Winterport

Population: 1,043
Median household income: $72,708
Median home value: $237,900

Winterport is a community in Waldo County, Maine, home to 1,043 residents. The median household income of $72,708 is above the Waldo County median ($68,441).

From 2019 to 2023, Winterport's population declined 16.0% from 1,242 to 1,043, while its median home value rose 37.9% from $172,500 to $237,900.

70.1% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,043
Median age: 45.4 yrs
Median household income: $72,708
Median home value: $237,900
Median gross rent: $667
Housing units: 469
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2421,043

Median household income

$65,625$72,708

Median home value

$172,500$237,900

Median gross rent

$706$667

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,242	$65,625	$172,500	$706
2020	1,450	$61,380	$173,500	$718
2021	1,275	$54,821	$171,200	$587
2022	1,100	$44,205	$173,300	$638
2023	1,043	$72,708	$237,900	$667

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1712.6%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 446.7%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	5.9%
5 to 17	131	12.6%
18 to 24	55	5.3%
25 to 34	179	17.2%
35 to 44	70	6.7%
45 to 54	143	13.7%
55 to 64	212	20.3%
65 to 74	116	11.1%
75 and over	75	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,003	96.2%
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	36	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.5%

High school graduate28.1%

Some college or associate's22.6%

Bachelor's degree25.7%

Graduate or professional degree21.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	20	2.5%
High school graduate	223	28.1%
Some college or associate's	180	22.6%
Bachelor's degree	204	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	168	21.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked12.5%

Bicycle0.8%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	393	75.7%
Carpooled	20	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	65	12.5%
Bicycle	4	0.8%
Worked from home	37	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	191	39.6%
15 to 29 min	116	24.1%
30 to 44 min	160	33.2%
45 to 59 min	15	3.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 13.6% (142 of 1,043)

	Count	Share
Family households	241	52.3%
Nonfamily households	220	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	461	98.3%
Vacant	8	1.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	356	77.2%
Renter-occupied	105	22.8%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units14.3%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	329	70.1%
1-unit, attached	15	3.2%
2 to 4 units	67	14.3%
5 to 19 units	25	5.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2386725
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.75 sq mi
Center point: 44.6481, -68.8613