About Newcastle & Edgecomb Area

Newcastle & Edgecomb Area is a coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 3,513 people and just one neighborhood, Newcastle & Edgecomb Area is the 141st largest community in Maine. Much of the housing stock in Newcastle & Edgecomb Area was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Newcastle & Edgecomb Area is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Newcastle & Edgecomb Area is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Newcastle & Edgecomb Area who work in office and administrative support jobs (12.34%), sales jobs (10.70%), and management occupations (9.05%).

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

Because of many things, Newcastle & Edgecomb Area is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Newcastle & Edgecomb Area a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Newcastle & Edgecomb Area has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Newcastle & Edgecomb Area's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Newcastle & Edgecomb Area are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Newcastle & Edgecomb Area Information and Demographics

The population of Newcastle & Edgecomb Area is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 14.96% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 36.77% of adults in Newcastle & Edgecomb Area have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Newcastle & Edgecomb Area in 2000 was $22,782, which is wealthy relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,128 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Newcastle & Edgecomb Area is English.