Bar Harbor, ME

Census Place

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2023 Population
2,311
7.29% 1-year growth
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2023 Median Age
47
19.9% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
15.1%
20.9% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$72,750
55.1% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$479,600
2.19% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
1,100
4.56% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Bar Harbor, ME had a population of 2.31k people with a median age of 47 and a median household income of $72,750. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Bar Harbor, ME grew from 2,154 to 2,311, a 7.29% increase and its median household income grew from $46,917 to $72,750, a 55.1% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Bar Harbor, ME are White (Non-Hispanic) (88%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (5.8%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.9%), Other (Non-Hispanic) (1.43%), and Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (1.08%).

None of the households in Bar Harbor, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.9% of the residents in Bar Harbor, ME are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Bar Harbor, ME are College of the Atlantic (94 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Bar Harbor, ME was $479,600, and the homeownership rate was 50.2%.

Most people in Bar Harbor, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 11.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Bar Harbor, ME was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Bar Harbor, ME is home to a population of 2.31k people, from which 97.9% are citizens. As of 2023, 6.58% of Bar Harbor, ME residents were born outside of the country (152 people).

In 2023, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.03k people) in Bar Harbor, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 134 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 67 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.9%
2023 Citizenship
98.1%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 97.9% of Bar Harbor, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Bar Harbor, ME was 98.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Bar Harbor, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.03k ± 393
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    134 ± 154
  3. Asian (Non-Hispanic)
    67 ± 57
1.08%
Hispanic Population
25 people

In 2023, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.03k people) in Bar Harbor, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 134 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 67 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.08% of the people in Bar Harbor, ME are hispanic (25 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

6.58%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
152 people
7.61%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
164 people

As of 2023, 6.58% of Bar Harbor, ME residents (152 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Bar Harbor, ME was 7.61%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    38 ± 48
  2. Korea
    29 ± 46
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    4 ± 17

Bar Harbor, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.31 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Bar Harbor, ME employs 1.1k people. In 2023, the largest industries in Bar Harbor, ME were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (242 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (166 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (156 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($135,139), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($90,192), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($87,578).

Employment

Occupations

1.1k
2023 Value
± 259
4.56%
1 Year growth
± 31.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bar Harbor, ME grew at a rate of 4.56%, from 1.05k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Bar Harbor, ME, are Management Occupations (215 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (102 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (94 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Bar Harbor, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.1k
2023 Value
± 259
4.56%
1 Year growth
± 31.7%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Bar Harbor, ME grew at a rate of 4.56%, from 1.05k employees to 1.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Bar Harbor, ME, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (242 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (166 people), and Accommodation & Food Services (156 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Bar Harbor, ME, though some of these residents may live in Bar Harbor, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$55,865
Median earning men ± $36,827
$42,786
Median earning women ± $19,407

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($75,461), Retail Trade ($42,750), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($33,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($90,000), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($40,082), and Retail Trade ($37,431).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 627k people employed in Maine. This represents a 1.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (52.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (45.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.08%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maine for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

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Susan Collins
Senator from Maine2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Angus King
Senator from Maine1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maine

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Bar Harbor, ME awarded 94 degrees. The student population of Bar Harbor, ME in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 105 male students and 262 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Bar Harbor, ME are White (56 and 81.2%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (7 and 10.1%), Two or More Races (2 and 2.9%), and Asian (2 and 2.9%).

The largest universities in Bar Harbor, ME by number of degrees awarded are College of the Atlantic (94 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Bar Harbor, ME are Liberal Arts & Sciences (94 and 100%).

The median tuition cost in Bar Harbor, ME for private four year colleges is $45,630.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Bar Harbor, ME, the percentage of applicants admitted was 65%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 27.9%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 367 (28.6% men and 71.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 367 students enrolled in Bar Harbor, ME, 28.6% men and 71.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 248 records, of which 71% were women and 29% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Liberal Arts & Sciences
Most Common
93 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Bar Harbor, ME was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
College of the Atlantic
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
94 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was College of the Atlantic with 94 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 30 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Bar Harbor, ME, which is 0.469 times less than the 64 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 56 degrees mean that there were 8 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 7 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($45,630) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($549) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2023, 0.583% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.394% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (352k), Bachelors Degree (236k), and Some college (226k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Bar Harbor, ME was $479,600 in 2023, which is 1.58 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $469,300 to $479,600, a 2.19% increase. The homeownership rate in Bar Harbor, ME is 50.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in Bar Harbor, ME have an average commute time of 11.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Bar Harbor, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$479,600
Median Property Value 2023
±$102,131
$482
Median Property Taxes
±$156

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Bar Harbor, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Bar Harbor, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

50.2%
Homeownership
2023
63.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 50.2% of the housing units in Bar Harbor, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 43.8%.

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Bar Harbor, ME colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$72,750
Median Household Income
± $32,364
960
Number of Households
± 235

In 2023, the median household income of the 960 households in Bar Harbor, ME grew to $72,750 from the previous year's value of $46,917.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Bar Harbor, ME is from Bar Harbor, ME.
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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (56.8%)
  2. Walked (20.3%)
  3. Carpooled (9.59%)

In 2023, 56.8% of workers in Bar Harbor, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who walked to work (20.3%) and those who carpooled to work (9.59%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

11.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Bar Harbor, ME have a shorter commute time (11.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Bar Harbor, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Bar Harbor, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Bar Harbor, ME have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Bar Harbor, ME (308 out of 2.04k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Bar Harbor, ME is White, followed by Black and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.2% of the population of Bar Harbor, ME has health coverage, with 42.5% on employee plans, 4.51% on Medicaid, 13.9% on Medicare, 31.3% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maine see 932 patients per year on average, which represents a 3.56% increase from the previous year (900 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1406 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 184 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.1% were men and 45.9% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.4% under 18 years, 25.1% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 23.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 54.1% were men and 45.9% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.79%
Uninsured
42.5%
Employer Coverage
4.51%
Medicaid
13.9%
Medicare
31.3%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Bar Harbor, ME declined by 20.9% from 9.85% to 7.79%.

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