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Machias, ME

2,067 Population
13.9 square miles 148.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±6.5 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Washington County: 48.6 ±0.3
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$19,397 ±$1,650 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Washington County: $32,459 ±$1,117
  • about half the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$38,409 ±$16,625 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Washington County: $52,237 ±$2,024
  • about half the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

26.8% ±8.5% (471  ±105) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 17.8% 5,396 (±1.4% / ±410)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

14.4 minutes ±2.7 (8,330  ±2,787) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Washington County: 21.6 241,080 (±1 / ±14,106)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

794 ±108 Number of households
  • Washington County: 13,989 ±241
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.2 ±0.4 (1,727  ±392) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 2.2 30,266 (±0 / ±34)
  • a little less than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,338,163

2.1% ±2.6% (9  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Washington County: 6.6% † 388 (±1.4% / ±82)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 4.8% 14,055 (±0.4% / ±1,069)

Housing

996 ±124 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 21,703 ±44
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$118,600 ±$11,103 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Washington County: $147,100 ±$7,277
  • about half the amount in Maine: $266,400 ±$2,109

10.5% ±4.1% (216  ±93.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 12.3% † 3,819 (±1.3% / ±403.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

85.1% ±6.4% (1,166  ±188.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 91.2% 21,144 (±2.5% / ±578.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
19.4% ±5.3% (266  ±81.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 24.9% 5,778 (±1.4% / ±315.7)
  • about half the rate in Maine: 35.3% 359,323 (±0.4% / ±4,303.9)

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

0.5% ±1.4% (11  ±29) Foreign-born population
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Washington County: 3.3% 1,019
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

10.1% ±3.3% (171  ±61) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Washington County: 12.2% 3,104 (±0.6% / ±157)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 8.7% 97,871 (±0.2% / ±2,011)
171 Total veterans ±61 171 Male ±61 N/A Female ±11

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