COMPARING TWO PLACES
Calais vs Ellsworth
PLACE A
Calais, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Ellsworth, Pennsylvania
Calais is 243% larger than Ellsworth. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Calais has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -8%).
CALAISELLSWORTHDIFFERENCE
Total population3,083899+243% vs Ellsworth
Population density901,217−1,127
Population growth-1.4%-8.0%+6.6 pts
Median age43.834.8+9.0
Male48.1%51.2%−3.1 pts
Female51.9%48.8%+3.1 pts
Foreign-born8.9%0.0%+8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%90.3%+3.9 pts
Black2.8%3.0%−0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Asian0.5%0.8%−0.2 pts
Other0.8%5.9%−5.2 pts
Median household income$64,096$62,917+$1,179
Per capita income$35,734$33,703+$2,031
Poverty rate21.4%9.6%+11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.425Even
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%23.9%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree12.3%6.9%+5.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%8.9%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation55.9%64.7%−8.8 pts
Median home value$111,100$76,400+$34,700
Median gross rent$1,010$913+$97
Owner-occupied73.4%71.0%+2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%9.9%+3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households53.7%13.4%+40.3 pts
Average commute15.927.0−11.1
Worked from home2.6%3.0%−0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.0%11.9%−8.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025