Beals, Maine
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Population change since 2000: -17.8%
Males: 260 | (51.2%) |
Females: 248 | (48.8%) |
Median resident age: | 48.1 years |
Maine median age: | 43.0 years |
Zip codes: 04611.
Beals: | $59,782 |
ME: | $69,543 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $29,643 (it was $13,133 in 2000)
Beals town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $184,284 (it was $75,900 in 2000)
Beals: | $184,284 |
ME: | $290,600 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $208,896; detached houses: $229,377; townhouses or other attached units: $190,242; in 2-unit structures: $139,050; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $456,045; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $413,457; mobile homes: $94,515; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $45,679
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Beals, ME
- 49797.8%White alone
- 40.8%Black alone
- 40.8%American Indian alone
- 30.6%Two or more races
Races in Beals detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
According to our research of Maine and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in Beals, Maine as of June 16, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Beals is 508 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this city is near the state average.
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Beals, ME City Guides:
Ancestries: English (34.8%), United States (13.6%), Irish (12.0%), French (7.1%), Scotch-Irish (3.7%), Polish (2.6%).
Current Local Time: EST time zone
Incorporated on 04/07/1925
Elevation: 20 feet
Land area: 5.68 square miles.
Population density: 89 people per square mile (very low).
2 residents are foreign born
This town: | 0.3% |
Maine: | 2.9% |
Beals town: | 1.1% ($844) |
Maine: | 1.5% ($1,417) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Portland, ME (144.6 miles , pop. 64,249).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Boston, MA (231.2 miles , pop. 589,141).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Bronx, NY (406.8 miles , pop. 1,332,650).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 44.51 N, Longitude: 67.60 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 207
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 4 buildings, average cost: $279,200
- 2021: 1 building, cost: $500,000
- 2020: 1 building, cost: $248,200
- 2019: 1 building, cost: $282,200
- 2018: 2 buildings, average cost: $249,800
- 2017: 2 buildings, average cost: $246,000
- 2016: 2 buildings, average cost: $246,000
- 2013: 4 buildings, average cost: $193,300
- 2012: 1 building, cost: $184,000
- 2011: 4 buildings, average cost: $172,800
- 2010: 1 building, cost: $178,900
- 2009: 1 building, cost: $178,900
- 2008: 5 buildings, average cost: $182,400
- 2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $181,200
- 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $171,000
- 2005: 3 buildings, average cost: $150,200
- 2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $138,800
- 2003: 4 buildings, average cost: $135,000
- 2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2001: 6 buildings, average cost: $91,700
- 2000: 1 building, cost: $70,000
- 1999: 4 buildings, average cost: $175,000
- 1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $77,500
- 1997: 3 buildings, average cost: $47,700
Here: | 2.7% |
Maine: | 3.4% |
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (33.3%)
- Educational services (12.6%)
- Food (8.8%)
- Health care (4.6%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.2%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (3.5%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (3.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (54.9%)
- Food (9.1%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (4.3%)
- Construction (3.7%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (3.7%)
- Transportation equipment (3.7%)
- Educational services (3.7%)
- Educational services (24.8%)
- Health care (10.7%)
- Food (8.3%)
- Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers (5.0%)
- Social assistance (5.0%)
- Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, similar organizations (5.0%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (4.1%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (29.5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (4.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.2%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (3.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (3.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (2.8%)
- Fishing, hunting, and forestry occupations (50.0%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (7.9%)
- Assemblers and fabricators (5.5%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (3.7%)
- Other protective service workers, including supervisors (3.0%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (3.0%)
- Carpenters (3.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (18.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.6%)
- Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.8%)
- Legal support workers (5.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5.0%)
- Cashiers (5.0%)
Average climate in Beals, Maine
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 50.1. This is significantly better than average.
City: | 50.1 |
U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 31.5. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.7 miles away from the city center.
City: | 31.5 |
U.S.: | 33.3 |
Earthquake activity:
Beals-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 83% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 164.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 300.5 miles away from Beals center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 301.6 miles away from the city center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 210.6 miles away from the city center
On 10/3/2006 at 00:07:38, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 MD, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 28.5 miles away from Beals center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 336.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Washington County (20) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 14
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 11, Storms: 10, Snows: 5, Winds: 2, Winter Storms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Hurricane: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Landslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Beals:
- University of Maine (about 60 miles; Orono, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,931)
- Husson University (about 63 miles; Bangor, ME; FT enrollment: 2,421)
- University of Maine at Augusta (about 109 miles; Augusta, ME; FT enrollment: 3,204)
- University of Maine at Farmington (about 126 miles; Farmington, ME; FT enrollment: 2,036)
- Southern Maine Community College (about 144 miles; South Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 4,666)
- University of Southern Maine (about 145 miles; Portland, ME; FT enrollment: 6,647)
- Saint Joseph's College of Maine (about 151 miles; Standish, ME; FT enrollment: 2,010)
Public elementary/middle school in Beals:
- BEALS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 54, Location: 24 MILL POND RD 220, Grades: PK-8)
Points of interest:
Lake: The Pond (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Park in Beals: Great Wass Island Preserve (1). Display/hide its location on the map
This town: | 2.2 people |
Maine: | 2.3 people |
This town: | 64.5% |
Whole state: | 62.9% |
This town: | 8.3% |
Whole state: | 9.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
This town: | 16.7% |
Whole state: | 10.9% |
This town: | 7.4% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
For population 15 years and over in Beals:
- Never married: 19.8%
- Now married: 66.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 5.7%
For population 25 years and over in Beals:
- High school or higher: 76.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
- Unemployed: 4.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.5 minutes
Here: | 11.0 |
Maine average: | 11.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Beals, ME (based on Washington County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Mainline Protestant | 2,731 | 37 |
Evangelical Protestant | 1,442 | 31 |
Catholic | 1,238 | 10 |
Other | 648 | 13 |
None | 26,797 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Washington County: | 4.89 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Washington County: | 9.78 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 11.31 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 9.4% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
Washington County: | 28.3% |
Maine: | 25.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Beals:
- WDEA (1370 AM; 5 kW; ELLSWORTH, ME; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- WZON (620 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: THE ZONE CORPORATION)
- WABI (910 AM; 5 kW; BANGOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WRKO (680 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WEEI (850 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ENTERCOM BOSTON LICENSE, LLC)
- WBZ (1030 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WCRN (830 AM; 50 kW; WORCESTER, MA; Owner: CARTER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WSKW (1160 AM; 10 kW; SKOWHEGAN, ME; Owner: MOUNTAIN WIRELESS, INCORPORATED)
- WNNZ (640 AM; 50 kW; WESTFIELD, MA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WALE (990 AM; 50 kW; GREENVILLE, RI; Owner: NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WKOX (1200 AM; 50 kW; FRAMINGHAM, MA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWZN (1510 AM; 50 kW; BOSTON, MA; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
- WBIX (1060 AM; 40 kW; NATICK, MA; Owner: LANGER BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Beals:
- WNSX (97.7 FM; WINTER HARBOR, ME; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WBQI (107.7 FM; BAR HARBOR, ME; Owner: MARINER BROADCASTING, L.P.)
- WHCF (88.5 FM; BANGOR, ME; Owner: BANGOR BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WALZ-FM (95.3 FM; MACHIAS, ME; Owner: WILLIAM MCVICAR & ROGER HOLST, GEN. PARTNERSHIP)
Beals fatal accident list:
- 88.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.6%Electricity
- 3.6%Wood
- 1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 92.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Beals compared to Maine state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Total of 3 patent applications in 2008-2024.