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Bar Harbor, ME Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bar Harbor is $27,579, which is about the same as the state average of $27,332 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Bar Harbor median household income is $42,500, which has grown by 26.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.05% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bar Harbor residents spend 12.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #40

Bar Harbor, ME	27,579 USD
Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bar Harbor, ME	19,485 USD
Maine	27,957 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bar Harbor, ME	21,719 USD
Maine	32,893 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bar Harbor, ME	17,419 USD
Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #60

Bar Harbor, ME	42,500 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bar Harbor, ME	57,781 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #56

Bar Harbor, ME	26.45%
Maine	31.05%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Bar Harbor, ME		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.39%	$8,671, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.07%	$11,785, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.25%	$6,596, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.25%	$37,786, see rank	19.24%	$21,273	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Bar Harbor, ME	70,806 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bar Harbor, ME	83,446 USD
Maine	76,851 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Bar Harbor, ME	Maine	U.S.
White	$42,425, see rank	$49,258	$56,900
Asian	$24,375, see rank	$53,495	$73,244

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Bar Harbor, ME	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$10,331, see rank	$27,557	$25,788
25 to 44	$70,956, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,903, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$32,019, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Bar Harbor, ME	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,232, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	962, 43.10%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	765, 79.52%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	765, 79.52%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	698, 91.24%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	67, 8.76%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	197, 20.48%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	1,270, 56.90%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	887, 69.84%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	887, 69.84%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	872, 98.31%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 1.69%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	383, 30.16%, see rank	39.67%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Bar Harbor, ME	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,538, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	524, 34.07%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	208, 13.52%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	483, 31.40%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	114, 7.41%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	209, 13.59%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bar Harbor, ME	12.1 minutes
Maine	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Bar Harbor, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,570	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	698, 44.46%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	176, 25.21%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	259, 37.11%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	102, 14.61%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 5.16%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	96, 13.75%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14, 2.01%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	872, 55.54%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	550, 63.07%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	118, 13.53%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66, 7.57%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 1.83%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	122, 13.99%, see rank	4.57%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Bar Harbor, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,570, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	64, 4.08%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	80, 5.10%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	90, 5.73%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	105, 6.69%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	89, 5.67%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	79, 5.03%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	126, 8.03%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	358, 22.80%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	535, 34.08%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	13, 0.83%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31, 1.97%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Bar Harbor, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	429	18.87%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	59	14.01%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.