Castine town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,289 ( 77 from 2010 )
Land area: 7.8 square miles
Population density: 165.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,107	85.88%	15.4%
Black:	15	1.16%	114.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	2	0.16%	86.7%
2+ races:	96	7.45%	540.0%
Hispanic:	69	5.35%	305.9%

Total non-White:	182	14.12%	213.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-201	-17.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	124	11.0

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
1,366
1,308	95.75%
7	0.51%
2	0.15%
15	1.10%
15	1.10%
17	1.24%
58	4.25%

2000
1,343
1,301	96.87%
12	0.89%
9	0.67%
0	0.00%
9	0.67%
12	0.89%
42	3.13%

1990
1,161
1,122	96.64%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.34%
n/a
18	1.55%
39	3.36%

1980
1,304
1,283	98.39%
9	0.69%
8	0.61%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.31%
21	1.61%

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

7	0.5
16	1.2

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

179	15.4
3	0.3

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

-161	-12.3
18	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Castine 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
20.8
134	10.4%
1,155	89.6%
220	17.1%

316
2.24

229	72.5%
173	75.5%
42	18.3%
87	27.5%

2010
Number	Percent
22.2
103	7.5%
1,263	92.5%
221	16.2%

380
2.13

193	50.8%
167	86.5%
7	3.6%
187	49.2%

2000
Number	Percent
24.6
138	10.3%
1,205	89.7%
193	14.4%

374
2.16

220	58.8%
186	84.5%
7	3.2%
154	41.2%

1990
Number	Percent
24.2
137	11.8%
1,024	88.2%
139	12.0%

321
2.32

211	65.7%
189	89.6%
5	2.4%
110	34.3%

1980
Number	Percent
23.4
160	12.3%
1,144	87.7%
177	13.6%

297
2.36

210	70.7%
195	92.9%
5	2.4%
87	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Castine town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	45	14.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	1	0.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	6.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2	0.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	0.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	6.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	32	10.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	26	8.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	36	11.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	26	8.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	4	1.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	66	20.9%
$200,000 or more	38	12.0%

Median Household Income	78,088
Per Capita Income	29,062

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	33	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	507	56.0%
Unemployed	20	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	527	58.2%
Not in Labor Force	379	41.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		44.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	186	106	63.7%
Non-Profit	80	70	53.3%
Self-Employed	23	11	67.6%

Local Government	14	4	77.8%
State Government	21	46	31.3%
Federal Government	4	3	57.1%

Total Private + Self	209	117	64.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	119	123	49.2%
Total	328	240	57.7%

Pct. Govt.	16.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	64	11.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	114	20.1%
Professional, Technical	185	32.6%
Service Occupations	122	21.5%
All others	83	14.6%

White Collar		63.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	177	31.2%
Health care and social assistance	72	12.7%
Accommodation and food services	56	9.9%
Retail trade	48	8.5%
Manufacturing	45	7.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	43	7.6%
Construction	30	5.3%
Finance and insurance	29	5.1%
Other services	15	2.6%
Transportation and warehousing	13	2.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12	2.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	10	1.8%
Public administration	10	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	1.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	27	2.09%
Puerto Rican	30	2.33%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	7	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	5	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	2	0.16%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,252	97.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	17	1.3%
Other	5	0.4%
German, other Germanic	4	0.3%
Spanish	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	226	17.5%
Irish	157	12.2%
German	116	9.0%
Scottish	106	8.2%
Swedish	98	7.6%
Polish	75	5.8%
American	72	5.6%
Italian	46	3.6%
French Canadian	38	2.9%
Welsh	30	2.3%
European	22	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	21	1.6%
French	18	1.4%
Swiss	15	1.2%
Lithuanian	12	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,253	97.2%
Not a citizen	36	2.8%

Native	1,220	94.6%
Foreign-born	69	5.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	1.3%	2	0.4%	50	9.4%	131	24.7%	144	27.1%	197	37.1%
Average years of education: 15.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	1.3%
9-12 Years	2	0.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	50	9.4%
Some College	131	24.7%
Bach. Degree	144	27.1%
Grad Degree	197	37.1%
Average years of education: 15.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -69	D +86	D + 20.3%
D +17
2020 vs. 2012	R -105	D +113	D + 26.8%
D +8
2020 vs. 2008	R -161	D +108	D + 28.9%
D -53

2016 vs. 2008	R -92	D +22	D + 8.6%
D -70
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	47%	Joe Biden (D)	346	69.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	136	27.3%	17	3.4%	499	-17	-20	0.06%
2016	51%	Hillary Clinton (D)	329	56.6%	Donald Trump (R)	205	35.3%	47	8.1%	581	-10	-11	0.08%
2012	48%	Barack Obama* (D)	338	57.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	241	40.8%	12	2.0%	591	0	-6	0.08%
2008	56%	Barack Obama (D)	399	56.7%	John McCain (R)	297	42.2%	8	1.1%	704	2	-3	0.10%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	483	58.1%	George W. Bush* (R)	332	40.0%	16	1.9%	831	-5	-11	0.11%
2000	54%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	312	48.2%	George W. Bush (R)	276	42.7%	59	9.1%	647	-1	-5	0.10%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Castine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

346

69.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

136

27.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

499

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -20

2016 President, Castine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

329

56.6%

Donald Trump (R)

205

35.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.4%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

581

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): -10	Diff (US): -11

2012 President, Castine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

338

57.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

241

40.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

591

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Castine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

399

56.7%

John McCain (R)

297

42.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

704

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Castine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

332

40.0%

John Kerry (D)

483

58.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

831

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -11

2000 President, Castine town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

276

42.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

312

48.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8.8%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

647

Turnout: 54%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Castine town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	43%	Janet Mills* (D)	343	74.9%	Paul LePage (R)	109	23.8%	6 [+]	1.3%	458	-19	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 6 (1.3%);
2020	S2	47%	Sara Gideon (D)	290	58.0%	Susan Collins* (R)	180	36.0%	30 [+]	6.0%	500	-15	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 23 (4.6%); Max Linn (I) 7 (1.4%);
2018	S1	41%	Angus King* (I)	298	65.1%	Eric Brakey (R)	111	24.2%	49 [+]	10.7%	458	-11	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 49 (10.7%);
2018	G	41%	Janet Mills (D)	298	65.8%	Shawn Moody (R)	141	31.1%	14 [+]	3.1%	453	-12	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 14 (3.1%);
2014	S2	37%	Susan Collins* (R)	277	62.5%	Shenna Bellows (D)	166	37.5%	0	0.0%	443	-6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	38%	Michael Michaud (D)	235	52.7%	Paul LePage* (R)	181	40.6%	30 [+]	6.7%	446	-8	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 30 (6.7%); 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	721
Median Value	$413,300

Occupied	316	43.8%
Vacant	405	56.2%

Owned	244	77.2%
Rented	72	22.8%
Median Rent	$992

Single-Family Units	673	93.3%
Detached	668	92.6%
Attached	5	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	27	3.7%

Castine town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Castine town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Castine town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Castine town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Castine town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Castine town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Castine town, ME