Lake Arrowhead, ME

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2024 Population
3,322
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
33
6.45% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
2.45%
82.9% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$98,654
17.1% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$267,300
18.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,947
10.8% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Lake Arrowhead, 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.

99.3% of the residents in Lake Arrowhead, ME are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Lake Arrowhead, ME was $267,300, and the homeownership rate was 93.7%.

Most people in Lake Arrowhead, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 38.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Lake Arrowhead, ME was 3 cars per household.

United StatesMaineYork County, MEPortland-South Portland, MESouthern Maine--York (West) & Cumberland (West) PUMA, ME

Population & Diversity

Lake Arrowhead, ME is home to a population of 3.32k people, from which 99.3% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.35% of Lake Arrowhead, ME residents were born outside of the country (78 people).

In 2024, there were 26.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.11k people) in Lake Arrowhead, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 118 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 94 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.3%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.3% of Lake Arrowhead, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lake Arrowhead, ME was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lake Arrowhead, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    3.11k ± 469
  2. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    118 ± 85
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    94 ± 59

In 2024, there were 26.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.11k people) in Lake Arrowhead, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 118 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 94 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lake Arrowhead, 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
    10,285 ± 2,481 people
  2. China
    2,950 ± 1,332 people
  3. 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.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.35%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
78 people
2.84%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
93 people

As of 2024, 2.35% of Lake Arrowhead, ME residents (78 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 Lake Arrowhead, ME was 2.84%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    101 ± 75
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    67 ± 52
  3. Vietnam
    34 ± 33

Lake Arrowhead, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.51 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Lake Arrowhead, ME employs 1.95k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Lake Arrowhead, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (381 people), Retail Trade (285 people), and Manufacturing (233 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,000), Transportation & Warehousing ($93,000), and Manufacturing ($80,114).

Employment

Occupations

1.95k
2024 Value
± 331
10.8%
1 Year growth
± 22.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Arrowhead, ME grew at a rate of 10.8%, from 1.76k employees to 1.95k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lake Arrowhead, ME, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (243 people), Management Occupations (230 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (172 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lake Arrowhead, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.95k
2024 Value
± 331
10.8%
1 Year growth
± 22.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Lake Arrowhead, ME grew at a rate of 10.8%, from 1.76k employees to 1.95k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lake Arrowhead, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (381 people), Retail Trade (285 people), and Manufacturing (233 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lake Arrowhead, ME, though some of these residents may live in Lake Arrowhead, 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

$57,440
Median earning men ± $8,270
$44,755
Median earning women ± $8,741

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($93,000), Manufacturing ($81,780), and Wholesale Trade ($80,319).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,431), Manufacturing ($63,750), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($51,449).

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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 Lake Arrowhead, 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

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Lake Arrowhead, ME was $267,300 in 2024, which is 0.803 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $226,400 to $267,300, a 18.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Lake Arrowhead, ME is 93.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Lake Arrowhead, ME have an average commute time of 38.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lake Arrowhead, ME is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$267,300
Median Property Value 2024
±$18,567
$1,044
Median Property Taxes
±$224

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 Lake Arrowhead, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

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

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Rent vs Own

93.7%
Homeownership
2024
70.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 93.7% of the housing units in Lake Arrowhead, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.1%.

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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.
$98,654
Median Household Income
± $9,320
1.11k
Number of Households
± 227

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.11k households in Lake Arrowhead, ME grew to $98,654 from the previous year's value of $84,221.

The following chart displays the households in Lake Arrowhead, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lake Arrowhead, 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.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (83.4%)
  2. Carpooled (9.71%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.88%)

In 2024, 83.4% of workers in Lake Arrowhead, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.71%) and those who worked at home (6.88%).

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

38.5 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lake Arrowhead, ME have a longer commute time (38.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lake Arrowhead, 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 Lake Arrowhead, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lake Arrowhead, ME have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.45% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lake Arrowhead, ME (81 out of 3.31k 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lake Arrowhead, 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

96.5% of the population of Lake Arrowhead, ME has health coverage, with 71.1% on employee plans, 11.3% on Medicaid, 4.7% on Medicare, 6.47% on non-group plans, and 2.89% 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, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 27.6% under 18 years, 27% between 18 and 34 years, 37.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 7.65% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

3.49%
Uninsured
71.1%
Employer Coverage
11.3%
Medicaid
4.7%
Medicare
6.47%
Non-Group
2.89%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lake Arrowhead, ME declined by 13.4% from 4.03% to 3.49%.

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