Demographics of Standish town, Maine

Standish town, Maine had 11,000 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +755 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Standish town, in four figures

11,000
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 10,662 ±18.; +7.4%
Change since July 2020: +755 people.; 40.5 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $104,593 ±$14,875
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.

Standish town, Maine's population grew 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Standish 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

Standish town, Maine's population grew 7.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Standish 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	10,245	100.0	100.0
2021	10,565	103.1	100.2
2022	10,853	105.9	100.7
2023	10,814	105.6	101.6
2024	10,948	106.9	102.5
2025	11,000	107.4	103.1

Population of Standish town, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,245	—
2021	10,565	+320
2022	10,853	+288
2023	10,814	−39
2024	10,948	+134
2025	11,000	+52

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±2.8: for men 39.1 ±4.4 and for women 41.2 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Standish town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	363 ±125	3.4% ±1.2	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,381 ±305	13.0% ±2.9	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,768 ±346	16.6% ±3.2	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,405 ±361	22.6% ±3.4	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,127 ±476	29.3% ±4.5	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,618 ±240	15.2% ±2.3	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $104,593 ±$14,875, and income per person $42,492 ±$3,447, 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 Standish town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	331 ±124	8.8% ±3.3	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	507 ±217	13.5% ±5.8	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	358 ±128	9.6% ±3.4	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	588 ±199	15.7% ±5.3	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,091 ±286	29.1% ±7.5	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	426 ±148	11.4% ±3.9	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	445 ±114	11.9% ±3.0	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 Standish town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	722 ±301	7.3% ±3.1	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	236 ±111	14.0% ±6.0	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	153 to 459	2.7% to 8.0%	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	87 to 273	3.7% to 11.2%	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 Standish town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Standish town	Maine	United States
Housing units	4,925 ±209	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	76.1% ±1.9	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	23.9% ±4.3	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	91.2% ±2.8	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	8.8% ±2.9	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$336,000 ±$18,004	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$983 ±$453	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±4	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 Standish town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	81 to 309	0.8% to 2.9%	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,651 ±314	90.5% ±2.9	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4 to 78	< 0.1% to 0.7%	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	33 to 209	0.3% to 2.0%	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 99	0% to 0.9%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	607 ±278	5.7% ±2.6	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 Standish town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	7,187 ±395	67.4% ±3.7	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,188 ±385	29.9% ±3.6	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	33 to 181	0.3% to 1.7%	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	82 to 278	0.8% to 2.6%	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	48 to 210	0.5% to 2.0%	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 105	0% to 1.0%	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%.

Standish town among the places and towns of Maine

23rd 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 Standish town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Falmouth town	12,755 ±40
Orono town	11,902 ±18
Kennebunk town	11,820 ±24
Wells town	11,713 ±36
Orono CDP	11,151 ±244
Standish town	10,662 ±18
Kittery town	10,473 ±22
Lisbon town	9,750 ±38
Topsham town	9,706 ±19
Brewer city	9,652 ±33
Cape Elizabeth town	9,606 ±23

Rankings this appears in

No. 50 Places 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