Waldo County, ME Demographic Data
Waldo County, ME Summary
Waldo County is located in Maine
- Population: 38,806
- Area: 852.76 sq. miles
- Land Area: 729.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 122.84 sq. miles
- Population Density: 45.50 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 368.44 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Waldo County, ME Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
19,760
51%
50.8
Male
19,311
49%
49.2
Total Population
39,071
323,128,000
Waldo County, ME Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,854
4.7%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
2,153
5.5%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
2,192
5.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,380
6.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,998
5.1%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
4,078
10.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,654
11.9%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,586
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
3,432
8.8%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
3,159
8.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
4,739
12.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,067
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
779
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
31,410
80.4%
77.2
Female
16,141
51.4%
51.3
Male
15,269
48.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
29,949
76.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
9,426
24.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,585
19.4%
15.2
Female
4,005
52.8%
55.8
Male
3,580
47.2%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Waldo County, ME Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
38,457
98.4%
96.8
White
37,789
96.7%
72.6
Black or African American
232
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
75
0.2%
0.8
Asian
282
0.7%
5.4
Asian Indian
6
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
70
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
10
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
7
0.0%
0.2
Korean
15
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
163
0.4%
0.6
Other Asian
11
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
2
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
2
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
77
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
614
1.6%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
446
1.1%
17.8
Mexican
162
0.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
133
0.3%
1.7
Cuban
14
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
137
0.4%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
38,625
98.9%
82.2
Waldo County, ME Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
694
2.4%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,606
5.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
9,703
34.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
5,624
19.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
2,552
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
5,238
18.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
3,077
10.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,300
8.0%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
26,194
92.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
8,315
29.2%
31.2
Waldo County, ME Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
8,277
25.2%
33.7%
Now Married
17,398
52.9%
47.5
Divorced
4,929
15.0%
11.0%
Separated
354
1.1%
2.0
Widowed
1,914
5.8
5.8%
Waldo County, ME Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
35,893
96.4%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,324
3.6%
21.6%
Spanish
312
0.8%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
705
1.9%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
259
0.7%
3.5%
Other Languages
48
0.1%
1.1%
Waldo County, ME Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,261
7.5%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
1,126
6.7%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
2,115
12.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
2,135
12.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,519
15.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
3,239
19.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
2,146
12.8%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,703
10.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
270
1.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
306
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
45,480
57,617
Per capita income
25,270
31,128
Waldo County, ME Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
536
2.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,540
8.4%
9.8
Construction
1,550
8.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
5,009
27.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
1,012
5.5%
6.6
Information
298
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,611
8.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,085
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,533
8.3%
11.4
Public administration
898
4.9%
4.6
Retail trade
2,358
12.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
644
3.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
312
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,331
12.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
6,035
32.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,316
12.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
4,129
22.5%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,575
19.4%
18.1%
Waldo County, ME Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,776
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
13,442
75.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,789
10.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
80
0.5%
5.1
Walked
632
3.6%
2.7
Other means
344
1.9%
1.8
Worked at home
1,489
8.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.0
26.6
Waldo County, ME Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
979
5.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,770
34.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
6,637
39.5%
37.1
3 or more
3,434
20.4%
21.0
Waldo County, ME Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,820
76.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
13,039
77.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,781
22.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
5,041
23.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.1
0.0%
2.5
Waldo County, ME Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,861
1 room
465
2.1%
2.4
2 rooms
811
3.7%
2.7
3 rooms
2,064
9.4%
9.1
4 rooms
3,740
17.1%
16.5
5 rooms
4,800
22.0%
19.8
6 rooms
3,890
17.8%
17.8
7 rooms
2,626
12.0%
12.0
8 rooms
1,562
7.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,903
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Waldo County, ME Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
21,861
1-unit, detached
16,525
75.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
278
1.3%
5.9
2-units
728
3.3%
3.6
3 or 4 units
459
2.1%
4.4
5 to 9 units
676
3.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
105
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
190
0.9%
9.0
Mobile home
2,893
13.2%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
7
0.0%
0.1
Waldo County, ME Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
5,111
23.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
416
1.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,096
5.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,290
5.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,040
13.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
3,354
15.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,407
15.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
3,718
17.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
346
1.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
83
0.4%
1.4%
Waldo County, ME Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
53
0.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,739
10.3%
4.7
Electricity
711
4.2%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
10,071
59.9%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
3,989
23.7%
1.9
Solar energy
19
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
200
1.2%
0.5
No fuel used
38
0.2%
1.1
Waldo County, ME Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
7,031
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
127
1.8%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
157
2.2%
7.0%
Less than $500
240
3.4%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
510
7.3%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,172
16.7%
20.1%
$500 to $999
2,034
28.9%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,791
39.7%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,751
39.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
1,099
15.7%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
835
11.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
570
8.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,741
24.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
35
0.0%
0.0%
Waldo County, ME Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,252
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
14
0.4%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
109
3.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
631
19.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
666
20.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,832
56.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
529
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
754
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
421
13.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
321
9.9%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
364
11.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
537
16.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
299
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,302
40.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
537
0.0%
0.0%
Waldo County, ME Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
13,039
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
1,201
9.2%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,921
14.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
2,806
21.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,759
21.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,552
19.6%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
1,200
9.2%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
470
3.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
130
1.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
158,400
205,000
