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Waterville, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterville, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,248. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WATERVILLE-ME · Waterville, ME 1 ZIPs · 26,248 pop · #19009/25278 · Kennebec County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $57,403
  • RANK-LOWER #19009/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Augusta
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,248
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $204,700

Nearest income peer: Augusta, ME ( $2,628 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Waterville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waterville on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Waterville, ME sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,248
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,403
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,403 and poverty 16.3% concentrate in 04901.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (60.7%) for this income tier, rent $990 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maine, Pittsfield is the closest lower-income city and Sumner the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waterville.

Population concentration

Waterville reads through its lone ZIP, 04901

26,248 ACS residents, one ZIP: 04901 is not the leading code inside Waterville, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Waterville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 740 establishments, 15,133 employees , annual payroll $685,212k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04901 (740 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (149) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Waterville, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Kennebec County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waterville. See the Kennebec County roll-up →

Waterville sits in the lower half of Kennebec County on income: Gardiner, Oakland and Winthrop report more, and only Augusta reports less. South China marks the far end of that range at $96,309, 68% above Waterville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04901 26,248 $57,403 740 129
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Waterville roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Waterville, .