CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Ellsworth

Maine · 5,975 residents · 79.3 sq mi

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With 5,975 people, Ellsworth is a city in Maine. At a median age of 36.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 16% less than in Maine as a whole. Households take in $23,469 at the median, 22% less than the US figure. The poverty rate is 9.0%, under the national 13.2%. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

23% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,975

−7%vs 2000

vs 6,456 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.3

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

79.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.4%(382)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(349)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(409)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(404)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.7%(400)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.4%(919)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.4%(978)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(600)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(558)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(468)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(353)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(155)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$23,469

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,938 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,428

−41%vs 2000

vs $21,049 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

9.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$83,500

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $101,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$394

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $479 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

66.7%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.2% in 2000

33.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(6,288)

Black0.2%(11)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(42)

Asian0.4%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(5,921)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(43)

Asian0.9%(54)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.3%(23)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.7%(58)

Korean0.4%(37)

Filipino0.3%(25)

Chinese0.2%(15)

Ancestry

English25.9%(2,242)

Irish12.3%(1,063)

German11.7%(1,011)

French6.9%(599)

American4.9%(428)

Scottish4.2%(364)

Polish3.9%(334)

Italian3.2%(274)

French Canadian3%(261)

Norwegian1.2%(103)

British0.9%(81)

Hungarian0.9%(81)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.8%(73)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(72)

Danish0.8%(69)

Subsaharan African0.7%(57)

Armenian0.6%(56)

Finnish0.6%(53)

Lithuanian0.6%(53)

Welsh0.6%(51)

Portuguese0.5%(47)

Canadian0.4%(37)

Ukrainian0.4%(36)

West Indian0.4%(34)

Jamaican0.4%(34)

Dutch0.3%(26)

Greek0.3%(26)

Romanian0.2%(18)

Belgian0.2%(14)

Croatian0.2%(14)

Austrian0.1%(10)

Russian0.1%(9)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

23.2%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.1%

−1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 86.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.3 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 16.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.7%(1,250)

Married52%(1,770)

Widowed2.2%(74)

Divorced9.1%(311)

Women 15+

Never married29%(1,174)

Married46.2%(1,870)

Widowed10.9%(442)

Divorced13.9%(564)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−5.2 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.1%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 53.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.0%

−3.9 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.9%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 74.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.5%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)9.6%(55)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)36.2%(208)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.6%(245)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.6%(61)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 575 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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