Anson vs Pittsfield

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

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

Pittsfield has the higher population (3,078 vs 687 in Anson). Pittsfield has the higher median household income ($57,292 vs $52,083 in Anson). Pittsfield has the higher median home value ($151,100 vs $74,600 in Anson).

Population, income & housing

	Anson	Pittsfield
Population	687	3,078
Median age	39.8 yrs	39.3 yrs
Median household income	$52,083	$57,292
Median home value	$74,600	$151,100
Median gross rent	$861	$851
Housing units	361	1,297
Homeownership rate	55.1%	65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	22.3%
Unemployment rate	6.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Anson	Pittsfield
Population	1,075 → 687 (-36.1%)	2,958 → 3,078 (+4.1%)
Median household income	$32,121 → $52,083 (+62.1%)	$41,544 → $57,292 (+37.9%)
Median home value	$62,200 → $74,600 (+19.9%)	$127,200 → $151,100 (+18.8%)
Median gross rent	$711 → $861 (+21.1%)	$347 → $851 (+145.2%)

Anson

Population

1,075687

Median household income

$32,121$52,083

Median home value

$62,200$74,600

Median gross rent

$711$861

Pittsfield

Population

2,9583,078

Median household income

$41,544$57,292

Median home value

$127,200$151,100

Median gross rent

$347$851

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Anson	Pittsfield
Under 5	5.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	13.8%	17.6%
18 to 24	12.5%	7.5%
25 to 34	16.2%	15.7%
35 to 44	9.3%	9.3%
45 to 54	20.2%	14.2%
55 to 64	15.0%	11.7%
65 to 74	7.6%	9.9%
75 and over	0.0%	8.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Anson	Pittsfield
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.8%
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%	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Anson	Pittsfield
No high school diploma	18.1%	8.3%
High school graduate	51.6%	41.2%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Anson	Pittsfield
Drove alone	50.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	14.0%	4.1%
Public transit	0.0%	1.1%
Walked	20.9%	3.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.3%	13.4%
Other means	7.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Anson	Pittsfield
1-unit, detached	51.2%	64.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	19.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	11.6%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Anson	Pittsfield
Poverty rate	20.7%	22.2%
Average household size	2.26	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	29	24
Median year structure built	1964	1949