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Mechanic Falls town, Androscoggin County, ME

3,108 Population
11 square miles 282.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.2 ±3.8 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Androscoggin County: 40.8 ±0.5
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$24,277 ±$4,306 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Androscoggin County: $35,885 ±$1,051
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$58,958 ±$11,509 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Androscoggin County: $67,298 ±$2,594
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

10.8% ±6.5% (321  ±192) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Androscoggin County: 13% † 14,060 (±1.4% / ±1,461)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

24.8 minutes ±3.4 (32,840  ±7,028) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Androscoggin County: 24.6 1,186,970 (±0.4 / ±36,097)
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

1,143 ±129 Number of households
  • Androscoggin County: 46,632 ±474
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.7 ±0.3 (3,059  ±19) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Androscoggin County: 2.3 108,439 (±0 / ±59)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,338,163

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

1,195 ±122 Number of housing units
  • Androscoggin County: 50,202 ±62
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$224,100 ±$29,511 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Androscoggin County: $232,000 ±$5,152
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $266,400 ±$2,109

12.6% ±8.7% (392  ±271.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Androscoggin County: 11.4% 12,640 (±1.1% / ±1,216.3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

91.7% ±13.5% (1,823  ±337.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Androscoggin County: 92.5% 72,255 (±2.4% / ±1,893.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
15.4% ±7% (306  ±143.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Androscoggin County: 23.4% 18,317 (±1.2% / ±914.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 35.3% 359,323 (±0.4% / ±4,303.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.9% ±1.8% (58  ±56) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Androscoggin County: 4.9% 5,459
  • about half the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

10.1% ±4.7% (224  ±107) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Androscoggin County: 8.8% 7,821 (±0.8% / ±745)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 8.7% 97,871 (±0.2% / ±2,011)
224 Total veterans ±107 224 Male ±107 N/A Female ±11

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