2022 population: 40,241 ( 1,455 from 2010 , 645 from 2020)
Land area: 730.0 square miles
Population density: 55.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	38,262	95.08%	2.2%
Black:	236	0.59%	93.4%
Indian:	189	0.47%	18.9%
Asian:	265	0.66%	63.6%
2+ races:	586	1.46%	13.8%
Hispanic:	703	1.75%	101.4%

Total non-White:	1,979	4.92%	48.5%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	784	9.9
Deaths:	1,120	14.1
Net Migration:	964	12.2
Net Immigration:	10	0.1

Change in White population:	809	2.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	646	1.7

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
38,786
37,453	96.56%
122	0.31%
159	0.41%
162	0.42%
515	1.33%
349	0.90%
1,333	3.44%

2000
36,280
35,382	97.52%
62	0.17%
131	0.36%
76	0.21%
387	1.07%
215	0.59%
898	2.48%

1990
33,018
32,662	98.92%
35	0.11%
68	0.21%
52	0.16%
n/a
201	0.61%
356	1.08%

1980
28,414
28,203	99.26%
21	0.07%
18	0.06%
69	0.24%
n/a
101	0.36%
211	0.74%

1970
23,328
23,221	99.54%
33	0.14%
23	0.10%
22	0.09%
n/a
23	0.10%
107	0.46%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
3,698	10.2
3,246	8.9
1,706	4.7
31	0.1

2,071	5.7
435	1.2

Number	Rate
1990's
4,015	12.2
3,126	9.5
3,714	11.2
43	0.1

2,720	8.2
542	1.6

Number	Rate
1980's
4,528	15.9
2,840	10.0
3,031	10.7
n/a

4,459	15.7
145	0.5

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
3,211	13.8
n/a

4,982	21.4
104	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Waldo County, 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
47.0
7,179	17.8%
33,062	82.2%
9,497	23.6%

17,263
2.27

10,867	62.9%
8,538	78.6%
924	8.5%
6,396	37.1%

2010
Number	Percent
44.1
8,147	21.0%
30,639	79.0%
6,280	16.2%

16,431
2.33

10,627	64.7%
8,223	77.4%
932	8.8%
5,804	35.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
8,793	24.2%
27,487	75.8%
4,911	13.5%

14,724
2.43

10,110	68.7%
8,266	81.8%
883	8.7%
4,614	31.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.6
8,944	27.1%
24,074	72.9%
4,311	13.1%

12,386
2.63

9,084	73.3%
7,592	83.6%
672	7.4%
3,302	26.7%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
8,712	30.7%
19,702	69.3%
3,362	11.8%

9,850
2.85

7,575	76.9%
6,464	85.3%
490	6.5%
2,275	23.1%

2022 Housing Data for Waldo County, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	732	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	861	5.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	685	4.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	866	5.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	685	4.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	832	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	657	3.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	707	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	708	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,479	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,660	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,569	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,795	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	1,098	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,038	6.0%
$200,000 or more	891	5.2%

Median Household Income	62,694
Per Capita Income	35,677

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	102
Compared to U.S.	93

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,292	7.5%
Public Assistance	498	2.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,322	13.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	16,250	69.0%
Unemployed	726	3.1%
In Armed Forces	44	0.2%

Total Labor Force	17,020	72.3%
Not in Labor Force	6,514	27.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	5,738	4,419	56.5%
Non-Profit	624	1,944	24.3%
Self-Employed	1,897	1,103	63.2%

Local Government	654	828	44.1%
State Government	353	526	40.2%
Federal Government	113	142	44.3%

Total Private + Self	7,635	5,522	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,744	3,440	33.6%
Total	9,379	8,962	51.1%

Pct. Govt.	14.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	2,945	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,858	20.9%
Professional, Technical	4,510	24.4%
Service Occupations	2,832	15.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	328	1.8%
All others	4,315	23.4%

White Collar		61.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	2,841	15.4%
Retail trade	2,306	12.5%
Educational services	2,031	11.0%
Manufacturing	1,698	9.2%
Construction	1,416	7.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	1,131	6.1%
Other services	978	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	968	5.2%
Public administration	912	4.9%
Finance and insurance	818	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	747	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	734	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	632	3.4%
Information	350	1.9%
Wholesale trade	343	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	212	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	210	1.1%
Utilities	84	0.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	30	0.2%
Management	19	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	94	0.24%
Puerto Rican	281	0.71%
Cuban	35	0.09%
Dominican	2	0.01%

Total Central American	144	0.36%
Costa Rican	8	0.02%
Guatemalan	1	0.00%
Honduran	49	0.12%
Nicaraguan	4	0.01%
Panamanian	62	0.16%
Salvadoran	20	0.05%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	65	0.16%
Argentinean	23	0.06%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	22	0.06%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	6	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	14	0.04%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	35	0.09%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	41	0.10%
Taiwanese	40	0.10%
Indian	29	0.07%
Filipino	25	0.06%
Chinese	9	0.02%
Malaysian	7	0.02%
Japanese	7	0.02%
Vietnamese	4	0.01%
Cambodian	3	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	36,201	95.2%
German, other Germanic	803	2.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	317	0.8%
Spanish	281	0.7%
Other Indo-European	128	0.3%
Chinese	115	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	81	0.2%
Other Asian	51	0.1%
Tagalog	33	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	8,026	20.2%
Irish	5,404	13.6%
German	4,095	10.3%
American	3,905	9.8%
French	3,248	8.2%
Scottish	1,774	4.5%
Italian	1,535	3.9%
French Canadian	1,164	2.9%
Polish	1,010	2.5%
European	844	2.1%
Swedish	743	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	594	1.5%
British	459	1.2%
Norwegian	312	0.8%
Finnish	285	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	39,395	99.1%
Not a citizen	377	0.9%

Native	38,901	97.8%
Foreign-born	871	2.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
527	1.8%	1,506	5.1%	9,614	32.4%	8,169	27.5%	5,948	20.0%	3,928	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	527	1.8%
9-12 Years	1,506	5.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,614	32.4%
Some College	8,169	27.5%
Bach. Degree	5,948	20.0%
Grad Degree	3,928	13.2%
Average years of education: 13.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	16,156	14,970	1,186	7.3%	5.3%
1991	16,684	15,069	1,615	9.7%	7.8%
1992	16,864	15,375	1,489	8.8%	7.4%
1993	17,053	15,651	1,402	8.2%	6.8%
1994	17,092	15,781	1,311	7.7%	6.6%
1995	17,776	16,487	1,289	7.3%	5.9%
1996	19,708	18,493	1,215	6.2%	5.3%
1997	20,373	19,183	1,190	5.8%	5.2%
1998	20,458	19,401	1,057	5.2%	4.5%
1999	21,662	20,739	923	4.3%	4.0%

2000	19,123	18,380	743	3.9%	3.3%
2001	19,433	18,618	815	4.2%	3.8%
2002	19,408	18,448	960	4.9%	4.5%
2003	19,748	18,608	1,140	5.8%	5.1%
2004	19,377	18,381	996	5.1%	4.6%
2005	19,466	18,410	1,056	5.4%	4.9%
2006	19,518	18,480	1,038	5.3%	4.7%
2007	18,854	17,829	1,025	5.4%	4.7%
2008	19,085	17,928	1,157	6.1%	5.3%
2009	19,071	17,315	1,756	9.2%	8.4%

2010	20,489	18,686	1,803	8.8%	8.4%
2011	20,386	18,734	1,652	8.1%	7.7%
2012	20,622	18,983	1,639	7.9%	7.2%
2013	20,975	19,459	1,516	7.2%	6.7%
2014	20,888	19,634	1,254	6.0%	5.6%
2015	20,752	19,669	1,083	5.2%	4.4%
2016	20,914	20,041	873	4.2%	3.8%
2017	21,203	20,422	781	3.7%	3.4%
2018	21,197	20,507	690	3.3%	3.1%
2019	20,735	20,141	594	2.9%	2.7%

2020	19,961	18,933	1,028	5.2%	5.4%
2021	20,369	19,409	960	4.7%	4.6%
2022	20,148	19,511	637	3.2%	2.9%
2023	20,329	19,714	615	3.0%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	22,012
Median Value	$210,600

Occupied	17,263	78.4%
Vacant	4,749	21.6%

Owned	13,911	80.6%
Rented	3,352	19.4%
Median Rent	$886

Single-Family Units	16,948	77.0%
Detached	16,463	74.8%
Attached	485	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	931	4.2%
Mobile Homes	2,913	13.2%

Waldo County, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Waldo County, ME

2022 Housing Data for Waldo County, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Waldo County, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Waldo County, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Waldo County, ME

Historical Labor Force Data for Waldo County, ME