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Washington town, Knox County, ME

1,618 Population
38 square miles 42.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±5.3 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Knox County: 49.2 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$37,164 ±$6,492 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Knox County: $42,729 ±$1,896
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$63,036 ±$10,580 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Knox County: $71,903 ±$4,160
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

12.7% ±6.3% (203  ±107) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Knox County: 8.8% † 3,424 (±1.3% / ±524)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

29.2 minutes ±3.4 (22,305  ±5,553) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Knox County: 20.1 323,050 (±1.1 / ±22,301)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

677 ±128 Number of households
  • Knox County: 17,979 ±444
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.3 ±0.6 (1,569  ±285) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Knox County: 2.2 39,097 (±0.1 / ±85)
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,338,163

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

788 ±131 Number of housing units
  • Knox County: 24,428 ±90
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$186,800 ±$33,564 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Knox County: $290,800 ±$11,598
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $266,400 ±$2,109

3.8% ±3.1% (61  ±51.6) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Knox County: 9.6% † 3,880 (±1.4% / ±570)
  • about one-third of the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

88.8% ±20.5% (1,142  ±172.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Knox County: 94.3% 29,620 (±3.2% / ±1,002.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
22.2% ±4.4% (286  ±75.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Knox County: 39.1% 12,283 (±2.1% / ±672)
  • about three-fifths 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

2.6% ±1.7% (42  ±28) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Knox County: 3% 1,212
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

3.9% ±1.5% (53  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Knox County: 8.6% † 2,911 (±0.9% / ±310)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 8.7% 97,871 (±0.2% / ±2,011)
53 Total veterans ±22 49 Male ±21 4 Female ±7

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