Blue Hill, ME

Census Place

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2024 Population
799
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
53
0.952% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
12.2%
8.17% 1-year decrease
2021 Median Household Income
$46,589
12.6% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$384,800
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
460
21.9% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Blue Hill, 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.

90.9% of the residents in Blue Hill, ME are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Blue Hill, ME was $384,800, and the homeownership rate was 42.2%.

Most people in Blue Hill, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Blue Hill, ME was 3 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Blue Hill, ME is home to a population of 799 people, from which 90.9% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.6% of Blue Hill, ME residents were born outside of the country (101 people).

In 2024, there were 26.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (769 people) in Blue Hill, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Other (Hispanic) and 1 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

90.9%
2024 Citizenship
100%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.9% of Blue Hill, ME residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Blue Hill, ME was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Blue Hill, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    769 ± 324
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    29 ± 4
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    1 ± 2
3.63%
Hispanic Population
29 people

In 2024, there were 26.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (769 people) in Blue Hill, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 29 Other (Hispanic) and 1 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.63% of the people in Blue Hill, ME are hispanic (29 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Blue Hill, 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

12.6%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
101 people
3.75%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
40 people

As of 2024, 12.6% of Blue Hill, ME residents (101 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 Blue Hill, ME was 3.75%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Economy

The economy of Blue Hill, ME employs 460 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Blue Hill, ME were Retail Trade (188 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (71 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (57 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($111,875), and Retail Trade ($33,081).

Occupations

460
2024 Value
± 215
−21.9%
1 Year decline
± 82.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blue Hill, ME declined at a rate of −21.9%, from 589 employees to 460 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Blue Hill, ME, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (110 people), Material Moving Occupations (102 people), and Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (71 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Blue Hill, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maine (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Employment by Industries

460
2024 Value
± 215
−21.9%
1 Year decline
± 82.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Blue Hill, ME declined at a rate of −21.9%, from 589 employees to 460 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Blue Hill, ME, are Retail Trade (188 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (71 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (57 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Blue Hill, ME, though some of these residents may live in Blue Hill, 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

$61,338
Median earning men ± $105,319
$33,561
Median earning women ± $8,330

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($250,001).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($33,081).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Blue Hill, ME was $384,800 in 2024, which is 1.16 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $343,000 to $384,800, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Blue Hill, ME is 42.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Blue Hill, ME have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Blue Hill, ME is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Property

$384,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$275,081
$194
Median Property Taxes
±$141

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 Blue Hill, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

42.2%
Homeownership
2024
44%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 42.2% of the housing units in Blue Hill, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 54.4%.

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$46,589
Median Household Income
± $32,994
460
Number of Households
± 223

In 2021, the median household income of the 460 households in Blue Hill, ME grew to $46,589 from the previous year's value of $41,394.

The following chart displays the households in Blue Hill, 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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Blue Hill, 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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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (54.9%)
  2. Carpooled (23.3%)
  3. Walked (8.29%)

In 2024, 54.9% of workers in Blue Hill, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (23.3%) and those who walked to work (8.29%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

24.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Blue Hill, ME have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Blue Hill, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Blue Hill, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Blue Hill, ME have 3 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

12.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Blue Hill, ME (96 out of 790 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 5 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Blue Hill, ME is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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

100% of the population of Blue Hill, ME has health coverage, with 28.3% on employee plans, 38.5% on Medicaid, 25.7% on Medicare, 7.42% on non-group plans, and 0.126% 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, 29.4% were men and 70.6% were women.

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.9% under 18 years, 10.6% between 18 and 34 years, 46.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 25.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 29.4% were men and 70.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

0%
Uninsured
28.3%
Employer Coverage
38.5%
Medicaid
25.7%
Medicare
7.42%
Non-Group
0.126%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Blue Hill, ME declined by 100% from 0.0941% to 0%.

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