Brooks town, ME

Waldo County, ME

2022 population: 1,086 ( 8 from 2010 )
Land area: 24.7 square miles
Population density: 44.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	987	90.88%	5.0%
Black:	14	1.29%	250.0%
Indian:	5	0.46%	44.4%
Asian:	1	0.09%	75.0%
2+ races:	36	3.31%	125.0%
Hispanic:	35	3.22%	483.3%

Total non-White:	99	9.12%	153.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-52	-5.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	60	6.7

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
1,078
1,039	96.38%
4	0.37%
9	0.83%
4	0.37%
16	1.48%
6	0.56%
39	3.62%

2000
1,022
1,009	98.73%
2	0.20%
4	0.39%
1	0.10%
0	0.00%
6	0.59%
13	1.27%

1990
900
836	92.89%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.11%
n/a
0	0.00%
64	7.11%

1980
804
803	99.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.12%
n/a
0	0.00%
1	0.12%

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

30	2.9
26	2.5

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

173	19.2
-51	-5.7

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

33	4.1
63	7.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Brooks 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
47.4
147	13.5%
939	86.5%
180	16.6%

479
2.26

337	70.4%
267	79.2%
33	9.8%
142	29.6%

2010
Number	Percent
40.2
254	23.6%
824	76.4%
170	15.8%

446
2.42

285	63.9%
214	75.1%
30	10.5%
161	36.1%

2000
Number	Percent
36.5
269	26.3%
753	73.7%
144	14.1%

407
2.49

268	65.8%
229	85.4%
15	5.6%
139	34.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
203	22.6%
697	77.4%
136	15.1%

340
2.65

235	69.1%
197	83.8%
18	7.7%
105	30.9%

1980
Number	Percent
30.9
250	31.1%
554	68.9%
102	12.7%

269
2.91

216	80.3%
185	85.6%
13	6.0%
53	19.7%

2022 Housing Data for Brooks town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	6	1.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	64	13.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3	0.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	1.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	38	7.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	2.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	16	3.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	25	5.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	76	15.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	22	4.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	61	12.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	11.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	28	5.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	31	6.5%
$200,000 or more	16	3.3%

Median Household Income	55,893
Per Capita Income	34,917

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	17	3.5%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	88	18.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	512	69.3%
Unemployed	40	5.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	552	74.7%
Not in Labor Force	187	25.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	144	225	39.0%
Non-Profit	11	29	27.5%
Self-Employed	85	25	77.3%

Local Government	21	23	47.7%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	5	12	29.4%

Total Private + Self	229	250	47.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	37	64	36.6%
Total	266	314	45.9%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	125	21.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	197	34.0%
Professional, Technical	122	21.0%
Service Occupations	20	3.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	33	5.7%
All others	116	20.0%

White Collar		76.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	112	19.3%
Health care and social assistance	74	12.8%
Educational services	65	11.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	50	8.6%
Construction	44	7.6%
Manufacturing	36	6.2%
Transportation and warehousing	33	5.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	31	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	28	4.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	27	4.7%
Finance and insurance	20	3.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	2.1%
Other services	12	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	10	1.7%
Wholesale trade	9	1.6%
Public administration	9	1.6%
Information	8	1.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	5	0.46%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	8	0.74%
Costa Rican	8	0.74%
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	14	1.29%
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	14	1.29%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.74%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Taiwanese	1	0.09%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	962	93.2%
German, other Germanic	27	2.6%
Spanish	18	1.7%
Other Indo-European	7	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.7%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.6%
Tagalog	4	0.4%
Chinese	1	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	263	24.2%
Irish	144	13.3%
American	107	9.9%
Italian	89	8.2%
German	76	7.0%
French	52	4.8%
French Canadian	38	3.5%
Swedish	26	2.4%
Portuguese	20	1.8%
Greek	12	1.1%
Polish	11	1.0%
Dutch	10	0.9%
Eastern European	9	0.8%
Russian	9	0.8%
Scottish	9	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,082	99.6%
Not a citizen	4	0.4%

Native	1,043	96.0%
Foreign-born	43	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
8	0.9%	74	8.5%	225	25.8%	295	33.8%	188	21.6%	82	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	8	0.9%
9-12 Years	74	8.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	225	25.8%
Some College	295	33.8%
Bach. Degree	188	21.6%
Grad Degree	82	9.4%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +19	D +20	D + 5.4%
D +39
2020 vs. 2012	R +57	R +54	R + 9.2%
D +3
2020 vs. 2008	R +60	R +84	R + 15.1%
D -24

2016 vs. 2008	R +41	R +104	R + 20.5%
D -63
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	317	53.5%	Joe Biden (D)	246	41.5%	30	5.1%	593	9	7	0.07%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	298	52.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	207	36.6%	60	10.6%	565	8	7	0.08%
2012	62%	Mitt Romney (R)	260	50.4%	Barack Obama* (D)	243	47.1%	13	2.5%	516	9	3	0.07%
2008	67%	Barack Obama (D)	270	50.0%	John McCain (R)	257	47.6%	13	2.4%	540	7	2	0.07%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	298	52.8%	John Kerry (D)	253	44.9%	13	2.3%	564	8	2	0.08%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	250	51.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	190	39.1%	46	9.5%	486	7	4	0.07%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Brooks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

246

41.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

317

53.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

593

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 7

2016 President, Brooks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

207

36.6%

Donald Trump (R)

298

52.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.7%

Other

5.0%

TOTAL

565

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Brooks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

243

47.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

260

50.4%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

516

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Brooks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

270

50.0%

John McCain (R)

257

47.6%

Other

2.4%

TOTAL

540

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Brooks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

298

52.8%

John Kerry (D)

253

44.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.8%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

564

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Brooks town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

250

51.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

190

39.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

7.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

486

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brooks town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Paul LePage (R)	266	52.0%	Janet Mills* (D)	235	45.9%	11 [+]	2.1%	512	10	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 11 (2.1%);
2020	S2	68%	Susan Collins* (R)	357	59.8%	Sara Gideon (D)	193	32.3%	47 [+]	7.9%	597	9	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 39 (6.5%); Max Linn (I) 8 (1.3%);
2018	S1	57%	Eric Brakey (R)	228	46.1%	Angus King* (I)	216	43.6%	51 [+]	10.3%	495	11	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 51 (10.3%);
2018	G	57%	Shawn Moody (R)	272	55.3%	Janet Mills (D)	205	41.7%	15 [+]	3.0%	492	12	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 15 (3.0%);
2014	S2	54%	Susan Collins* (R)	312	68.6%	Shenna Bellows (D)	143	31.4%	0	0.0%	455	0	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	55%	Paul LePage* (R)	262	56.0%	Michael Michaud (D)	173	37.0%	33 [+]	7.1%	468	8	0.08%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 33 (7.1%); 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	591
Median Value	$156,900

Occupied	479	81.0%
Vacant	112	19.0%

Owned	335	69.9%
Rented	144	30.1%
Median Rent	$939

Single-Family Units	431	72.9%
Detached	423	71.6%
Attached	8	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19	3.2%
Mobile Homes	86	14.6%

Brooks town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Brooks town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Brooks town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Brooks town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Brooks town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Brooks town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Brooks town, ME