Moving to Prospect Harbor, Maine
Population: 642. Estimated population in July 2024: 651 (+1.4% change)
Males: 342 (53.3%), Females: 300 (46.7%)
Waldo County
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $36,607
Median house value: $85,000
Population by Race
Races in Prospect:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
Ancestries: English (27.1%), United States (18.7%), Irish (18.1%), French (8.9%), German (5.0%), French Canadian (3.7%).
Elevation: 96 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Prospect
- High school or higher: 86.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Prospect town
- Never married: 19.3%
- Now married: 61.6%
- Separated: 0.8%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 13.9%
0.6% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Prospect:
- WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; BELFAST, ME)
- ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (about 19 miles; BANGOR, ME)
- BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 19 miles; BANGOR, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Prospect:
- BANGOR INTL (about 18 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 88 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 118 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Prospect:
- BELFAST MUNI (about 15 miles; BELFAST, ME; Abbreviation: BST)
- BREWER (about 16 miles; BREWER, ME; Abbreviation: 0B2)
- ISLESBORO (about 18 miles; ISLESBORO, ME; Abbreviation: 57B)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Prospect:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 35 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 64 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 88 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 116 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 130 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 133 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 175 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)