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04901

Waterville, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
27,870
Median household income
$57,403
People below poverty
16.3%
Median home value
$204,700

Income

The median income of households in 04901 was $57,403. An estimated 6.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.2
$10,000 to $14,999 5.1
$15,000 to $24,999 10.2
$25,000 to $34,999 7.8
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5
$50,000 to $74,999 18
$75,000 to $99,999 10.6
$100,000 to $149,999 15.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 6.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 54342
Female 49471

An estimated 67.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 39% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,346. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.4
Social Security 39
Retirement income 25
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.2
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 22
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17.1

In 2020-2024, 20.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 26% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04901 in 2020-2024, 94.3% had health insurance coverage and 5.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 63.4% and public coverage was 45%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.2%.


In 2020-2024, 04901 had a total population of 27,870 - 13,933 (50%) females and 13,937 (50%) males. The median age was 39.2 years. An estimated 15.8% of the population was under 18 years, 33.5% was 19 to 44 years, 24.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04901 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 810 387
5 to 9 577 749
10 to 14 670 526
15 to 19 1482 1109
20 to 24 1593 1458
25 to 29 592 954
30 to 34 855 648
35 to 39 907 817
40 to 44 779 761
45 to 49 430 592
50 to 54 852 827
55 to 59 1114 1111
60 to 64 993 819
65 to 69 948 909
70 to 74 482 919
75 to 79 438 441
80 to 84 151 451
85 and over 264 455

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 90.3% were White; 1.3% were Black or African American; 18.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.5% were Asian; 1.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 6.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.7% of the people in 04901 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.4% of the people in 04901 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 11,451 households in 04901. The average household size was 2.18 people.

Married-couple households made up 36.9% of the households in 04901 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 32.3% of all households, while 20.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 14.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.3% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.5% of all households.

In 04901, 22.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 36.9
Cohabiting Couples 10.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
32.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 39.1% of males and 35.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.3 36.7
Now married, except separated 39.1 35.4
Separated 0.8 2.3
Widowed 2.3 9.5
Divorced 15.5 16.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04901, 315 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.4% of the people living in 04901 were U.S. natives. 67.2% of the 04901 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.6% of 04901 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 35.4% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 41.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04901 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 04901.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 16
Asia 45.7
Europe 15.5
Africa 9.3
Northern America 13.5
Oceania 0.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04901 in 2020-2024, 6.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.6% of people at least five years old; 1.9% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.6
Other Indo-European languages 2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 81.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 04901 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 81.6
Different house, same county 10.1
Different county, same state 4.6
Different state 3
Abroad 0.7

Education

In 2020-2024, 93 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04901 was 7,193 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 206 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,362. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,625.

Educational Attainment of People in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7
High school diploma or equivalency 33.8
Some college, no degree 19.4
Associate's degree 10.5
Bachelor's degree 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 12.5

Disability

In 04901, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.9% of people under 18 years old, to 16.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04901, 53.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 79.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 10,219 79.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,697 13.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 933 7.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04901 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.9
Construction 6.5
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 14.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.2
Information 3.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 35.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 6.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.9
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04901 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 5,552 43.2
Service occupations 1,967 15.3
Sales and office occupations 2,606 20.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,200 9.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,524 11.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 72.5% of 04901 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 72.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.2
Other means 4.4
Worked from home 13.9

In 2020-2024, 04901 had a total of 12,296 housing units. Of these housing units, 55% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 39.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 5.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 55
Apartments in multi-unit structures 39.3
Mobile homes 5.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04901 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 51.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04901 had 11,451 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 845 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 60.7% while renters occupied 39.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.32 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.96.

4.3% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 12.6% and another 12.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04901:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04901 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 14.6
Electricity 11
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 69.9
All other fuels 4.5
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04901 was $204,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 57.5 % had a mortgage. 42.5% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,396 and for owners without a mortgage it was $605.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04901 was $990. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.