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West Paris town, Oxford County, ME

1,808 Population
24.2 square miles 74.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46 ±7.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Oxford County: 48.2 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$25,785 ±$3,241 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Oxford County: $35,412 ±$1,309
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,324 ±$5,244 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Oxford County: $60,173 ±$3,674
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.1% ±10.1% (416  ±184) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Oxford County: 13.8% 8,044 (±1.4% / ±800)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

32.5 minutes ±16.1 (18,755  ±5,651) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Oxford County: 28.9 662,660 (±0.8 / ±32,751)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

674 ±115 Number of households
  • Oxford County: 24,140 ±543
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.6 (1,715  ±253) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Oxford County: 2.4 58,354 (±0.1 / ±100)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.4% ±7.4% (31  ±29) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Oxford County: 4% † 469 (±1% / ±120)
  • nearly double the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

855 ±116 Number of housing units
  • Oxford County: 36,855 ±48
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$193,000 ±$19,717 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Oxford County: $217,300 ±$7,088
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.1% ±8.2% (269  ±150.8) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Oxford County: 9% † 5,296 (±1.2% / ±727.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.3% ±17.4% (1,256  ±172.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Oxford County: 92.6% 41,773 (±2.6% / ±1,187.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
23.1% ±7.5% (328  ±116.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Oxford County: 24% 10,827 (±1.4% / ±641.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about two-thirds 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

1.7% ±2.4% (30  ±43) Foreign-born population
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Oxford County: 1.4% 838
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9.8% ±2.8% (152  ±48) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Oxford County: 9.4% 4,583 (±0.8% / ±377)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
152 Total veterans ±48 145 Male ±48 7 Female ±5

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