Winslow, ME

Census Place

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2024 Population
5,873
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
42.2
0.939% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
11.3%
26% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$59,547
5.38% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$217,900
8.9% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
2,450
3.01% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Winslow, 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.

98.7% of the residents in Winslow, ME are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Winslow, ME was $217,900, and the homeownership rate was 70.1%.

Most people in Winslow, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Winslow, ME was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Winslow, ME is home to a population of 5.87k people, from which 98.7% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.12% of Winslow, ME residents were born outside of the country (183 people).

In 2024, there were 36.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.41k people) in Winslow, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 149 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 103 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.7%
2024 Citizenship
98.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.7% of Winslow, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Winslow, ME was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Winslow, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    5.41k ± 415
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    149 ± 106
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    103 ± 88
3.17%
Hispanic Population
186 people

In 2024, there were 36.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (5.41k people) in Winslow, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 149 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 103 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.17% of the people in Winslow, ME are hispanic (186 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Winslow, 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

3.12%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
183 people
2.42%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
138 people

As of 2024, 3.12% of Winslow, ME residents (183 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 Winslow, ME was 2.42%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    189 ± 110
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    170 ± 121
  3. Vietnam
    127 ± 59

Winslow, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Winslow, ME employs 2.45k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Winslow, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (397 people), Retail Trade (364 people), and Educational Services (325 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($94,722), Information ($92,866), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,408).

Employment

Occupations

2.45k
2024 Value
± 347
−3.01%
1 Year decline
± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winslow, ME declined at a rate of −3.01%, from 2.53k employees to 2.45k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winslow, ME, are Sales & Related Occupations (284 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (273 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (249 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winslow, 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

2.45k
2024 Value
± 347
−3.01%
1 Year decline
± 20.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winslow, ME declined at a rate of −3.01%, from 2.53k employees to 2.45k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winslow, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (397 people), Retail Trade (364 people), and Educational Services (325 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winslow, ME, though some of these residents may live in Winslow, 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

$59,167
Median earning men ± $6,781
$37,300
Median earning women ± $9,459

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($96,786), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($84,408), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($78,393).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Information ($92,743), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($75,179), and Public Administration ($49,853).

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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 Winslow, 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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Housing & Living

The median property value in Winslow, ME was $217,900 in 2024, which is 0.655 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $200,100 to $217,900, a 8.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Winslow, ME is 70.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Winslow, ME have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winslow, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$217,900
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,698
$1,792
Median Property Taxes
±$277

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

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

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Rent vs Own

70.1%
Homeownership
2024
66.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 70.1% of the housing units in Winslow, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 64.5%.

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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.
$59,547
Median Household Income
± $11,228
2.56k
Number of Households
± 350

In 2024, the median household income of the 2.56k households in Winslow, ME grew to $59,547 from the previous year's value of $56,506.

The following chart displays the households in Winslow, 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 Winslow, 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 (76.1%)
  2. Worked At Home (9.58%)
  3. Carpooled (7.58%)

In 2024, 76.1% of workers in Winslow, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.58%) and those who carpooled to work (7.58%).

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

21.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winslow, ME have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.3% of the workforce in Winslow, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winslow, ME (662 out of 5.85k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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

97% of the population of Winslow, ME has health coverage, with 42% on employee plans, 20.1% on Medicaid, 14% on Medicare, 18.7% on non-group plans, and 2.08% 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, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.8% under 18 years, 18.5% between 18 and 34 years, 39.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.7% were men and 52.3% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

3.01%
Uninsured
42%
Employer Coverage
20.1%
Medicaid
14%
Medicare
18.7%
Non-Group
2.08%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Winslow, ME declined by 22.3% from 3.88% to 3.01%.

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

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