Moving to Mount Desert, Maine

Population: 2,109. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,197 (+4.2% change)
Males: 1,000 (47.4%), Females: 1,109 (52.6%)

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.6 years
Median household income: $41,321
Median house value: $189,300

Population by Race

Races in Mount Desert:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.2%)
  • Hispanic (0.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: English (26.2%), Irish (13.6%), German (10.8%), United States (9.1%), French (6.8%), Scotch-Irish (5.7%).

Map of Mount Desert, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mount Desert

  • High school or higher: 91.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 36.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 9.2%
  • Unemployed: 3.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mount Desert town

  • Never married: 23.2%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 6.4%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

2.8% Foreign born (1.4% North America, 1.1% Europe).

Public primary/middle school in Mount Desert:

  • MT DESERT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 167; Location: JOY RD P.O. BOX 308; Grades: KG – 08)

Libraries

Library in Mount Desert:

  • MOUNT DESERT – SOMESVILLE LIBRARY (Operating income: $12,806; Location: MAIN STREET; 7,280 books; 14 audio materials; 21 video materials; 2 serial subscriptions)