Ellsworth, Maine demographics

Ellsworth, ME demographics: median age 43.0; 39.3% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Ellsworth city, Maine · Incorporated city · GEOID 2323200. The survey estimates a population of 8,657 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Ellsworth is 43.0 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.4 years. There are 3,731 households (±246). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	43.0 ±2.4	44.8 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,657
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
Under 18	1,596 ±306	18.4% ±3.5 pp	18.1%	22.0%
18–34	1,880 ±349	21.7% ±4.0 pp	20.0%	22.8%
35–64	3,268 ±407	37.7% ±4.7 pp	39.6%	38.0%
65 and older	1,913 ±286	22.1% ±3.3 pp	22.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,657
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
Male	4,036 ±261	46.6% ±3.0 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	4,621 ±260	53.4% ±3.0 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,657
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
White alone	7,964 ±200	92.0% ±2.3 pp	90.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	126 ±102 · low precision	1.5% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.8%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	82 ±48 · low precision	0.9% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.9%
Asian alone	135 ±106 · low precision	1.6% ±1.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	93 ±74 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.8%	7.1%
Two or more races	257 ±122	3.0% ±1.4 pp	5.3%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,657
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	8,574 ±73	99.0% ±0.8 pp	97.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	83 ±71 · low precision	1.0% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,731
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
Married-couple family	1,690 ±188	45.3% ±4.1 pp	48.0%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	68 ±62 · low precision	1.8% ±1.7 pp · low precision	4.1%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	209 ±113 · low precision	5.6% ±3.0 pp · low precision	8.6%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,181 ±280	31.7% ±7.2 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	583 ±206	15.6% ±5.4 pp	8.5%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,731
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
Households with people under 18	941 ±129	25.2% ±3.0 pp	23.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,790 ±260	74.8% ±4.9 pp	76.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 3,731
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,181 ±280	31.7% ±7.2 pp	30.7%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,499 ±273	40.2% ±6.8 pp	39.1%	33.8%
Three-person households	420 ±136	11.3% ±3.6 pp	13.9%	15.3%
Four-person households	445 ±152	11.9% ±4.0 pp	10.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	140 ±90 · low precision	3.8% ±2.4 pp · low precision	3.9%	5.9%
Six-person households	9 ±34 · low precision	0.2% ±0.9 pp · low precision	1.2%	2.2%
Seven or more people	37 ±49 · low precision	1.0% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.6%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 8,657
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
Native	8,369 ±138	96.7% ±1.6 pp	95.9%	85.9%
Foreign born	288 ±138	3.3% ±1.6 pp	4.1%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 8,311
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
English only	8,018 ±162	96.5% ±1.3 pp	94.0%	77.7%
Spanish	1 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.0%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	86 ±77 · low precision	1.0% ±0.9 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	3 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	68 ±68 · low precision	0.8% ±0.8 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	11 ±18 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	15 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	26 ±35 · low precision	0.3% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	44 ±62 · low precision	0.5% ±0.7 pp · low precision	0.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	39 ±53 · low precision	0.5% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.6%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 6,582
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	295 ±120	4.5% ±1.8 pp	5.2%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,725 ±334	26.2% ±5.0 pp	30.1%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,429 ±277	21.7% ±4.1 pp	18.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	544 ±168	8.3% ±2.5 pp	10.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,701 ±327	25.8% ±4.9 pp	22.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	888 ±216	13.5% ±3.2 pp	13.7%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 8,579
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Maine	U.S.
Same house	7,456 ±407	86.9% ±4.7 pp	89.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	890 ±348	10.4% ±4.1 pp	5.1%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	148 ±95 · low precision	1.7% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.4%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	85 ±83 · low precision	1.0% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.7%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±15 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.3% of Ellsworth residents (±3.0 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 6.2% in Maine and 8.4% nationally. 94.3% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ellsworth	Maine	U.S.	Compared with Maine
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±3.0 pp	6.2%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	94.3% ±2.6 pp	90.3%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.2% ±2.2 pp	8.4%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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