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%).
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)