Harpswell town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 5,017 ( 277 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.1 square miles
Population density: 208.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,798	95.63%	4.4%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	51	1.02%	82.1%
2+ races:	100	1.99%	61.3%
Hispanic:	42	0.84%	7.7%

Total non-White:	219	4.37%	52.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	202	5.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	75	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,740
4,596	96.96%
4	0.08%
10	0.21%
28	0.59%
62	1.31%
39	0.82%
144	3.04%

2000
5,239
4,978	95.02%
0	0.00%
26	0.50%
98	1.87%
87	1.66%
50	0.95%
261	4.98%

1990
5,012
4,976	99.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
14	0.28%
n/a
22	0.44%
36	0.72%

1980
3,796
3,747	98.71%
13	0.34%
0	0.00%
13	0.34%
n/a
23	0.61%
49	1.29%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-382	-7.3
-117	-2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2	0.0
225	4.5

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

1,229	32.4
-13	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Harpswell town, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
61.5
566	11.3%
4,451	88.7%
1,898	37.8%

2,541
1.96

1,570	61.8%
1,417	90.3%
49	3.1%
971	38.2%

2010
Number	Percent
52.9
711	15.0%
4,029	85.0%
1,230	25.9%

2,218
2.13

1,450	65.4%
1,227	84.6%
77	5.3%
768	34.6%

2000
Number	Percent
45.3
1,031	19.7%
4,208	80.3%
988	18.9%

2,335
2.24

1,516	64.9%
1,281	84.5%
82	5.4%
819	35.1%

1990
Number	Percent
38.1
1,068	21.3%
3,944	78.7%
783	15.6%

2,029
2.47

1,418	69.9%
1,323	93.3%
24	1.7%
611	30.1%

1980
Number	Percent
33.9
945	24.9%
2,851	75.1%
558	14.7%

1,499
2.53

1,082	72.2%
958	88.5%
68	6.3%
417	27.8%

2022 Housing Data for Harpswell town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	51	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	76	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	83	3.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	108	4.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	64	2.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	51	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	154	6.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	92	3.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	59	2.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	88	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	359	14.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	273	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	269	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	173	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	349	13.7%
$200,000 or more	292	11.5%

Median Household Income	84,663
Per Capita Income	62,260

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	51	2.0%
Public Assistance	11	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	78	3.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,061	79.9%
Unemployed	60	2.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,121	82.2%
Not in Labor Force	458	17.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	610	563	52.0%
Non-Profit	62	300	17.1%
Self-Employed	494	228	68.4%

Local Government	23	110	17.3%
State Government	16	0	100.0%
Federal Government	22	16	57.9%

Total Private + Self	1,104	791	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	123	426	22.4%
Total	1,227	1,217	50.2%

Pct. Govt.	7.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	420	17.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	605	24.8%
Professional, Technical	551	22.5%
Service Occupations	275	11.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	109	4.5%
All others	593	24.3%

White Collar		64.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	466	19.1%
Construction	343	14.0%
Retail trade	254	10.4%
Manufacturing	240	9.8%
Educational services	175	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	157	6.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	137	5.6%
Finance and insurance	131	5.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	111	4.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	80	3.3%
Information	68	2.8%
Other services	67	2.7%
Public administration	53	2.2%
Wholesale trade	47	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	34	1.4%
Transportation and warehousing	33	1.4%
Accommodation and food services	31	1.3%
Utilities	17	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	27	0.54%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	15	0.30%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	15	0.30%
Thai	7	0.14%
Filipino	6	0.12%
Chinese	4	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,781	97.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	24	0.5%
Spanish	21	0.4%
German, other Germanic	16	0.3%
Other Indo-European	15	0.3%
Other Asian	11	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9	0.2%
Tagalog	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,183	23.6%
Irish	893	17.8%
German	462	9.2%
French	375	7.5%
French Canadian	246	4.9%
Scotch-Irish	218	4.3%
Swedish	197	3.9%
Scottish	194	3.9%
Italian	191	3.8%
American	160	3.2%
Polish	155	3.1%
European	147	2.9%
Finnish	129	2.6%
British	125	2.5%
Norwegian	92	1.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,944	98.5%
Not a citizen	73	1.5%

Native	4,798	95.6%
Foreign-born	219	4.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
16	0.4%	110	2.6%	670	15.9%	1,145	27.2%	1,170	27.8%	1,101	26.1%
Average years of education: 15.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	16	0.4%
9-12 Years	110	2.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	670	15.9%
Some College	1,145	27.2%
Bach. Degree	1,170	27.8%
Grad Degree	1,101	26.1%
Average years of education: 15.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +107	D +391	D + 7.5%
D +498
2020 vs. 2012	R +52	D +387	D + 8.0%
D +439
2020 vs. 2008	R +10	D +369	D + 7.9%
D +379

2016 vs. 2008	R -97	R +22	D + 0.5%
D -119
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	95%	Joe Biden (D)	2,379	61.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,423	36.6%	82	2.1%	3,884	-7	-10	0.47%
2016	83%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,881	55.6%	Donald Trump (R)	1,316	38.9%	189	5.6%	3,386	-6	-7	0.45%
2012	84%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,940	57.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,371	40.6%	65	1.9%	3,376	0	-7	0.47%
2008	85%	Barack Obama (D)	2,000	57.6%	John McCain (R)	1,413	40.7%	58	1.7%	3,471	0	-5	0.47%
2004	88%	John Kerry (D)	2,004	54.8%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,583	43.3%	67	1.8%	3,654	-1	-7	0.49%
2000	80%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,606	48.0%	George W. Bush (R)	1,479	44.2%	261	7.8%	3,346	0	-4	0.51%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Harpswell town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,379

61.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,423

36.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

3,884

Turnout: 95%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -10

2016 President, Harpswell town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,881

55.6%

Donald Trump (R)

1,316

38.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

128

3.8%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,386

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

2012 President, Harpswell town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,940

57.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,371

40.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

3,376

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Harpswell town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,000

57.6%

John McCain (R)

1,413

40.7%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

3,471

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Harpswell town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,583

43.3%

John Kerry (D)

2,004

54.8%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,654

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Harpswell town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,479

44.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,606

48.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

224

6.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

3,346

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harpswell town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	85%	Janet Mills* (D)	2,120	61.5%	Paul LePage (R)	1,276	37.0%	53 [+]	1.5%	3,449	-5	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 53 (1.5%);
2020	S2	96%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,972	50.2%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,746	44.5%	210 [+]	5.3%	3,928	-7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 184 (4.7%); Max Linn (I) 26 (0.7%);
2018	S1	79%	Angus King* (I)	2,057	63.8%	Eric Brakey (R)	977	30.3%	190 [+]	5.9%	3,224	-5	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 190 (5.9%);
2018	G	78%	Janet Mills (D)	1,799	56.9%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,212	38.4%	149 [+]	4.7%	3,160	-5	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 149 (4.7%);
2014	S2	75%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,957	64.8%	Shenna Bellows (D)	1,062	35.2%	0	0.0%	3,019	-4	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	75%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,473	48.3%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,338	43.9%	237 [+]	7.8%	3,048	-4	0.50%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 237 (7.8%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	4,383
Median Value	$544,700

Occupied	2,541	58.0%
Vacant	1,842	42.0%

Owned	2,029	79.9%
Rented	512	20.1%
Median Rent	$1,240

Single-Family Units	3,971	90.6%
Detached	3,907	89.1%
Attached	64	1.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	71	1.6%
Mobile Homes	195	4.4%

Harpswell town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Harpswell town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Harpswell town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harpswell town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harpswell town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harpswell town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Harpswell town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Harpswell town, ME