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Belfast Maine Information: Belfast, Maine is part of WALDO County. Population for Belfast from the last gathering is 6381. You can view Belfast venues that host many Belfast ME events every year. You can also research Belfast Maine homes for sale by visiting our Belfast Maine real estate guide. Belfast Maine has a latitude of 44.4208 and a longitude of -69.0043. Zip codes in Belfast, ME include 04915 ... more Belfast zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Belfast, ME
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Belfast, ME was 6,381.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Belfast was 2,976, which represents 46.6 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Belfast, ME
There are an estimated 1,381 married men in the town. 57.9 percent of men over 15 years old in Belfast are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Belfast is 3,405 which is 53.4 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Belfast, Maine
There are an estimated 1,324 married women in the community. 45.8 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Belfast, ME
The median age of people living in Belfast, ME was 43.3 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Belfast was 330. There were 5,048 people above the age of 18, which represents 79.1 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 20 percent of the population (1,279) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Belfast, ME
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Belfast, ME was 6,296.

White Population in Belfast, ME
The estimated White population in the Belfast community is 6,225, which is 97.6 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Belfast, Maine
The estimated Black/African American population is 18, which is 0.3 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Belfast, ME
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Belfast, ME was 17.

Asian Population in Belfast, Maine
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 18.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Belfast, ME
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Belfast was an estimated 1.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 17, while those of “two or more races” was 85 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Belfast community was 44, or 0.7 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Belfast, ME
The household population number in Belfast was 6,163.

Group Quarters Population in Belfast, ME
Group Quarters population in the community was 218.

Average Household Size in Belfast, ME
The average household size in Belfast is 2.23 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.77 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Belfast, ME
At the time of the last census survey, there were 3,121 total housing units in Belfast.

The number of occupied housing units was 2,765, or 88.6 of the total units in town. Of these, 1,872 were owner-occupied (67.7), and 893 were renter-occupied (32.3, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 356 vacant homes in Belfast at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Belfast, Maine
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 1,164, with a median value in dollars of 108,200.

Monthly Owner Costs in Belfast, ME
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $903 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Belfast, average costs per month were $318 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 3,733 people in the community had a high school degree, or 82 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Belfast, Maine
1,324 people in Belfast also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 29.1 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Belfast, ME
The number of Civilian Veterans in Belfast was 804, or 16 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Belfast, ME
In 2000, there were 1,366 people in Belfast, ME listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Belfast, ME
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 170 people in Belfast who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 2.8 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Belfast, Maine
There were 3,187 in the labor force in Belfast at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 61.3 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Belfast was 20.2 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Belfast, ME
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $32,400. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Belfast, ME
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $43,253. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Belfast, Maine
Per capita income in Belfast in the last full census was 19,276. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Belfast numbered 172, or 10 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Belfast, ME
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 816, or 13.2 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.