Hallowell is home to 2,592 people in Maine. At a median age of 50.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 36% nationally. The average commute runs 14 minutes. 4% of people here were born outside the United States. Median rent is $890 a month.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $68,398, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 50.3
US median: 38.9
More educated
53% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hallowell
What changed most since 1990
Median age35.9 → 50.3(+14.4 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Hallowell's population equals 2.0% of Kennebec County's. Its number of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher equals 3.7% of the county's. Its number of residents 65 and older equals 3.2% of the county's.
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)34.8%(70)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(43)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.3%(91)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.5%(7)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3.5%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 201 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
Hallowell, decade by decade
Hallowell 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
1990
2,534
$74,789
$202,086
34.0%
4.9
2000
2,467
$65,685
$175,790
36.2%
9.4
2010
2,381
$85,595
$262,827
45.8%
12.9
2020
2,570
$69,073
$265,437
49.5%
19.3
2024
2,592
$68,398
$295,300
52.5%
3.2
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.
