page_title: Waterboro, Maine
section_title: 2000 census
hierarchical_section_title: Waterboro, Maine / Demographics / 2000 census
caption_attribution_description: English: Pearl Street, Waterboro, Maine
context_page_description: Waterboro is a town in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 7,693 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area.
  The town includes the districts of North, South, and East Waterboro, in addition to the largest development in southern Maine, Lake Arrowhead Community. The introduction of Maine subdivision regulation, and Maine Planning Boards, is the direct result of the creation of the largest subdivision, Lake Arrowhead Community. The reaction of the Maine State Legislature was mandatory Planning Boards, and subdivision regulation.
context_section_description: As of the census of 2000, there were 6,214 people, 2,211 households, and 1,704 families living in the town.  The population density was 111.9 people per square mile (43.2/km²).  There were 2,828 housing units at an average density of 50.9 per square mile (19.7/km²).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.66% White, 0.11% African American, 0.32% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.
  There were 2,211 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families.  15.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.15.
  In the town, the population was spread out, with 30.8% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 35.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males.
  The median income for a household in the town was $43,234, and the median income for a family was $46,667. Males had a median income of $33,583 versus $21,904 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,813.  About 3.4% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.4% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
caption: Pearl Street in 1912
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