About Topsham

Topsham is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 9,100 people and just one neighborhood, Topsham is the 38th largest community in Maine.

Topsham is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Topsham is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Topsham who work in office and administrative support jobs (14.52%), sales jobs (9.12%), and management occupations (7.71%).

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

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

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Topsham, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Topsham are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 19.09 minutes getting to work every day.

Topsham is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Topsham 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. 96.69% 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.

Topsham Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Topsham is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 14.96% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.50% of adults in Topsham have a college degree.

The per capita income in Topsham in 2000 was $21,135, which is upper middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $84,540 for a family of four.

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

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