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M
achias, like other areas Downeast, has seen its ups and downs in recent
decades, but it has gotten a shot in the arm from the construction of a
new Machias Savings Bank headquarters and the addition of some downtown
merchants. From Machias, the largest town Downeast, to Brunswick and Brunswick
Landing, on the western edge of the midcoast, Maine's coast has pockets of growth
but also some areas of poverty. Here is an overview of Machias and Brunswick
and how they compare to the state.
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S O U R C E : U.S. Census
MALE MEDIAN INCOME
Brunswick
Machias
Maine
$32,217
$20,282
$32,848
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Brunswick
Machias
Maine
$51,384
$20,156
$53,024
FEMALE MEDIAN INCOME
$18,847
$12,250
$22,038
Brunswick
Machias
Maine
PERSONS IN POVERTY
PERSONS WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
POPULATION
Brunswick
Machias
20,523
2,102
Maine Total: 1,338,404
Brunswick
11.6%
Machias
31.7%
Maine
11.6%
Brunswick
7.4%
Machias
7.1%
Maine
9%
