Demographics of Berwick town, Maine

Berwick town, Maine had 8,436 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +461 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Berwick town, in four figures

8,436
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,175 ±19.; +5.8%
Change since July 2020: +461 people.; 40.7 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $94,771 ±$23,734
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a town, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Berwick town, Maine's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Berwick town, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Berwick town, Maine's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Berwick town, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	7,975	100.0	100.0
2021	8,096	101.5	100.2
2022	8,201	102.8	100.7
2023	8,291	104.0	101.6
2024	8,358	104.8	102.5
2025	8,436	105.8	103.1

Population of Berwick town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,975	—
2021	8,096	+121
2022	8,201	+105
2023	8,291	+90
2024	8,358	+67
2025	8,436	+78

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.7 ±2.9: for men 41.9 ±4.4 and for women 39.7 ±4.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Berwick town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	465 ±161	5.7% ±2.0	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,388 ±322	17.0% ±3.9	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	436 ±197	5.3% ±2.4	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,543 ±422	31.1% ±5.2	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,938 ±326	23.7% ±4.0	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,405 ±338	17.2% ±4.1	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $94,771 ±$23,734, and income per person $46,266 ±$3,957, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Berwick town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	245 to 733	14.5% ±7.2	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	492 ±199	14.6% ±5.8	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	475 ±163	14.1% ±4.7	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	233 ±91	6.9% ±2.6	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	854 ±244	25.4% ±7.0	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	363 ±132	10.8% ±3.8	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	461 ±150	13.7% ±4.3	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Berwick town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	118 to 560	1.4% to 6.9%	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 90	0% to 4.9%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	48 to 322	1.1% to 7.5%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 240	0% to 11.8%	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Berwick town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Berwick town	Maine	United States
Housing units	3,413 ±268	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	98.7% ±10.9	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 2.8%	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	87.4% ±2.7	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	5.9% to 19.3%	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$369,100 ±$18,791	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,452 ±$430	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±4	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Berwick town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	41 to 197	0.5% to 2.4%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,680 ±241	93.9% ±2.9	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 169	0% to 2.1%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 246	0% to 3.0%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.4%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	19 to 295	0.2% to 3.6%	4.2% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Berwick town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	1,468 ±324	18.0% ±4.0	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,291 ±331	77.0% ±4.0	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 462	0% to 5.7%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	63 to 357	0.8% to 4.4%	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	15 to 289	0.2% to 3.5%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 124	0% to 1.5%	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Berwick town among the places and towns of Maine

39th of 81 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Places of Maine near Berwick town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Ellsworth city	8,657 ±20
Skowhegan town	8,653 ±20
Cumberland town	8,647 ±22
Buxton town	8,512 ±31
Gray town	8,429 ±20
Berwick town	8,175 ±19
Farmington town	8,157 ±23
Waterboro town	8,055 ±23
Winslow town	8,023 ±22
Hampden town	7,896 ±20
South Berwick town	7,670 ±23

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026