Calais, ME

Census Place

2024 Population

3,097

US Senator

Susan Collins

Republican Party

US Senator

Angus King

Independent Party

2024 Poverty Rate

21.4%

3.59% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$64,096

31.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$111,100

0.626% 1-year decline

2024 Employed Population

Population & Diversity

Calais, ME is home to a population of 3.1k people, from which 97.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 8.88% of Calais, ME residents were born outside of the country (275 people).

In 2024, there were 33.1 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.92k people) in Calais, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 88 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 21 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.6%

2024 Citizenship

96.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97.6% of Calais, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Calais, ME was 96.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Calais, ME compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Calais, ME

White (Non-Hispanic)
2.92k ± 118
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
88 ± 97
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
21 ± 21

1.74%

Hispanic Population

54 people

1.74% of the people in Calais, ME are hispanic (54 people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maine.

Most Common Origin

Canada
10,285 ± 2,481 people
China
2,950 ± 1,332 people
Other Africa, not specified
2,714 ± 1,278 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 10,285 Maine residents, followed by China with 2,950 and Other Africa, not specified with 2,714.

Foreign-Born Population

8.88%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

275 people

6.15%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

190 people

As of 2024, 8.88% of Calais, ME residents (275 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 Calais, ME was 6.15%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Calais, ME compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
144 ± 82
Gulf War (1990s)
54 ± 43

Calais, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.67 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Calais, ME.

Economy

The economy of Calais, ME employs 1.41k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Calais, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (403 people), Retail Trade (308 people), and Public Administration (201 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($117,917), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($117,917), and Manufacturing ($105,387).

Employment

Occupations

1.41k

2024 Value

± 284

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 27.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calais, ME grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 1.39k employees to 1.41k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Calais, ME, are Management Occupations (276 people), Sales & Related Occupations (191 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (124 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Calais, ME.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

1.41k

2024 Value

± 284

1.08%

1 Year growth

± 27.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Calais, ME grew at a rate of 1.08%, from 1.39k employees to 1.41k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Calais, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (403 people), Retail Trade (308 people), and Public Administration (201 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Calais, ME, though some of these residents may live in Calais, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$73,559

Median earning men ± $19,610

$35,756

Median earning women ± $5,212

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($117,917), Manufacturing ($105,387), and Public Administration ($81,429).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,063), Other Services Except Public Administration ($37,500), and Retail Trade ($33,929).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Calais, ME. Showing the available data for Maine.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (52.4%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (45.5%)
Republican Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Maine.

Susan Collins

Senator from Maine

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Angus King

Senator from Maine

Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/itsallpolitics/2012/11/14/165149633/maine-independent-angus-king-to-caucus-with-senate-democrats |title=Maine Independent Angus King to Caucus with Senate Democrats |publisher=National Public Radio |first=Padmananda |last=Rama |date=November 14, 2012 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |quote=Angus King of Maine, who cruised to victory last week running as an independent, said Wednesday that he will caucus with Senate Democrats... The Senate's other independent, Bernie Sanders of Vermont, also caucuses with the Democrats.}}

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maine over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

The student population of Calais, ME in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 293 male students and 512 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Calais, ME are White (103 and 81.7%), Two or More Races (8 and 6.35%), Unknown (5 and 3.97%), and Hispanic or Latino (5 and 3.97%).

The largest universities in Calais, ME by number of degrees awarded are Washington County Community College (127 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Calais, ME are Electrician (16 and 12.6%), General Health Services (13 and 10.2%), and Automobile Mechanics Technology (10 and 7.87%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 805 students enrolled in Calais, ME, 36.4% men and 63.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 617 records, of which 64.8% were women and 35.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Electrician
16 degrees awarded
General Health Services
13 degrees awarded
Substance Abuse Counseling
9 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Calais, ME was Electrician with 16 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Calais, ME according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Washington County Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

127 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Washington County Community College with 127 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 77 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Calais, ME, which is 1.54 times more than the 50 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 103 degrees mean that there were 12.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 8 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($2,880) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,276) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Calais, ME was $111,100 in 2024, which is 0.334 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $111,800 to $111,100, a 0.626% decrease. The homeownership rate in Calais, ME is 73.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Calais, ME have an average commute time of 15.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Calais, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$111,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,347

$1,042

Median Property Taxes

±$226

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 Calais, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $1,500 - $2k range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.4%

Homeownership

2024

61.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 73.4% of the housing units in Calais, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 67.8%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Calais, ME compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$64,096

Median Household Income

± $9,954

1.42k

Number of Households

± 286

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.42k households in Calais, ME grew to $64,096 from the previous year's value of $48,654.

The following chart displays the households in Calais, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Calais, ME is from Maine.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Maine

0.439

2023 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2024, the income inequality in Maine was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.15% growth from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maine across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (86.5%)
Carpooled (6.25%)
Other (2.56%)

In 2024, 86.5% of workers in Calais, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.25%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.56%).

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.

Commute Time

15.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Calais, ME have a shorter commute time (15.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.71% of the workforce in Calais, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Calais, ME compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Calais, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Calais, ME have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Calais, ME (626 out of 2.93k 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 Females 75+, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Calais, ME is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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