Bar Harbor

Population: 2,311
Median household income: $72,750
Median home value: $479,600

Bar Harbor, a community in Hancock County, Maine, has 2,311 residents. The median household income of $72,750 is above the Hancock County median ($69,630).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bar Harbor's population held roughly steady from 2,292 to 2,311, while its median home value rose 46.5% from $327,400 to $479,600.

Households average 2.05 people. The median gross rent is $1,084.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,311
Median age: 47.0 yrs
Median household income: $72,750
Median home value: $479,600
Median gross rent: $1,084
Housing units: 1,518
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.5%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2922,311

Median household income

$56,897$72,750

Median home value

$327,400$479,600

Median gross rent

$829$1,084

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,292	$56,897	$327,400	$829
2020	2,163	$61,181	$293,100	$808
2021	2,018	$61,741	$333,000	$869
2022	2,154	$46,917	$469,300	$925
2023	2,311	$72,750	$479,600	$1,084

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 2417.5%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5412.1%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	1.4%
5 to 17	241	10.4%
18 to 24	405	17.5%
25 to 34	269	11.6%
35 to 44	139	6.0%
45 to 54	279	12.1%
55 to 64	391	16.9%
65 to 74	268	11.6%
75 and over	286	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,033	88.0%
Black or African American	134	5.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	67	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	1.4%
Two or more races	19	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree34.3%

Graduate or professional degree17.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	68	4.2%
High school graduate	357	21.9%
Some college or associate's	367	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	559	34.3%
Graduate or professional degree	281	17.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone56.8%

Carpooled9.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked20.3%

Bicycle2.9%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	616	56.8%
Carpooled	104	9.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	220	20.3%
Bicycle	31	2.9%
Worked from home	81	7.5%
Other means	33	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	679	67.6%
15 to 29 min	213	21.2%
30 to 44 min	70	7.0%
45 to 59 min	42	4.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.05
Poverty rate: 15.1% (308 of 2,039)

	Count	Share
Family households	509	53.0%
Nonfamily households	451	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	960	63.2%
Vacant	558	36.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	482	50.2%
Renter-occupied	478	49.8%

1-unit, detached50.7%

1-unit, attached8.3%

2 to 4 units29.1%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units4.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	770	50.7%
1-unit, attached	126	8.3%
2 to 4 units	441	29.1%
5 to 19 units	109	7.2%
20 or more units	72	4.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2302830
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.3813, -68.2111