Jonesport vs Milbridge

A side-by-side comparison of Jonesport and Milbridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Jonesport has the higher population (634 vs 394 in Milbridge). Milbridge has the higher median home value ($216,700 vs $122,200 in Jonesport). Since 2019, Jonesport's population has grown faster (-4.8% vs -25.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Jonesport	Milbridge
Population	634	394
Median age	39.6 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$65,938	—
Median home value	$122,200	$216,700
Median gross rent	$260	—
Housing units	403	206
Homeownership rate	53.5%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.0%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	18.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jonesport	Milbridge
Population	666 → 634 (-4.8%)	532 → 394 (-25.9%)
Median household income	$58,125 → $65,938 (+13.4%)	$79,306 → $83,417 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$126,600 → $122,200 (-3.5%)	$117,300 → $216,700 (+84.7%)
Median gross rent	$319 → $260 (-18.5%)	$784 → $775 (-1.1%)

Jonesport

Population

666634

Median household income

$58,125$65,938

Median home value

$126,600$122,200

Median gross rent

$319$260

Milbridge

Population

532394

Median household income

$79,306$83,417

Median home value

$117,300$216,700

Median gross rent

$784$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jonesport	Milbridge
Under 5	3.9%	5.1%
5 to 17	12.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	8.8%	11.4%
25 to 34	9.9%	3.8%
35 to 44	20.8%	10.7%
45 to 54	6.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	14.5%	11.7%
75 and over	10.9%	20.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jonesport	Milbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	96.1%	61.2%
Black or African American	1.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	15.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jonesport	Milbridge
No high school diploma	10.2%	16.4%
High school graduate	46.8%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jonesport	Milbridge
Drove alone	76.0%	16.9%
Carpooled	11.0%	62.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	7.9%	19.3%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.8%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jonesport	Milbridge
1-unit, detached	77.9%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.4%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.4%
20 or more units	4.7%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	7.9%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Jonesport	Milbridge
Poverty rate	17.6%	22.2%
Average household size	2.08	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	14	24
Median year structure built	1938	1947