Beals, ME

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Beals, Maine

Beals, Maine is 144 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 228 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. It is in Washington county. The population of the town is 618.

The People and Families of Beals

In Beals, about 71% of adults are married. Beals, compared to the great majority of similar-sized towns, is characterized by married couples rather than single adults.

It's notable that men are disproportionately common in the town.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Beals had a median family income of $31,458. A sizable number of people in Beals work from home.

Beals Housing

Of the housing in Beals, approximately 83% is occupied by their owners.

Commuting

In Beals, 71% of commuters drive to work. The town features shorter commuting times than most similar places.

High Points

Beals strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in Maine):

Category	Trophy
Racial Diversity (vs. State)	Top 2%
Short Commute Times (vs. Peers)	Top 6%

Comparative Profile of Beals, ME

Comparing Beals to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Maine (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Racial Diversity
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
College Educated Adults
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
Median Family Income

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone

Category	Value
Near Medium City	144 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	228 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Washington
P.O. Box Zip Codes	04611
Phone Area Codes	207
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.52
Longitude	-67.615

Station	JONESBORO
Distance	9.2 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 28 F
Apr Temp	31 to 50 F
Jul Temp	55 to 75 F
Oct Temp	37 to 56 F
Annual Precip	51.3 inches

Station	EASTPORT
Distance	40.9 miles
Jan Temp	14 to 30 F
Apr Temp	33 to 50 F
Jul Temp	54 to 75 F
Oct Temp	41 to 56 F
Annual Precip	44.8 inches

Station	GRAND LAKE STREAM
Distance	46.6 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 27 F
Apr Temp	29 to 51 F
Jul Temp	55 to 79 F
Oct Temp	34 to 57 F
Annual Precip	44.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	618	100%
Male	319	51.6%
Female	299	48.4%
Under 18	154	24.9%
18+	464	75.1%
65+	108	17.5%
Median Age	39.7
Average Family Size	2.85
White	603	97.6%
African-American	8	1.3%
Asian	1	0.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	4	0.6%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	2	0.3%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	13	2.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$31,458
Population In Poverty	100	16.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	624
Growth	6
Growth %	1%

Ancestry	Percent
English	38.7%
US/American	18.3%
Irish	11.3%
French (except Basque)	6.5%
Scotch-Irish	4.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.1%
Russian	2.6%
African	2.6%
Finnish	2.2%
German	2%
French Canadian	1.7%
Polish	1.5%
Scottish	1.1%
Danish	1.1%
Welsh	1.1%
Swedish	0.4%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Beals	618	$31,458
Addison	1,209	$30,000
Columbia Falls	599	$40,208
Harrington	882	$29,211
Jonesboro	594	$36,458
Jonesport	1,408	$30,474
Roque Bluffs	264	$29,286

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