Anson vs Hartland

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

Anson and Hartland 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 572 in Hartland). Hartland has the higher median household income ($61,917 vs $52,083 in Anson). Hartland has the higher median home value ($115,400 vs $74,600 in Anson).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Hartland
Population	687	572
Median age	39.8 yrs	48.2 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$61,917
Median home value	$74,600	$115,400
Median gross rent	$861	$884
Housing units	361	265
Homeownership rate	55.1%	59.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	4.0%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Hartland
Population	1,075 → 687 (-36.1%)	666 → 572 (-14.1%)
Median household income	$32,121 → $52,083 (+62.1%)	$31,406 → $61,917 (+97.2%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $74,600 (+19.9%)	$78,100 → $115,400 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $861 (+21.1%)	$709 → $884 (+24.7%)

Anson

Population

1,075687

Median household income

$32,121$52,083

Median home value

$62,200$74,600

Median gross rent

$711$861

Hartland

Population

666572

Median household income

$31,406$61,917

Median home value

$78,100$115,400

Median gross rent

$709$884

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Hartland
Under 5	5.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.8%	12.4%
18 to 24	12.5%	11.0%
25 to 34	16.2%	7.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	10.8%
45 to 54	20.2%	15.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	13.5%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.4%
75 and over	0.0%	13.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Hartland
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.5%
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%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Hartland
No high school diploma	18.1%	15.9%
High school graduate	51.6%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	1.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Hartland
Drove alone	50.5%	90.4%
Carpooled	14.0%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	0.0%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Hartland
1-unit, detached	51.2%	54.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	27.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	11.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Hartland
Poverty rate	20.7%	20.5%
Average household size	2.26	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	29	33
Median year structure built	1964	1944