Owls Head town, ME

Knox County, ME

2022 population: 1,440 ( 140 from 2010 )
Land area: 8.9 square miles
Population density: 162.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,352	93.89%	12.2%
Black:	12	0.83%	71.4%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.28%	33.3%
2+ races:	51	3.54%	104.0%
Hispanic:	18	1.25%	350.0%

Total non-White:	88	6.11%	114.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-187	-14.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	47	3.6

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
1,580
1,539	97.41%
7	0.44%
1	0.06%
3	0.19%
25	1.58%
4	0.25%
41	2.59%

2000
1,601
1,585	99.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
5	0.31%
5	0.31%
6	0.37%
16	1.00%

1990
1,574
1,566	99.49%
0	0.00%
2	0.13%
4	0.25%
n/a
2	0.13%
8	0.51%

1980
1,633
1,619	99.14%
6	0.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
8	0.49%
14	0.86%

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

-46	-2.9
25	1.6

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

19	1.2
8	0.5

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

-53	-3.2
-6	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Owls Head 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
51.8
221	15.3%
1,219	84.7%
449	31.2%

695
2.03

370	53.2%
306	82.7%
13	3.5%
325	46.8%

2010
Number	Percent
52.1
260	16.5%
1,320	83.5%
395	25.0%

737
2.13

462	62.7%
388	84.0%
32	6.9%
275	37.3%

2000
Number	Percent
47.0
304	19.0%
1,297	81.0%
389	24.3%

731
2.17

476	65.1%
397	83.4%
27	5.7%
255	34.9%

1990
Number	Percent
41.6
330	21.0%
1,244	79.0%
347	22.0%

657
2.40

485	73.8%
445	91.8%
19	3.9%
172	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
35.0
459	28.1%
1,174	71.9%
260	15.9%

589
2.67

477	81.0%
426	89.3%
20	4.2%
112	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for Owls Head town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	16	2.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	16	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	28	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	41	5.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	36	5.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	9	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	35	5.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	5.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	26	3.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	38	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	56	8.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	123	17.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	83	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	24	3.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	79	11.4%
$200,000 or more	50	7.2%

Median Household Income	80,244
Per Capita Income	47,738

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	1.6%
Public Assistance	2	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	24	3.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	628	80.2%
Unemployed	22	2.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	650	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	133	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	230	193	54.4%
Non-Profit	5	39	11.4%
Self-Employed	156	51	75.4%

Local Government	4	11	26.7%
State Government	8	8	50.0%
Federal Government	5	4	55.6%

Total Private + Self	386	244	61.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	22	62	26.2%
Total	408	306	57.1%

Pct. Govt.	5.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	119	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	115	16.1%
Professional, Technical	104	14.6%
Service Occupations	80	11.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	62	8.7%
All others	296	41.5%

White Collar		47.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	112	15.7%
Construction	94	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	84	11.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	80	11.2%
Manufacturing	63	8.8%
Accommodation and food services	53	7.4%
Retail trade	48	6.7%
Finance and insurance	30	4.2%
Educational services	26	3.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	26	3.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	22	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	2.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	18	2.5%
Public administration	17	2.4%
Other services	9	1.3%
Wholesale trade	8	1.1%
Information	3	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6	0.42%
Puerto Rican	5	0.35%
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	7	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	2	0.14%
Taiwanese	2	0.14%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,371	99.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.4%
Other Asian	2	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	318	22.1%
German	158	11.0%
Irish	124	8.6%
Scottish	100	6.9%
American	93	6.5%
European	92	6.4%
French Canadian	64	4.4%
Italian	63	4.4%
French	31	2.2%
Finnish	30	2.1%
Swedish	28	1.9%
Welsh	28	1.9%
Norwegian	22	1.5%
Canadian	19	1.3%
Dutch	17	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,432	99.4%
Not a citizen	8	0.6%

Native	1,411	98.0%
Foreign-born	29	2.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
14	1.3%	41	3.8%	378	34.6%	293	26.8%	233	21.3%	134	12.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	14	1.3%
9-12 Years	41	3.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	378	34.6%
Some College	293	26.8%
Bach. Degree	233	21.3%
Grad Degree	134	12.3%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +23	D +65	D + 5.5%
D +88
2020 vs. 2012	R +51	R +27	R + 3.8%
D +24
2020 vs. 2008	R +21	R +19	R + 2.2%
D +2

2016 vs. 2008	R -2	R +84	R + 7.7%
D -86
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	90%	Joe Biden (D)	584	54.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	454	42.6%	27	2.5%	1,065	-1	-4	0.13%
2016	81%	Hillary Clinton (D)	496	49.6%	Donald Trump (R)	431	43.1%	72	7.2%	999	-2	-3	0.13%
2012	75%	Barack Obama* (D)	560	57.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	403	41.3%	12	1.2%	975	0	-6	0.14%
2008	78%	Barack Obama (D)	582	56.8%	John McCain (R)	433	42.2%	10	1.0%	1,025	2	-3	0.14%
2004	80%	George W. Bush* (R)	516	49.6%	John Kerry (D)	511	49.1%	14	1.3%	1,041	5	-1	0.14%
2000	74%	George W. Bush (R)	451	47.2%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	418	43.7%	87	9.1%	956	3	-1	0.15%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Owls Head town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

584

54.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

454

42.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.7%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

1,065

Turnout: 90%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

2016 President, Owls Head town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

496

49.6%

Donald Trump (R)

431

43.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.5%

Other

3.7%

TOTAL

999

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, Owls Head town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

560

57.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

403

41.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

975

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Owls Head town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

582

56.8%

John McCain (R)

433

42.2%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,025

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -3

2004 President, Owls Head town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

516

49.6%

John Kerry (D)

511

49.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

1,041

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Owls Head town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

451

47.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

418

43.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.5%

Other

2.6%

TOTAL

956

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Owls Head town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	83%	Janet Mills* (D)	538	54.9%	Paul LePage (R)	431	44.0%	11 [+]	1.1%	980	2	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 11 (1.1%);
2020	S2	91%	Susan Collins* (R)	550	50.7%	Sara Gideon (D)	464	42.8%	70 [+]	6.5%	1,084	0	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 57 (5.3%); Max Linn (I) 13 (1.2%);
2018	S1	72%	Angus King* (I)	480	54.6%	Eric Brakey (R)	306	34.8%	93 [+]	10.6%	879	0	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 93 (10.6%);
2018	G	73%	Janet Mills (D)	453	51.1%	Shawn Moody (R)	393	44.3%	41 [+]	4.6%	887	1	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 40 (4.5%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	S2	65%	Susan Collins* (R)	556	68.0%	Shenna Bellows (D)	262	32.0%	0	0.0%	818	0	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	66%	Paul LePage* (R)	429	51.3%	Michael Michaud (D)	344	41.1%	64 [+]	7.6%	837	3	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 64 (7.6%); 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	1,098
Median Value	$287,200

Occupied	695	63.3%
Vacant	403	36.7%

Owned	546	78.6%
Rented	149	21.4%
Median Rent	$1,286

Single-Family Units	989	90.1%
Detached	986	89.8%
Attached	3	0.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3	0.3%
Mobile Homes	53	4.8%

Owls Head town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Owls Head town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Owls Head town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Owls Head town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Owls Head town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Owls Head town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Owls Head town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Owls Head town, ME