West Bath town, ME

Sagadahoc County, ME

2022 population: 2,181 ( 304 from 2010 )
Land area: 11.9 square miles
Population density: 183.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,030	93.08%	11.8%
Black:	59	2.71%	490.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	18	0.83%	80.0%
2+ races:	29	1.33%	107.1%
Hispanic:	45	2.06%	200.0%

Total non-White:	151	6.92%	143.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	215	13.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	89	5.7

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
1,877
1,815	96.70%
10	0.53%
12	0.64%
10	0.53%
14	0.75%
15	0.80%
62	3.30%

2000
1,794
1,737	96.82%
5	0.28%
18	1.00%
16	0.89%
8	0.45%
10	0.56%
57	3.18%

1990
1,716
1,682	98.02%
6	0.35%
0	0.00%
2	0.12%
n/a
26	1.52%
34	1.98%

1980
1,309
1,293	98.78%
0	0.00%
4	0.31%
2	0.15%
n/a
6	0.46%
16	1.22%

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

78	4.3
5	0.3

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

55	3.2
23	1.3

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

389	29.7
18	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for West Bath 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
46.5
380	17.4%
1,801	82.6%
480	22.0%

890
2.44

660	74.2%
555	84.1%
61	9.2%
230	25.8%

2010
Number	Percent
47.7
359	19.1%
1,518	80.9%
336	17.9%

817
2.29

570	69.8%
451	79.1%
51	8.9%
247	30.2%

2000
Number	Percent
42.6
403	22.5%
1,391	77.5%
227	12.7%

746
2.40

525	70.4%
451	85.9%
28	5.3%
221	29.6%

1990
Number	Percent
35.3
405	23.6%
1,311	76.4%
177	10.3%

658
2.61

495	75.2%
423	85.5%
24	4.8%
163	24.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
367	28.0%
942	72.0%
100	7.6%

481
2.72

385	80.0%
315	81.8%
38	9.9%
96	20.0%

2022 Housing Data for West Bath town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	18	2.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	9	1.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	7	0.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	23	2.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	7	0.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	18	2.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	41	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	19	2.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	56	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	51	5.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	200	22.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	97	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	79	8.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	148	16.6%
$200,000 or more	77	8.7%

Median Household Income	93,148
Per Capita Income	50,222

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	21	2.4%
Public Assistance	15	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	92	10.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	985	73.8%
Unemployed	64	4.8%
In Armed Forces	8	0.6%

Total Labor Force	1,057	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	277	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	442	321	57.9%
Non-Profit	18	81	18.2%
Self-Employed	93	52	64.1%

Local Government	32	25	56.1%
State Government	15	10	60.0%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	535	373	58.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	74	116	38.9%
Total	609	489	55.5%

Pct. Govt.	8.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	183	16.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	185	16.8%
Professional, Technical	383	34.9%
Service Occupations	90	8.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.6%
All others	257	23.4%

White Collar		68.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	231	21.0%
Construction	152	13.8%
Health care and social assistance	133	12.1%
Retail trade	87	7.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	79	7.2%
Other services	66	6.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	63	5.7%
Educational services	55	5.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	52	4.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	44	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	28	2.6%
Finance and insurance	25	2.3%
Public administration	20	1.8%
Wholesale trade	19	1.7%
Utilities	17	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	1.1%
Information	8	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	6	0.5%
Accommodation and food services	1	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	40	1.83%
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	5	0.23%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	5	0.23%
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	12	0.55%
Thai	6	0.28%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,000	93.7%
Other Asian	83	3.9%
Spanish	18	0.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	12	0.6%
Tagalog	12	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.3%
Other Indo-European	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	595	27.3%
German	241	11.0%
Irish	236	10.8%
American	211	9.7%
French	175	8.0%
European	155	7.1%
Scottish	127	5.8%
Scotch-Irish	92	4.2%
Italian	84	3.9%
French Canadian	76	3.5%
Polish	73	3.3%
Welsh	61	2.8%
Norwegian	46	2.1%
Swedish	36	1.7%
Russian	33	1.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,168	99.4%
Not a citizen	13	0.6%

Native	2,133	97.8%
Foreign-born	48	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	0.3%	86	5.4%	412	25.7%	329	20.5%	427	26.6%	347	21.6%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	0.3%
9-12 Years	86	5.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	412	25.7%
Some College	329	20.5%
Bach. Degree	427	26.6%
Grad Degree	347	21.6%
Average years of education: 14.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +67	D +98	D + 7.0%
D +165
2020 vs. 2012	R +85	D +11	R + 0.3%
D +96
2020 vs. 2008	R +82	R +3	R + 1.3%
D +79

2016 vs. 2008	R +15	R +101	R + 8.3%
D -86
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Joe Biden (D)	737	52.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	629	45.2%	26	1.9%	1,392	1	-2	0.17%
2016	72%	Hillary Clinton (D)	572	47.4%	Donald Trump (R)	562	46.6%	72	6.0%	1,206	2	1	0.16%
2012	78%	Barack Obama* (D)	641	52.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	544	44.8%	30	2.5%	1,215	4	-2	0.17%
2008	82%	Barack Obama (D)	658	53.8%	John McCain (R)	547	44.8%	17	1.4%	1,222	4	-1	0.17%
2004	83%	John Kerry (D)	602	50.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	575	48.0%	22	1.8%	1,199	3	-3	0.16%
2000	75%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	505	48.3%	George W. Bush (R)	454	43.4%	87	8.3%	1,046	-1	-4	0.16%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, West Bath town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

737

52.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

629

45.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

1,392

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -2

2016 President, West Bath town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

572

47.4%

Donald Trump (R)

562

46.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.2%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

1,206

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, West Bath town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

641

52.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

544

44.8%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

1,215

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, West Bath town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

658

53.8%

John McCain (R)

547

44.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

1,222

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -1

2004 President, West Bath town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

575

48.0%

John Kerry (D)

602

50.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

1,199

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -3

2000 President, West Bath town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

454

43.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

505

48.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.1%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,046

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Bath town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	72%	Janet Mills* (D)	718	56.6%	Paul LePage (R)	528	41.6%	22 [+]	1.7%	1,268	-1	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 22 (1.7%);
2020	S2	80%	Susan Collins* (R)	758	53.8%	Sara Gideon (D)	588	41.7%	63 [+]	4.5%	1,409	3	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 50 (3.5%); Max Linn (I) 13 (0.9%);
2018	S1	64%	Angus King* (I)	652	59.1%	Eric Brakey (R)	377	34.1%	75 [+]	6.8%	1,104	-1	0.17%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 75 (6.8%);
2018	G	65%	Janet Mills (D)	555	49.7%	Shawn Moody (R)	493	44.1%	69 [+]	6.2%	1,117	1	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 69 (6.2%);
2014	S2	68%	Susan Collins* (R)	782	71.2%	Shenna Bellows (D)	316	28.8%	0	0.0%	1,098	3	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	69%	Paul LePage* (R)	559	50.4%	Michael Michaud (D)	460	41.4%	91 [+]	8.2%	1,110	2	0.18%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 91 (8.2%); 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	1,136
Median Value	$366,500

Occupied	890	78.3%
Vacant	246	21.7%

Owned	654	73.5%
Rented	236	26.5%
Median Rent	$978

Single-Family Units	991	87.2%
Detached	991	87.2%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	73	6.4%
Mobile Homes	72	6.3%

West Bath town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for West Bath town, ME

2022 Housing Data for West Bath town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for West Bath town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for West Bath town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for West Bath town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for West Bath town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for West Bath town, ME