Maine
Maine: the places inside it, the companies based here, and where this atlas has research on it.
state · North America · page prepared 2026-11-07
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Maine at a glance
Rolled up from the 12 regions inside Maine on this site, with census figures from Statistics Canada.
Who leads Maine, and how households are doing
Researched 2026-11-10 from official statistics; every figure links to its source.
- Janet Mills — Governor of Maine (Democratic) since 2019-01 ↗
- Population
- 1,414,874 persons (2025) ↗
- Unemployment
- 3.3 % (seasonally adjusted, preliminary) (2026-09) ↗
- Median household income
- 76,442 USD (2024) ↗
- Home ownership
- 74.7 % of households (2025) ↗
- Real GDP (chained dollars)
- 78,200 USD millions (REAL GDP, chained 2017 dollars, not current dollars) (2025) ↗
- Debt per person with a credit report
- 53,400 USD per person with a credit score (NY Fed Consumer Credit Panel via USAFacts) (2025) ↗
Home prices in the biggest cities
As each source measures them (benchmark, median or average sale price); not directly comparable across measures.
| City / metro | Price | Measure | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine (statewide) ↗ | 436,000 USD | median sale (single-family existing, June 2026 only) | 2026-06 |
| Cumberland County (Portland) ↗ | 610,000 USD | median sale (single-family existing, rolling quarter Apr–Jun 2026) | 2026-Q2 |
| York County (Biddeford/Saco/Sanford) ↗ | 555,000 USD | median sale (single-family existing, rolling quarter Apr–Jun 2026) | 2026-Q2 |
| Androscoggin County (Lewiston-Auburn) ↗ | 369,000 USD | median sale (single-family existing, rolling quarter Apr–Jun 2026) | 2026-Q2 |
| Kennebec County (Augusta/Waterville) ↗ | 335,000 USD | median sale (single-family existing, rolling quarter Apr–Jun 2026) | 2026-Q2 |
| Penobscot County (Bangor) ↗ | 304,510 USD | median sale (single-family existing, rolling quarter Apr–Jun 2026) | 2026-Q2 |
Languages
Official-language and home-language figures as the census reports them.
Largest companies in Maine
Ranked by the measure shown, from the cited ranking or filing.
| Company | Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEXX Laboratories (Westbrook) ↗ | revenue | 4.3 USD billions | 2025 |
| Covetrus (Portland; private since 2022) ↗ | revenue | 4.339 USD billions | 2021 |
| WEX Inc. (Portland) ↗ | revenue | 2.661 USD billions | 2025 |
| L.L.Bean (Freeport; private) ↗ | revenue | 1.7 USD billions | 2023 |
Worth knowing
- 2026-11Democrat Hannah Pingree won the Nov 3, 2026 governor's race, 54.47% to Republican Bobby Charles 37.41% and independent Rick Bennett 8.08% (94% reporting); she succeeds term-limited Janet Mills. ↗
- 2026-11Pingree is the first Maine governor elected from the same party as the outgoing governor since 1952. ↗
- 2024-12Maine is one of seven states with no lieutenant governor; the Senate President (Mattie Daughtry, D, since Dec 2024) is first in line of succession. ↗
- 2026-06The statewide median single-family sale price hit a record $436,000 in June 2026, up 2.59% year over year, with 1,556 homes sold. ↗
- 2025Real estate, rental and leasing was Maine's largest GDP industry in 2025 at $12.9 billion (real dollars). ↗
- 2025Maine's population grew 0.46% from 2024 to 2025, mostly from people moving in from other states. ↗
Census
US Census Bureau American Community Survey.
- French, Haitian, or Cajun31,805 · 2.3%
- Spanish12,179 · 0.9%
- Other and unspecified languages7,963 · 0.6%
- Other Indo-European languages7,424 · 0.5%
- German or other West Germanic languages4,723 · 0.3%
- Other Asian and Pacific Island languages3,581 · 0.3%
- Russian, Polish, or other Slavic languages2,917 · 0.2%
Largest places in Maine
By registry population; places with a full /local page are marked.
- 1.Portland, Maine full68,408
- 2.Bangor, Maine full31,753
- 3.Biddeford, Maine full22,552
- 4.Augusta, Maine full18,899
- 5.Presque Isle, Maine full8,797
- 6.Freeport, Maine full8,736
- 7.Rockland, Maine full6,936
- 8.Bar Harbor, Maine full5,089
- 9.Kennebunkport, Maine full3,629
- 10.Ogunquit, Maine1,577
Inside Maine
12 regions have Maine as their parent.
Companies based in Maine
20 companies in the Research Upon directory have their headquarters somewhere in Maine. Search them by name or industry.
areaAbout this page: figures for the whole of Maine are rolled up from every region inside it; each place inside has a page of its own, and the companies headquartered here are listed above.