About Limerick

Limerick is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 2,240 people and just one neighborhood, Limerick is the 198th largest community in Maine.

Limerick is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Limerick is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Limerick who work in office and administrative support jobs (13.89%), sales jobs (9.29%), and management occupations (6.53%).

Limerick is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town's population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.

One downside of living in Limerick is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Limerick, the average commute to work is 38.53 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Limerick is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Limerick isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.44% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Limerick doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Limerick Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Limerick is somewhat better educated than the 14.96% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 19.88% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Limerick in 2000 was $18,844, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,376 for a family of four.

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

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