Castine, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

156%

Household income NAT. AVG.

80%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Castine	Maine	National
Income per capita	$32,373	$41,801	$44,883
Median household income	$207,988	$75,250	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$206,067	$92,426	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$41,013	$52,080
Median earnings male	$7,045	$49,176	$54,343
Median earnings female	$13,801	$36,497	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.0%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.3%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Castine is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Castine is 156% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Castine is 80% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Castine is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$138,644 $207,988 $415,976

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Castine employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.7%	3.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.7%	3.7%
Financial & insurance services	4.9%	4.9%
Wholesale & retail services	14.6%	14.6%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.3%	4.3%
Education, health & social services	37.8%	37.8%
Other	31.1%	31.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Camden, ME	3,675	$106,787	31.3%
Belfast, ME	6,968	$91,918	13.0%
Blue Hill, ME	1,263	$62,461	23.2%
Searsport, ME	1,076	$56,733	30.2%
Castine, ME	829	$207,988	155.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wadley, AL	829	$30,479	62.5%
Teec Nos Pos, AZ	829	$52,078	36.0%
Albany, IL	829	$106,809	31.3%
Brimfield, IL	829	$82,051	0.9%
Belmont, NY	829	$80,450	1.1%
Castine, ME	829	$207,988	155.7%

Source: The Castine, 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.