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Washburn, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Washburn is a Census CDP of 888 people across 4.47 square miles of land, in Aroostook County. Median household income is $49,250, 72.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $15,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Washburn
What Washburn is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area4.47 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land199
- County holding the largest share of its areaAroostook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Washburn
How many people live in Washburn
- Population888
- Median age48.0 plus or minus 10.3
- Population under 18203 plus or minus 46
- Share under 1822.9 percent
- Population 65 and over228 plus or minus 60
- Share 65 and over25.7 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Households385
- Family households262 plus or minus 54
- Share of households that are families68.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Washburn
Income and work in Washburn
- Median household income$49,250 plus or minus $21,477
- Per capita income$28,532
- Civilian labor force316 plus or minus 66
- Employed283
- Unemployed33 plus or minus 30
- Unemployment rate10.4 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over650
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher86.6 percent plus or minus 19.9
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher30.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Washburn
Housing in Washburn
- Housing units475
- Occupied units385
- Vacant units90 plus or minus 47
- Vacancy rate18.9 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Owner occupied280
- Renter occupied105 plus or minus 36
- Ownership rate72.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$99,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$446
- Annual rent as a share of median income10.9 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Single family units311 plus or minus 67
- Share single family65.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more105 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more22.1 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Mobile homes59 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Washburn
How Washburn gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute267
- Commuting under 15 minutes54 plus or minus 30
- Share commuting under 15 minutes20.2 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more99 plus or minus 44
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more37.1 percent plus or minus 15.0
- Drove alone81.9 percent
- Carpooled6.6 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 5.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Washburn
SBA loans in Washburn (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$15,000
- Average approval$15,000
- Median approval$15,000
- Largest approval$15,000
- Jobs supported0
- Jobs per approval0.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Washburn, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Washburn
Flood risk in Washburn
- NFIP communityTown of Washburn
- NFIP community number230037
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/15/80
The Town of Washburn participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230037 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Aroostook County, not Washburn
Aroostook County context, not Washburn figures
- Establishments in Aroostook County1,903
- Covered employment, Aroostook County25,999
- Average annual pay, Aroostook County$51,148
- Housing units permitted, Aroostook County82
Every figure in this section is published for Aroostook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Washburn.
All Aroostook County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Washburn questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Washburn, Maine?
888, in 385 households. Washburn CDP covers 4.47 square miles of land, which is 199 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Washburn in?
Aroostook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Washburn?
$49,250. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $99,300. Median gross rent is $446 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Washburn businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $15,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $15,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Washburn, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Washburn borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Washburn. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Washburn in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Washburn appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Washburn, town of, community 230037, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Washburn figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Aroostook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Washburn.
Is zoning published for Washburn?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.