Southwest Harbor, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 1,966. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,983 (+0.9% change)
Males: 936 (47.6%), Females: 1,030 (52.4%)
Hancock County
Demographics
Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $36,555
Median house value: $121,600
Population by Race
Races in Southwest Harbor:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: English (29.0%), Irish (13.5%), German (10.8%), United States (10.0%), French (7.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.1%).
Elevation: 468 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Southwest Harbor
- High school or higher: 82.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 32.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.3%
- Unemployed: 5.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Southwest Harbor town
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 9.7%
- Divorced: 10.3%
1.2% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Southwest Harbor:
- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)
- BLUE HILL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; BLUE HILL, ME)
- MAINE COAST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ELLSWORTH, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Southwest Harbor:
- BANGOR INTL (about 50 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 115 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 144 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Southwest Harbor:
- HANCOCK COUNTY-BAR HARBOR (about 11 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME; Abbreviation: BHB)
- BANKS (about 11 miles; SWANS ISLAND, ME; Abbreviation: ME5)
- BLUE HILL (about 20 miles; BLUE HILL, ME; Abbreviation: 07B)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Southwest Harbor:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 55 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 100 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 128 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 142 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 158 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 159 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 199 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Libraries
Library in Southwest Harbor:
- SOUTHWEST HARBOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $178,465; Location: 338 MAIN STREET; 28,911 books; 811 audio materials; 306 video materials; 100 serial subscriptions)