Sorrento, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 290. Estimated population in July 2024: 281 (-3.1% change)
Males: 142 (49.0%), Females: 148 (51.0%)

Hancock County

Demographics

Median resident age: 46.7 years
Median household income: $42,125
Median house value: $128,100

Population by Race

Races in Sorrento:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.9%)
  • American Indian (2.4%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (36.9%), Irish (19.3%), German (8.6%), French (6.6%), United States (5.2%), Scottish (4.5%).

Elevation: 57 feet

Map of Sorrento, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sorrento

  • High school or higher: 95.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 39.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 25.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sorrento town

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 62.0%
  • Separated: 1.6%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 8.8%

1.0% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sorrento:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sorrento:

  • BANGOR INTL (about 50 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 129 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
  • NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 153 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sorrento:

  • HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR (about 13 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME; Abbreviation: BHB)
  • DEBLOIS FLIGHT STRIP (about 22 miles; DEBLOIS, ME; Abbreviation: 43B)
  • BLUE HILL (about 28 miles; BLUE HILL, ME; Abbreviation: 07B)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sorrento:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 49 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 111 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 136 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 156 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 172 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 173 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 214 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)