Winslow is a somewhat small town located in the state of Maine. With a population of 8,026 people and two associated neighborhoods, Winslow is the 38th largest community in Maine.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Winslow is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Winslow is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Winslow who work in office and administrative support (15.10%), sales jobs (11.36%), and teaching (10.12%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. 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, Winslow has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Winslow a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Winslow does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The overall education level of Winslow is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.56% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Winslow in 2022 was $36,458, which is middle income relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $145,832 for a family of four. However, Winslow contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Winslow home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winslow residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Winslow include French, English, Irish, French Canadian, and German. The most common language spoken in Winslow is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.
