Mexico

Population: 2,026
Median household income: $46,625
Median home value: $99,600

Mexico, a community in Oxford County, Maine, has 2,026 residents. At $46,625, its median household income sits below Oxford County's $57,933.

From 2019 to 2023, Mexico's population grew 19.1% from 1,701 to 2,026, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $68,500 to $99,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 96.4% of the population. 92.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,026
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $46,625
Median home value: $99,600
Median gross rent: $829
Housing units: 1,171
Homeownership rate: 71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7012,026

Median household income

$38,556$46,625

Median home value

$68,500$99,600

Median gross rent

$596$829

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,701	$38,556	$68,500	$596
2020	1,957	$36,027	$62,300	$664
2021	1,859	$31,000	$80,100	$713
2022	1,833	$35,093	$96,400	$765
2023	2,026	$46,625	$99,600	$829

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 243.6%

25 to 344.7%

35 to 4416.7%

45 to 545.2%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 7415.8%

75 and over11.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	50	2.5%
5 to 17	432	21.3%
18 to 24	73	3.6%
25 to 34	96	4.7%
35 to 44	339	16.7%
45 to 54	106	5.2%
55 to 64	373	18.4%
65 to 74	321	15.8%
75 and over	236	11.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,954	96.4%
Black or African American	10	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	54	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.8%

High school graduate51.8%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree11.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	5.8%
High school graduate	762	51.8%
Some college or associate's	416	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	171	11.6%
Graduate or professional degree	36	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone92.8%

Carpooled1.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	666	92.8%
Carpooled	8	1.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	24	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	2.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	386	55.3%
15 to 29 min	88	12.6%
30 to 44 min	90	12.9%
45 to 59 min	24	3.4%
60+ min	110	15.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 23.4% (471 of 2,017)

	Count	Share
Family households	592	68.9%
Nonfamily households	267	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	859	73.4%
Vacant	312	26.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	614	71.5%
Renter-occupied	245	28.5%

1-unit, detached50.9%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units24.7%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	596	50.9%
1-unit, attached	33	2.8%
2 to 4 units	289	24.7%
5 to 19 units	47	4.0%
20 or more units	8	0.7%
Mobile home & other	198	16.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2345250
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.77 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 44.5569, -70.5337