Newcastle

Population: 621
Median household income: $76,389
Median home value: $417,700

Newcastle, a community in Lincoln County, Maine, has 621 residents. The median household income of $76,389 is above the Lincoln County median ($72,026).

Between 2019 and 2023, Newcastle's population grew 21.3% from 512 to 621, while its median home value rose 35.0% from $309,400 to $417,700.

37.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 74.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 621
Median age: 55.0 yrs
Median household income: $76,389
Median home value: $417,700
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 331
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

512621

Median household income

$36,563$76,389

Median home value

$309,400$417,700

Median gross rent

$775$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	512	$36,563	$309,400	$775
2020	643	$99,375	$394,200	$795
2021	709	$69,777	$345,100	$858
2022	680	—	$402,400	$1,021
2023	621	$76,389	$417,700	$1,042

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 177.1%

18 to 2414.7%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 443.1%

45 to 5419.0%

55 to 6421.6%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over16.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	44	7.1%
18 to 24	91	14.7%
25 to 34	39	6.3%
35 to 44	19	3.1%
45 to 54	118	19.0%
55 to 64	134	21.6%
65 to 74	74	11.9%
75 and over	102	16.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	591	95.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	9	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.6%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's26.5%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree20.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	1.6%
High school graduate	169	34.8%
Some college or associate's	129	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	83	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	97	20.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 10 min

Drove alone33.2%

Carpooled38.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.5%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	110	33.2%
Carpooled	128	38.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	17	5.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	21.5%
Other means	5	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	185	71.2%
15 to 29 min	62	23.8%
30 to 44 min	13	5.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.08
Poverty rate: 2.9% (18 of 621)

	Count	Share
Family households	197	66.1%
Nonfamily households	101	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	298	90.0%
Vacant	33	10.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	223	74.8%
Renter-occupied	75	25.2%

1-unit, detached81.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units6.3%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	270	81.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27	8.2%
5 to 19 units	8	2.4%
20 or more units	21	6.3%
Mobile home & other	5	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2348610
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.17 sq mi
Water area: 0.63 sq mi
Center point: 44.0486, -69.5333