Anson vs Bingham

A side-by-side comparison of Anson and Bingham: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Anson has the higher population (687 vs 613 in Bingham). Bingham has the higher median household income ($53,750 vs $52,083 in Anson). Bingham has the higher median home value ($108,900 vs $74,600 in Anson).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Bingham
Population	687	613
Median age	39.8 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$53,750
Median home value	$74,600	$108,900
Median gross rent	$861	$367
Housing units	361	398
Homeownership rate	55.1%	83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	18.7%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	12.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Bingham
Population	1,075 → 687 (-36.1%)	784 → 613 (-21.8%)
Median household income	$32,121 → $52,083 (+62.1%)	$33,306 → $53,750 (+61.4%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $74,600 (+19.9%)	$74,300 → $108,900 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $861 (+21.1%)	$610 → $367 (-39.8%)

Anson

Population

1,075687

Median household income

$32,121$52,083

Median home value

$62,200$74,600

Median gross rent

$711$861

Bingham

Population

784613

Median household income

$33,306$53,750

Median home value

$74,300$108,900

Median gross rent

$610$367

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Bingham
Under 5	5.4%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.8%	12.6%
18 to 24	12.5%	0.8%
25 to 34	16.2%	14.2%
35 to 44	9.3%	16.3%
45 to 54	20.2%	4.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	18.3%
65 to 74	7.6%	17.3%
75 and over	0.0%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Bingham
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	95.6%
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	0.0%	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Bingham
No high school diploma	18.1%	8.2%
High school graduate	51.6%	39.8%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Bingham
Drove alone	50.5%	78.3%
Carpooled	14.0%	19.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	2.4%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Bingham
1-unit, detached	51.2%	74.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	8.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.0%
20 or more units	11.6%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Bingham
Poverty rate	20.7%	14.7%
Average household size	2.26	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	29	38
Median year structure built	1964	1947