Mechanic Falls, ME

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2023 Median Age
38.7
2.65% 1-year increase

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Mechanic Falls, ME are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.3%), Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) (15.8%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.22%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.7%), and American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Mechanic Falls, 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.

99.6% of the residents in Mechanic Falls, ME are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Mechanic Falls, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Mechanic Falls, ME was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Mechanic Falls, ME is home to a population of N/A people, from which 99.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 1.17% of Mechanic Falls, ME residents were born outside of the country (27 people).

In 2023, there were 4.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.78k people) in Mechanic Falls, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 363 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 120 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%
2023 Citizenship
99.6%
2022 Citizenship

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Mechanic Falls, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.78k ± 433
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    363 ± 274
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    120 ± 112

In 2023, there were 4.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.78k people) in Mechanic Falls, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 363 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 120 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

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

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Foreign-Born Population

1.17%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
27 people
1.88%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
43 people

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

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    105 ± 82
  2. Vietnam
    35 ± 56
  3. World War II
    0 ± 11

Mechanic Falls, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Mechanic Falls, ME employs N/A people. In N/A, the largest industries in Mechanic Falls, ME were N/A, and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mechanic Falls, ME, are Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (156 people), Production Occupations (132 people), and Transportation Occupations (118 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mechanic Falls, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

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Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In N/A, N/A% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while N/A% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (352k), Bachelors Degree (236k), and Some college (226k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

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Housing & Living

People in Mechanic Falls, ME have an average commute time of 24.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mechanic Falls, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership
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43%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

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

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Mechanic Falls, ME colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income
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The following chart displays the households in Mechanic Falls, 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 $50k - $60k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mechanic Falls, 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.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (82.3%)
  2. Other (8.6%)
  3. Walked (7.43%)

In 2023, 82.3% of workers in Mechanic Falls, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who used some unspecified means to get work (8.6%) and those who walked to work (7.43%).

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 Mechanic Falls, ME have a shorter commute time (24.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Mechanic Falls, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mechanic Falls, ME (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 35 - 44, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mechanic Falls, 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

N/A% of the population of Mechanic Falls, ME has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maine see 932 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.56% increase from the previous year (900 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1406 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 184 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.6% were men and 50.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

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Uninsured
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Employer Coverage
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Medicaid
N/A%
Medicare
N/A%
Non-Group
N/A%
Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Mechanic Falls, ME changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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