60	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	28	22
Median year structure built	1971	1980