Moving to Wiscasset, Maine

Population: 3,603. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,807 (+5.7% change)
Males: 1,801 (50.0%), Females: 1,802 (50.0%)

Lincoln County

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $37,378
Median house value: $125,200

Population by Race

Races in Wiscasset:

• White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
• Two or more races (0.7%)
• Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: English (24.8%), United States (20.3%), French (12.7%), Irish (12.6%), German (8.0%), Scottish (7.2%).

Elevation: 70 feet

Land area: 3.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wiscasset

• High school or higher: 88.4%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.3%
• Unemployed: 3.7%
• Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wiscasset town

• Never married: 23.9%
• Now married: 56.6%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 12.2%

0.5% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wiscasset:

• ST ANDREWS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME)
• MILES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; DAMARISCOTTA, ME)
• MID COAST HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wiscasset:

• BRUNSWICK NAS (about 21 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
• PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 51 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
• BANGOR INTL (about 81 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wiscasset:

• WISCASSET (about 5 miles; WISCASSET, ME; Abbreviation: IWI)
• MERRYMEETING FIELD (about 15 miles; BOWDOINHAM, ME; Abbreviation: 08B)
• AUGUSTA (about 20 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Abbreviation: M00)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wiscasset:

• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 25 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 49 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 56 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
• SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 65 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 66 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
• UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 100 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
• UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 108 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Schools

Public high school in Wiscasset:

• WISCASSET HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 362; Location: 272 GARDINER ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Wiscasset:

• WISCASSET CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 53; Location: 143 BEECHNUT HILL RD; Grades: KG – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Wiscasset:

• WISCASSET PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 304; Location: 146 GARDINER ROAD; Grades: KG – 05)
• WISCASSET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 255; Location: 83 FEDERAL STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)

Private primary/middle schools in Wiscasset:

• THE MAINE COAST SEMESTER (Students: 72; Location: 485 CHEWONKI NECK ROAD; Grades: 11 – 11)
• SHEEPSCOT VALLEY CHILDRENS HOU (Students: 54; Location: PO BOX 449 127 FEDERAL STREET; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Wiscasset:

• WISCASSET PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $128,932; Location: 21 HIGH STREET; 32,336 books; 746 audio materials; 436 video materials; 45 serial subscriptions)