Swanville, ME

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Swanville, Maine

Swanville, Maine, in Waldo county, is 86 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center) and 181 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is part of the Bangor metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 1,357 people people live in Swanville.

The People and Families of Swanville

In Swanville, about 58% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Swanville had a median family income of $35,833.

Swanville Housing

Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Swanville, about 87% are lived in by their owners, not renters. Notably, housing in the town tends to be newer than in most towns.

Commuting

In Swanville, 97% of commuters drive to work.

Comparative Profile of Swanville, ME

Comparing Swanville 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
Children Under 5 Years Old
Female Share of the Population
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Men
Senior Citizens

Families

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

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
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times
Public Transportation Use

Housing

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

Category	Value
Near Medium City	86 miles NE of Portland, Maine (center to center)
Nearest Large City	181 miles NE of Boston, Massachusetts
County	Waldo
Metro Area	Bangor
Standard Zip Codes	04915
Phone Area Codes	207
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	44.521
Longitude	-68.997

Station	BELFAST
Distance	8.4 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 31 F
Apr Temp	33 to 53 F
Jul Temp	57 to 79 F
Oct Temp	38 to 59 F
Annual Precip	47.6 inches

Station	BANGOR INTL AP
Distance	21.3 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 28 F
Apr Temp	33 to 53 F
Jul Temp	59 to 80 F
Oct Temp	38 to 57 F
Annual Precip	39.5 inches

Station	CORINNA
Distance	30.4 miles
Jan Temp	1 to 26 F
Apr Temp	30 to 52 F
Jul Temp	56 to 79 F
Oct Temp	33 to 57 F
Annual Precip	42.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	1,357	100%
Male	673	49.6%
Female	684	50.4%
Under 18	386	28.4%
18+	971	71.6%
65+	126	9.3%
Median Age	35.9
Average Family Size	3.03
White	1,310	96.5%
African-American	2	0.1%
Asian	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaskan	3	0.2%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	40	2.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	15	1.1%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	1,440
Growth	83
Growth %	6.1%

Ancestry	Percent
English	27.2%
Irish	16.9%
US/American	8.9%
French (except Basque)	7.8%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.6%
French Canadian	5.4%
German	5%
Italian	4.7%
Scottish	4.5%
Swedish	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	2.4%
Norwegian	1.9%
Dutch	1%
Canadian	0.9%
Russian	0.8%
Lithuanian	0.8%
British	0.6%
Finnish	0.5%
Swiss	0.3%
Northern European	0.3%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Jamaican	0.2%
Czechoslovakian	0.2%
Polish	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Swanville	1,357	$35,833
Belfast	6,381	$43,253
Brooks	1,022	$38,393
Monroe	882	$39,375
Prospect	642	$41,406
Searsport	2,641	$38,333
Waldo	733	$38,125

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