Moving to Houlton, Maine

About Houlton, Maine
Houlton

Houlton is a town in and the county seat of Aroostook County, Maine, United States, on the Canada–United States border. As of the 2020 census, the town's population was 6,055. It is perhaps best known for being at the northern terminus of Interstate 95 and as the birthplace of Samantha Smith, a goodwill ambassador as a child during the Cold War. The town hosts the annual Houlton Agricultural Fair.

Its nickname is the "Shire Town". The Houlton High School sports teams are named "The Shiretowners". The Meduxnekeag River flows through the heart of the town, and the border with the Canadian province of New Brunswick is 3 mi (4.8 km) east of the town's center. Houlton was the home of Ricker College, which closed in 1978.

The primary settlement and center of the town is designated as a CDP with the same name. The headquarters of the federally recognized Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is based here.

Gender
Gender Houlton Maine Country
Female 51.9% 51% 50.8%
Male 48.1% 49% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.052%48%Female51.9%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.011%11%16%14%10%14%7%12%4%2%$15K to $25K15.6%

 < $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 Houlton Maine Country
Less than $10,000 10.5% 5.3% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 10.6% 4.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 15.6% 9.7% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 14.3% 9.3% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3% 13.1% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 14% 18.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 7.3% 13.8% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 11.7% 15% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 4.1% 5.5% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 1.6% 4.9% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.07%6%40%21%9%12%4%1%0%High School or GED40%

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

Education Houlton Maine Country
< 9th Grade 7% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 6% 5% 7.0%
High School or GED 40% 31% 27.0%
Other College 21% 19% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 10% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 12% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 4% 9% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 0% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Houlton 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<$10K10.55.35.810.64.94.115.69.78.514.39.38.610.313.1121418.517.27.313.812.811.71515.64.15.57.11.64.98.3
Education
 Houlton Maine  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0010203040Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade7356574031272119209109122020499122011
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.094%3%1%1%2%0%0%0%White93.5%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Houlton Maine Country
White 93.5% 92.6% 60.1%
African American 2.5% 1.3% 12.2%
American Indian 1.4% 0.6% 0.6%
Asian 0.6% 1.1% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.3% 2.4% 2.8%
Hispanic 1.7% 1.7% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Houlton Maine  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.00255075100Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite93.592.660.12.51.312.21.40.60.60.61.15.6000.200.20.30.32.42.81.71.718.2