Belfast

Population: 6,985
Median household income: $61,322
Median home value: $307,700

Belfast, a community in Waldo County, Maine, has 6,985 residents. Its median household income of $61,322 runs below the Waldo County figure of $68,441.

Between 2019 and 2023, Belfast's population grew 4.4% from 6,688 to 6,985, while its median home value rose 61.5% from $190,500 to $307,700.

The median resident is 56.7 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 24.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,985
Median age: 56.7 yrs
Median household income: $61,322
Median home value: $307,700
Median gross rent: $986
Housing units: 4,120
Homeownership rate: 67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 48.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,6886,985

Median household income

$62,857$61,322

Median home value

$190,500$307,700

Median gross rent

$888$986

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,688	$62,857	$190,500	$888
2020	6,710	$62,720	$184,100	$874
2021	6,890	$55,900	$199,100	$935
2022	6,953	$53,925	$240,700	$902
2023	6,985	$61,322	$307,700	$986

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 244.0%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7424.0%

75 and over12.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	317	4.5%
5 to 17	857	12.3%
18 to 24	276	4.0%
25 to 34	645	9.2%
35 to 44	542	7.8%
45 to 54	678	9.7%
55 to 64	1,152	16.5%
65 to 74	1,674	24.0%
75 and over	844	12.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,112	87.5%
Black or African American	86	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	146	2.1%
Two or more races	514	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	95	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate23.6%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree23.0%

Graduate or professional degree25.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	343	6.2%
High school graduate	1,305	23.6%
Some college or associate's	1,220	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,273	23.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,394	25.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.8%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,767	71.1%
Carpooled	253	10.2%
Public transit	21	0.8%
Walked	119	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	306	12.3%
Other means	18	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,256	57.7%
15 to 29 min	390	17.9%
30 to 44 min	256	11.8%
45 to 59 min	160	7.3%
60+ min	116	5.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.07
Poverty rate: 18.2% (1,236 of 6,808)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,916	58.3%
Nonfamily households	1,373	41.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,289	79.8%
Vacant	831	20.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,214	67.3%
Renter-occupied	1,075	32.7%

1-unit, detached55.6%

1-unit, attached4.5%

2 to 4 units16.5%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units5.8%

Mobile home & other11.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,289	55.6%
1-unit, attached	184	4.5%
2 to 4 units	681	16.5%
5 to 19 units	247	6.0%
20 or more units	240	5.8%
Mobile home & other	479	11.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2303950
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 4.32 sq mi
Center point: 44.4259, -69.0264