Eliot town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,848 ( 644 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.8 square miles
Population density: 346.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	5,957	86.99%	0.2%
Black:	44	0.64%	15.8%
Indian:	47	0.69%	422.2%
Asian:	22	0.32%	35.3%
2+ races:	248	3.62%	222.1%
Hispanic:	390	5.70%	420.0%

Total non-White:	891	13.01%	275.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-10	-0.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	654	12.8

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
6,204
5,967	96.18%
38	0.61%
9	0.15%
34	0.55%
77	1.24%
75	1.21%
237	3.82%

2000
5,954
5,848	98.22%
28	0.47%
10	0.17%
31	0.52%
10	0.17%
27	0.45%
106	1.78%

1990
5,329
5,192	97.43%
14	0.26%
21	0.39%
14	0.26%
n/a
52	0.98%
137	2.57%

1980
4,912
4,816	98.05%
0	0.00%
6	0.12%
20	0.41%
n/a
70	1.43%
96	1.95%

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

119	2.0
131	2.2

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

656	12.3
-31	-0.6

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

376	7.7
41	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Eliot 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
50.1
1,154	16.9%
5,694	83.1%
1,729	25.2%

2,747
2.49

1,951	71.0%
1,660	85.1%
175	9.0%
796	29.0%

2010
Number	Percent
45.4
1,368	22.1%
4,836	77.9%
908	14.6%

2,509
2.47

1,783	71.1%
1,481	83.1%
115	6.4%
726	28.9%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
1,533	25.7%
4,421	74.3%
722	12.1%

2,314
2.57

1,726	74.6%
1,527	88.5%
62	3.6%
588	25.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.7
1,449	27.2%
3,880	72.8%
586	11.0%

1,942
2.74

1,523	78.4%
1,318	86.5%
81	5.3%
419	21.6%

1980
Number	Percent
30.4
1,536	31.3%
3,376	68.7%
435	8.9%

1,717
2.86

1,425	83.0%
1,228	86.2%
89	6.2%
292	17.0%

2022 Housing Data for Eliot town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	33	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	63	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	144	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	40	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	41	1.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	37	1.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	21	0.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	20	0.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	48	1.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	159	5.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	358	13.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	539	19.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	299	10.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	289	10.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	309	11.2%
$200,000 or more	347	12.6%

Median Household Income	92,474
Per Capita Income	46,447

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	111	4.0%
Public Assistance	62	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	134	4.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,107	81.4%
Unemployed	56	1.5%
In Armed Forces	75	2.0%

Total Labor Force	3,238	84.8%
Not in Labor Force	579	15.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,338	1,124	54.3%
Non-Profit	101	227	30.8%
Self-Employed	327	211	60.8%

Local Government	100	123	44.8%
State Government	28	41	40.6%
Federal Government	238	56	81.0%

Total Private + Self	1,665	1,335	55.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	467	447	51.1%
Total	2,132	1,782	54.5%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	644	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	933	23.8%
Professional, Technical	972	24.8%
Service Occupations	479	12.2%
All others	886	22.6%

White Collar		65.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	823	21.0%
Manufacturing	634	16.2%
Health care and social assistance	573	14.6%
Educational services	403	10.3%
Construction	248	6.3%
Accommodation and food services	220	5.6%
Public administration	157	4.0%
Other services	151	3.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	144	3.7%
Finance and insurance	105	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	92	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	86	2.2%
Wholesale trade	82	2.1%
Transportation and warehousing	70	1.8%
Information	53	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	37	0.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	19	0.5%
Utilities	17	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	103	1.50%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	64	0.93%

Total Central American	68	0.99%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	21	0.31%
Salvadoran	47	0.69%
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	155	2.26%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	13	0.19%
Korean	8	0.12%
Vietnamese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	6,258	96.2%
Spanish	94	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	82	1.3%
German, other Germanic	34	0.5%
Other Indo-European	27	0.4%
Korean	8	0.1%
Vietnamese	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,482	21.6%
Irish	1,365	19.9%
German	701	10.2%
French	506	7.4%
Italian	478	7.0%
American	453	6.6%
French Canadian	396	5.8%
European	336	4.9%
Scottish	249	3.6%
Swedish	146	2.1%
Scotch-Irish	101	1.5%
Norwegian	92	1.3%
Polish	86	1.3%
Welsh	80	1.2%
Lebanese	59	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,764	98.8%
Not a citizen	84	1.2%

Native	6,614	96.6%
Foreign-born	234	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
45	0.9%	51	1.0%	1,539	29.4%	1,446	27.7%	1,278	24.4%	869	16.6%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	45	0.9%
9-12 Years	51	1.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,539	29.4%
Some College	1,446	27.7%
Bach. Degree	1,278	24.4%
Grad Degree	869	16.6%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +84	D +498	D + 8.8%
D +582
2020 vs. 2012	R +144	D +485	D + 8.0%
D +629
2020 vs. 2008	R +194	D +369	D + 5.1%
D +563

2016 vs. 2008	R +110	R +129	R + 3.7%
D -19
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Joe Biden (D)	2,839	60.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,788	37.8%	101	2.1%	4,728	-6	-9	0.58%
2016	80%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,257	53.4%	Donald Trump (R)	1,704	40.3%	263	6.2%	4,224	-5	-6	0.56%
2012	79%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,210	56.2%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,644	41.8%	77	2.0%	3,931	1	-5	0.55%
2008	82%	Barack Obama (D)	2,276	58.1%	John McCain (R)	1,594	40.7%	49	1.3%	3,919	0	-5	0.54%
2004	86%	John Kerry (D)	2,164	55.0%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,721	43.7%	53	1.3%	3,938	-1	-7	0.53%
2000	77%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,662	48.6%	George W. Bush (R)	1,592	46.5%	169	4.9%	3,423	3	-1	0.53%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Eliot town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,839

60.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,788

37.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,728

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

2016 President, Eliot town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,257

53.4%

Donald Trump (R)

1,704

40.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

200

4.7%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

4,224

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -6

2012 President, Eliot town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,210

56.2%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,644

41.8%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

3,931

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Eliot town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,276

58.1%

John McCain (R)

1,594

40.7%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

3,919

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 0	Diff (US): -5

2004 President, Eliot town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,721

43.7%

John Kerry (D)

2,164

55.0%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

3,938

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): -1	Diff (US): -7

2000 President, Eliot town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,592

46.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,662

48.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

155

4.5%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

3,423

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): -1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Eliot town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	69%	Janet Mills* (D)	2,385	62.0%	Paul LePage (R)	1,390	36.1%	71 [+]	1.8%	3,846	-6	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 71 (1.8%);
2020	S2	86%	Sara Gideon (D)	2,421	50.9%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,087	43.9%	245 [+]	5.2%	4,753	-7	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 159 (3.3%); Max Linn (I) 86 (1.8%);
2018	S1	69%	Angus King* (I)	1,903	51.3%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,169	31.5%	635 [+]	17.1%	3,707	-4	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 635 (17.1%);
2018	G	68%	Janet Mills (D)	2,057	56.3%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,400	38.3%	196 [+]	5.4%	3,653	-5	0.58%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 196 (5.4%);
2014	S2	58%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,044	68.5%	Shenna Bellows (D)	941	31.5%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,986	0	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	59%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,340	44.3%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,322	43.7%	360 [+]	11.9%	3,022	-4	0.49%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 360 (11.9%); 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	3,023
Median Value	$423,500

Occupied	2,747	90.9%
Vacant	276	9.1%

Owned	2,332	84.9%
Rented	415	15.1%
Median Rent	$1,434

Single-Family Units	2,466	81.6%
Detached	2,330	77.1%
Attached	136	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	131	4.3%
Mobile Homes	159	5.3%

Eliot town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Eliot town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Eliot town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Eliot town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Eliot town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Eliot town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Eliot town, ME