Eagle Lake, ME population, income and ZIP codes

Eagle Lake CDP is a very small community in Maine, with 378 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #146 of 155 ranked by population — larger than 5% of them. The median age here is 63.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Eagle Lake CDP earn a median of $36,806 a year, 53.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 38% below the $58,992 median for the 106 Maine cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Eagle Lake CDP is valued at $102,800, 66.1% below the national figure and 54% below the $221,600 peer median, while median gross rent runs $613 a month, 56.4% below the national figure, or roughly $7,356 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 66.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

A median age of 63.4 puts Eagle Lake CDP well into retirement-weighted territory, which pulls median household income down even where household wealth is high, because retirement draws are counted differently from wages. With 378 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Eagle Lake CDP against its county rather than against national figures.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.