Because of many things, Winthrop is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Winthrop a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Winthrop has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Winthrop’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Winthrop is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Winthrop is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 39.44% of adults in Winthrop have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Winthrop in 2022 was $36,602, 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 $146,408 for a family of four. However, Winthrop contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Winthrop home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Winthrop residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Winthrop include English, French, Irish, German, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Winthrop is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
