Buxton town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,408 ( 374 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.5 square miles
Population density: 207.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,122	84.71%	7.9%
Black:	33	0.39%	23.3%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	23	0.27%	68.1%
2+ races:	1,065	12.67%	795.0%
Hispanic:	165	1.96%	205.6%

Total non-White:	1,286	15.29%	321.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-607	-9.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	981	14.8

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
8,034
7,729	96.20%
43	0.54%
14	0.17%
72	0.90%
119	1.48%
54	0.67%
305	3.80%

2000
7,452
7,270	97.56%
28	0.38%
11	0.15%
82	1.10%
30	0.40%
31	0.42%
182	2.44%

1990
6,494
6,375	98.17%
23	0.35%
24	0.37%
46	0.71%
n/a
26	0.40%
119	1.83%

1980
5,775
5,754	99.64%
8	0.14%
0	0.00%
13	0.23%
n/a
7	0.12%
21	0.36%

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

459	6.2
123	1.7

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

895	13.8
63	1.0

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

621	10.8
98	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Buxton 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
44.7
1,422	16.9%
6,986	83.1%
1,535	18.3%

3,402
2.47

2,304	67.7%
1,856	80.6%
126	5.5%
1,098	32.3%

2010
Number	Percent
41.5
1,823	22.7%
6,211	77.3%
968	12.0%

3,108
2.58

2,254	72.5%
1,818	80.7%
166	7.4%
854	27.5%

2000
Number	Percent
37.2
1,871	25.1%
5,581	74.9%
701	9.4%

2,811
2.65

2,092	74.4%
1,769	84.6%
120	5.7%
719	25.6%

1990
Number	Percent
32.8
1,848	28.5%
4,646	71.5%
503	7.7%

2,204
2.95

1,797	81.5%
1,587	88.3%
99	5.5%
407	18.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.5
1,926	33.4%
3,849	66.6%
440	7.6%

1,853
3.11

1,571	84.8%
1,389	88.4%
106	6.7%
282	15.2%

2022 Housing Data for Buxton town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	0.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	72	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	133	3.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	165	4.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	18	0.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	86	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	121	3.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	126	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	128	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	314	9.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	503	14.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	363	10.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	449	13.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	346	10.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	234	6.9%
$200,000 or more	327	9.6%

Median Household Income	76,364
Per Capita Income	39,681

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	94	2.8%
Public Assistance	46	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	238	7.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,937	88.5%
Unemployed	88	1.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,025	90.1%
Not in Labor Force	552	9.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		11.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,881	1,698	52.6%
Non-Profit	130	317	29.1%
Self-Employed	361	235	60.6%

Local Government	176	195	47.4%
State Government	150	42	78.1%
Federal Government	35	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	2,242	1,933	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	491	554	47.0%
Total	2,733	2,487	52.4%

Pct. Govt.	11.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	721	13.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	901	17.3%
Professional, Technical	795	15.2%
Service Occupations	1,105	21.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	175	3.4%
All others	1,698	32.5%

White Collar		46.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,016	19.5%
Construction	851	16.3%
Retail trade	640	12.3%
Educational services	399	7.6%
Finance and insurance	306	5.9%
Accommodation and food services	284	5.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	257	4.9%
Manufacturing	251	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	221	4.2%
Other services	175	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	175	3.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	155	3.0%
Public administration	147	2.8%
Wholesale trade	126	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	103	2.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	1.4%
Information	36	0.7%
Utilities	6	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	64	0.76%
Puerto Rican	61	0.73%
Cuban	40	0.48%
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	%
Thai	23	0.27%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,940	97.1%
Spanish	79	1.0%
Other Asian	77	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	47	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	34	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,597	30.9%
Irish	1,007	12.0%
French	728	8.7%
American	581	6.9%
French Canadian	500	5.9%
Scottish	327	3.9%
German	316	3.8%
Italian	283	3.4%
Dutch	187	2.2%
Russian	106	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	100	1.2%
Welsh	100	1.2%
Canadian	95	1.1%
Eastern European	70	0.8%
British	69	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,368	99.5%
Not a citizen	40	0.5%

Native	8,271	98.4%
Foreign-born	137	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	0.4%	120	2.0%	2,176	36.1%	1,997	33.2%	1,152	19.1%	554	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	0.4%
9-12 Years	120	2.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,176	36.1%
Some College	1,997	33.2%
Bach. Degree	1,152	19.1%
Grad Degree	554	9.2%
Average years of education: 13.7

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +148	D +373	D + 9.2%
D +521
2020 vs. 2012	R +777	R +573	R + 12.6%
D +204
2020 vs. 2008	R +678	R +694	R + 14.8%
D -16

2016 vs. 2008	R +530	R +1,067	R + 24.1%
D -537
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,686	50.9%	Joe Biden (D)	2,416	45.8%	177	3.4%	5,279	7	4	0.64%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	2,538	53.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,895	39.8%	333	7.0%	4,766	8	7	0.64%
2012	67%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,212	52.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,909	45.0%	118	2.8%	4,239	4	-2	0.59%
2008	75%	Barack Obama (D)	2,432	53.6%	John McCain (R)	2,008	44.3%	94	2.1%	4,534	4	-1	0.62%
2004	77%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,252	50.2%	John Kerry (D)	2,172	48.5%	58	1.3%	4,482	6	0	0.61%
2000	69%	George W. Bush (R)	1,833	47.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,780	46.3%	234	6.1%	3,847	4	0	0.59%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Buxton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,416

45.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,686

50.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

114

2.2%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,279

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Buxton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,895

39.8%

Donald Trump (R)

2,538

53.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

237

5.0%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

4,766

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Buxton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,212

52.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,909

45.0%

Other

118

2.8%

TOTAL

4,239

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Buxton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,432

53.6%

John McCain (R)

2,008

44.3%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

4,534

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

2004 President, Buxton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,252

50.2%

John Kerry (D)

2,172

48.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,482

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 0

2000 President, Buxton town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,833

47.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,780

46.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

173

4.5%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,847

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

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buxton town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Paul LePage (R)	2,144	49.4%	Janet Mills* (D)	2,113	48.7%	86 [+]	2.0%	4,343	7	0.64%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 86 (2.0%);
2020	S2	78%	Susan Collins* (R)	3,008	56.5%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,958	36.8%	354 [+]	6.7%	5,320	6	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 253 (4.8%); Max Linn (I) 101 (1.9%);
2018	S1	61%	Angus King* (I)	2,076	50.5%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,707	41.5%	329 [+]	8.0%	4,112	6	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 329 (8.0%);
2018	G	61%	Shawn Moody (R)	2,336	57.0%	Janet Mills (D)	1,590	38.8%	173 [+]	4.2%	4,099	14	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 173 (4.2%);
2014	S2	61%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,927	74.8%	Shenna Bellows (D)	985	25.2%	2 [+]	0.1%	3,914	6	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.1%);
2014	G	61%	Paul LePage* (R)	2,277	57.5%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,382	34.9%	301 [+]	7.6%	3,960	9	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 301 (7.6%); 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	3,814
Median Value	$281,100

Occupied	3,402	89.2%
Vacant	412	10.8%

Owned	2,541	74.7%
Rented	861	25.3%
Median Rent	$1,372

Single-Family Units	2,929	76.8%
Detached	2,806	73.6%
Attached	123	3.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	109	2.9%
Mobile Homes	266	7.0%

Buxton town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Buxton town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Buxton town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Buxton town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Buxton town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Buxton town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Buxton town, ME