Moving to Calais, Maine
About Calais, Maine

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
Female Male
Household Income
< $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
< 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% |
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Education
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Race / Ethnicity
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% |
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