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Unified School District · ME

Waterville

Waterville is a unified school district in Maine with a community population of 17,077. The median household income is $53,580 and the median age is 35.5.

17,077

Population

1262

People / sq mi

$53,580

Median Income

35.5

Median Age

Waterville covers 14 sq mi of land at 1262.0 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White87.9%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian61.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$53,580

Median Household Income

$32,905

Per Capita Income

11.6%

Poverty Rate

3.1%

Unemployment

Housing

$184,600

Median Home Value

$978

Median Rent

48.8%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

91.6%

High School+

30.8%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Waterville serves a community with a population of 17,077 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Maine.

The median household income in Waterville is $53,580, with a per capita income of $32,905. The poverty rate is 11.6%.

Waterville is 87.9% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 61.4% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Waterville, 91.6% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 30.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Waterville is $184,600, with a median rent of $978. The homeownership rate is 48.8%.

Data for Waterville from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 2313350).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

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