CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Waterville

Maine · 17,096 residents · 13.5 sq mi

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Waterville is a city of 17,096 people in Maine. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. That trails the Maine median by roughly 19%. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average. Median household income is $22,617, under the $30,130 national median. The typical home is worth $74,700.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Average education

22% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,096

+10%vs 2000

vs 15,605 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−9%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

13.5 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(1,060)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.8%(985)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.6%(786)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.4%(1,782)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2412.3%(2,102)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(2,527)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(1,913)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549%(1,543)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(1,477)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.8%(1,508)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.8%(995)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(418)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,617

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,816 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,002

−27%vs 2000

vs $16,430 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.0%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$74,700

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$359

+16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $407 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

49.4%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 49.1% in 2000

50.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(14,857)

Black0.8%(119)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(171)

Asian1%(161)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(16,804)

Black0.6%(103)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(109)

Asian0.7%(112)

Other0.5%(77)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(131)

Dominican0.6%(100)

Central American0.6%(99)

Panamanian0.4%(63)

Puerto Rican0.3%(46)

Salvadoran0.1%(25)

South American0.1%(18)

Ecuadorian0.1%(13)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

Spaniard0.1%(9)

Colombian0%(5)

Asian origin

Chinese0.9%(148)

Taiwanese0.3%(58)

Korean0.3%(53)

Vietnamese0.1%(20)

Pakistani0.1%(16)

Filipino0.1%(9)

Ancestry

English19.2%(3,286)

Irish17%(2,908)

French14.2%(2,424)

German9.2%(1,568)

French Canadian8.7%(1,491)

Italian5.2%(888)

Scottish5.2%(884)

American3.9%(658)

Norwegian2%(337)

Polish1.7%(289)

Canadian1.4%(241)

Arab1.3%(230)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

Russian1.3%(228)

Hungarian1.3%(215)

Dutch0.8%(139)

Lebanese0.7%(126)

Ukrainian0.5%(82)

Lithuanian0.4%(75)

Swedish0.4%(75)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(71)

Danish0.4%(70)

Welsh0.3%(59)

West Indian0.3%(58)

Jamaican0.3%(55)

British0.3%(44)

Subsaharan African0.2%(36)

Ghanaian0.2%(32)

Turkish0.2%(26)

Czech0.1%(24)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

Romanian0.1%(18)

Finnish0.1%(16)

Austrian0.1%(14)

Latvian0%(7)

Nigerian0%(4)

Slovak0%(3)

Barbadian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

22.2%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.5%

−8.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.5%

+1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.3 min

+10%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married51.8%(3,747)

Married31.5%(2,279)

Widowed2.3%(163)

Divorced14.5%(1,047)

Women 15+

Never married44.4%(3,436)

Married29.1%(2,253)

Widowed9.6%(740)

Divorced16.9%(1,304)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.7%

−1.3 ptssince 2013

from 8.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.9%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.8%

+5.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

60.9%

−5.5 ptssince 2020

from 66.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.6%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 41.2% 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)20.4%(158)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(203)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.8%(278)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(40)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II3.9%(30)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 776 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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