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Calais, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Calais is a Census city of 3,097 people across 34.32 square miles of land, in Washington County. Median household income is $64,096, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $30,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Calais
What Calais is
- Census place typecity
- Land area34.32 sq mi
- Water area5.77 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land90
- County holding the largest share of its areaWashington 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 Calais
- Population3,097
- Median age43.8
- Population under 18509 plus or minus 147
- Share under 1816.4 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Population 65 and over746 plus or minus 163
- Share 65 and over24.1 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households1,420
- Family households850
- Share of households that are families59.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Calais
- Median household income$64,096
- Per capita income$35,734
- Civilian labor force1,496
- Employed1,409
- Unemployed87 plus or minus 69
- Unemployment rate5.8 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Adults 25 and over2,291
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.3 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree12.3 percent plus or minus 5.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Calais
- Housing units1,636
- Occupied units1,420
- Vacant units216 plus or minus 127
- Vacancy rate13.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Owner occupied1,042
- Renter occupied378 plus or minus 122
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$111,100 plus or minus $36,347
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,010
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Single family units1,205
- Share single family73.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more269 plus or minus 107
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent plus or minus 6.4
- Mobile homes162 plus or minus 80
- Median year structure built1969
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Calais gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute1,295
- Commuting under 15 minutes917 plus or minus 227
- Share commuting under 15 minutes70.8 percent plus or minus 14.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more202 plus or minus 108
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more15.6 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Drove alone86.5 percent
- Carpooled6.2 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.2 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home2.6 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Calais (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$30,000
- Average approval$30,000
- Median approval$30,000
- Largest approval$30,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- 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 Calais, 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.
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Flood risk in Calais
- NFIP communityCity of Calais
- NFIP community number230134
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/18/17
The City of Calais participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230134 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.
Washington County, not Calais
Washington County context, not Calais figures
- Establishments in Washington County845
- Covered employment, Washington County10,211
- Average annual pay, Washington County$50,219
- Housing units permitted, Washington County97
Every figure in this section is published for Washington County as a whole and is not a measurement of Calais.
All Washington 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
Calais questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Calais, Maine?
3,097, in 1,420 households. Calais city covers 34.32 square miles of land, which is 90 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Calais in?
Washington 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 Calais?
$64,096. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $111,100. Median gross rent is $1,010 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Calais businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $30,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $30,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Calais, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Calais borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Calais. 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 Calais in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Calais appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Calais, city of, community 230134, 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 Calais figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Washington 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 Calais.
Is zoning published for Calais?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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