Anson, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Anson is a Census CDP of 680 people across 1.30 square miles of land, in Somerset County. Median household income is $87,770, 60.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $183,800 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Anson
What Anson is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area1.3 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land525 plus or minus 191
- County holding the largest share of its areaSomerset 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.
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How many people live in Anson
- Population680 plus or minus 247
- Median age43.3 plus or minus 15.2
- Population under 18178 plus or minus 72
- Share under 1826.2 percent
- Population 65 and over56 plus or minus 33
- Share 65 and over8.2 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Households280 plus or minus 84
- Family households171 plus or minus 70
- Share of households that are families61.1 percent plus or minus 17.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Anson
- Median household income$87,770 plus or minus $61,291
- Per capita income$76,366 plus or minus $29,614
- Civilian labor force247 plus or minus 108
- Employed247 plus or minus 108
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over453 plus or minus 148
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher5.3 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 5.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Anson
- Housing units343 plus or minus 90
- Occupied units280 plus or minus 84
- Vacant units63 plus or minus 53
- Vacancy rate18.4 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Owner occupied170 plus or minus 73
- Renter occupied110 plus or minus 64
- Ownership rate60.7 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$100,400 plus or minus $27,801
- Median gross rent, monthly$914 plus or minus $247
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.5 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Single family units233 plus or minus 88
- Share single family67.9 percent plus or minus 18.3
- Units in buildings of two or more76 plus or minus 61
- Share in buildings of two or more22.2 percent plus or minus 16.7
- Mobile homes34 plus or minus 49
- Median year structure built1950
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Anson gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute270 plus or minus 114
- Commuting under 15 minutes103 plus or minus 76
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.1 percent plus or minus 22.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more153 plus or minus 77
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more56.7 percent plus or minus 15.8
- Drove alone73.7 percent plus or minus 16.4
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked16.3 percent plus or minus 21.5
- Worked from home0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Anson (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$183,800
- Average approval$91,900
- Median approval$91,900
- Largest approval$100,000
- Jobs supported13
- Jobs per approval6.5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term63 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anson, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Anson
Flood risk in Anson
- NFIP communityTown of Anson
- NFIP community number230123
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/03/95
The Town of Anson participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230123 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.
Somerset County, not Anson
Somerset County context, not Anson figures
- Establishments in Somerset County1,211
- Covered employment, Somerset County16,034
- Average annual pay, Somerset County$55,148
- Housing units permitted, Somerset County118
Every figure in this section is published for Somerset County as a whole and is not a measurement of Anson.
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
Anson questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Anson, Maine?
680, in 280 households. Anson CDP covers 1.30 square miles of land, which is 525 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Anson in?
Somerset 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 Anson?
$87,770. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $100,400. Median gross rent is $914 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Anson businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $183,800 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $91,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Anson, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Anson borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Anson. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Anson in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Anson appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Anson, town of, community 230123, 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 Anson figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Somerset 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 Anson.
Is zoning published for Anson?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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