Waterford town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,163 ( 390 from 2010 )
Land area: 50.3 square miles
Population density: 23.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,107	95.18%	26.7%
Black:	6	0.52%	500.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	5	0.43%	0.0%
2+ races:	45	3.87%	73.1%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	56	4.82%	30.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-403	-31.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	13	1.0

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
1,553
1,510	97.23%
1	0.06%
3	0.19%
0	0.00%
26	1.67%
11	0.71%
43	2.77%

2000
1,443
1,425	98.75%
0	0.00%
6	0.42%
2	0.14%
9	0.62%
1	0.07%
18	1.25%

1990
1,299
1,295	99.69%
0	0.00%
4	0.31%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
4	0.31%

1980
951
944	99.26%
3	0.32%
0	0.00%
2	0.21%
n/a
2	0.21%
7	0.74%

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

85	5.9
25	1.7

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

130	10.0
14	1.1

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

351	36.9
-3	-0.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterford 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
54.1
127	10.9%
1,036	89.1%
344	29.6%

532
2.19

343	64.5%
277	80.8%
8	2.3%
189	35.5%

2010
Number	Percent
45.9
323	20.8%
1,230	79.2%
276	17.8%

667
2.33

471	70.6%
362	76.9%
45	9.6%
196	29.4%

2000
Number	Percent
40.5
344	23.8%
1,099	76.2%
220	15.2%

590
2.44

432	73.2%
361	83.6%
34	7.9%
158	26.8%

1990
Number	Percent
36.7
316	24.3%
983	75.7%
183	14.1%

482
2.70

380	78.8%
323	85.0%
19	5.0%
102	21.2%

1980
Number	Percent
32.3
262	27.5%
689	72.5%
112	11.8%

358
2.65

271	75.7%
231	85.2%
16	5.9%
87	24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Waterford town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	49	9.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	21	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	3.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	4.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	46	8.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	19	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	29	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	11	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	29	5.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	52	9.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	71	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	56	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	31	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	42	7.9%
$200,000 or more	10	1.9%

Median Household Income	58,750
Per Capita Income	32,541

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	54	10.2%
Public Assistance	17	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	58	10.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	477	67.1%
Unemployed	34	4.8%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	511	71.9%
Not in Labor Force	200	28.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	154	159	49.2%
Non-Profit	8	48	14.3%
Self-Employed	83	35	70.3%

Local Government	17	24	41.5%
State Government	4	0	100.0%
Federal Government	0	9	0.0%

Total Private + Self	237	194	55.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	29	81	26.4%
Total	266	275	49.2%

Pct. Govt.	10.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	62	11.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	105	19.3%
Professional, Technical	116	21.3%
Service Occupations	70	12.8%
All others	192	35.2%

White Collar		51.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	129	23.7%
Construction	106	19.4%
Manufacturing	54	9.9%
Retail trade	50	9.2%
Transportation and warehousing	34	6.2%
Finance and insurance	30	5.5%
Accommodation and food services	27	5.0%
Educational services	26	4.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	23	4.2%
Other services	16	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	16	2.9%
Public administration	11	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	9	1.7%
Wholesale trade	7	1.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%
Filipino	5	0.43%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,110	96.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	16	1.4%
German, other Germanic	6	0.5%
Tagalog	5	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	5	0.4%
Other	3	0.3%
Other Indo-European	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	284	24.4%
Irish	182	15.6%
American	136	11.7%
German	105	9.0%
Italian	92	7.9%
French	80	6.9%
Scottish	62	5.3%
French Canadian	61	5.2%
Polish	45	3.9%
Finnish	26	2.2%
Canadian	24	2.1%
Norwegian	19	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	19	1.6%
Swedish	19	1.6%
Dutch	18	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,158	99.6%
Not a citizen	5	0.4%

Native	1,150	98.9%
Foreign-born	13	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9	0.9%	68	7.0%	405	41.7%	271	27.9%	118	12.1%	101	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9	0.9%
9-12 Years	68	7.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	405	41.7%
Some College	271	27.9%
Bach. Degree	118	12.1%
Grad Degree	101	10.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +64	D +50	D + 8.2%
D +114
2020 vs. 2012	R +175	R +178	R + 19.1%
D -3
2020 vs. 2008	R +152	R +200	R + 20.9%
D -48

2016 vs. 2008	R +88	R +250	R + 29.1%
D -162
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	110%	Donald Trump* (R)	557	53.7%	Joe Biden (D)	452	43.5%	29	2.8%	1,038	10	7	0.13%
2016	86%	Donald Trump (R)	493	54.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	338	37.1%	79	8.7%	910	9	8	0.12%
2012	76%	Barack Obama* (D)	455	51.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	382	42.9%	53	6.0%	890	2	-4	0.12%
2008	77%	Barack Obama (D)	500	54.1%	John McCain (R)	405	43.8%	20	2.2%	925	3	-2	0.13%
2004	82%	John Kerry (D)	478	50.6%	George W. Bush* (R)	439	46.5%	28	3.0%	945	2	-4	0.13%
2000	74%	George W. Bush (R)	385	47.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	373	45.6%	60	7.3%	818	3	-1	0.13%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Waterford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

452

43.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

557

53.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.9%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,038

Turnout: 110%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Waterford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

338

37.1%

Donald Trump (R)

493

54.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

910

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Waterford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

455

51.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

382

42.9%

Other

6.0%

TOTAL

890

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -4

2008 President, Waterford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

500

54.1%

John McCain (R)

405

43.8%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

925

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -2

2004 President, Waterford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

439

46.5%

John Kerry (D)

478

50.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

945

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Waterford town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

385

47.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

373

45.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.9%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

818

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waterford town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	96%	Paul LePage (R)	474	52.7%	Janet Mills* (D)	409	45.4%	17 [+]	1.9%	900	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 17 (1.9%);
2020	S2	110%	Susan Collins* (R)	620	59.6%	Sara Gideon (D)	371	35.7%	49 [+]	4.7%	1,040	9	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 35 (3.4%); Max Linn (I) 14 (1.3%);
2018	S1	80%	Angus King* (I)	426	53.3%	Eric Brakey (R)	318	39.8%	55 [+]	6.9%	799	5	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 55 (6.9%);
2018	G	79%	Shawn Moody (R)	387	48.8%	Janet Mills (D)	335	42.2%	71 [+]	9.0%	793	6	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 71 (9.0%);
2014	S2	71%	Susan Collins* (R)	577	72.6%	Shenna Bellows (D)	217	27.3%	1 [+]	0.1%	795	4	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	72%	Paul LePage* (R)	464	57.9%	Michael Michaud (D)	278	34.7%	60 [+]	7.5%	802	10	0.13%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 60 (7.5%); 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	1,000
Median Value	$223,000

Occupied	532	53.2%
Vacant	468	46.8%

Owned	486	91.4%
Rented	46	8.6%
Median Rent	$765

Single-Family Units	837	83.7%
Detached	816	81.6%
Attached	21	2.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	9	0.9%
Mobile Homes	139	13.9%

Waterford town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waterford town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Waterford town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waterford town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waterford town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Waterford town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Waterford town, ME