CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Gardiner

Maine · 6,746 residents · 15.7 sq mi

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Gardiner is home to 6,746 people in Maine. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $72,700. Headcount has barely moved since 2000. Median household income is $27,330, close to the national figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,746

+9%vs 2000

vs 6,198 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−12%vs 2000

vs 38.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(508)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.8%(523)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(479)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(482)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246%(402)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.3%(1,165)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(1,032)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(604)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(552)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.1%(476)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(340)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(183)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,330

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,103 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,411

−37%vs 2000

vs $18,033 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.5%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,700

+28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $75,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$380

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $437 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.0%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 63.0% in 2000

37.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.6%(5,985)

Black0.4%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(50)

Asian0.4%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(6,665)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(9)

Asian0.7%(48)

Other0.5%(33)

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 Rican1.5%(90)

South American1.4%(86)

Peruvian1.4%(86)

Mexican0.4%(22)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(36)

Vietnamese0.3%(17)

Ancestry

English18.8%(1,144)

French10.5%(640)

Irish9.9%(600)

American8.7%(528)

Scottish5.4%(331)

French Canadian5%(305)

Italian4.7%(284)

German4.6%(282)

Russian3.9%(238)

Swedish2%(120)

Polish1.9%(115)

Scotch-Irish1.8%(108)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.3%(79)

Subsaharan African1.1%(67)

Lithuanian0.9%(54)

Brazilian0.8%(46)

Slovene0.6%(39)

Canadian0.6%(35)

Dutch0.6%(34)

Norwegian0.6%(34)

Greek0.4%(26)

Hungarian0.3%(18)

Belgian0.2%(15)

Finnish0.2%(15)

Ethiopian0.2%(15)

Serbian0.2%(13)

Ukrainian0.2%(10)

Armenian0.1%(9)

West Indian0.1%(9)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(9)

British0.1%(6)

Swiss0.1%(4)

Welsh0.1%(4)

Portuguese0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.4%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.2%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married39.5%(1,076)

Married41.6%(1,133)

Widowed4.3%(116)

Divorced14.6%(398)

Women 15+

Never married28.7%(707)

Married43.7%(1,076)

Widowed13.2%(325)

Divorced14.5%(357)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 9.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.0%

−8.0 ptssince 2020

from 57.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 21.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.4%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.3%

−5.3 ptssince 2020

from 71.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.4%

+8.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.2% 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)27.8%(177)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.9%(165)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era18.2%(116)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.2%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 636 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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