Maine · Census place 03950
Belfast city, ME
Quick answer
Belfast city has 6,985 residents, ranking #23 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $61,322, the median home is worth $307,700 and median gross rent runs $986 a month.
- Population
- 6,985Belfast city residents
- Median household income
- $61,322Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $307,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $986Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 56.7 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.3%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Belfast city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Belfast city median would spend about 19.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 5.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.2% of residents and 67.3% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Maine.
- Caribou city 7,427
- Gorham CDP 7,365
- Rockland city 6,991
- Topsham CDP 6,962
- Skowhegan CDP 6,638
- Yarmouth CDP 6,293
- Gardiner city 6,047
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