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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Damariscotta is $30,070, which is higher than the state average of $27,332 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Damariscotta median household income is $39,940. On average Damariscotta residents spend 15.5 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, #30

Damariscotta, ME	30,070 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

Damariscotta, ME	25,000 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

Damariscotta, ME	22,109 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

Damariscotta, ME	28,750 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, #70

Damariscotta, ME	39,940 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Damariscotta, ME	55,490 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Damariscotta, ME		-13.27%
Maine		31.05%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Damariscotta, ME median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Maine and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Damariscotta, ME		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	49.49%	$27,442, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	53.74%	$18,712, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.85%	$229, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.24%	$30,661, 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

Damariscotta, ME	51,667 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Damariscotta, ME	59,072 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

	Damariscotta, ME	Maine	U.S.
White	$41,563, see rank	$49,258	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Damariscotta, ME	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$23,750, see rank	$27,557	$25,788
25 to 44	$22,009, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,563, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$51,447, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Damariscotta, ME	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	870, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	304, 34.94%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	155, 50.99%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	155, 50.99%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	155, 100.00%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	149, 49.01%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	566, 65.06%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	202, 35.69%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	202, 35.69%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	177, 87.62%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 12.38%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	364, 64.31%, 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

	Damariscotta, ME	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	327, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	226, 69.11%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	20, 6.12%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	8, 2.45%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 1.83%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	67, 20.49%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Damariscotta, ME	15.5 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

	Damariscotta, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	332	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	155, 46.69%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	53, 34.19%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	25, 16.13%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 10.97%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34, 21.94%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 16.77%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	177, 53.31%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	94, 53.11%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	25, 14.12%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	42, 23.73%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 9.04%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Damariscotta, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	332, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 4.82%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	67, 20.18%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8, 2.41%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10, 3.01%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	23, 6.93%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 3.01%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43, 12.95%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	84, 25.30%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	61, 18.37%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	5, 1.51%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5, 1.51%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Damariscotta, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	114	13.36%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	25	14.88%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

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