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Prospect town, Waldo County, ME

923 Population
18.1 square miles 51 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.2 ±7.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Waldo County: 47.4 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,387 ±$7,199 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Waldo County: $40,336 ±$1,764
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$81,250 ±$17,270 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Waldo County: $72,782 ±$3,352
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.3% ±3.3% (65  ±33) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Waldo County: 12% † 4,716 (±1.6% / ±629)
  • about two-thirds 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)

32.9 minutes ±9.4 (12,040  ±5,404) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Waldo County: 26.6 416,010 (±1.2 / ±25,379)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

376 ±70 Number of households
  • Waldo County: 17,470 ±343
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (923  ±206) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Waldo County: 2.3 39,380 (±0 / ±96)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

379 ±70 Number of housing units
  • Waldo County: 22,252 ±70
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$196,500 ±$19,086 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Waldo County: $257,700 ±$10,501
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.1% ±5.4% (47  ±51.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Waldo County: 8.7% † 3,440 (±1.2% / ±465.9)
  • 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

91.5% ±22% (569  ±95.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Waldo County: 93.6% 28,292 (±3.3% / ±1,007.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
22.4% ±7.3% (139  ±51.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Waldo County: 34.4% 10,387 (±1.9% / ±581.9)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about three-fifths 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

1.3% ±1.4% (12  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Waldo County: 2.3% 940
  • about one-third of the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.7% ±3.5% (60  ±27) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Waldo County: 7.6% † 2,507 (±0.8% / ±253)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
60 Total veterans ±27 54 Male ±25 6 Female ±7

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