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

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

78%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Boothbay Harbor	Maine	National
Income per capita	$43,209	$41,801	$44,883
Median household income	$78,154	$75,250	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,438	$92,426	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,850	$41,013	$52,080
Median earnings male	$42,445	$49,176	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,900	$36,497	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.1%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.1%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Boothbay Harbor is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Boothbay Harbor is 4% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Boothbay Harbor is 78% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Boothbay Harbor is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,097 $78,154 $156,308

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Boothbay Harbor median earnings by income bracket

Boothbay Harbor employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	31.3%	31.3%
Manufacturing sector	1.5%	1.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.5%	7.5%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.3%	2.3%
Education, health & social services	7.2%	7.2%
Other	46.0%	46.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newcastle, ME	668	$148,988	83.2%
Bowdoinham, ME	777	$115,649	42.2%
Bath, ME	8,599	$83,578	2.8%
Wiscasset, ME	1,320	$80,736	0.7%
Damariscotta, ME	1,399	$70,770	13.0%
Boothbay Harbor, ME	1,116	$78,154	3.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Avilla, AR	1,116	$144,117	77.2%
Riverdale, VA	1,116	$112,737	38.6%
Division No. 4, Subd. B, NL	1,116	n/a
Berry, AL	1,117	$71,166	12.5%
Ray City, GA	1,117	$75,284	7.4%
Boothbay Harbor, ME	1,116	$78,154	3.9%

Source: The Boothbay 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.