Maine · Census place 80740
Waterville city, ME
Quick answer
Waterville city has 16,704 residents, ranking #12 of 155 places in Maine. Median household income is $47,489, the median home is worth $173,700 and median gross rent runs $957 a month.
- Population
- 16,704Waterville city residents
- Median household income
- $47,489Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $957Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 45.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Waterville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Waterville city median would spend about 24.2% 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 3.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 25.4% of residents and 45.8% 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.
- Westbrook city 20,484
- Augusta city 18,999
- Brunswick CDP 16,928
- Orono CDP 10,699
- Brewer city 9,654
- Old Orchard Beach CDP 9,150
- Bath city 8,801
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