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Waldo County, ME

Demographic and economic profile of Waldo County, ME, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Waldo County is a small, predominantly rural county in coastal Maine with a population of 40,006 that grew 1.5% over five years, supported by a labor force participation rate of 58.6% and an unemployment rate of 4.4%. Median household income stands at $72,782, with median worker earnings of $41,062, and 34.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing remains relatively accessible, with a median home value of $239,100, an 81.9% homeownership rate, and median gross rent of $969 per month, while a median age of 47.4 reflects an older resident base.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

40,006

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$72,782

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.5% since 2018

Waldo County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone37,552 (93.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race929 (2.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races868 (2.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone335 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone218 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone205 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic735
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)372
  3. 3.Spanish271
  4. 4.Other Indo-European147
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)94

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

2.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,507

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,295

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$38,183

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,972
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,603
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,994
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,670
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)1,590

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,840
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,014
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,611
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,271
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,179

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.37×)712
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.24×)2,548
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.13×)4,992
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.13×)1,473
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 1.10×)972

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$239,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$969/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

81.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,859 (20.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9992,014 (14.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,506 (10.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,9991,246 (8.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,175 (8.2%)
  • $500,000 to $749,9991,168 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

34.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$41,062

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone13,356 (72.0%)
  • Worked At Home2,888 (15.6%)
  • Carpooled1,438 (7.8%)
  • Walked603 (3.3%)
  • Other133 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit95 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.