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Waterville, ME Urban Area

26,695 Population
16.9 square miles 1,579.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.2 ±1.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$29,721 ±$2,167 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$50,672 ±$3,766 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

20.9% ±3.7% (5,038  ±915) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

18.3 minutes ±1.2 (187,580  ±20,118) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

11,077 ±573 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.2 ±0.1 (24,046  ±821) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

5% ±2.1% (349  ±151) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

12,050 ±539 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$171,600 ±$10,928 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

21.6% ±3.9% (5,699  ±1,042.6) Moved since previous year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

93.1% ±4% (15,811  ±966.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
27.8% ±3.1% (4,730  ±561.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

3.3% ±1% (881  ±276) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7% ±1.5% (1,488  ±317) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,488 Total veterans ±317 1,199 Male ±248 289 Female ±273

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