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Washington County, ME

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

AI Overview

Washington County's economy is rooted in natural-resource industries typical of coastal and rural Maine, with a workforce of roughly 16,400 labor-force participants and median worker earnings of $34,176 against a low cost base — median home values of $147,100 and gross rent of $768/month. At 24.9% bachelor's degree attainment and a 6.6% unemployment rate, the county's labor pool skews toward trade and vocational skills rather than credentialed professional roles. The population of 31,261 has contracted 1.4% over five years, the median age stands at 48.6, and a labor force participation rate of just 52.5% points to structural workforce constraints alongside a 17.8% poverty rate.

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

Population

31,261

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,024

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.4% since 2018

Washington County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone27,575 (88.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,463 (4.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races928 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race729 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone340 (1.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone168 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish472
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)250
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic81
  4. 4.Other Indo-European74
  5. 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)31

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

3.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,983

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$36,379

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,459

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,834
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,538
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining1,255
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,080
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)931

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,640
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,257
  3. 3.Service Occupations2,166
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,147
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,762

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.16×)1,256
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.50×)906
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.28×)3,824
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)1,469
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 0.96×)852

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$768/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,360 (12.0%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,151 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,135 (10.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,017 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999858 (7.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999590 (5.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

52.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,176

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone9,474 (75.6%)
  • Worked At Home1,217 (9.7%)
  • Carpooled1,144 (9.1%)
  • Walked531 (4.2%)
  • Other86 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit62 (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.