Maine

Washington County

Snapshot

Population by ethnic group, from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

European: 89.3%
Native American: 5.4%
Other: 5.3%

Compared with Maine and the United States

Washington Countynext to the state and national figures used elsewhere on this site. A dash means the figure isn’t published at that level of geography.

Metric	Washington County	Maine	United States
Non-Hispanic White	89.3%	89.3%	58%
American Indian and Alaska Native	5.4%	0.5%	—
Hispanic	2.5%	2.8%	—
Black or African American	0.7%	2.7%	—
East Asian	0.3%	0.5%	—
Indian	0.1%	0.1%	—

Cost of living

Incomes and housing costs in Washington County next to Maine and the nation. Price levels are published for states, not counties.

Metric	Washington County	Maine	United States
Price level (US = 100)	—	97.0 (−3.0%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Housing price level (US = 100)	—	78.9 (−21.1%)	100.0 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$56,024	$74,733	$80,734
Median home value	$161,800	$296,600	$332,700
Home price to income	2.9×	4.0×	4.1×
Median gross rent	$783/mo	$1,139/mo	$1,413/mo
Rent to income	16.8%	18.3%	21.0%