Gardiner

Population: 6,047
Median household income: $58,152
Median home value: $198,100

Gardiner, a community in Kennebec County, Maine, has 6,047 residents. Its median household income of $58,152 runs below the Kennebec County figure of $65,062.

From 2019 to 2023, Gardiner's population grew 6.9% from 5,657 to 6,047, while its median home value rose 40.8% from $140,700 to $198,100.

60.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1945.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,047
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $58,152
Median home value: $198,100
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 3,065
Homeownership rate: 67.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.0%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6576,047

Median household income

$49,627$58,152

Median home value

$140,700$198,100

Median gross rent

$733$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,657	$49,627	$140,700	$733
2020	5,670	$52,545	$149,800	$748
2021	5,944	$57,458	$153,900	$824
2022	5,994	$57,329	$174,500	$872
2023	6,047	$58,152	$198,100	$927

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	270	4.5%
5 to 17	752	12.4%
18 to 24	655	10.8%
25 to 34	772	12.8%
35 to 44	599	9.9%
45 to 54	965	16.0%
55 to 64	701	11.6%
65 to 74	857	14.2%
75 and over	476	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,468	90.4%
Black or African American	89	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	53	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	79	1.3%
Two or more races	189	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	169	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate32.4%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree21.0%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	282	6.5%
High school graduate	1,418	32.4%
Some college or associate's	1,401	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	917	21.0%
Graduate or professional degree	352	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone73.1%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit1.3%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,950	73.1%
Carpooled	284	10.6%
Public transit	36	1.3%
Walked	95	3.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	299	11.2%
Other means	4	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	474	20.0%
15 to 29 min	620	26.2%
30 to 44 min	965	40.7%
45 to 59 min	167	7.0%
60+ min	143	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 11.3% (674 of 5,957)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,414	51.9%
Nonfamily households	1,312	48.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1945

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,726	88.9%
Vacant	339	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,842	67.6%
Renter-occupied	884	32.4%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units20.5%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other5.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,848	60.3%
1-unit, attached	19	0.6%
2 to 4 units	628	20.5%
5 to 19 units	362	11.8%
20 or more units	56	1.8%
Mobile home & other	152	5.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2327085
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.89 sq mi
Center point: 44.1951, -69.7938