Moving to Eastport, Maine

Population: 1,640. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,594 (-2.8% change)
Males: 776 (47.3%), Females: 864 (52.7%)

Washington County

Demographics

Median resident age: 45.0 years
Median household income: $23,488
Median house value: $51,600

Population by Race

Races in Eastport:

• White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
• American Indian (4.8%)
• Two or more races (1.6%)
• Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: English (33.5%), Irish (24.6%), French (10.4%), Scottish (9.5%), German (7.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.4%).

Elevation: 150 feet

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Eastport

• High school or higher: 78.0%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 18.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 7.5%
• Unemployed: 15.3%
• Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Eastport city

• Never married: 21.9%
• Now married: 49.9%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 9.9%
• Divorced: 16.4%

2.4% Foreign born (1.2% Europe, 1.2% North America).

Population change in the 1990s: -331 (-16.8%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Eastport:

• CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; CALAIS, ME)
• DOWN EAST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; MACHIAS, ME)
• MOUNT DESERT ISLAND HOSPITAL (about 94 miles; BAR HARBOR, ME)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Eastport:

• BANGOR INTL (about 126 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
• NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 141 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
• BRUNSWICK NAS (about 215 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Eastport:

• EASTPORT MUNI (about 1 miles; EASTPORT, ME; Abbreviation: EPM)
• LUBEC MUNI (about 6 miles; LUBEC, ME; Abbreviation: 65B)
• CUTLER REGIONAL (about 25 miles; CUTLER, ME; Abbreviation: ME2)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Eastport:

• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 113 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 195 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 217 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 243 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 259 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 259 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 300 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Schools

Public high school in Eastport:

• SHEAD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 89 HIGH STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Eastport:

• EASTPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 146; Location: 100 HIGH STREET; Grades: PK – 08)

Libraries

Library in Eastport:

• EASTPORT – PEAVEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $57,123; Location: 26 WATER STREET; 29,205 books; 254 audio materials; 469 video materials; 57 serial subscriptions)