Searsport vs Winterport

A side-by-side comparison of Searsport and Winterport: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Searsport has the higher population (1,264 vs 1,043 in Winterport). Winterport has the higher median household income ($72,708 vs $62,159 in Searsport). Searsport has the higher median home value ($292,100 vs $237,900 in Winterport).

Population, income & housing

	Searsport	Winterport
Population	1,264	1,043
Median age	41.0 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$62,159	$72,708
Median home value	$292,100	$237,900
Median gross rent	$897	$667
Housing units	841	469
Homeownership rate	49.0%	77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	46.8%
Unemployment rate	12.3%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Searsport	Winterport
Population	1,185 → 1,264 (+6.7%)	1,242 → 1,043 (-16.0%)
Median household income	$37,337 → $62,159 (+66.5%)	$65,625 → $72,708 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$179,500 → $292,100 (+62.7%)	$172,500 → $237,900 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$507 → $897 (+76.9%)	$706 → $667 (-5.5%)

Searsport

Population

1,1851,264

Median household income

$37,337$62,159

Median home value

$179,500$292,100

Median gross rent

$507$897

Winterport

Population

1,2421,043

Median household income

$65,625$72,708

Median home value

$172,500$237,900

Median gross rent

$706$667

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Searsport	Winterport
Under 5	1.2%	5.9%
5 to 17	14.2%	12.6%
18 to 24	7.4%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	17.2%
35 to 44	13.4%	6.7%
45 to 54	12.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	11.2%	20.3%
65 to 74	12.0%	11.1%
75 and over	13.7%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Searsport	Winterport
White (non-Hispanic)	90.8%	96.2%
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%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	9.2%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Searsport	Winterport
No high school diploma	2.0%	2.5%
High school graduate	33.3%	28.1%
Some college or associate's	22.6%	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	24.4%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	21.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Searsport	Winterport
Drove alone	60.1%	75.7%
Carpooled	3.9%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	12.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	34.6%	7.1%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Searsport	Winterport
1-unit, detached	67.4%	70.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	3.2%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	14.3%
5 to 19 units	15.7%	5.3%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.9%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Searsport	Winterport
Poverty rate	16.1%	13.6%
Average household size	2.02	2.24
Mean commute (minutes)	20	18
Median year structure built	1957	1974