South Thomaston town, ME

Knox County, ME

2022 population: 1,398 ( 160 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.4 square miles
Population density: 122.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,353	96.78%	9.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	20	1.43%	16.7%
Hispanic:	18	1.29%	80.0%

Total non-White:	45	3.22%	21.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-148	-11.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	-12	-0.9

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
1,558
1,501	96.34%
4	0.26%
7	0.45%
12	0.77%
24	1.54%
10	0.64%
57	3.66%

2000
1,416
1,370	96.75%
10	0.71%
0	0.00%
14	0.99%
20	1.41%
0	0.00%
46	3.25%

1990
1,227
1,217	99.19%
8	0.65%
0	0.00%
2	0.16%
n/a
0	0.00%
10	0.81%

1980
1,064
1,064	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

131	9.3
11	0.8

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

153	12.5
36	2.9

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

153	14.4
10	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for South Thomaston 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
49.0
201	14.4%
1,197	85.6%
450	32.2%

593
2.36

409	69.0%
349	85.3%
25	6.1%
184	31.0%

2010
Number	Percent
47.1
306	19.6%
1,252	80.4%
320	20.5%

674
2.31

442	65.6%
356	80.5%
27	6.1%
232	34.4%

2000
Number	Percent
41.7
318	22.5%
1,098	77.5%
242	17.1%

585
2.42

416	71.1%
365	87.7%
27	6.5%
169	28.9%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
277	22.6%
950	77.4%
189	15.4%

497
2.47

363	73.0%
315	86.8%
22	6.1%
134	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
34.1
271	25.5%
793	74.5%
148	13.9%

395
2.69

310	78.5%
267	86.1%
18	5.8%
85	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for South Thomaston town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	2.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	18	3.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	4.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	21	3.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	2.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	19	3.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	26	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	35	5.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	51	8.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	147	24.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	57	9.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	42	7.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	65	11.0%
$200,000 or more	33	5.6%

Median Household Income	80,197
Per Capita Income	40,590

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	15	2.5%
Public Assistance	6	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	47	7.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	588	79.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	588	79.0%
Not in Labor Force	156	21.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	232	214	52.0%
Non-Profit	15	46	24.6%
Self-Employed	44	26	62.9%

Local Government	9	60	13.0%
State Government	12	13	48.0%
Federal Government	0	7	0.0%

Total Private + Self	276	240	53.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	36	126	22.2%
Total	312	366	46.0%

Pct. Govt.	14.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	87	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	229	33.6%
Professional, Technical	143	21.0%
Service Occupations	68	10.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	20	2.9%
All others	154	22.6%

White Collar		67.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	196	28.8%
Educational services	70	10.3%
Health care and social assistance	59	8.7%
Manufacturing	52	7.6%
Construction	51	7.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	35	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	34	5.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	25	3.7%
Other services	25	3.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	24	3.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	21	3.1%
Public administration	16	2.3%
Finance and insurance	15	2.2%
Information	10	1.5%
Wholesale trade	9	1.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.36%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	13	0.93%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	13	0.93%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,301	96.7%
Spanish	30	2.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	13	1.0%
Other	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	524	37.5%
Irish	210	15.0%
German	144	10.3%
American	102	7.3%
French	86	6.2%
Swedish	78	5.6%
Finnish	70	5.0%
Scottish	56	4.0%
French Canadian	55	3.9%
Italian	41	2.9%
Scotch-Irish	30	2.1%
Norwegian	29	2.1%
Scandinavian	29	2.1%
Dutch	18	1.3%
Polish	10	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,398	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,376	98.4%
Foreign-born	22	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	0.5%	28	2.7%	354	33.7%	220	20.9%	302	28.7%	142	13.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	0.5%
9-12 Years	28	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	354	33.7%
Some College	220	20.9%
Bach. Degree	302	28.7%
Grad Degree	142	13.5%
Average years of education: 14.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +20	D +109	D + 10.0%
D +129
2020 vs. 2012	R +57	D +10	R + 1.4%
D +67
2020 vs. 2008	R +40	D +13	R + 0.4%
D +53

2016 vs. 2008	R +20	R +96	R + 10.4%
D -76
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	87%	Joe Biden (D)	574	57.6%	Donald Trump* (R)	403	40.4%	20	2.0%	997	-4	-6	0.12%
2016	75%	Hillary Clinton (D)	445	50.0%	Donald Trump (R)	383	43.0%	62	7.0%	890	-2	-3	0.12%
2012	71%	Barack Obama* (D)	507	58.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	346	39.6%	21	2.4%	874	-1	-8	0.12%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	521	57.0%	John McCain (R)	363	39.7%	30	3.3%	914	-1	-6	0.13%
2004	84%	John Kerry (D)	503	51.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	454	46.6%	17	1.7%	974	2	-4	0.13%
2000	72%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	354	44.6%	George W. Bush (R)	347	43.8%	92	11.6%	793	0	-4	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, South Thomaston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

574

57.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

403

40.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

997

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -6

2016 President, South Thomaston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

445

50.0%

Donald Trump (R)

383

43.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

890

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): -3

2012 President, South Thomaston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

507

58.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

346

39.6%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

874

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -8

2008 President, South Thomaston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

521

57.0%

John McCain (R)

363

39.7%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

914

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -6

2004 President, South Thomaston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

454

46.6%

John Kerry (D)

503

51.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

974

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, South Thomaston town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

347

43.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

354

44.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

10.5%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

793

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Thomaston town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	76%	Janet Mills* (D)	519	59.6%	Paul LePage (R)	343	39.4%	9 [+]	1.0%	871	-3	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 9 (1.0%);
2020	S2	87%	Susan Collins* (R)	474	47.3%	Sara Gideon (D)	474	47.3%	55 [+]	5.5%	1,003	-4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 42 (4.2%); Max Linn (I) 13 (1.3%);
2018	S1	63%	Angus King* (I)	419	57.1%	Eric Brakey (R)	224	30.5%	91 [+]	12.4%	734	-5	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 91 (12.4%);
2018	G	64%	Janet Mills (D)	415	55.0%	Shawn Moody (R)	304	40.3%	36 [+]	4.8%	755	-3	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 36 (4.8%);
2014	S2	60%	Susan Collins* (R)	485	67.0%	Shenna Bellows (D)	239	33.0%	0	0.0%	724	-1	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	60%	Paul LePage* (R)	380	52.1%	Michael Michaud (D)	280	38.4%	70 [+]	9.6%	730	4	0.12%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 70 (9.6%); 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	869
Median Value	$283,800

Occupied	593	68.2%
Vacant	276	31.8%

Owned	529	89.2%
Rented	64	10.8%
Median Rent	$1,163

Single-Family Units	810	93.2%
Detached	808	93.0%
Attached	2	0.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	43	4.9%

South Thomaston town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for South Thomaston town, ME

2022 Housing Data for South Thomaston town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for South Thomaston town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for South Thomaston town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for South Thomaston town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for South Thomaston town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for South Thomaston town, ME