Mount Desert

County:: Hancock County
County Seat:: No
Area (mi²):: 36.892
State:: Maine

Mount Desert is located in Hancock County, Maine. Mount Desert has a 2025 population of 2,180. Mount Desert is currently declining at a rate of -0.23% annually but its population has increased by 1.3% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 2,152 in 2020.

The average household income in Mount Desert is $129,869 with a poverty rate of 6.47%.The median age in Mount Desert is 56.1 years: 53.5 years for males, and 57.1 years for females.

Demographics

The racial composition of Mount Desert includes 94.12% White, 5.18% Black or African American, and smaller percentages for Asian and multiracial populations.

Population by Race

Race	Population	Percentage (of total)
White	1,618	94.12%
Black or African American	89	5.18%
Asian	12	0.7%

Mount Desert Marital Status

Married

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

Economics and Income Statistics

Mount Desert's average per capita income is $46,168. Household income levels show a median of $92,417. The poverty rate stands at 6.47%.

Families: A family includes the owner or renter of the home along with everyone related to them - whether through birth, marriage, or adoption. This includes relatives like spouses, children, parents, siblings, grandparents, and any other family members.

Households: A household includes all the people who occupy a housing unit (such as a house or apartment) as their usual place of residence.

Non Families: A nonfamily household is either someone living alone or when the owner/renter lives with people they aren't related to, like roommates.

Name	Median	Mean
Married Families	$123,125	-
Families	$119,375	$145,937
Households	$92,417	$129,869
Non Families	$73,646	$106,548

$46,168

Average Income

$92,417

Median Household Income

6.47%

Poverty Rate