Demographics of Hampden town, Maine

Hampden town, Maine had 8,078 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +347 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hampden town, in four figures

8,078
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,896 ±20.; +4.5%
Change since July 2020: +347 people.; 41.0 ±2.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $111,959 ±$12,644
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.

Hampden town, Maine's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hampden 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

Hampden town, Maine's population grew 4.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hampden 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	7,731	100.0	100.0
2021	7,843	101.4	100.2
2022	7,893	102.1	100.7
2023	8,013	103.6	101.6
2024	8,038	104.0	102.5
2025	8,078	104.5	103.1

Population of Hampden town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	7,731	—
2021	7,843	+112
2022	7,893	+50
2023	8,013	+120
2024	8,038	+25
2025	8,078	+40

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±2.9: for men 41.9 ±3.8 and for women 40.4 ±4.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hampden town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	382 ±169	4.8% ±2.1	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,658 ±413	21.0% ±5.2	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	302 ±134	3.8% ±1.7	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,272 ±424	28.8% ±5.4	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,925 ±358	24.4% ±4.5	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,357 ±284	17.2% ±3.6	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $111,959 ±$12,644, and income per person $51,784 ±$5,774, 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 Hampden town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	328 ±160	11.0% ±5.3	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	209 ±102	7.0% ±3.4	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	448 ±199	15.0% ±6.6	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	141 to 417	9.3% ±4.6	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	813 ±235	27.2% ±7.6	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	337 ±147	11.3% ±4.8	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	570 ±174	19.1% ±5.6	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 Hampden town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	285 to 891	3.6% to 11.3%	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	44 to 300	2.3% to 14.5%	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	110 to 400	2.9% to 10.1%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	66 to 256	3.9% to 13.1%	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 Hampden town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hampden town	Maine	United States
Housing units	3,295 ±258	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±2.1	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±4.4	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.7% ±6.4	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.3% ±5.1	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$301,300 ±$37,704	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,286 ±$317	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1982 ±6	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 Hampden town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15 to 261	0.2% to 3.3%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,906 ±498	87.5% ±6.3	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 71	0% to 0.9%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 40	0% to 0.5%	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 79	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	310 to 1,232	3.9% to 15.6%	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 Hampden town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	4,581 ±572	58.0% ±7.2	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,126 ±582	39.6% ±7.4	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 44	0% to 0.6%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	86 to 258	1.1% to 3.3%	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7 to 129	0.1% to 1.6%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	36 to 172	0.5% to 2.2%	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%.

Hampden town among the places and towns of Maine

43rd 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 Hampden town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Gorham CDP	7,593 ±835
Old Town city	7,470 ±26
Caribou city	7,382 ±28
Topsham CDP	7,271 ±483

Rankings this appears in

No. 2 Places in Maine by homeownership rate
No. 4 Places in Maine by median household income
No. 6 Places in Maine by median rent
No. 6 Places in Maine by per capita income
No. 21 Places in Maine by median age
No. 35 Places in Maine by median home value

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