Beals, Maine Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 618. Estimated population in July 2024: 624 (+1.0% change)
Males: 319 (51.6%), Females: 299 (48.4%)
Washington County
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $29,375
Median house value: $83,600
Population by Race
Races in Beals:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.4%)
- Hispanic (2.1%)
- Black (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
Ancestries: English (34.8%), United States (13.6%), Irish (12.0%), French (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Polish (2.6%).
Elevation: 20 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Beals
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 13.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Beals town
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 5.7%
0.3% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Beals:
- DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
- MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)
- CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; CALAIS, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Beals:
- BANGOR INTL (about 86 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 152 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 167 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Beals:
- MACHIAS VALLEY (about 17 miles; MACHIAS, ME; Abbreviation: MVM)
- CUTLER REGIONAL (about 28 miles; CUTLER, ME; Abbreviation: ME2)
- DEBLOIS FLIGHT STRIP (about 29 miles; DEBLOIS, ME; Abbreviation: 43B)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beals:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 78 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 150 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 174 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 194 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 210 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 211 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 251 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Public primary/middle school in Beals:
- BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 24 MILL POND RD PO BOX 220; Grades: KG – 08)