Old Town is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 7,449 people and three associated neighborhoods, Old Town is the 43rd largest community in Maine. Old Town has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.

Also of interest is that Old Town has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 16.78% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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 citizens of Old Town are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 35.83% of adults in Old Town have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Old Town in 2022 was $30,584, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $122,336 for a family of four. However, Old Town contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Old Town home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Old Town residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Old Town include French, English, Irish, French Canadian, and German.

The most common language spoken in Old Town is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and French.