Winterport, ME

Census Place

2024 Population

1,057

US Senator

Susan Collins

Republican Party

US Senator

Angus King

Independent Party

2024 Median Age

38.2

15.9% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

8.99%

34% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$75,694

4.11% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Winterport, ME employs 510 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Winterport, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (100 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (73 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (62 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($128,864), Health Care & Social Assistance ($71,618), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,212).

Employment

Occupations

510

2024 Value

± 173

−4.49%

1 Year decline

± 49.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winterport, ME declined at a rate of −4.49%, from 534 employees to 510 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Winterport, ME, are Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (131 people), Transportation Occupations (56 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (46 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Winterport, 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

510

2024 Value

± 173

−4.49%

1 Year decline

± 49.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Winterport, ME declined at a rate of −4.49%, from 534 employees to 510 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Winterport, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (100 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (73 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (62 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Winterport, ME, though some of these residents may live in Winterport, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$32,348

Median earning men ± $37,304

$64,474

Median earning women ± $27,960

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($26,466).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($67,273).

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 Winterport, 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.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Winterport, ME was $302,800 in 2024, which is 0.91 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $237,900 to $302,800, a 27.3% increase. The homeownership rate in Winterport, ME is 74.9%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Winterport, ME have an average commute time of 22.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Winterport, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$302,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$63,016

$379

Median Property Taxes

±$148

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

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

Rent vs Own

74.9%

Homeownership

2024

58.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 74.9% of the housing units in Winterport, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.2%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Winterport, 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.

$75,694

Median Household Income

± $70,067

506

Number of Households

± 170

In 2024, the median household income of the 506 households in Winterport, ME grew to $75,694 from the previous year's value of $72,708.

The following chart displays the households in Winterport, 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 $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Winterport, 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 (56.2%)
Carpooled (30.3%)
Worked At Home (9.54%)

In 2024, 56.2% of workers in Winterport, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (30.3%) and those who worked at home (9.54%).

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

22.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Winterport, ME have a shorter commute time (22.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Winterport, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Winterport, ME (95 out of 1.06k 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 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Winterport, 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.

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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