Piscataquis County vs Waldo County

A side-by-side comparison of Piscataquis County and Waldo County: population, income, housing, and more.

Piscataquis County and Waldo County are counties in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Waldo County has the higher population (40,006 vs 17,125 in Piscataquis County). Waldo County has the higher median household income ($68,441 vs $55,234 in Piscataquis County). Waldo County has the higher median home value ($239,100 vs $153,300 in Piscataquis County).

Population, income & housing

	Piscataquis County	Waldo County
Population	17,125	40,006
Median age	51.4 yrs	46.9 yrs
Median household income	$55,234	$68,441
Median home value	$153,300	$239,100
Median gross rent	$807	$969
Housing units	14,651	22,118
Homeownership rate	76.9%	80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Piscataquis County	Waldo County
Population	16,836 → 17,125 (+1.7%)	39,539 → 40,006 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$40,890 → $55,234 (+35.1%)	$51,931 → $68,441 (+31.8%)
Median home value	$109,500 → $153,300 (+40.0%)	$163,000 → $239,100 (+46.7%)
Median gross rent	$618 → $807 (+30.6%)	$814 → $969 (+19.0%)

Piscataquis County

Population

16,83617,125

Median household income

$40,890$55,234

Median home value

$109,500$153,300

Median gross rent

$618$807

Waldo County

Population

39,53940,006

Median household income

$51,931$68,441

Median home value

$163,000$239,100

Median gross rent

$814$969

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Piscataquis County	Waldo County
Under 5	4.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	11.8%	13.6%
18 to 24	5.6%	7.1%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.0%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.5%
55 to 64	18.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	16.5%	15.6%
75 and over	10.4%	8.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Piscataquis County	Waldo County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.0%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.8%
Two or more races	3.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Piscataquis County	Waldo County
No high school diploma	8.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	37.5%	31.6%
Some college or associate's	32.7%	27.3%
Bachelor's degree	15.7%	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6.1%	14.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Piscataquis County	Waldo County
Drove alone	76.5%	72.2%
Carpooled	9.5%	7.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	4.0%	3.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	8.8%	15.1%
Other means	1.1%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Piscataquis County	Waldo County
1-unit, detached	81.7%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	5.3%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	10.7%	12.9%

Poverty & households

	Piscataquis County	Waldo County
Poverty rate	16.5%	12.8%
Average household size	2.07	2.25
Mean commute (minutes)	25	26
Median year structure built	1976	1983