Burlington town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 340 ( 23 from 2010 )
Land area: 54.0 square miles
Population density: 6.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	338	99.41%	6.1%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	2	0.59%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	2	0.59%	33.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-22	-7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	-1	-0.3

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
363
360	99.17%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.28%
1	0.28%
1	0.28%
3	0.83%

2000
384
384	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1990
360
344	95.56%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.28%
n/a
0	0.00%
16	4.44%

1980
327
325	99.39%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.61%
2	0.61%

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

-24	-6.2
3	0.8

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

40	11.1
-16	-4.4

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

19	5.8
14	4.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington 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
58.4
65	19.1%
275	80.9%
94	27.6%

157
2.17

89	56.7%
67	75.3%
10	11.2%
68	43.3%

2010
Number	Percent
50.0
65	17.9%
298	82.1%
72	19.8%

166
2.19

106	63.9%
91	85.8%
4	3.8%
60	36.1%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
94	24.5%
290	75.5%
65	16.9%

143
2.69

107	74.8%
98	91.6%
0	0.0%
36	25.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.7
119	33.1%
241	66.9%
36	10.0%

115
3.13

90	78.3%
79	87.8%
4	4.4%
25	21.7%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
96	29.4%
231	70.6%
33	10.1%

112
2.92

88	78.6%
79	89.8%
2	2.3%
24	21.4%

2022 Housing Data for Burlington town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	15	9.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	15	9.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	5.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	10	6.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	19	12.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	4	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	10	6.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	6	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	8	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	10	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	27	17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	16	10.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	2	1.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	4.5%

Median Household Income	39,375
Per Capita Income	22,594

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	7	4.5%
Public Assistance	2	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	38	24.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	97	51.9%
Unemployed	3	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	100	53.5%
Not in Labor Force	87	46.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		48.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32	21	60.4%
Non-Profit	8	10	44.4%
Self-Employed	7	2	77.8%

Local Government	2	8	20.0%
State Government	6	7	46.2%
Federal Government	8	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	39	23	62.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	24	25	49.0%
Total	63	48	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	27.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3	2.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	18	16.2%
Professional, Technical	25	22.5%
Service Occupations	28	25.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	6.3%
All others	37	33.3%

White Collar		41.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Public administration	16	14.4%
Other services	16	14.4%
Transportation and warehousing	16	14.4%
Retail trade	12	10.8%
Accommodation and food services	10	9.0%
Educational services	10	9.0%
Health care and social assistance	10	9.0%
Manufacturing	9	8.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	8	7.2%
Construction	2	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2	1.8%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	334	99.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	60	17.6%
Irish	38	11.2%
French Canadian	24	7.1%
French	20	5.9%
American	16	4.7%
Canadian	9	2.6%
Scottish	8	2.4%
Welsh	7	2.1%
Ukrainian	6	1.8%
Greek	3	0.9%
Italian	3	0.9%
Scotch-Irish	3	0.9%
Czechoslovakian	2	0.6%
Polish	2	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	340	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	338	99.4%
Foreign-born	2	0.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	2.3%	27	10.2%	127	47.9%	84	31.7%	14	5.3%	7	2.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	2.3%
9-12 Years	27	10.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	127	47.9%
Some College	84	31.7%
Bach. Degree	14	5.3%
Grad Degree	7	2.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +14	D +1	D + 8.0%
D +15
2020 vs. 2012	R +34	R +45	R + 19.6%
D -11
2020 vs. 2008	R +39	R +55	R + 25.2%
D -16

2016 vs. 2008	R +25	R +56	R + 33.2%
D -31
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	74%	Donald Trump* (R)	145	70.4%	Joe Biden (D)	56	27.2%	5	2.4%	206	26	24	0.03%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	131	69.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	41	21.8%	16	8.5%	188	25	24	0.03%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	111	60.7%	Barack Obama* (D)	67	36.6%	5	2.7%	183	20	13	0.03%
2008	61%	John McCain (R)	106	58.6%	Barack Obama (D)	72	39.8%	3	1.7%	181	18	13	0.02%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	122	56.7%	John Kerry (D)	90	41.9%	3	1.4%	215	12	6	0.03%
2000	67%	George W. Bush (R)	114	58.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	69	35.6%	11	5.7%	194	15	11	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Burlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

27.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

145

70.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.4%

TOTAL

206

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 24

2016 President, Burlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

21.8%

Donald Trump (R)

131

69.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.3%

Other

3.2%

TOTAL

188

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 25	Diff (US): 24

2012 President, Burlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

36.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

111

60.7%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

183

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 13

2008 President, Burlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

39.8%

John McCain (R)

106

58.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

181

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Burlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

122

56.7%

John Kerry (D)

41.9%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

215

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 6

2000 President, Burlington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

114

58.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

35.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

194

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Burlington town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	66%	Paul LePage (R)	125	67.9%	Janet Mills* (D)	57	31.0%	2 [+]	1.1%	184	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 2 (1.1%);
2020	S2	75%	Susan Collins* (R)	158	76.3%	Sara Gideon (D)	36	17.4%	13 [+]	6.3%	207	25	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 8 (3.9%); Max Linn (I) 5 (2.4%);
2018	S1	52%	Eric Brakey (R)	80	55.2%	Angus King* (I)	56	38.6%	9 [+]	6.2%	145	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 9 (6.2%);
2018	G	53%	Shawn Moody (R)	93	62.8%	Janet Mills (D)	48	32.4%	7 [+]	4.7%	148	20	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 7 (4.7%);
2014	S2	50%	Susan Collins* (R)	113	77.4%	Shenna Bellows (D)	33	22.6%	0	0.0%	146	9	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	51%	Paul LePage* (R)	96	65.3%	Michael Michaud (D)	44	29.9%	7 [+]	4.8%	147	17	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 7 (4.8%); 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	392
Median Value	$96,400

Occupied	157	40.1%
Vacant	235	59.9%

Owned	150	95.5%
Rented	7	4.5%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	339	86.5%
Detached	339	86.5%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	53	13.5%

Burlington town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Burlington town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Burlington town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Burlington town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Burlington town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Burlington town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Burlington town, ME