Alfred

Population: 696
Median household income: $32,476
Median home value: $359,800

Alfred, a community in York County, Maine, has 696 residents. Its median household income of $32,476 runs below the York County figure of $82,904.

From 2019 to 2023, Alfred's population declined 37.1% from 1,106 to 696, while its median home value rose 66.2% from $216,500 to $359,800.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $764.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 696
Median age: 52.6 yrs
Median household income: $32,476
Median home value: $359,800
Median gross rent: $764
Housing units: 373
Homeownership rate: 49.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Unemployment rate: 11.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,106696

Median household income

$45,461$32,476

Median home value

$216,500$359,800

Median gross rent

$746$764

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,106	$45,461	$216,500	$746
2020	997	$45,350	$193,900	$715
2021	939	$39,191	$288,000	$691
2022	850	$40,326	$321,900	$717
2023	696	$32,476	$359,800	$764

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 178.9%

18 to 2413.8%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 5417.7%

55 to 6422.4%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over10.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	4.0%
5 to 17	62	8.9%
18 to 24	96	13.8%
25 to 34	50	7.2%
35 to 44	61	8.8%
45 to 54	123	17.7%
55 to 64	156	22.4%
65 to 74	50	7.2%
75 and over	70	10.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	696	100.0%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.2%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree6.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11	2.2%
High school graduate	230	45.1%
Some college or associate's	183	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	31	6.1%
Graduate or professional degree	55	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.9%

Carpooled9.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	334	81.9%
Carpooled	38	9.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	36	8.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	104	25.5%
15 to 29 min	120	29.4%
30 to 44 min	129	31.6%
45 to 59 min	55	13.5%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 13.6% (95 of 696)

	Count	Share
Family households	171	53.6%
Nonfamily households	148	46.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	319	85.5%
Vacant	54	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	158	49.5%
Renter-occupied	161	50.5%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units36.7%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	211	56.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	137	36.7%
5 to 19 units	16	4.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2300695
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.93 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.4786, -70.7271