Ellsworth city, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,478 ( 737 from 2010 )
Land area: 79.3 square miles
Population density: 106.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,764	91.58%	4.8%
Black:	85	1.00%	97.7%
Indian:	94	1.11%	193.8%
Asian:	124	1.46%	44.2%
2+ races:	151	1.78%	160.3%
Hispanic:	137	1.62%	26.9%

Total non-White:	714	8.42%	115.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	354	5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	383	6.0

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
7,741
7,410	95.72%
43	0.56%
32	0.41%
86	1.11%
58	0.75%
108	1.40%
331	4.28%

2000
6,456
6,278	97.24%
7	0.11%
17	0.26%
8	0.12%
86	1.33%
60	0.93%
178	2.76%

1990
5,975
5,878	98.38%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
54	0.90%
n/a
43	0.72%
97	1.62%

1980
5,179
5,148	99.40%
8	0.15%
0	0.00%
5	0.10%
n/a
18	0.35%
31	0.60%

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

1,132	17.5
153	2.4

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

400	6.7
81	1.4

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

730	14.1
66	1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Ellsworth city, 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
43.5
1,663	19.6%
6,815	80.4%
1,821	21.5%

3,839
2.13

1,911	49.8%
1,539	80.5%
180	9.4%
1,928	50.2%

2010
Number	Percent
41.9
1,666	21.5%
6,075	78.5%
1,249	16.1%

3,305
2.27

2,048	62.0%
1,555	75.9%
218	10.6%
1,257	38.0%

2000
Number	Percent
40.2
1,435	22.2%
5,021	77.8%
1,101	17.1%

2,767
2.25

1,801	65.1%
1,455	80.8%
191	10.6%
966	34.9%

1990
Number	Percent
36.3
1,441	24.1%
4,534	75.9%
976	16.3%

2,414
2.40

1,630	67.5%
1,289	79.1%
166	10.2%
784	32.5%

1980
Number	Percent
34.6
1,346	26.0%
3,833	74.0%
929	17.9%

1,958
2.55

1,385	70.7%
1,188	85.8%
97	7.0%
573	29.3%

2022 Housing Data for Ellsworth city, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	140	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	225	5.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	162	4.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	188	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	313	8.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	138	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	277	7.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	127	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	63	1.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	250	6.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	516	13.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	385	10.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	474	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	162	4.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	184	4.8%
$200,000 or more	235	6.1%

Median Household Income	61,233
Per Capita Income	34,248

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	208	5.4%
Public Assistance	282	7.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	681	17.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,078	78.4%
Unemployed	80	1.5%
In Armed Forces	8	0.2%

Total Labor Force	4,166	80.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,033	19.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,236	1,299	48.8%
Non-Profit	292	403	42.0%
Self-Employed	286	196	59.3%

Local Government	50	278	15.2%
State Government	58	42	58.0%
Federal Government	121	154	44.0%

Total Private + Self	1,522	1,495	50.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	521	877	37.3%
Total	2,043	2,372	46.3%

Pct. Govt.	15.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	502	11.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,065	24.1%
Professional, Technical	1,064	24.1%
Service Occupations	817	18.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	48	1.1%
All others	967	21.9%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	752	17.0%
Retail trade	617	14.0%
Educational services	439	9.9%
Manufacturing	342	7.7%
Accommodation and food services	332	7.5%
Transportation and warehousing	315	7.1%
Finance and insurance	265	6.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	245	5.5%
Construction	222	5.0%
Other services	134	3.0%
Public administration	129	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	129	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	108	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	104	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	82	1.9%
Information	80	1.8%
Utilities	80	1.8%
Wholesale trade	36	0.8%
Management	4	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	81	0.96%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	56	0.66%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	105	1.24%
Chinese	19	0.22%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,786	95.9%
Tagalog	110	1.4%
Other Indo-European	82	1.0%
German, other Germanic	41	0.5%
Other	40	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	35	0.4%
Chinese	19	0.2%
Spanish	10	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,222	26.2%
Irish	1,129	13.3%
German	961	11.3%
French	861	10.2%
American	441	5.2%
Scottish	423	5.0%
Italian	369	4.4%
Polish	292	3.4%
French Canadian	282	3.3%
European	267	3.1%
Norwegian	98	1.2%
Portuguese	92	1.1%
Hungarian	81	1.0%
Canadian	71	0.8%
Greek	70	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,373	98.8%
Not a citizen	105	1.2%

Native	8,185	96.5%
Foreign-born	293	3.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
74	1.2%	243	3.8%	1,813	28.3%	1,898	29.7%	1,783	27.9%	585	9.1%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	74	1.2%
9-12 Years	243	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,813	28.3%
Some College	1,898	29.7%
Bach. Degree	1,783	27.9%
Grad Degree	585	9.1%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +246	D +218	D + 5.9%
D +464
2020 vs. 2012	R +513	R +191	R + 4.6%
D +322
2020 vs. 2008	R +462	R +346	R + 8.3%
D +116

2016 vs. 2008	R +216	R +564	R + 14.2%
D -348
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	69%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,359	48.9%	Joe Biden (D)	2,274	47.1%	191	4.0%	4,824	5	2	0.59%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,113	49.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,810	42.4%	349	8.2%	4,272	5	4	0.57%
2012	63%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,952	49.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,846	46.8%	150	3.8%	3,948	6	0	0.55%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	2,158	52.6%	John McCain (R)	1,897	46.2%	50	1.2%	4,105	6	1	0.56%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,096	51.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,896	46.6%	74	1.8%	4,066	7	1	0.55%
2000	68%	George W. Bush (R)	1,729	50.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,406	41.3%	273	8.0%	3,408	7	3	0.52%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Ellsworth city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,274

47.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,359

48.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

121

2.5%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,824

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 2

2016 President, Ellsworth city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,810

42.4%

Donald Trump (R)

2,113

49.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

242

5.7%

Other

107

2.5%

TOTAL

4,272

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Ellsworth city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,952

49.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,846

46.8%

Other

150

3.8%

TOTAL

3,948

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Ellsworth city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,158

52.6%

John McCain (R)

1,897

46.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

4,105

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Ellsworth city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,096

51.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,896

46.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

4,066

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Ellsworth city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,729

50.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,406

41.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

229

6.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,408

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ellsworth city, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	57%	Janet Mills* (D)	2,061	51.3%	Paul LePage (R)	1,879	46.7%	81 [+]	2.0%	4,021	4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 81 (2.0%);
2020	S2	70%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,657	54.6%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,831	37.6%	380 [+]	7.8%	4,868	4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 242 (5.0%); Max Linn (I) 138 (2.8%);
2018	S1	54%	Angus King* (I)	1,869	50.5%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,477	39.9%	353 [+]	9.5%	3,699	5	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 353 (9.5%);
2018	G	54%	Janet Mills (D)	1,757	47.7%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,700	46.2%	223 [+]	6.1%	3,680	3	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 223 (6.1%);
2014	S2	53%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,344	68.2%	Shenna Bellows (D)	1,093	31.8%	0	0.0%	3,437	0	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	54%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,764	50.8%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,401	40.4%	307 [+]	8.8%	3,472	3	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 307 (8.8%); 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	5,138
Median Value	$196,700

Occupied	3,839	74.7%
Vacant	1,299	25.3%

Owned	2,663	69.4%
Rented	1,176	30.6%
Median Rent	$885

Single-Family Units	3,561	69.3%
Detached	3,446	67.1%
Attached	115	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	788	15.3%
Mobile Homes	326	6.3%

Ellsworth city, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Ellsworth city, ME

2022 Housing Data for Ellsworth city, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Ellsworth city, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Ellsworth city, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Ellsworth city, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Ellsworth city, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Ellsworth city, ME