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West Bath town, Sagadahoc County, ME

2,165 Population
11.9 square miles 181.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.9 ±5.7 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Sagadahoc County: 47.3 ±0.4
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$50,139 ±$8,509 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Sagadahoc County: $45,131 ±$2,159
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$113,750 ±$18,922 Median household income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Sagadahoc County: $82,080 ±$4,866
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

3.6% ±1.9% (78  ±43) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in Sagadahoc County: 11.1% † 4,086 (±1.9% / ±699)
  • about one-third of the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

19.4 minutes ±1.7 (16,865  ±3,943) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Sagadahoc County: 24.9 399,475 (±1.1 / ±25,328)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

877 ±130 Number of households
  • Sagadahoc County: 16,175 ±402
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.5 ±0.5 (2,159  ±288) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Sagadahoc County: 2.3 36,809 (±0.1 / ±33)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,338,163

3.7% ±5.4% (14  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Sagadahoc County: 3.7% † 273 (±1.6% / ±121)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maine: 4.8% 14,055 (±0.4% / ±1,069)

Housing

1,089 ±144 Number of housing units
  • Sagadahoc County: 19,109 ±36
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$369,800 ±$32,375 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Sagadahoc County: $300,200 ±$12,423
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Maine: $266,400 ±$2,109

13.5% ±5% (289  ±113.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Sagadahoc County: 10.8% † 3,991 (±1.9% / ±686.8)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

95.9% ±17.1% (1,569  ±184.8) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Sagadahoc County: 94.8% 26,784 (±4.2% / ±1,177.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
50.4% ±5.6% (825  ±142.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Sagadahoc County: 41.1% 11,619 (±2.7% / ±760.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 35.3% 359,323 (±0.4% / ±4,303.9)

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

4% ±2.4% (86  ±53) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Sagadahoc County: 3% 1,111
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

12.8% ±3.4% (222  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Sagadahoc County: 10.9% † 3,325 (±1.2% / ±363)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maine: 8.7% 97,871 (±0.2% / ±2,011)
222 Total veterans ±65 214 Male ±66 8 Female ±10

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