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Wales town, Androscoggin County, ME

1,924 Population
16 square miles 120.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.1 ±4.2 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Androscoggin County: 40.5 ±0.4
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$30,754 ±$5,287 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Androscoggin County: $36,085 ±$1,075
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$77,004 ±$5,016 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Androscoggin County: $67,873 ±$1,991
  • a little higher than the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

25.3% ±13.9% (476  ±272) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Androscoggin County: 14.4% 15,686 (±1.3% / ±1,368)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

28 minutes ±11.1 (17,270  ±4,060) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Androscoggin County: 24.4 1,160,465 (±0.6 / ±43,016)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

663 ±108 Number of households
  • Androscoggin County: 46,953 ±497
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.9 ±0.7 (1,924  ±309) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Androscoggin County: 2.3 109,233 (±0 / ±61)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

14.1% ±11.8% (67  ±58) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Androscoggin County: 4.8% † 1,226 (±0.9% / ±240)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

747 ±124 Number of housing units
  • Androscoggin County: 50,471 ±59
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$250,400 ±$27,663 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Androscoggin County: $252,800 ±$7,256
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.7% ±3.9% (87  ±73.8) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Androscoggin County: 10.8% 12,115 (±1.1% / ±1,181.6)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.9% ±2.2% (1,177  ±177.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Androscoggin County: 93.1% 73,426 (±2.5% / ±1,952.8)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.7% ±4.3% (192  ±60.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Androscoggin County: 23.4% 18,415 (±1.3% / ±989.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2% ±2.2% (39  ±43) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Androscoggin County: 5.6% 6,351
  • about half the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

10.4% ±4% (139  ±59) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Androscoggin County: 8.3% 7,472 (±0.7% / ±581)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
139 Total veterans ±59 132 Male ±57 7 Female ±7

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