Waterville

Population: 16,704
Median household income: $47,489
Median home value: $173,700

Waterville is a community in Kennebec County, Maine, home to 16,704 residents. Its median household income of $47,489 runs below the Kennebec County figure of $65,062.

Between 2019 and 2023, Waterville's population held roughly steady from 16,577 to 16,704, while its median home value rose 39.0% from $125,000 to $173,700.

67.4% of workers drive to work alone. 40.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,704
Median age: 34.5 yrs
Median household income: $47,489
Median home value: $173,700
Median gross rent: $957
Housing units: 7,036
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,57716,704

Median household income

$38,862$47,489

Median home value

$125,000$173,700

Median gross rent

$727$957

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,577	$38,862	$125,000	$727
2020	16,623	$39,722	$124,200	$759
2021	15,872	$41,245	$137,100	$805
2022	15,785	$45,208	$154,400	$883
2023	16,704	$47,489	$173,700	$957

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.8%

18 to 2422.1%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 546.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	747	4.5%
5 to 17	2,313	13.8%
18 to 24	3,688	22.1%
25 to 34	1,681	10.1%
35 to 44	2,022	12.1%
45 to 54	1,127	6.7%
55 to 64	2,223	13.3%
65 to 74	1,724	10.3%
75 and over	1,179	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,868	89.0%
Black or African American	182	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	49	0.3%
Asian	331	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	79	0.5%
Two or more races	757	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	438	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate30.1%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree14.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	862	8.7%
High school graduate	2,992	30.1%
Some college or associate's	2,898	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,763	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,441	14.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled4.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked8.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.7%

Other means4.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,949	67.4%
Carpooled	298	4.1%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	640	8.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,150	15.7%
Other means	298	4.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,587	57.9%
15 to 29 min	1,450	23.4%
30 to 44 min	809	13.1%
45 to 59 min	146	2.4%
60+ min	199	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 25.4% (3,594 of 14,175)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,249	49.2%
Nonfamily households	3,354	50.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,603	93.8%
Vacant	433	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,027	45.8%
Renter-occupied	3,576	54.2%

1-unit, detached40.5%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units31.0%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,848	40.5%
1-unit, attached	158	2.2%
2 to 4 units	2,184	31.0%
5 to 19 units	1,054	15.0%
20 or more units	508	7.2%
Mobile home & other	284	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2380740
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.47 sq mi
Center point: 44.5453, -69.6614