Anson vs North Anson

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

Anson and North Anson 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 420 in North Anson). Anson has the higher median household income ($52,083 vs $39,125 in North Anson). Since 2019, North Anson's population has grown faster (-10.8% vs -36.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	North Anson
Population	687	420
Median age	39.8 yrs	50.9 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$39,125
Median home value	$74,600	—
Median gross rent	$861	—
Housing units	361	292
Homeownership rate	55.1%	74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	2.9%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	North Anson
Population	1,075 → 687 (-36.1%)	471 → 420 (-10.8%)
Median household income	$32,121 → $52,083 (+62.1%)	$32,019 → $39,125 (+22.2%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $74,600 (+19.9%)	$124,700 → $145,200 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $861 (+21.1%)	—

Anson

Population

1,075687

Median household income

$32,121$52,083

Median home value

$62,200$74,600

Median gross rent

$711$861

North Anson

Population

471420

Median household income

$32,019$39,125

Median home value

$124,700$145,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	North Anson
Under 5	5.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	13.8%	2.9%
18 to 24	12.5%	6.7%
25 to 34	16.2%	7.6%
35 to 44	9.3%	7.9%
45 to 54	20.2%	28.6%
55 to 64	15.0%	7.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	27.4%
75 and over	0.0%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	North Anson
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.7%
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%	2.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	North Anson
No high school diploma	18.1%	2.4%
High school graduate	51.6%	77.9%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	16.8%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	North Anson
Drove alone	50.5%	94.6%
Carpooled	14.0%	2.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	20.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	2.7%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	North Anson
1-unit, detached	51.2%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	11.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	26.7%

Poverty & households

	Anson	North Anson
Poverty rate	20.7%	9.8%
Average household size	2.26	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	29	22
Median year structure built	1964	1963