Lubec vs Milbridge

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

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

Milbridge has the higher population (394 vs 320 in Lubec). Milbridge has the higher median home value ($216,700 vs $204,100 in Lubec). Since 2019, Lubec's population has grown faster (+1.9% vs -25.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Lubec	Milbridge
Population	320	394
Median age	67.8 yrs	46.2 yrs
Median household income	$43,750	—
Median home value	$204,100	$216,700
Median gross rent	$280	—
Housing units	374	206
Homeownership rate	78.8%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	60.5%	33.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	18.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lubec	Milbridge
Population	314 → 320 (+1.9%)	532 → 394 (-25.9%)
Median household income	$29,861 → $43,750 (+46.5%)	$79,306 → $83,417 (+5.2%)
Median home value	$105,100 → $204,100 (+94.2%)	$117,300 → $216,700 (+84.7%)
Median gross rent	$240 → $280 (+16.7%)	$784 → $775 (-1.1%)

Lubec

Population

314320

Median household income

$29,861$43,750

Median home value

$105,100$204,100

Median gross rent

$240$280

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)

	Lubec	Milbridge
Under 5	3.8%	5.1%
5 to 17	3.8%	15.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.4%
25 to 34	3.1%	3.8%
35 to 44	5.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	7.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	10.6%	12.7%
65 to 74	47.2%	11.7%
75 and over	18.8%	20.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lubec	Milbridge
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	61.2%
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%	15.7%
Hispanic or Latino	10.0%	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lubec	Milbridge
No high school diploma	7.4%	16.4%
High school graduate	15.5%	32.8%
Some college or associate's	16.6%	17.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.9%	24.3%
Graduate or professional degree	42.6%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lubec	Milbridge
Drove alone	48.1%	16.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	62.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.8%	19.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	38.5%	1.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lubec	Milbridge
1-unit, detached	92.5%	58.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	19.9%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	2.4%
20 or more units	2.7%	12.1%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Lubec	Milbridge
Poverty rate	20.3%	22.2%
Average household size	1.66	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1938	1947