Damariscotta, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Damariscotta	Maine	National
Income per capita	$48,416	$41,801	$44,883
Median household income	$70,770	$75,250	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$118,290	$92,426	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,839	$41,013	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,992	$49,176	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,404	$36,497	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.5%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Damariscotta is 8% higher than the national average
The median household income in Damariscotta is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Damariscotta is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Damariscotta is 55% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,175 $70,770 $141,540

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Damariscotta median earnings by income bracket

Damariscotta employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.3%	19.3%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.8%	14.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	10.2%	10.2%
Other	48.5%	48.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Newcastle, ME	668	$148,988	83.2%
Richmond, ME	1,788	$82,645	1.6%
Wiscasset, ME	1,320	$80,736	0.7%
Boothbay Harbor, ME	1,116	$78,154	3.9%
Gardiner, ME	5,863	$77,025	5.3%
Damariscotta, ME	1,399	$70,770	13.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Milford, IL	1,399	$86,347	6.2%
Avondale, PA	1,399	$108,762	33.7%
Shoemakersville, PA	1,399	$97,026	19.3%
Mount Currie, BC	1,399	n/a
Indian Hills, CO	1,398	$186,489	129.3%
Damariscotta, ME	1,399	$70,770	13.0%

Source: The Damariscotta, 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.