Thorndike town, ME

Waldo County, ME

2022 population: 1,521 ( 631 from 2010 )
Land area: 25.3 square miles
Population density: 60.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,506	99.01%	74.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	0.53%	42.9%
Hispanic:	7	0.46%	0.0%

Total non-White:	15	0.99%	48.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	645	87.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	-14	-1.9

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
890
861	96.74%
2	0.22%
1	0.11%
2	0.22%
14	1.57%
7	0.79%
29	3.26%

2000
718
706	98.33%
2	0.28%
2	0.28%
3	0.42%
5	0.70%
0	0.00%
12	1.67%

1990
702
682	97.15%
3	0.43%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.28%
20	2.85%

1980
597
590	98.83%
0	0.00%
1	0.17%
2	0.34%
n/a
2	0.34%
7	1.17%

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

155	21.6
17	2.4

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

24	3.4
-8	-1.1

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

92	15.4
13	2.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Thorndike 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
20.3
718	47.2%
803	52.8%
136	8.9%

373
4.08

292	78.3%
196	67.1%
20	6.8%
81	21.7%

2010
Number	Percent
38.0
242	27.2%
648	72.8%
112	12.6%

330
2.70

232	70.3%
188	81.0%
16	6.9%
98	29.7%

2000
Number	Percent
36.1
186	25.9%
532	74.1%
76	10.6%

268
2.68

195	72.8%
163	83.6%
17	8.7%
73	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
192	27.4%
510	72.6%
79	11.3%

248
2.83

185	74.6%
138	74.6%
20	10.8%
63	25.4%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
178	29.8%
419	70.2%
65	10.9%

203
2.94

146	71.9%
124	84.9%
12	8.2%
57	28.1%

2022 Housing Data for Thorndike town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	28	7.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	4	1.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	2.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	9	2.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	2.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	28	7.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	23	6.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	27	7.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	22	5.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	26	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	22	5.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	39	10.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	90	24.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	20	5.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	11	2.9%
$200,000 or more	8	2.1%

Median Household Income	67,188
Per Capita Income	18,868

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	25	6.7%
Public Assistance	10	2.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	63	16.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	605	79.7%
Unemployed	12	1.6%
In Armed Forces	11	1.4%

Total Labor Force	628	82.7%
Not in Labor Force	131	17.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	157	145	52.0%
Non-Profit	15	28	34.9%
Self-Employed	102	74	58.0%

Local Government	10	19	34.5%
State Government	5	21	19.2%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	259	219	54.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30	70	30.0%
Total	289	289	50.0%

Pct. Govt.	9.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	147	22.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	57	8.7%
Professional, Technical	109	16.6%
Service Occupations	114	17.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	77	11.8%
All others	228	34.8%

White Collar		47.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	191	29.2%
Health care and social assistance	87	13.3%
Retail trade	74	11.3%
Educational services	62	9.5%
Manufacturing	58	8.9%
Accommodation and food services	34	5.2%
Construction	31	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	29	4.4%
Other services	19	2.9%
Wholesale trade	17	2.6%
Public administration	16	2.4%
Information	14	2.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	1.1%
Finance and insurance	6	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	0.9%
Transportation and warehousing	4	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	5	0.33%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	2	0.13%

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	794	61.5%
German, other Germanic	488	37.8%
Spanish	7	0.5%
Other Indo-European	3	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	745	49.0%
English	133	8.7%
American	87	5.7%
Irish	66	4.3%
Italian	56	3.7%
French	40	2.6%
Polish	35	2.3%
French Canadian	28	1.8%
European	20	1.3%
Scottish	20	1.3%
Scandinavian	19	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	19	1.2%
Dutch	12	0.8%
Swiss	12	0.8%
Swedish	9	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,517	99.7%
Not a citizen	4	0.3%

Native	1,511	99.3%
Foreign-born	10	0.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
101	14.5%	32	4.6%	266	38.1%	154	22.1%	115	16.5%	30	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	101	14.5%
9-12 Years	32	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	266	38.1%
Some College	154	22.1%
Bach. Degree	115	16.5%
Grad Degree	30	4.3%
Average years of education: 12.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +20	D +19	D + 4.4%
D +39
2020 vs. 2012	R +57	R +43	R + 12.4%
D +14
2020 vs. 2008	R +29	R +50	R + 11.7%
D -21

2016 vs. 2008	R +9	R +69	R + 16.1%
D -60
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	36%	Joe Biden (D)	228	51.1%	Donald Trump* (R)	211	47.3%	7	1.6%	446	3	1	0.05%
2016	43%	Donald Trump (R)	191	44.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	189	44.1%	49	11.4%	429	0	-1	0.06%
2012	50%	Barack Obama* (D)	214	55.9%	Mitt Romney (R)	154	40.2%	15	3.9%	383	-1	-7	0.05%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	249	56.0%	John McCain (R)	182	40.9%	14	3.1%	445	1	-5	0.06%
2004	72%	John Kerry (D)	214	51.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	195	47.1%	5	1.2%	414	3	-4	0.06%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	176	48.1%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	146	39.9%	44	12.0%	366	4	0	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Thorndike town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

228

51.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

211

47.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

446

Turnout: 36%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Thorndike town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

189

44.1%

Donald Trump (R)

191

44.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.6%

Other

5.8%

TOTAL

429

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -1

2012 President, Thorndike town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

214

55.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

154

40.2%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

383

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -7

2008 President, Thorndike town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

249

56.0%

John McCain (R)

182

40.9%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

445

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Thorndike town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

195

47.1%

John Kerry (D)

214

51.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

414

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -4

2000 President, Thorndike town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

176

48.1%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

146

39.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

9.3%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

366

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Thorndike town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	32%	Janet Mills* (D)	195	49.4%	Paul LePage (R)	186	47.1%	14 [+]	3.5%	395	5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 14 (3.5%);
2020	S2	36%	Susan Collins* (R)	235	52.6%	Sara Gideon (D)	170	38.0%	42 [+]	9.4%	447	2	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 35 (7.8%); Max Linn (I) 7 (1.6%);
2018	S1	34%	Angus King* (I)	189	50.1%	Eric Brakey (R)	135	35.8%	53 [+]	14.1%	377	1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 53 (14.1%);
2018	G	33%	Janet Mills (D)	184	49.6%	Shawn Moody (R)	156	42.0%	31 [+]	8.4%	371	-1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 28 (7.5%); Other (Write-in) 3 (0.8%);
2014	S2	39%	Susan Collins* (R)	238	69.2%	Shenna Bellows (D)	106	30.8%	0	0.0%	344	1	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	40%	Paul LePage* (R)	175	49.9%	Michael Michaud (D)	147	41.9%	29 [+]	8.3%	351	2	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 29 (8.3%); 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	424
Median Value	$172,500

Occupied	373	88.0%
Vacant	51	12.0%

Owned	310	83.1%
Rented	63	16.9%
Median Rent	$768

Single-Family Units	346	81.6%
Detached	340	80.2%
Attached	6	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	22	5.2%
Mobile Homes	47	11.1%

Thorndike town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Thorndike town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Thorndike town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Thorndike town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Thorndike town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Thorndike town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Thorndike town, ME