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Dexter town, Penobscot County, ME

3,822 Population
35.1 square miles 108.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

51 ±6.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Penobscot County: 42.5 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,453 ±$10,099 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Penobscot County: $37,915 ±$990
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$51,845 ±$17,617 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $66,356 ±$1,898
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

23.1% ±8.7% (870  ±327) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Penobscot County: 14.1% 20,788 (±1% / ±1,474)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.9 minutes ±4.7 (34,630  ±9,922) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Penobscot County: 22.7 1,482,740 (±0.5 / ±48,889)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,797 ±191 Number of households
  • Penobscot County: 65,221 ±625
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.2 (3,751  ±19) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Penobscot County: 2.3 147,368 (±0 / ±93)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,347,076
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.6% ±5.1% (27  ±31) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Penobscot County: 5.8% † 2,017 (±1.2% / ±412)
  • about the same as the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,060 ±202 Number of housing units
  • Penobscot County: 75,683 ±107
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$170,600 ±$51,664 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $214,100 ±$4,463
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.1% ±10.3% (575  ±391.1) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Penobscot County: 12.4% 18,951 (±1% / ±1,508.6)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.3% ±10.8% (2,836  ±381.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Penobscot County: 94.8% 105,698 (±2% / ±2,277)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
16.9% ±6.1% (518  ±191.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Penobscot County: 30.1% 33,620 (±1.2% / ±1,315.7)
  • about half the rate in Maine: 36.2% 371,396 (±0.4% / ±4,223.5)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.4% ±6.7% (207  ±257) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Penobscot County: 3.4% 5,190
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5% ±2.6% (161  ±83) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Penobscot County: 7.7% 9,808 (±0.6% / ±699)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
161 Total veterans ±83 134 Male ±72 27 Female ±24

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