Demographics of Gray town, Maine

Gray town, Maine had 8,676 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +417 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Gray town, in four figures

8,676
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,429 ±20.; +5.0%
Change since July 2020: +417 people.; 43.4 ±4.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $95,236 ±$8,373
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.

Gray town, Maine's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Gray 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

Gray town, Maine's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Gray 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	8,259	100.0	100.0
2021	8,350	101.1	100.2
2022	8,431	102.1	100.7
2023	8,429	102.1	101.6
2024	8,586	104.0	102.5
2025	8,676	105.0	103.1

Population of Gray town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,259	—
2021	8,350	+91
2022	8,431	+81
2023	8,429	−2
2024	8,586	+157
2025	8,676	+90

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.4 ±4.5: for men 42.4 ±5.5 and for women 44.7 ±3.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Gray town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	435 ±150	5.2% ±1.8	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,167 ±298	13.8% ±3.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	437 ±201	5.2% ±2.4	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,331 ±432	27.7% ±5.1	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,435 ±428	28.9% ±5.1	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,624 ±340	19.3% ±4.0	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $95,236 ±$8,373, and income per person $50,161 ±$6,796, 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 Gray town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	310 ±147	8.5% ±4.0	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	722 ±269	19.7% ±7.2	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	443 ±173	12.1% ±4.6	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	527 ±193	14.4% ±5.2	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	719 ±219	19.7% ±5.8	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	537 ±176	14.7% ±4.7	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	398 ±148	10.9% ±4.0	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

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 Gray town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	149 to 443	1.8% to 5.3%	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 57	0% to 3.7%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	38 to 248	0.9% to 5.7%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	25 to 241	1.1% to 9.4%	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 Gray town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Gray town	Maine	United States
Housing units	4,442 ±305	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.3% ±8.0	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	17.7% ±4.6	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	82.4% ±7.5	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	17.6% ±7.0	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$363,700 ±$20,053	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,371 ±$89	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±5	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Gray town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	44 to 460	0.5% to 5.5%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,245 ±387	86.0% ±4.6	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to 0.1%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	24 to 238	0.3% to 2.8%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 90	< 0.1% to 1.1%	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 15	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	752 ±331	8.9% ±3.9	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 Gray town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	5,546 ±401	65.8% ±4.8	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,572 ±435	30.5% ±5.2	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10 to 78	0.1% to 0.9%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	130 to 404	1.5% to 4.8%	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	79 to 331	0.9% to 3.9%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 125	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%.

Gray town among the places and towns of Maine

38th 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 Gray town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Presque Isle city	8,736 ±29
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

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