Moving to Calais, Maine

About Calais, Maine
Calais

Calais is a city in Washington County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 3,079, making Calais the largest municipality by population in Washington County, but the third least-populous city in Maine (after Hallowell and Eastport). The city has three Canada–US border crossings (also known as ports of entry) over the St. Croix River connecting to St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada.

Calais has been a city of commerce and is recognized as the primary shopping center of eastern Washington County and of Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Retail, service, and construction businesses are the primary components of the Calais economy.

Gender
Gender Calais Maine Country
Female 50.3% 51% 50.8%
Male 49.7% 49% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.050%50%Female50.3%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.015%9%14%15%11%13%7%12%2%1%< $1000015.3%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Calais Maine Country
Less than $10,000 15.3% 5.3% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 9.2% 4.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 14.4% 9.7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 15% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 11.2% 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 13.1% 18.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 7.1% 13.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 12.2% 15% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 1.8% 5.5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 0.7% 4.9% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.05%6%33%23%12%17%4%0%0%High School or GED33%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Calais Maine Country
< 9th Grade 5% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 33% 31% 27.0%
Other College 23% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 12% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 17% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 0% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Calais Maine  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K15.35.35.89.24.94.114.49.78.5159.38.611.213.11213.118.517.27.113.812.812.21515.61.85.57.10.74.98.3
Education
 Calais Maine  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade53565733312723192012109172020499022011
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.098%0%1%0%0%0%1%0%White98.2%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Calais Maine Country
White 98.2% 92.6% 60.1%
African American 0.2% 1.3% 12.2%
American Indian 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Asian 0% 1.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.8% 2.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 0% 1.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Calais Maine  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.00255075100Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite98.292.660.10.21.312.20.70.60.601.15.6000.200.20.30.82.42.801.718.2