Maine

Population, income, and housing across 16 counties and 155 cities & places.

Population: 1,377,400
Median household income: $71,773
Median home value: $266,400

Maine has a population of 1,377,400, spread across 16 counties and 155 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, Maine's population grew 3.1% from 1,335,492 to 1,377,400, while its median home value rose 39.9% from $190,400 to $266,400.

The largest age group is 55 to 64, 15.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,377,400
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,773
Median home value: $266,400
Median gross rent: $1,084
Housing units: 746,552
Homeownership rate: 74.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,335,4921,377,400

Median household income

$57,918$71,773

Median home value

$190,400$266,400

Median gross rent

$853$1,084

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,335,492	$57,918	$190,400	$853
2020	1,340,825	$59,489	$198,000	$873
2021	1,357,046	$63,182	$212,100	$927
2022	1,366,949	$68,251	$244,800	$1,009
2023	1,377,400	$71,773	$266,400	$1,084

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62,915	4.6%
5 to 17	188,967	13.7%
18 to 24	108,888	7.9%
25 to 34	166,235	12.1%
35 to 44	165,152	12.0%
45 to 54	171,914	12.5%
55 to 64	212,168	15.4%
65 to 74	181,795	13.2%
75 and over	119,366	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,248,450	90.6%
Black or African American	22,477	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5,260	0.4%
Asian	15,115	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	253	0.0%
Some other race	4,638	0.3%
Two or more races	52,598	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,609	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's28.6%

Bachelor's degree22.0%

Graduate or professional degree13.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	56,031	5.5%
High school graduate	310,243	30.5%
Some college or associate's	291,033	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	223,713	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	135,610	13.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.3%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	487,572	72.3%
Carpooled	55,335	8.2%
Public transit	3,297	0.5%
Walked	23,573	3.5%
Bicycle	1,950	0.3%
Worked from home	95,335	14.1%
Other means	7,592	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	188,771	32.6%
15 to 29 min	199,784	34.5%
30 to 44 min	108,260	18.7%
45 to 59 min	42,800	7.4%
60+ min	39,704	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 10.8% (144,263 of 1,338,071)

	Count	Share
Family households	357,418	60.7%
Nonfamily households	231,667	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	589,085	78.9%
Vacant	157,467	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	436,029	74.0%
Renter-occupied	153,056	26.0%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other8.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	524,264	70.2%
1-unit, attached	18,467	2.5%
2 to 4 units	76,053	10.2%
5 to 19 units	39,660	5.3%
20 or more units	26,491	3.5%
Mobile home & other	61,617	8.3%

Geography

State FIPS: 23
USPS: ME
Land area: 30,845 sq mi
Water area: 4,535 sq mi
Center point: 45.4093, -68.6666

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