Bucksport

Population: 3,140
Median household income: $58,644
Median home value: $193,800

Bucksport is a community in Hancock County, Maine, home to 3,140 residents. At $58,644, its median household income sits below Hancock County's $69,630.

Between 2019 and 2023, Bucksport's population grew 19.7% from 2,624 to 3,140, while its median home value rose 37.3% from $141,100 to $193,800.

22.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,140
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $58,644
Median home value: $193,800
Median gross rent: $780
Housing units: 1,529
Homeownership rate: 66.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6243,140

Median household income

$29,922$58,644

Median home value

$141,100$193,800

Median gross rent

$334$780

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,624	$29,922	$141,100	$334
2020	2,879	$36,765	$126,300	$669
2021	2,996	$41,842	$150,100	$603
2022	2,947	$48,942	$164,400	$672
2023	3,140	$58,644	$193,800	$780

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1710.8%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 444.0%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 7418.0%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	261	8.3%
5 to 17	340	10.8%
18 to 24	301	9.6%
25 to 34	491	15.6%
35 to 44	127	4.0%
45 to 54	304	9.7%
55 to 64	397	12.6%
65 to 74	564	18.0%
75 and over	355	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,957	94.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	13	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	170	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.9%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's40.2%

Bachelor's degree18.6%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	155	6.9%
High school graduate	682	30.5%
Some college or associate's	900	40.2%
Bachelor's degree	417	18.6%
Graduate or professional degree	84	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone56.2%

Carpooled34.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	680	56.2%
Carpooled	419	34.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	111	9.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	333	30.3%
15 to 29 min	204	18.6%
30 to 44 min	534	48.6%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	28	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 13.9% (436 of 3,130)

	Count	Share
Family households	598	40.4%
Nonfamily households	881	59.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,479	96.7%
Vacant	50	3.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	981	66.3%
Renter-occupied	498	33.7%

1-unit, detached63.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units10.9%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	976	63.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	128	8.4%
5 to 19 units	153	10.0%
20 or more units	167	10.9%
Mobile home & other	105	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2308780
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 11 sq mi
Water area: 3.13 sq mi
Center point: 44.5884, -68.7986