Waldoboro town, ME

Lincoln County, ME

2022 population: 5,178 ( 103 from 2010 )
Land area: 71.5 square miles
Population density: 72.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,934	95.29%	0.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	32	0.62%	45.5%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	149	2.88%	181.1%
Hispanic:	63	1.22%	21.2%

Total non-White:	244	4.71%	44.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	28	0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	75	1.8

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
5,075
4,906	96.67%
17	0.33%
22	0.43%
21	0.41%
53	1.04%
52	1.02%
169	3.33%

2000
4,916
4,863	98.92%
0	0.00%
11	0.22%
24	0.49%
18	0.37%
0	0.00%
53	1.08%

1990
4,601
4,561	99.13%
17	0.37%
0	0.00%
8	0.17%
n/a
15	0.33%
40	0.87%

1980
3,985
3,934	98.72%
10	0.25%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
41	1.03%
51	1.28%

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

43	0.9
116	2.4

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

302	6.6
13	0.3

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

627	15.7
-11	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Waldoboro 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
53.7
770	14.9%
4,408	85.1%
1,384	26.7%

2,668
1.93

1,316	49.3%
864	65.7%
64	4.9%
1,352	50.7%

2010
Number	Percent
43.5
1,105	21.8%
3,970	78.2%
889	17.5%

2,171
2.34

1,364	62.8%
1,019	74.7%
155	11.4%
807	37.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.2
1,250	25.4%
3,666	74.6%
807	16.4%

1,987
2.44

1,342	67.5%
1,092	81.4%
118	8.8%
645	32.5%

1990
Number	Percent
35.2
1,253	27.2%
3,348	72.8%
706	15.3%

1,720
2.63

1,263	73.4%
1,050	83.1%
86	6.8%
457	26.6%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
1,173	29.4%
2,812	70.6%
629	15.8%

1,407
2.75

1,073	76.3%
910	84.8%
105	9.8%
334	23.7%

2022 Housing Data for Waldoboro town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	104	3.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	198	7.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	137	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	40	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	182	6.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	60	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	203	7.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	141	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	82	3.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	249	9.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	427	16.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	185	6.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	99	3.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	234	8.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	152	5.7%
$200,000 or more	175	6.6%

Median Household Income	58,278
Per Capita Income	41,389

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	232	8.7%
Public Assistance	185	6.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	465	17.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,212	72.5%
Unemployed	98	3.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,310	75.8%
Not in Labor Force	739	24.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	741	553	57.3%
Non-Profit	85	209	28.9%
Self-Employed	338	131	72.1%

Local Government	72	143	33.5%
State Government	68	104	39.5%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	1,079	684	61.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	225	456	33.0%
Total	1,304	1,140	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	15.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	301	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	493	20.2%
Professional, Technical	586	24.0%
Service Occupations	272	11.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	137	5.6%
All others	792	32.4%

White Collar		56.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	476	19.5%
Construction	470	19.2%
Retail trade	343	14.0%
Educational services	311	12.7%
Manufacturing	172	7.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	147	6.0%
Other services	105	4.3%
Finance and insurance	80	3.3%
Public administration	76	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	60	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	53	2.2%
Transportation and warehousing	47	1.9%
Information	29	1.2%
Accommodation and food services	23	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	20	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	0.7%
Wholesale trade	15	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	63	1.22%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,937	99.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	20	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	895	17.3%
German	773	14.9%
American	762	14.7%
English	724	14.0%
French	387	7.5%
Italian	386	7.5%
Swedish	258	5.0%
Finnish	248	4.8%
Scottish	162	3.1%
Welsh	90	1.7%
Lithuanian	87	1.7%
Dutch	75	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	59	1.1%
Polish	44	0.8%
Portuguese	42	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,178	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,152	99.5%
Foreign-born	26	0.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
56	1.3%	220	5.1%	1,722	40.1%	990	23.0%	859	20.0%	452	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	56	1.3%
9-12 Years	220	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,722	40.1%
Some College	990	23.0%
Bach. Degree	859	20.0%
Grad Degree	452	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +159	D +2	D + 1.3%
D +161
2020 vs. 2012	R +404	R +433	R + 16.0%
D -29
2020 vs. 2008	R +379	R +554	R + 20.1%
D -175

2016 vs. 2008	R +220	R +556	R + 21.4%
D -336
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)	1,568	53.4%	Joe Biden (D)	1,294	44.1%	72	2.5%	2,934	9	7	0.36%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	1,409	51.6%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,133	41.5%	187	6.9%	2,729	7	6	0.36%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,323	51.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,164	45.2%	86	3.3%	2,573	4	-2	0.36%
2008	69%	Barack Obama (D)	1,469	54.1%	John McCain (R)	1,189	43.8%	55	2.0%	2,713	3	-2	0.37%
2004	74%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,387	49.5%	John Kerry (D)	1,348	48.1%	66	2.4%	2,801	5	-1	0.38%
2000	66%	George W. Bush (R)	1,146	47.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,054	43.5%	221	9.1%	2,421	3	-1	0.37%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waldoboro town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,294

44.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,568

53.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

2,934

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Waldoboro town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,133

41.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,409

51.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

123

4.5%

Other

2.3%

TOTAL

2,729

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 6

2012 President, Waldoboro town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,323

51.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,164

45.2%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

2,573

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Waldoboro town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,469

54.1%

John McCain (R)

1,189

43.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,713

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Waldoboro town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,387

49.5%

John Kerry (D)

1,348

48.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

2,801

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Waldoboro town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,146

47.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,054

43.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

182

7.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

2,421

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waldoboro town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	60%	Paul LePage (R)	1,258	49.4%	Janet Mills* (D)	1,236	48.5%	52 [+]	2.0%	2,546	7	0.38%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 52 (2.0%);
2020	S2	69%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,703	57.8%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,024	34.7%	220 [+]	7.5%	2,947	7	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 159 (5.4%); Max Linn (I) 61 (2.1%);
2018	S1	54%	Angus King* (I)	1,174	51.2%	Eric Brakey (R)	925	40.4%	192 [+]	8.4%	2,291	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 192 (8.4%);
2018	G	54%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,109	48.7%	Janet Mills (D)	1,036	45.5%	134 [+]	5.9%	2,279	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 134 (5.9%);
2014	S2	53%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,480	68.7%	Shenna Bellows (D)	672	31.2%	2 [+]	0.1%	2,154	0	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	53%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,163	53.2%	Michael Michaud (D)	856	39.2%	167 [+]	7.6%	2,186	5	0.36%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 167 (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	2,918
Median Value	$226,000

Occupied	2,668	91.4%
Vacant	250	8.6%

Owned	2,089	78.3%
Rented	579	21.7%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	2,008	68.8%
Detached	1,839	63.0%
Attached	169	5.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	89	3.1%
Mobile Homes	396	13.6%

Waldoboro town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waldoboro town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Waldoboro town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waldoboro town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waldoboro town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waldoboro town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waldoboro town, ME