Bingham

Population: 613
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $108,900

Bingham, a community in Somerset County, Maine, has 613 residents. The median household income of $53,750 is below the Somerset County median ($56,199).

From 2019 to 2023, Bingham's population declined 21.8% from 784 to 613, while its median home value rose 46.6% from $74,300 to $108,900.

78.3% of workers drive to work alone. 74.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 613
Median age: 46.9 yrs
Median household income: $53,750
Median home value: $108,900
Median gross rent: $367
Housing units: 398
Homeownership rate: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.7%
Unemployment rate: 12.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

784613

Median household income

$33,306$53,750

Median home value

$74,300$108,900

Median gross rent

$610$367

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	784	$33,306	$74,300	$610
2020	766	$34,180	$76,000	$618
2021	738	$36,250	$71,300	$620
2022	625	$41,618	$81,500	$684
2023	613	$53,750	$108,900	$367

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 240.8%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 544.6%

55 to 6418.3%

65 to 7417.3%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	5.4%
5 to 17	77	12.6%
18 to 24	5	0.8%
25 to 34	87	14.2%
35 to 44	100	16.3%
45 to 54	28	4.6%
55 to 64	112	18.3%
65 to 74	106	17.3%
75 and over	65	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	586	95.6%
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	3	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	24	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate39.8%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	41	8.2%
High school graduate	198	39.8%
Some college or associate's	166	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	67	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	26	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled19.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	198	78.3%
Carpooled	49	19.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	2.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	66	26.7%
15 to 29 min	43	17.4%
30 to 44 min	68	27.5%
45 to 59 min	8	3.2%
60+ min	62	25.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 14.7% (88 of 600)

	Count	Share
Family households	170	57.4%
Nonfamily households	126	42.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1947

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	296	74.4%
Vacant	102	25.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	246	83.1%
Renter-occupied	50	16.9%

1-unit, detached74.1%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	295	74.1%
1-unit, attached	4	1.0%
2 to 4 units	35	8.8%
5 to 19 units	12	3.0%
20 or more units	16	4.0%
Mobile home & other	36	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2304965
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.0581, -69.8731