Dresden town, ME

Lincoln County, ME

2022 population: 1,814 ( 142 from 2010 )
Land area: 30.5 square miles
Population density: 59.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,643	90.57%	0.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	4	0.22%	20.0%
2+ races:	140	7.72%	1455.6%
Hispanic:	24	1.32%	9.1%

Total non-White:	171	9.43%	327.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	11	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	131	9.5

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
1,672
1,632	97.61%
3	0.18%
1	0.06%
5	0.30%
9	0.54%
22	1.32%
40	2.39%

2000
1,634
1,599	97.86%
0	0.00%
9	0.55%
0	0.00%
18	1.10%
8	0.49%
35	2.14%

1990
1,332
1,323	99.32%
2	0.15%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
7	0.53%
9	0.68%

1980
998
998	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

33	2.0
5	0.3

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

276	20.7
26	2.0

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

325	32.6
9	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Dresden 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
47.3
384	21.2%
1,430	78.8%
313	17.3%

755
2.40

531	70.3%
383	72.1%
39	7.3%
224	29.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
342	20.5%
1,330	79.5%
229	13.7%

700
2.39

482	68.9%
391	81.1%
27	5.6%
218	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
37.9
408	25.0%
1,226	75.0%
185	11.3%

647
2.53

462	71.4%
369	79.9%
43	9.3%
185	28.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
372	27.9%
960	72.1%
131	9.8%

504
2.64

384	76.2%
328	85.4%
17	4.4%
120	23.8%

1980
Number	Percent
33.1
292	29.3%
706	70.7%
116	11.6%

362
2.76

284	78.5%
242	85.2%
18	6.3%
78	21.5%

2022 Housing Data for Dresden town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	44	5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	17	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	10	1.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	86	11.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	2.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	20	2.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	1.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	1.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	40	5.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	75	9.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	56	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	141	18.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	93	12.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	61	8.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	50	6.6%
$200,000 or more	20	2.6%

Median Household Income	72,596
Per Capita Income	31,493

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	74	9.8%
Public Assistance	27	3.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	94	12.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	762	65.7%
Unemployed	26	2.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	788	68.0%
Not in Labor Force	371	32.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		34.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	346	184	65.3%
Non-Profit	20	72	21.7%
Self-Employed	49	19	72.1%

Local Government	44	46	48.9%
State Government	9	22	29.0%
Federal Government	4	21	16.0%

Total Private + Self	395	203	66.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	77	161	32.4%
Total	472	364	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	89	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	139	16.4%
Professional, Technical	200	23.7%
Service Occupations	96	11.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.6%
All others	321	38.0%

White Collar		50.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	220	26.0%
Educational services	89	10.5%
Retail trade	83	9.8%
Health care and social assistance	79	9.3%
Construction	76	9.0%
Public administration	66	7.8%
Accommodation and food services	51	6.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	43	5.1%
Other services	35	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	35	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	17	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	1.8%
Utilities	10	1.2%
Information	8	0.9%
Finance and insurance	6	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	5	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.4%
Wholesale trade	2	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	24	1.32%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	4	0.22%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,670	97.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	30	1.8%
Spanish	3	0.2%
German, other Germanic	2	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.1%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	638	35.2%
French	251	13.8%
Irish	211	11.6%
German	149	8.2%
French Canadian	101	5.6%
American	78	4.3%
Scottish	69	3.8%
Italian	62	3.4%
Welsh	48	2.6%
Scotch-Irish	47	2.6%
Swedish	29	1.6%
Norwegian	20	1.1%
Ukrainian	19	1.0%
Polish	17	0.9%
Finnish	16	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,808	99.7%
Not a citizen	6	0.3%

Native	1,792	98.8%
Foreign-born	22	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
97	7.6%	45	3.5%	506	39.8%	266	20.9%	241	19.0%	115	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	97	7.6%
9-12 Years	45	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	506	39.8%
Some College	266	20.9%
Bach. Degree	241	19.0%
Grad Degree	115	9.1%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +67	D +28	D + 3.5%
D +95
2020 vs. 2012	R +168	R +170	R + 17.2%
D -2
2020 vs. 2008	R +119	R +99	R + 9.6%
D +20

2016 vs. 2008	R +52	R +127	R + 13.1%
D -75
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Donald Trump* (R)	580	50.0%	Joe Biden (D)	542	46.8%	37	3.2%	1,159	6	3	0.14%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	513	48.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	447	42.6%	89	8.5%	1,049	4	3	0.14%
2012	73%	Barack Obama* (D)	544	54.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	412	41.2%	43	4.3%	999	0	-6	0.14%
2008	77%	Barack Obama (D)	522	51.5%	John McCain (R)	461	45.5%	31	3.1%	1,014	5	0	0.14%
2004	79%	John Kerry (D)	517	51.5%	George W. Bush* (R)	458	45.7%	28	2.8%	1,003	1	-5	0.14%
2000	71%	George W. Bush (R)	399	46.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	386	44.6%	80	9.2%	865	2	-2	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Dresden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

542

46.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

580

50.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.6%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,159

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 3

2016 President, Dresden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

447

42.6%

Donald Trump (R)

513

48.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.0%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,049

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 3

2012 President, Dresden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

544

54.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

412

41.2%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

999

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -6

2008 President, Dresden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

522

51.5%

John McCain (R)

461

45.5%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

1,014

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Dresden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

458

45.7%

John Kerry (D)

517

51.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

1,003

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -5

2000 President, Dresden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

399

46.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

386

44.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.3%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

865

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dresden town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	68%	Paul LePage (R)	501	49.0%	Janet Mills* (D)	498	48.7%	24 [+]	2.3%	1,023	7	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 24 (2.3%);
2020	S2	78%	Susan Collins* (R)	645	55.4%	Sara Gideon (D)	444	38.1%	75 [+]	6.4%	1,164	4	0.14%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 58 (5.0%); Max Linn (I) 17 (1.5%);
2018	S1	65%	Angus King* (I)	495	52.5%	Eric Brakey (R)	383	40.6%	65 [+]	6.9%	943	5	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 65 (6.9%);
2018	G	64%	Shawn Moody (R)	459	49.0%	Janet Mills (D)	426	45.5%	51 [+]	5.4%	936	6	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 51 (5.4%);
2014	S2	66%	Susan Collins* (R)	637	69.2%	Shenna Bellows (D)	282	30.7%	1 [+]	0.1%	920	1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	66%	Paul LePage* (R)	458	49.5%	Michael Michaud (D)	385	41.6%	83 [+]	9.0%	926	1	0.15%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 83 (9.0%); 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	844
Median Value	$198,600

Occupied	755	89.5%
Vacant	89	10.5%

Owned	643	85.2%
Rented	112	14.8%
Median Rent	$1,136

Single-Family Units	583	69.1%
Detached	580	68.7%
Attached	3	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	232	27.5%

Dresden town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dresden town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Dresden town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dresden town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dresden town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Dresden town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Dresden town, ME