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Acton, ME

2,721 Population
37.8 square miles 72.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.9 ±4.2 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in York County: 45.3 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,494 ±$4,493 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in York County: $47,536 ±$993
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$78,750 ±$14,603 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in York County: $88,333 ±$2,794
  • a little higher than the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.8% ±2.9% (211  ±79) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in York County: 7.7% 16,340 (±0.7% / ±1,541)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

40.4 minutes ±3.7 (38,405  ±7,568) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in York County: 27.8 2,592,360 (±0.8 / ±86,911)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,066 ±106 Number of households
  • York County: 91,413 ±927
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (2,721  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in York County: 2.3 213,286 (±0 / ±72)
  • 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

4.8% ±5.4% (21  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in York County: 3.7% † 1,653 (±0.7% / ±309)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,298 ±133 Number of housing units
  • York County: 115,091 ±117
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$334,300 ±$34,205 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in York County: $395,700 ±$6,526
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.2% ±3.5% (141  ±94.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in York County: 9.4% 20,149 (±0.8% / ±1,732.8)
  • about half 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

93.2% ±8.8% (2,062  ±234.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in York County: 95.4% 155,470 (±1.8% / ±2,979.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
24.2% ±4.7% (536  ±110.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in York County: 36.2% 59,056 (±1% / ±1,644.1)
  • 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

2.5% ±1.9% (69  ±52) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in York County: 4% 8,629
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

6.9% ±2.7% (163  ±63) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in York County: 8.7% 15,382 (±0.5% / ±834)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
163 Total veterans ±63 155 Male ±62 8 Female ±12

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