Moving to Hallowell, Maine

Population: 2,467. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,535 (+2.8% change)
Males: 1,178 (47.8%), Females: 1,289 (52.2%)

Kennebec County

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.4 years
Median household income: $36,058
Median house value: $92,000

Population by Race

Races in Hallowell:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
• Hispanic (1.1%)
• Two or more races (1.1%)
• American Indian (0.8%)

Ancestries: English (30.3%), French (16.3%), Irish (13.1%), German (8.8%), Scottish (7.0%), French Canadian (5.1%).

Elevation: 56 feet

Land area: 5.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Hallowell

• High school or higher: 92.3%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 15.9%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 19.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Hallowell city

• Never married: 26.1%
• Now married: 50.0%
• Separated: 1.1%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 15.9%

2.7% Foreign born (1.3% North America, 0.7% Europe, 0.6% Asia).

Population change in the 1990s: -169 (-6.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Hallowell:

• AUGUSTA MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (about 5 miles; AUGUSTA, ME)
• INLAND HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)
• MAINEGENERAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles; WATERVILLE, ME)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hallowell:

• BRUNSWICK NAS (about 30 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
• PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 57 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
• BANGOR INTL (about 77 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Hallowell:

• AUGUSTA STATE (about 3 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Abbreviation: AUG)
• AUGUSTA (about 3 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Abbreviation: M00)
• LAKESIDE MARINA (about 7 miles; EAST WINTHROP, ME; Abbreviation: 03M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hallowell:

• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 5 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 35 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 54 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 72 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 95 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 114 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Public primary/middle school in Hallowell:

• HALL-DALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 334; Location: 11 1/2 LINCOLN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)

Libraries

Library in Hallowell:

• HALLOWELL – HUBBARD FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $66,784; Location: 115 SECOND STREET; 25,250 books; 750 audio materials; 550 video materials; 44 serial subscriptions)