Damariscotta

Population: 1,172
Median household income: $63,696
Median home value: $387,200

Damariscotta is a community in Lincoln County, Maine, home to 1,172 residents. Its median household income of $63,696 runs below the Lincoln County figure of $72,026.

Between 2019 and 2023, Damariscotta's population declined 7.6% from 1,269 to 1,172, while its median home value rose 34.3% from $288,300 to $387,200.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 19.4% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 86.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,172
Median age: 50.0 yrs
Median household income: $63,696
Median home value: $387,200
Median gross rent: $1,016
Housing units: 600
Homeownership rate: 63.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 43.8%
Unemployment rate: 12.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2691,172

Median household income

$60,000$63,696

Median home value

$288,300$387,200

Median gross rent

$852$1,016

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,269	$60,000	$288,300	$852
2020	1,352	$46,838	$291,900	$863
2021	1,314	$51,827	$276,900	$882
2022	1,267	$53,571	$296,700	$943
2023	1,172	$63,696	$387,200	$1,016

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 243.0%

25 to 348.4%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7419.4%

75 and over14.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	53	4.5%
5 to 17	224	19.1%
18 to 24	35	3.0%
25 to 34	99	8.4%
35 to 44	146	12.5%
45 to 54	80	6.8%
55 to 64	133	11.3%
65 to 74	227	19.4%
75 and over	175	14.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,017	86.8%
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	8	0.7%
Two or more races	83	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's24.5%

Bachelor's degree20.6%

Graduate or professional degree23.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	40	4.7%
High school graduate	232	27.0%
Some college or associate's	211	24.5%
Bachelor's degree	177	20.6%
Graduate or professional degree	200	23.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked13.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	295	75.4%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	53	13.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	43	11.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	215	61.8%
15 to 29 min	51	14.7%
30 to 44 min	40	11.5%
45 to 59 min	42	12.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 23.2% (243 of 1,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	244	51.3%
Nonfamily households	232	48.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	476	79.3%
Vacant	124	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	302	63.4%
Renter-occupied	174	36.6%

1-unit, detached57.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units19.7%

5 to 19 units13.5%

20 or more units9.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	347	57.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	118	19.7%
5 to 19 units	81	13.5%
20 or more units	54	9.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2316200
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.68 sq mi
Center point: 44.0172, -69.5202