Medway town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,070 ( 279 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.0 square miles
Population density: 26.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,044	97.57%	21.6%
Black:	2	0.19%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	24	2.24%	380.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	26	2.43%	44.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-287	-25.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	8	0.7

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
1,349
1,331	98.67%
1	0.07%
5	0.37%
4	0.30%
5	0.37%
3	0.22%
18	1.33%

2000
1,495
1,469	98.26%
3	0.20%
7	0.47%
5	0.33%
4	0.27%
7	0.47%
26	1.74%

1990
1,922
1,914	99.58%
0	0.00%
2	0.10%
6	0.31%
n/a
0	0.00%
8	0.42%

1980
1,871
1,867	99.79%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.05%
n/a
3	0.16%
4	0.21%

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

-138	-9.2
-8	-0.5

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

-445	-23.2
18	0.9

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

47	2.5
4	0.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Medway 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
55.1
178	16.6%
892	83.4%
267	25.0%

505
2.12

294	58.2%
258	87.8%
0	0.0%
211	41.8%

2010
Number	Percent
47.8
273	20.2%
1,076	79.8%
229	17.0%

576
2.34

400	69.4%
323	80.8%
26	6.5%
176	30.6%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
378	25.3%
1,117	74.7%
161	10.8%

601
2.49

451	75.0%
386	85.6%
28	6.2%
150	25.0%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
633	32.9%
1,289	67.1%
117	6.1%

638
3.01

528	82.8%
459	86.9%
30	5.7%
110	17.2%

1980
Number	Percent
24.7
708	37.8%
1,163	62.2%
78	4.2%

533
3.51

482	90.4%
421	87.3%
24	5.0%
51	9.6%

2022 Housing Data for Medway town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	3.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	27	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	45	8.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	21	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	58	11.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	43	8.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	35	6.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	25	5.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	55	10.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	53	10.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	62	12.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	29	5.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	4.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	10	2.0%
$200,000 or more	4	0.8%

Median Household Income	43,050
Per Capita Income	26,749

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	51	10.1%
Public Assistance	50	9.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	95	18.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	301	46.7%
Unemployed	32	5.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	333	51.6%
Not in Labor Force	312	48.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		53.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	110	124	47.0%
Non-Profit	5	26	16.1%
Self-Employed	8	7	53.3%

Local Government	25	26	49.0%
State Government	18	4	81.8%
Federal Government	3	2	60.0%

Total Private + Self	118	131	47.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	51	58	46.8%
Total	169	189	47.2%

Pct. Govt.	21.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	23	6.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	90	25.1%
Professional, Technical	82	22.9%
Service Occupations	94	26.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.1%
All others	69	19.3%

White Collar		54.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	80	22.3%
Retail trade	67	18.7%
Manufacturing	51	14.2%
Educational services	42	11.7%
Construction	22	6.1%
Accommodation and food services	17	4.7%
Public administration	16	4.5%
Other services	15	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	14	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	8	2.2%
Utilities	7	2.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4	1.1%
Finance and insurance	3	0.8%
Information	3	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3	0.8%

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	1,042	98.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	17	1.6%
Spanish	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	319	29.8%
French	197	18.4%
Irish	116	10.8%
American	81	7.6%
Scottish	52	4.9%
French Canadian	47	4.4%
Italian	42	3.9%
German	38	3.6%
Polish	20	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	15	1.4%
Dutch	11	1.0%
Finnish	7	0.7%
Welsh	7	0.7%
Portuguese	5	0.5%
Scandinavian	4	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,067	99.7%
Not a citizen	3	0.3%

Native	1,066	99.6%
Foreign-born	4	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	1.5%	55	6.3%	431	49.4%	285	32.7%	60	6.9%	28	3.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	1.5%
9-12 Years	55	6.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	431	49.4%
Some College	285	32.7%
Bach. Degree	60	6.9%
Grad Degree	28	3.2%
Average years of education: 12.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +42	R +40	R + 2.7%
D +2
2020 vs. 2012	R +162	R +252	R + 32.3%
D -90
2020 vs. 2008	R +127	R +220	R + 28.7%
D -93

2016 vs. 2008	R +85	R +180	R + 25.9%
D -95
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	87%	Donald Trump* (R)	550	72.6%	Joe Biden (D)	195	25.7%	13	1.7%	758	29	26	0.09%
2016	77%	Donald Trump (R)	508	68.9%	Hillary Clinton (D)	193	26.2%	36	4.9%	737	24	23	0.10%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	388	56.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	285	41.4%	15	2.2%	688	15	9	0.10%
2008	67%	John McCain (R)	423	58.4%	Barack Obama (D)	288	39.8%	13	1.8%	724	18	13	0.10%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	480	60.2%	John Kerry (D)	312	39.1%	5	0.6%	797	16	10	0.11%
2000	72%	George W. Bush (R)	486	60.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	282	35.2%	33	4.1%	801	17	13	0.12%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Medway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

195

25.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

550

72.6%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

758

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 29	Diff (US): 26

2016 President, Medway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

193

26.2%

Donald Trump (R)

508

68.9%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

737

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 24	Diff (US): 23

2012 President, Medway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

285

41.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

388

56.4%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

688

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 9

2008 President, Medway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

288

39.8%

John McCain (R)

423

58.4%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

724

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 13

2004 President, Medway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

480

60.2%

John Kerry (D)

312

39.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.1%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

797

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 10

2000 President, Medway town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

486

60.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

282

35.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.6%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

801

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Medway town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Paul LePage (R)	422	65.4%	Janet Mills* (D)	206	31.9%	17 [+]	2.6%	645	23	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 17 (2.6%);
2020	S2	86%	Susan Collins* (R)	571	75.7%	Sara Gideon (D)	149	19.8%	34 [+]	4.5%	754	25	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 17 (2.3%); Max Linn (I) 17 (2.3%);
2018	S1	61%	Eric Brakey (R)	320	57.0%	Angus King* (I)	214	38.1%	27 [+]	4.8%	561	22	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 26 (4.6%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2018	G	61%	Shawn Moody (R)	336	60.6%	Janet Mills (D)	181	32.7%	37 [+]	6.7%	554	17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 37 (6.7%);
2014	S2	64%	Susan Collins* (R)	495	78.2%	Shenna Bellows (D)	138	21.8%	0	0.0%	633	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	65%	Paul LePage* (R)	344	53.2%	Michael Michaud (D)	273	42.2%	30 [+]	4.6%	647	5	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 30 (4.6%); 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	580
Median Value	$76,000

Occupied	505	87.1%
Vacant	75	12.9%

Owned	451	89.3%
Rented	54	10.7%
Median Rent	$663

Single-Family Units	361	62.2%
Detached	356	61.4%
Attached	5	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2	0.3%
Mobile Homes	190	32.8%

Medway town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Medway town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Medway town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Medway town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Medway town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Medway town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Medway town, ME