Calais, ME

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2023 Population

3,087

0.292% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ASusan Collins

Republican Party

US Senator

N/AAngus King

Independent Party

2023 Poverty Rate

22.2%

36.4% 1-year increase

About

In 2023, Calais, ME had a population of 3.09k people with a median age of N/A and a median household income of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Calais, ME grew from 3,078 to 3,087, a 0.292% increase and its median household income N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A.

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N/A of the households in Calais, 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.

The largest universities in Calais, ME are Washington County Community College (100 degrees awarded in 2023).

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Economy

The economy of Calais, ME employs N/A people. In N/A, the largest industries in Calais, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (390 people), Retail Trade (289 people), and Public Administration (188 people), and the highest paying industries were N/A.

Employment

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Calais, ME, are Sales & Related Occupations (218 people), Management Occupations (187 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (108 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Calais, ME.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maine (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Calais, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (390 people), Retail Trade (289 people), and Public Administration (188 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Calais, ME, though some of these residents may live in Calais, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maine.

Education

In 2023, universities in Calais, ME awarded 100 degrees. The student population of Calais, ME in N/A is skewed towards N/A, with N/A male students and N/A female students.

The largest universities in Calais, ME by number of degrees awarded are Washington County Community College (100 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Calais, ME are Electrician (12 and 12%), Early Childhood Education & Teaching (10 and 10%), and General Health Services (7 and 7%).

Completions

Concentrations

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

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Calais, ME according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Washington County Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

100 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Washington County Community College with 100 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Calais, ME colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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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.

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The following chart displays the households in Calais, ME distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Calais, ME is from Calais, ME.

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This chart shows the number of workers in Calais, ME across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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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.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Calais, ME have a similar commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.54% of the workforce in Calais, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Calais, ME compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Car Ownership

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The following chart displays the households in Calais, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Calais, ME have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

22.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Calais, ME (654 out of 2.95k 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 N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Calais, ME is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

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.

Social Needs

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Health

N/A% of the population of Calais, ME has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% 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, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

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The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Calais, ME changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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