About Winterport

Winterport is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 3,602 people and just one neighborhood, Winterport is the 137th largest community in Maine.

Unlike some towns , Winterport isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Winterport are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winterport is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Winterport who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.94%), sales jobs (10.82%), and teaching (10.48%).

Winterport is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Winterport's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Winterport 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.

Winterport is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Winterport, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 96.91% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Being a small town, Winterport does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Winterport Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Winterport 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: 27.52% of adults in Winterport have a college degree.

The per capita income in Winterport in 2000 was $18,235, which is upper middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $72,940 for a family of four.

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

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