Demographics of Eliot town, Maine

Eliot town, Maine had 7,643 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +877 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Eliot town, in four figures

7,643
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,146 ±39.; +13.0%
Change since July 2020: +877 people.; 50.8 ±5.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $101,522 ±$9,660
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.

Eliot town, Maine's population grew 13.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Eliot 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Eliot town, Maine's population grew 13.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Eliot 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	6,766	100.0	100.0
2021	6,978	103.1	100.2
2022	7,173	106.0	100.7
2023	7,349	108.6	101.6
2024	7,481	110.6	102.5
2025	7,643	113.0	103.1

Population of Eliot town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,766	—
2021	6,978	+212
2022	7,173	+195
2023	7,349	+176
2024	7,481	+132
2025	7,643	+162

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 50.8 ±5.9: for men 50.8 ±7.6 and for women 50.8 ±6.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Eliot town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	340 ±159	4.8% ±2.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	822 ±225	11.5% ±3.2	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	425 ±174	5.9% ±2.4	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,498 ±329	21.0% ±4.6	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,077 ±391	29.1% ±5.5	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,984 ±443	27.8% ±6.2	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $101,522 ±$9,660, and income per person $57,293 ±$7,330, 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 Eliot town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	52 to 316	1.7% to 10.4%	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	75 to 331	2.5% to 10.9%	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	397 ±150	13.1% ±4.9	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	722 ±257	23.8% ±8.4	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	678 ±208	22.3% ±6.7	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	400 ±141	13.2% ±4.6	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	456 ±178	15.0% ±5.8	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 Eliot town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	128 to 558	1.8% to 7.8%	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 206	0% to 17.5%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	108 to 378	3.2% to 10.8%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	0 to 22	0% to 0.9%	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 Eliot town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Eliot town	Maine	United States
Housing units	3,201 ±215	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.0% ±8.3	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	1.0% to 9.1%	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.8% ±5.6	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.2% ±5.4	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$498,900 ±$61,594	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,948 ±$471	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±5	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 Eliot town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	119 to 565	1.7% to 7.9%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,267 ±350	87.7% ±4.9	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 168	0% to 2.4%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 27	0% to 0.4%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 157	0% to 2.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 313	0% to 4.4%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	94 to 348	1.3% to 4.9%	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 Eliot town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	1,359 ±302	19.0% ±4.2	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,602 ±333	78.4% ±4.6	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 31	0% to 0.4%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	72 to 270	1.0% to 3.8%	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	47 to 233	0.7% to 3.3%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2 to 60	< 0.1% to 0.8%	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%.

Eliot town among the places and towns of Maine

49th 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 Eliot town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Berwick town	7,670 ±23
Gorham CDP	7,593 ±835
Old Town city	7,470 ±26
Caribou city	7,382 ±28
Topsham CDP	7,271 ±483
Eliot town	7,146 ±39
Rockland city	7,035 ±17
Belfast city	6,986 ±17
Hermon town	6,727 ±18
Skowhegan CDP	6,662 ±392
Lebanon town	6,629 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maine by median rent
No. 3 Places in Maine by median age
No. 5 Places in Maine by per capita income
No. 6 Places in Maine by median home value
No. 6 Places in Maine by median household income
No. 9 Places in Maine by homeownership rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026