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Buxton town, York County, ME

8,451 Population
40.5 square miles 208.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

46.2 ±2.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in York County: 45.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$45,497 ±$5,875 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in York County: $44,548 ±$981
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$85,208 ±$18,285 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in York County: $82,904 ±$3,247
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

2.2% ±1.7% (188  ±145) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in York County: 7.8% † 16,428 (±0.8% / ±1,690)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

33.3 minutes ±8.9 (154,395  ±45,939) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in York County: 27.1 2,573,320 (±0.7 / ±86,401)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

3,501 ±379 Number of households
  • York County: 90,250 ±907
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.4 ±0.3 (8,437  ±18) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in York County: 2.3 211,356 (±0 / ±88)
  • a little higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,338,163

1.7% ±1.6% (29  ±27) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in York County: 4.5% † 2,011 (±0.8% / ±364)
  • about one-third of the rate in Maine: 4.8% 14,055 (±0.4% / ±1,069)

Housing

3,906 ±386 Number of housing units
  • York County: 113,853 ±120
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$315,500 ±$33,063 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in York County: $357,200 ±$6,179
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $266,400 ±$2,109

5.3% ±2.8% (448  ±232.4) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in York County: 9.9% 21,151 (±0.8% / ±1,589.4)
  • about half the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

97.5% ±11.4% (6,142  ±767.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in York County: 95.1% 152,872 (±1.8% / ±2,970.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
31.4% ±5.5% (1,981  ±357.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in York County: 34.6% 55,574 (±1% / ±1,678.8)
  • about 90 percent 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

1.5% ±1% (128  ±81) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in York County: 3.8% 8,243
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

10.2% ±4.1% (722  ±291) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in York County: 8.9% 15,523 (±0.5% / ±903)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 8.7% 97,871 (±0.2% / ±2,011)
722 Total veterans ±291 711 Male ±291 11 Female ±18

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