About Hallowell

Hallowell is a very small city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 2,467 people and just one neighborhood, Hallowell is the 185th largest community in Maine. Hallowell has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Hallowell is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 86.50% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Hallowell is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Hallowell who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.34%), management occupations (12.06%), and sales jobs (10.53%).

Of important note, Hallowell is also a city of artists. Hallowell has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Hallowell's character.

Also of interest is that Hallowell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

For a small city, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Hallowell. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Hallowell.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Hallowell spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.23 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Although Hallowell is a relatively small city, quite a few people get to and from work by way of taxis, often traveling to the central city in the area.

Hallowell Information and Demographics

The education level of Hallowell citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (14.96%): 36.20% of adults in Hallowell have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hallowell in 2000 was $20,457, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $81,828 for a family of four.

The people who call Hallowell home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Hallowell is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Hallowell include English, French, Irish, German, French Canadian, Scottish, Italian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Hallowell is English. Some people also speak French.