Wiscasset

Population: 1,273
Median household income: $91,477
Median home value: $281,700

Wiscasset, a community in Lincoln County, Maine, has 1,273 residents. The median household income of $91,477 is above the Lincoln County median ($72,026).

Between 2019 and 2023, Wiscasset's population grew 4.3% from 1,220 to 1,273, while its median home value rose 35.8% from $207,500 to $281,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 90.7% of the population. 86.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,273
Median age: 47.8 yrs
Median household income: $91,477
Median home value: $281,700
Median gross rent: $1,517
Housing units: 650
Homeownership rate: 67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 39.2%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2201,273

Median household income

$28,828$91,477

Median home value

$207,500$281,700

Median gross rent

$734$1,517

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,220	$28,828	$207,500	$734
2020	1,293	$55,131	$172,500	$768
2021	1,318	$59,483	$215,500	$848
2022	1,207	$102,792	$276,300	$1,200
2023	1,273	$91,477	$281,700	$1,517

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 178.2%

18 to 2415.5%

25 to 344.4%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5424.4%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7414.9%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	105	8.2%
18 to 24	197	15.5%
25 to 34	56	4.4%
35 to 44	153	12.0%
45 to 54	310	24.4%
55 to 64	181	14.2%
65 to 74	190	14.9%
75 and over	81	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,155	90.7%
Black or African American	56	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	18	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's14.6%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree14.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	70	7.2%
High school graduate	378	38.9%
Some college or associate's	142	14.6%
Bachelor's degree	237	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	144	14.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled1.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	629	86.8%
Carpooled	10	1.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	86	11.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	381	59.6%
15 to 29 min	46	7.2%
30 to 44 min	112	17.5%
45 to 59 min	15	2.3%
60+ min	85	13.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 7.5% (90 of 1,193)

	Count	Share
Family households	218	40.9%
Nonfamily households	315	59.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	533	82.0%
Vacant	117	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	359	67.4%
Renter-occupied	174	32.6%

1-unit, detached66.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units26.3%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	434	66.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	171	26.3%
5 to 19 units	33	5.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12	1.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2387040
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.9 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 44.0108, -69.6780