Wilton

Population: 1,822
Median household income: $55,721
Median home value: $163,500

Wilton, a community in Franklin County, Maine, has 1,822 residents. At $55,721, its median household income sits below Franklin County's $58,522.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wilton's population declined 6.6% from 1,950 to 1,822, while its median home value rose 82.3% from $89,700 to $163,500.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 17.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 99.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,822
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,721
Median home value: $163,500
Median gross rent: $560
Housing units: 922
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.6%
Unemployment rate: 14.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9501,822

Median household income

$47,500$55,721

Median home value

$89,700$163,500

Median gross rent

$519$560

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,950	$47,500	$89,700	$519
2020	1,513	$36,250	$117,600	$511
2021	1,451	$36,875	$132,000	$481
2022	1,599	$42,143	$156,700	$555
2023	1,822	$55,721	$163,500	$560

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4416.2%

45 to 547.0%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7417.0%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	146	8.0%
5 to 17	279	15.3%
18 to 24	113	6.2%
25 to 34	232	12.7%
35 to 44	296	16.2%
45 to 54	128	7.0%
55 to 64	229	12.6%
65 to 74	309	17.0%
75 and over	90	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,819	99.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate30.9%

Some college or associate's36.8%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree11.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	98	7.6%
High school graduate	397	30.9%
Some college or associate's	473	36.8%
Bachelor's degree	167	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	149	11.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	499	77.0%
Carpooled	96	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	8.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	283	47.5%
15 to 29 min	121	20.3%
30 to 44 min	66	11.1%
45 to 59 min	19	3.2%
60+ min	107	18.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 6.7% (122 of 1,822)

	Count	Share
Family households	403	56.2%
Nonfamily households	314	43.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	717	77.8%
Vacant	205	22.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	431	60.1%
Renter-occupied	286	39.9%

1-unit, detached76.6%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units16.2%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	706	76.6%
1-unit, attached	9	1.0%
2 to 4 units	149	16.2%
5 to 19 units	34	3.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	24	2.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2385815
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.09 sq mi
Water area: 0.9 sq mi
Center point: 44.5943, -70.2375