Bowdoinham

Population: 768
Median home value: $352,900

Bowdoinham is a community in Sagadahoc County, Maine, home to 768 residents. The median home value of $352,900 is above the Sagadahoc County median ($300,200).

From 2019 to 2023, Bowdoinham's population declined 2.5% from 788 to 768, while its median home value rose 54.8% from $227,900 to $352,900.

24.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.60 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 768
Median age: 28.6 yrs
Median household income: —
Median home value: $352,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 339
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 51.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

788768

Median household income

$85,714$88,590

Median home value

$227,900$352,900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	788	$85,714	$227,900
2020	748	$79,014	$230,100
2021	789	$84,071	$231,500
2022	766	$88,590	$274,500
2023	768	—	$352,900

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

Age distribution

Under 51.8%

5 to 1742.6%

18 to 240.0%

25 to 349.0%

35 to 4418.0%

45 to 546.1%

55 to 646.6%

65 to 7413.7%

75 and over2.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	14	1.8%
5 to 17	327	42.6%
18 to 24	0	0.0%
25 to 34	69	9.0%
35 to 44	138	18.0%
45 to 54	47	6.1%
55 to 64	51	6.6%
65 to 74	105	13.7%
75 and over	17	2.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	588	76.6%
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	0	0.0%
Two or more races	180	23.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate32.8%

Some college or associate's15.7%

Bachelor's degree29.0%

Graduate or professional degree22.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	140	32.8%
Some college or associate's	67	15.7%
Bachelor's degree	124	29.0%
Graduate or professional degree	96	22.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone84.7%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	183	84.7%
Carpooled	17	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	16	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	106	53.0%
30 to 44 min	58	29.0%
45 to 59 min	36	18.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 24.0% (184 of 768)

	Count	Share
Family households	217	73.8%
Nonfamily households	77	26.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	294	86.7%
Vacant	45	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	208	70.7%
Renter-occupied	86	29.3%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units20.4%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	225	66.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	9	2.7%
20 or more units	69	20.4%
Mobile home & other	36	10.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2306330
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.56 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.0212, -69.9013