Moving to Berwick, Maine
Population: 6,353. Estimated population in July 2024: 7,348 (+15.7% change)
Males: 3,108 (48.9%), Females: 3,245 (51.1%)
York County
Demographics
Median resident age: 35.6 years
Median household income: $44,629
Median house value: $110,800
Population by Race
Races in Berwick:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (18.6%), Irish (18.0%), English (14.5%), French Canadian (13.7%), United States (9.6%), German (7.2%).
Elevation: 182 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Berwick
- High school or higher: 86.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 2.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Berwick town
- Never married: 23.8%
- Now married: 61.1%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 4.9%
- Divorced: 9.2%
1.2% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Berwick:
- WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; DOVER, NH)
- FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; ROCHESTER, NH)
- HENRIETTA D GOODALL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; SANFORD, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Berwick:
- PEASE INTERNATIONAL TRADEPORT (about 15 miles; PORTSMOUTH, NH; Abbreviation: PSM)
- MANCHESTER (about 46 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: MHT)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 47 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Berwick:
- SKYHAVEN (about 4 miles; ROCHESTER, NH; Abbreviation: DAW)
- LITTLEBROOK AIR PARK (about 12 miles; ELIOT, ME; Abbreviation: 3B4)
- SANFORD REGIONAL (about 14 miles; SANFORD, ME; Abbreviation: SFM)
Amtrak stations near Berwick:
- 5 miles: DOVER (33 CHESTNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
- 11 miles: DURHAM (3 DEPOT RD.). Services: ticket office.
- 19 miles: WELLS (696 SANFORD ST.). Services: ticket office, enclosed waiting area.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Berwick:
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 32 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- NORTHERN ESSEX COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; HAVERHILL, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,388)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 40 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- NEW HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE (about 43 miles; MANCHESTER, NH; Full-time enrollment: 3,251)
- MERRIMACK COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NORTH ANDOVER, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,384)
- NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 49 miles; DANVERS, MA; Full-time enrollment: 3,663)
Public primary/middle schools in Berwick:
- NOBLE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 539; Location: 46 CRANBERRY MEADOW ROAD; Grades: 07 – 08)
- VIVIAN E HUSSEY PRIMARY (Students: 333; Location: 20 BLACKBERRY HILL RD POB 1156; Grades: KG – 03)
- NOBLE VI (Students: 268; Location: 356 SCHOOL STREET; Grades: 06 – 06)
- BERWICK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 197; Location: 20 WILSON STREET; Grades: 04 – 05)
Libraries
Library in Berwick:
- BERWICK PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $32,832; Location: 43 ROUTE 236; 18,166 books; 235 audio materials; 258 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)