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Wales town, Androscoggin County, ME

1,806 Population
16 square miles 113.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±5.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Androscoggin County: 40.8 ±0.5
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$33,259 ±$4,824 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Androscoggin County: $35,885 ±$1,051
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$74,180 ±$13,598 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Androscoggin County: $67,298 ±$2,594
  • a little higher than the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

14.3% ±8% (257  ±151) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Androscoggin County: 13% † 14,060 (±1.4% / ±1,461)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

25.9 minutes ±9.5 (19,055  ±4,256) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Androscoggin County: 24.6 1,186,970 (±0.4 / ±36,097)
  • a little higher than the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

692 ±111 Number of households
  • Androscoggin County: 46,632 ±474
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.6 ±0.2 (1,806  ±326) Persons per household
  • about 10 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

4.5% ±3.9% (20  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in Androscoggin County: 4.7% † 1,176 (±1% / ±253)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 4.8% 14,055 (±0.4% / ±1,069)

Housing

768 ±125 Number of housing units
  • Androscoggin County: 50,202 ±62
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$218,500 ±$34,847 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

4.3% ±3.8% (76  ±68.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Androscoggin County: 11.4% 12,640 (±1.1% / ±1,216.3)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

93.1% ±20.3% (1,163  ±172.6) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Androscoggin County: 92.5% 72,255 (±2.4% / ±1,893.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
15.9% ±4.1% (199  ±60.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Androscoggin County: 23.4% 18,317 (±1.2% / ±914.6)
  • about half the rate in Maine: 35.3% 359,323 (±0.4% / ±4,303.9)

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

1.4% ±2% (26  ±37) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Androscoggin County: 4.9% 5,459
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

10.2% ±3% (143  ±49) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 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)
143 Total veterans ±49 139 Male ±48 4 Female ±6

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