Town · Maine
Sangerville, Maine
Sangerville, town, in Piscataquis County, Maine. Sangerville had 1,336 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, up 2.1% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 1,306 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 1,136 (±169). GEOID 2302165865.
Residents, July 2025 estimate
1,336
Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 1,306 · ACS 2020-2024: 1,136 ±169
Median household income
$50,313
±$14,009 (90% margin)
Maine: $74,733
Median home value
$124,000
±$40,451 (90% margin)
Maine: $296,600
Median gross rent
$850
±$136 (90% margin)
Maine: $1,139
Where is Sangerville and what county is it in?
Sangerville is a town in Piscataquis County, Maine. It covers 38.4 square miles of land, 34 residents per square mile in 2020.
Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files
How many people live in Sangerville, and is it growing?
The Census Bureau estimates that 1,336 people lived in Sangerville on July 1, 2025, up 2.1% since 2020, slower than Maine (+3.8%). The 2020 Census counted 1,306 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 1,136 (±169).
| Measure | Sangerville | Piscataquis County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 1,136±169 | 17,263 | −287 |
| Households | 643±113 | 8,385 | no clear change |
| Average household size | 1.77±0.20 | 2.02 | −0.66 |
| Housing units | 930±121 | 14,680 | no clear change |
Sangerville's population since 2000
From 1,270 in 2000 to 1,336 in 2025: up 5.2%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for Sangerville as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.
Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov
Who lives in Sangerville?
The median resident of Sangerville is 53.9 years old; 14.1% are under 18 and 24.1% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 98.2%, then non-Hispanic residents of two or more races at 1.6%.
| Measure | Sangerville | Piscataquis County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.9±6.9 | 51.5 | no clear change |
| Under 18 years | 14.1%±4.2 pts | 15.5% | – |
| 65 years and over | 24.1%±5.1 pts | 27.4% | – |
| Male | 48.0%±4.7 pts | 50.8% | – |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.0%±2.4 pts | 1.9% | – |
| White alone, not Hispanic | 98.2%±1.6 pts | 92.7% | no clear change |
| Black or African American alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.4 pts | 1.0% | – |
| Asian alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.4 pts | 0.8% | – |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic | 0.2%±0.4 pts | 0.1% | – |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.4 pts | 0.0% | – |
| Two or more races, not Hispanic | 1.6%±1.6 pts | 3.3% | – |
| Some other race alone, not Hispanic | 0.0%±2.4 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Born outside the United States | 0.3%±0.5 pts | 2.3% | – |
| Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) | 0.8%±0.9 pts | 2.6% | – |
| Civilian veterans (age 18+) | 6.1%±2.6 pts | 9.1% | – |
| With a disability | 24.9%±6.0 pts | 20.9% | – |
| No health insurance coverage | 17.0%±9.3 pts | 10.1% | no clear change |
| High school graduate or higher (age 25+) | 95.9%±2.9 pts | 91.4% | – |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) | 12.6%±4.4 pts | 21.6% | no clear change |
| Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) | 3.4%±3.0 pts | 6.2% | – |
| Lived in the same house a year earlier | 86.4%±6.8 pts | 91.1% | – |
| Moved from another state in the past year | 1.1%±1.2 pts | 2.2% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov
What do households in Sangerville earn?
Half of Sangerville's 643 households earn less than $50,313 a year (±$14,009), against $61,345 in Piscataquis County and $74,733 in Maine. In 2015-2019 it was $50,958 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 13.5% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Measure | Sangerville | Piscataquis County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $50,313±$14,009 | $61,345 | no clear change |
| Mean household income | $64,402±$8,061 | $79,023 | – |
| Per capita income | $31,497±$3,112 | $37,077 | no clear change |
| People below the poverty line | 13.5%±6.4 pts | 15.5% | no clear change |
| Children under 18 below the poverty line | 14.4%±12.0 pts | 13.3% | – |
| Households receiving SNAP | 13.2%±5.7 pts | 17.9% | – |
| Households with a computer | 89.1%±5.7 pts | 94.1% | – |
| Households with a broadband subscription | 91.1%±5.8 pts | 88.3% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What does housing cost in Sangerville?
Owners occupy 82.4% of Sangerville's occupied homes and renters 17.6%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $124,000 by its owner (±$40,451). The median renter pays $850 a month including utilities.
| Measure | Sangerville | Piscataquis County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value (owner-occupied) | $124,000±$40,451 | $170,200 | no clear change |
| Median gross rent | $850±$136 | $837 | no clear change |
| Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent | 21.3%±26.4 pts | 32.3% | – |
| Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage | $1,002±$106 | $1,223 | – |
| Owner-occupied homes | 82.4%±7.3 pts | 78.8% | no clear change |
| Renter-occupied homes | 17.6%±7.3 pts | 21.2% | – |
| Housing units | 930±121 | 14,680 | no clear change |
| Homeowner vacancy rate | 0.0%±5.0 pts | 0.2% | – |
| Rental vacancy rate | 19.9%±19.0 pts | 5.9% | – |
| Single-family detached homes | 69.8%±7.5 pts | 81.9% | – |
| Mobile homes | 18.7%±6.5 pts | 10.6% | – |
| Built 2020 or later | 0.0%±2.9 pts | 0.7% | – |
| Built 2010 to 2019 | 3.2%±2.6 pts | 7.1% | – |
| Built 1939 or earlier | 26.9%±7.7 pts | 23.1% | – |
| Households with no vehicle | 2.8%±2.3 pts | 4.9% | – |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov
How many new homes is Sangerville building?
Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in Sangerville in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 4.9 across Maine.
Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.
Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey
How do people in Sangerville work and get to work?
77.0% of Sangerville's workers drive alone and 13.7% work from home. The average trip to work takes 20.2 minutes.
| Measure | Sangerville | Piscataquis County | Change since 2015-2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the labor force (age 16+) | 54.7%±7.6 pts | 53.9% | – |
| Unemployment rate | 6.9%±6.3 pts | 3.6% | – |
| Drove alone to work | 77.0%±10.3 pts | 74.7% | – |
| Carpooled | 2.4%±3.1 pts | 8.8% | – |
| Public transportation | 0.0%±5.3 pts | 0.5% | – |
| Walked | 3.6%±5.6 pts | 3.6% | – |
| Worked from home | 13.7%±7.6 pts | 10.8% | no clear change |
| Mean travel time to work | 20.2 min±6.8 | 25.2 min | no clear change |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov
What census tracts are in Sangerville?
No census tract lies mostly in Sangerville; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).
| Tract | Residents, 2020-2024 | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| Tract 9606Piscataquis County | 2,232 | $52,500 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in Sangerville) · Census block assignment files
How does Sangerville compare with other places in Maine?
By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, Sangerville is the 6,422nd-most populous of the 16,079 U.S. towns and townships that have one and the 202nd-most populous of 454 in Maine.
Sangerville ranks 321st of 349 places in Maine with 1,000 or more residents and a reliable estimate, by median household income.
| Measure | Rank | Of |
|---|---|---|
| Population, July 2025 estimate | 202nd | 454 |
| Growth 2020-2025 (PEP) | 176th | 273 |
| Residents per square mile | 324th | 353 |
| Median household income | 321st | 349 |
| Per capita income | 295th | 353 |
| Median home value | 336th | 352 |
| Median gross rent | 240th | 301 |
| Poverty rate | 107th | 277 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 344th | 352 |
| Median age | 56th | 353 |
| Owner-occupied share | 163rd | 353 |
| Work from home | 156th | 275 |
| Travel time to work | 272nd | 352 |
Sangerville's figures with every place in Maine (CSV)
Every place in Maine, sortable · Compare Sangerville with other places
Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed
How reliable are the figures for Sangerville?
22 of the 57 figures for Sangerville on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.
The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections
Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for Sangerville are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' school search.