Bar Harbor, ME

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,296
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
46.8
0.426% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
14.4%
4.86% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$67,701
6.94% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$626,900
30.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,074
2.36% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Bar Harbor, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94% of the residents in Bar Harbor, ME are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bar Harbor, ME are College of the Atlantic (94 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Bar Harbor, ME was $626,900, and the homeownership rate was 45.7%.

Most people in Bar Harbor, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Bar Harbor, ME was 1 car per household.

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United StatesMaineHancock County, MECoastal Maine Region--Hancock, Knox, Waldo & Lincoln Counties PUMA, ME

Population & Diversity

Bar Harbor, ME is home to a population of 2.3k people, from which 94% are citizens. As of 2024, 11.3% of Bar Harbor, ME residents were born outside of the country (260 people).

In 2024, there were 14.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.95k people) in Bar Harbor, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 138 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 80 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94%
2024 Citizenship
97.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94% of Bar Harbor, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Bar Harbor, ME was 97.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bar Harbor, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.95k ± 373
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    138 ± 174
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    80 ± 69
2.61%
Hispanic Population
60 people

In 2024, there were 14.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.95k people) in Bar Harbor, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 138 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 80 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.61% of the people in Bar Harbor, ME are hispanic (60 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Bar Harbor, ME as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maine.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    10,100 ± 2,458 people
  2. China
    2,593 ± 1,249 people
  3. Other Africa, not specified
    2,479 ± 1,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 10,100 Maine residents, followed by China with 2,593 and Other Africa, not specified with 2,479.

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Foreign-Born Population

11.3%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
260 people
6.58%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
152 people

As of 2024, 11.3% of Bar Harbor, ME residents (260 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bar Harbor, ME was 6.58%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    45 ± 44
  2. Korea
    16 ± 33
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    4 ± 17

Bar Harbor, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.81 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bar Harbor, ME employs 1.07k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Bar Harbor, ME were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (342 people), Manufacturing (126 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (121 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($142,188), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($78,036), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($78,036).

Employment

Occupations

1.07k
2024 Value
± 281
−2.36%
1 Year decline
± 36%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bar Harbor, ME declined at a rate of −2.36%, from 1.1k employees to 1.07k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bar Harbor, ME, are Management Occupations (171 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (116 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (110 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bar Harbor, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maine.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.07k
2024 Value
± 281
−2.36%
1 Year decline
± 36%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Bar Harbor, ME declined at a rate of −2.36%, from 1.1k employees to 1.07k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bar Harbor, ME, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (342 people), Manufacturing (126 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (121 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bar Harbor, ME, though some of these residents may live in Bar Harbor, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$46,474
Median earning men ± $19,211
$40,491
Median earning women ± $23,885

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($100,313), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,333), and Retail Trade ($43,203).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($77,723), Retail Trade ($18,011), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($11,833).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 627k people employed in Maine. This represents a 1.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maine.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Bar Harbor, ME. Showing the available data for Maine.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (52.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (45.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.08%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maine for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

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Susan Collins
Senator from Maine2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Angus King
Senator from Maine1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Bar Harbor, ME awarded 94 degrees. The student population of Bar Harbor, ME in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 105 male students and 262 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bar Harbor, ME are White (56 and 81.2%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 10.1%), Two or More Races (2 and 2.9%), and Asian (2 and 2.9%).

The largest universities in Bar Harbor, ME by number of degrees awarded are College of the Atlantic (94 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bar Harbor, ME are Liberal Arts & Sciences (94 and 100%).

The median tuition cost in Bar Harbor, ME for private four year colleges is $45,630.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Bar Harbor, ME, the percentage of applicants admitted was 65%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 367 (28.6% men and 71.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 367 students enrolled in Bar Harbor, ME, 28.6% men and 71.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 248 records, of which 71% were women and 29% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Liberal Arts & Sciences
Most Common
93 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bar Harbor, ME was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Bar Harbor, ME according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
College of the Atlantic
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
94 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of the Atlantic with 94 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 30 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bar Harbor, ME, which is 0.469 times less than the 64 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 56 degrees mean that there were 8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 7 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($45,630) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($549) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bar Harbor, ME was $626,900 in 2024, which is 1.88 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $479,600 to $626,900, a 30.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Bar Harbor, ME is 45.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Bar Harbor, ME have an average commute time of 15.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bar Harbor, ME is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$626,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$168,968
$488
Median Property Taxes
±$163

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bar Harbor, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bar Harbor, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

45.7%
Homeownership
2024
58.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 45.7% of the housing units in Bar Harbor, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 50.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$67,701
Median Household Income
± $16,822
1.07k
Number of Households
± 266

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.07k households in Bar Harbor, ME declined from $67,701 from the previous year's value of $72,750.

The following chart displays the households in Bar Harbor, ME distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bar Harbor, ME is from Maine.
0.439
2023 Wage GINI in Maine
0.437
2022 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2023, the income inequality in Maine was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.449% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (48.1%)
  2. Walked (28%)
  3. Worked At Home (10.1%)

In 2024, 48.1% of workers in Bar Harbor, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (28%) and those who worked at home (10.1%).

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Commute Time

15.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bar Harbor, ME have a shorter commute time (15.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Bar Harbor, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bar Harbor, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bar Harbor, ME have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

14.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bar Harbor, ME (288 out of 2k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bar Harbor, ME is White, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

88.6% of the population of Bar Harbor, ME has health coverage, with 37.6% on employee plans, 4.63% on Medicaid, 16.9% on Medicare, 29.2% on non-group plans, and 0.308% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maine see 932 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (932 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1406 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 177 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.7% were men and 42.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 14.8% under 18 years, 28% between 18 and 34 years, 31% between 35 and 64 years, and 26.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 57.7% were men and 42.3% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.4%
Uninsured
37.6%
Employer Coverage
4.63%
Medicaid
16.9%
Medicare
29.2%
Non-Group
0.308%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bar Harbor, ME grew by 46.4% from 7.79% to 11.4%.

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