Eagle Lake - St. Francis is a very small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 2,760 people and just one neighborhood, Eagle Lake - St. Francis is the 169th largest community in Maine.
When you are in Eagle Lake - St. Francis, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.65% of Eagle Lake - St. Francis’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Eagle Lake - St. Francis is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Eagle Lake - St. Francis who work in office and administrative support (11.11%), farm management occupations (8.91%), and healthcare (8.68%).
Another notable thing is that Eagle Lake - St. Francis is a major vacation destination. Much of the town’s population is seasonal: many people own second homes and only live there part-time, during the vacation season. The effect on the local economy is that many of the businesses are dependent on tourist dollars, and may operate only during the high season. As the vacation season ends, Eagle Lake - St. Francis’s population drops significantly, such that year-round residents will notice that the city is a much quieter place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Eagle Lake - St. Francis has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Eagle Lake - St. Francis a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small town, Eagle Lake - St. Francis doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Eagle Lake - St. Francis who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.56% of the adults in Eagle Lake - St. Francis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Eagle Lake - St. Francis in 2022 was $28,109, which is low income relative to Maine, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,436 for a family of four. However, Eagle Lake - St. Francis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Eagle Lake - St. Francis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eagle Lake - St. Francis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Eagle Lake - St. Francis include French, French Canadian, Irish, English, and Acadian/Cajun.
The most common language spoken in Eagle Lake - St. Francis is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 1 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 99.4% of America. One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
In addition, vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 51.8% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.8% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
Each year, fewer and fewer Americans make their living as farmers, foresters, or fishers. But the neighborhood truly stands out among U.S. neighborhoods. According to exclusive NeighborhoodScout analysis, this neighborhood has a greater proportion of farmers, foresters, or fishers than 98.7% of all American neighborhoods. This is truly a unique cultural characteristic of this neighborhood.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 28.9% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 17.6% have French Canadian ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 30.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.9% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Eagle Lake - St. Francis are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 82.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.7% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 59.3% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 29.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 26.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.4%), and 16.8% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 68.6% of households. Some people also speak French (30.3%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Eagle Lake - St. Francis, ME, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (28.9%). There are also a number of people of French Canadian ancestry (17.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (10.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (7.9%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.7%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (28.6% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (86.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (9.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.