Bar Harbor, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bar Harbor	Maine	National
Income per capita	$49,079	$41,801	$44,883
Median household income	$92,957	$75,250	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$112,047	$92,426	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$61,854	$41,013	$52,080
Median earnings male	$40,186	$49,176	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,395	$36,497	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.5%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bar Harbor is 9% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bar Harbor is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bar Harbor is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bar Harbor is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,965 $92,957 $185,914

City

$50,161 $75,250 $150,500

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Bar Harbor employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.2%	10.2%
Manufacturing sector	11.5%	11.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	7.2%	7.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.2%	2.2%
Education, health & social services	16.2%	16.2%
Other	50.3%	50.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ellsworth, ME	8,319	$89,103	9.6%
Winter Harbor, ME	347	$61,666	24.2%
Southwest Harbor, ME	649	$45,638	43.9%
Bar Harbor, ME	2,221	$92,957	14.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sewall's Point, FL	2,220	$189,566	133.1%
Sparta, MO	2,220	$72,863	10.4%
Alpha, NJ	2,220	$112,477	38.3%
Waterford, NY	2,222	$87,925	8.1%
Britannia No. 502, SK	2,222	n/a
Bar Harbor, ME	2,221	$92,957	14.3%

Source: The Bar Harbor, ME employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.