Berwick town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,991 ( 745 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.5 square miles
Population density: 213.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,435	93.04%	7.7%
Black:	37	0.46%	2.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	156	1.95%	64.2%
2+ races:	142	1.78%	44.9%
Hispanic:	205	2.57%	120.4%

Total non-White:	556	6.96%	63.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	530	8.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	215	3.6

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
7,246
6,905	95.29%
36	0.50%
16	0.22%
95	1.31%
98	1.35%
93	1.28%
341	4.71%

2000
6,353
6,136	96.58%
33	0.52%
23	0.36%
37	0.58%
84	1.32%
40	0.63%
217	3.42%

1990
5,995
5,774	96.31%
0	0.00%
49	0.82%
157	2.62%
n/a
15	0.25%
221	3.69%

1980
4,160
4,120	99.04%
0	0.00%
8	0.19%
0	0.00%
n/a
32	0.77%
40	0.96%

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

769	12.1
124	2.0

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

362	6.0
-4	-0.1

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

1,654	39.8
181	4.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Berwick 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
40.9
1,951	24.4%
6,040	75.6%
1,451	18.2%

3,444
2.32

2,181	63.3%
1,693	77.6%
107	4.9%
1,263	36.7%

2010
Number	Percent
39.1
1,824	25.2%
5,422	74.8%
799	11.0%

2,749
2.62

2,029	73.8%
1,596	78.7%
187	9.2%
720	26.2%

2000
Number	Percent
35.2
1,838	28.9%
4,515	71.1%
597	9.4%

2,317
2.73

1,703	73.5%
1,429	83.9%
164	9.6%
614	26.5%

1990
Number	Percent
30.3
1,879	31.3%
4,116	68.7%
537	9.0%

2,072
2.88

1,659	80.1%
1,413	85.2%
120	7.2%
413	19.9%

1980
Number	Percent
29.2
1,293	31.1%
2,867	68.9%
395	9.5%

1,401
2.95

1,128	80.5%
998	88.5%
49	4.3%
273	19.5%

2022 Housing Data for Berwick town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	195	5.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	70	2.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	210	6.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	125	3.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	61	1.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	65	1.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	64	1.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	202	5.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	99	2.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	197	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	329	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	447	13.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	352	10.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	298	8.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	549	15.9%
$200,000 or more	181	5.3%

Median Household Income	80,147
Per Capita Income	39,359

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	192	5.6%
Public Assistance	22	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	198	5.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,743	79.7%
Unemployed	126	2.7%
In Armed Forces	25	0.5%

Total Labor Force	3,894	83.0%
Not in Labor Force	800	17.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,267	953	57.1%
Non-Profit	196	256	43.4%
Self-Employed	215	171	55.7%

Local Government	20	259	7.2%
State Government	25	105	19.2%
Federal Government	426	89	82.7%

Total Private + Self	1,482	1,124	56.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	667	709	48.5%
Total	2,149	1,833	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	23.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	715	18.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	699	17.6%
Professional, Technical	1,043	26.2%
Service Occupations	571	14.3%
All others	954	24.0%

White Collar		61.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	826	20.7%
Health care and social assistance	436	10.9%
Educational services	434	10.9%
Retail trade	426	10.7%
Construction	344	8.6%
Public administration	279	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	256	6.4%
Other services	208	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	171	4.3%
Finance and insurance	150	3.8%
Wholesale trade	121	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	108	2.7%
Transportation and warehousing	68	1.7%
Information	60	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	33	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	29	0.7%
Management	28	0.7%
Utilities	5	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	60	0.75%
Puerto Rican	145	1.81%
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	%
Cambodian	95	1.19%
Indonesian	21	0.26%
Chinese	19	0.24%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,222	96.4%
Other Asian	116	1.5%
Other Indo-European	75	1.0%
Spanish	20	0.3%
Chinese	19	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	17	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	17	0.2%
Other	8	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,357	17.0%
English	1,295	16.2%
Italian	905	11.3%
French Canadian	894	11.2%
German	865	10.8%
French	696	8.7%
American	347	4.3%
Polish	244	3.1%
Scottish	149	1.9%
Swedish	126	1.6%
Dutch	112	1.4%
Hungarian	108	1.4%
Latvian	96	1.2%
Scotch-Irish	94	1.2%
Portuguese	60	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,901	98.9%
Not a citizen	90	1.1%

Native	7,776	97.3%
Foreign-born	215	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
154	2.7%	196	3.5%	1,786	31.7%	1,613	28.7%	1,141	20.3%	739	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	154	2.7%
9-12 Years	196	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,786	31.7%
Some College	1,613	28.7%
Bach. Degree	1,141	20.3%
Grad Degree	739	13.1%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +143	D +317	D + 9.6%
D +460
2020 vs. 2012	R +417	R +151	R + 3.2%
D +266
2020 vs. 2008	R +510	R +442	R + 11.2%
D +68

2016 vs. 2008	R +367	R +759	R + 20.9%
D -392
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)	2,229	51.0%	Joe Biden (D)	1,999	45.7%	143	3.3%	4,371	7	4	0.53%
2016	64%	Donald Trump (R)	2,086	53.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,539	39.5%	276	7.1%	3,901	9	8	0.52%
2012	65%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,812	49.8%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,733	47.6%	97	2.7%	3,642	9	3	0.51%
2008	71%	Barack Obama (D)	1,931	52.1%	John McCain (R)	1,719	46.4%	56	1.5%	3,706	6	1	0.51%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,862	53.1%	John Kerry (D)	1,588	45.3%	54	1.5%	3,504	9	2	0.47%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	1,387	50.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,264	45.6%	123	4.4%	2,774	6	2	0.43%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Berwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,999

45.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,229

51.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.2%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

4,371

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Berwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,539

39.5%

Donald Trump (R)

2,086

53.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

207

5.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

3,901

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2012 President, Berwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,733

47.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,812

49.8%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

3,642

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Berwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,931

52.1%

John McCain (R)

1,719

46.4%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,706

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Berwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,862

53.1%

John Kerry (D)

1,588

45.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,504

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Berwick town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,387

50.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,264

45.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.6%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,774

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 2

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Berwick town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	51%	Janet Mills* (D)	1,633	49.0%	Paul LePage (R)	1,628	48.9%	70 [+]	2.1%	3,331	6	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 70 (2.1%);
2020	S2	68%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,454	56.0%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,669	38.1%	258 [+]	5.9%	4,381	5	0.53%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 155 (3.5%); Max Linn (I) 103 (2.4%);
2018	S1	49%	Angus King* (I)	1,330	43.7%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,276	41.9%	439 [+]	14.4%	3,045	7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 439 (14.4%);
2018	G	48%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,518	50.5%	Janet Mills (D)	1,302	43.3%	186 [+]	6.2%	3,006	7	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 186 (6.2%);
2014	S2	43%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,944	77.1%	Shenna Bellows (D)	576	22.9%	0	0.0%	2,520	9	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	44%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,446	56.7%	Michael Michaud (D)	887	34.8%	218 [+]	8.5%	2,551	8	0.42%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 218 (8.5%); 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	3,684
Median Value	$308,500

Occupied	3,444	93.5%
Vacant	240	6.5%

Owned	2,912	84.6%
Rented	532	15.4%
Median Rent	$1,131

Single-Family Units	2,672	72.5%
Detached	2,629	71.4%
Attached	43	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	206	5.6%
Mobile Homes	547	14.8%

Berwick town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Berwick town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Berwick town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Berwick town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Berwick town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Berwick town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Berwick town, ME