What percentage of people rent in Wiscasset, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in Wiscasset, ME, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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17.2% (±7.6 points) of the occupied homes in Wiscasset, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 318 renting households against 1,535 that own their home.

In Wiscasset, the share of households that rent went from 38.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−21.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.2% (±7.6 points)
Renting households: 318 (±151)

Who rents and who owns in Wiscasset

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Wiscasset	Lincoln County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.2% (±7.6 points)	17.5% (±2.7 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	318 (±151)	2,904 (±482)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	1,535 (±181)	13,688 (±433)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.5 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.2)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	1.9 (±0.2)	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	—	$47,422 (±$6,314)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$71,645 (±$36,212)	$83,631 (±$7,058)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In Wiscasset, the renter share is not measurably different from Lincoln County (17.5%).

It is also lower than in Maine (25.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Lincoln County, Wiscasset ranks 8 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 192 of 482.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Wiscasset has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	38.2% (±9.5 points)	17.2% (±7.6 points)	−21.0 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$732 (±$80)	$1,518 (±$485)	+107.4%	Up after inflation
Median household income	$51,705 (±$14,111)	$71,118 (±$37,473)	+37.5%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Wiscasset

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Wiscasset
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Wiscasset	—	17.2% (±7.6 points)	—
Edgecomb	4.7 mi	9.3% (±6.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dresden	5.5 mi	11.8% (±5.9 points)	Not measurably different
Woolwich	5.5 mi	4.5% (±3.6 points)	Lower
Alna	6.5 mi	10.3% (±7.0 points)	Not measurably different
Newcastle	6.6 mi	19.4% (±7.8 points)	Not measurably different
Westport Island	7.6 mi	6.1% (±4.8 points)	Lower
Richmond (community)	8.4 mi	45.3% (±10.3 points)	Higher
Damariscotta (community)	8.4 mi	30.4% (±9.0 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Woolwich, ME (4.5%), Westport Island, ME (6.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Richmond (community), ME (45.3%), Damariscotta (community), ME (30.4%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Lincoln County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
2	Boothbay Harbor	24.5% (±6.2 points)
3	South Bristol	21.8% (±13.5 points)
4	Boothbay	21.6% (±10.9 points)
5	Waldoboro	21.4% (±6.6 points)
6	Newcastle	19.4% (±7.8 points)
7	Nobleboro	18.7% (±7.1 points)
8	Wiscasset	17.2% (±7.6 points)
9	Monhegan Plantation	16.3% (±16.4 points)
10	Jefferson	16.2% (±7.3 points)
11	Somerville	14.2% (±10.5 points)
12	Dresden	11.8% (±5.9 points)
13	Bristol	11.4% (±5.6 points)
14	Southport	10.6% (±9.3 points)

Showing 13 of 19 places in Lincoln County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Wiscasset

How many renters are there in Wiscasset?

Wiscasset has an estimated 318 (±151) renting households, 17.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Wiscasset?

In Wiscasset, the share of households that rent went from 38.2% in 2015–2019 to 17.2% in 2020–2024 (−21.0 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Wiscasset?

A renting household in Wiscasset has 2.5 people on average, against 1.9 in an owned home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Wiscasset town, Lincoln County, Maine (county subdivision:87075, in state:23 county:015).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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