Waterville.
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Maine·Kennebec County
4 tracts·17K people·$185K median·1,262/mi²
White 87 · Multiracial 6 · Hispanic 3 · Asian 2 · Black 2 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Other 30 · Married couple 29
Health 32 · Retail 24 · Professional 15 · Leisure 13 · Manufacturing 12 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 45 · Sales · office 20 · Service 18 · Construction · maintenance 8 · Production · transport 8
Drive alone 69 · Work from home 16 · Carpool 8 · Walk 5 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Waterville is $184,600 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Waterville has 17,077 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 35.5; the population is 87.2% White, 5.6% Multiracial, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.8% Asian, 1.6% Black and 0.9% Other; the average household has 2.1 people; 30.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 20.6% (Census ACS).
Albert S Hall School (60%) and George J Mitchell School (59%) lead the elementary schools; Waterville Junior High School is the middle school with reported scores (63%); Waterville Senior High School is the high school with reported scores (63%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $978/month, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Waterville is $53,580 a year, 38% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Waterville, median rent is $978/month and the median home value is $184,600 (Census ACS).
Waterville reported 2.1 violent crimes and 34.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 13°F; there are 78 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 45 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Waterville are winter weather (99), ice storm (98) and lightning (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Waterville, 5.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).