Moving to Whiting, Maine

Population: 430. Estimated population in July 2024: 449 (+4.4% change)
Males: 226 (52.6%), Females: 204 (47.4%)

Washington County

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.3 years
Median household income: $28,304
Median house value: $82,800

Population by Race

Races in Whiting:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: English (25.3%), United States (16.5%), Irish (9.8%), French (6.5%), Italian (6.5%), German (3.5%).

Elevation: 37 feet

Map of Whiting, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Whiting

  • High school or higher: 82.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 17.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Whiting town

  • Never married: 23.0%
  • Now married: 63.0%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 6.1%

1.6% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Whiting:

  • DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
  • CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; CALAIS, ME)
  • MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 80 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Whiting:

  • BANGOR INTL (about 114 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
  • NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 143 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 201 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Whiting:

  • CUTLER REGIONAL (about 10 miles; CUTLER, ME; Abbreviation: ME2)
  • LUBEC MUNI (about 12 miles; LUBEC, ME; Abbreviation: 65B)
  • EASTPORT MUNI (about 15 miles; EASTPORT, ME; Abbreviation: EPM)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Whiting:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 102 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 182 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 205 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 229 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 245 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 245 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 286 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Public primary/middle school in Whiting:

  • WHITING VILLAGE SCHOOL (Students: 38; Location: US ROUTE 1; Grades: KG – 08)