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119th Congress · ME-1

Maine's 1st Congressional District

Maine's 1st Congressional District (ME-1) has a population of 689,679. The median household income is $84,367 and the median age is 44.3.

689,679

Population

209

People / sq mi

$84,367

Median Income

44.3

Median Age

ME-1 covers 3,297 sq mi of land at 209.2 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White90.3%
Black or African American1.9%
Asian0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1.2%

Economy & Income

$84,367

Median Household Income

$48,058

Per Capita Income

4.7%

Poverty Rate

2.2%

Unemployment

Housing

$355,400

Median Home Value

$1,307

Median Rent

74.0%

Homeownership

Education

95.6%

High School+

42.7%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Maine's 1st Congressional District (ME-1) has a population of 689,679 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. Each US Congressional District is drawn to be roughly equal in population (~760K people).

The median household income in Maine's 1st Congressional District is $84,367, with a per capita income of $48,058.

Maine's 1st Congressional District is 90.3% White, 1.9% Black, 0.0% Asian, and 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

Data for Maine's 1st Congressional District (119th Congress) from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from the Census Gazetteer files. Congressional districts are redrawn after each decennial Census; the 119th Congress (current) uses post-2020 boundaries.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.