Berwick is home to 1,998 people in Maine. The median age is 42.6, about 4 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 4%. Poverty is uncommon here, at 5.3% of residents. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 34 minutes on average.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $81,406, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 88%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Berwick
What changed most since 2000
Homes owned by their occupants52.4% → 73.0%(+20.5 pts)US over the same years: −1.1 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.6% → 35.4%(+29.8 pts)US over the same years: +11.3 pts
Poverty rate17.5% → 5.3%(−12.3 pts)US over the same years: 0.0 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)78%(202)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)33.2%(86)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era9.7%(25)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.8%(15)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 259 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Berwick, decade by decade
Berwick population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
2000
1,993
$55,185
$171,964
5.6%
10.3
2010
2,187
$76,820
$299,510
26.6%
15.5
2020
2,277
$79,345
$267,739
44.2%
24.1
2024
1,998
$81,406
$323,300
35.4%
20.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
