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Beals town, Washington County, ME

498 Population
5.6 square miles 88.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48 ±15.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Washington County: 48.6 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,216 ±$10,822 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Washington County: $33,745 ±$1,102
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$64,063 ±$13,524 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Washington County: $56,024 ±$2,346
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

10.8% ±6.2% (54  ±33) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Washington County: 17.1% 5,188 (±1.4% / ±426)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.6 minutes ±2.1 (4,705  ±1,750) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Washington County: 21.6 244,510 (±1 / ±13,495)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

223 ±45 Number of households
  • Washington County: 14,187 ±261
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (498  ±108) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Washington County: 2.1 30,292 (±0 / ±31)
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±4.2% (3  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Washington County: 5% † 296 (±1.5% / ±87)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

322 ±53 Number of housing units
  • Washington County: 21,726 ±56
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$256,700 ±$44,771 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Washington County: $161,800 ±$5,439
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.6% ±6.5% (38  ±33.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Washington County: 10.7% † 3,316 (±1.3% / ±393.4)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82% ±23.6% (327  ±66.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Washington County: 91.1% 21,211 (±2.5% / ±572.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
37.6% ±10.3% (150  ±51.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Washington County: 24.7% 5,756 (±1.3% / ±300.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • a little higher than 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

5.2% ±4.9% (26  ±25) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Washington County: 3.7% 1,152
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11% ±4.7% (46  ±22) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Washington County: 11.7% 2,983 (±0.7% / ±178)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
46 Total veterans ±22 46 Male ±22 N/A Female ±11

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