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Monson town, Piscataquis County, ME

596 Population
46.8 square miles 12.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.4 ±13.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Piscataquis County: 51.5 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,360 ±$5,405 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Piscataquis County: $37,077 ±$2,083
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maine: $43,742 ±$403
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$56,017 ±$3,749 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Piscataquis County: $61,345 ±$4,372
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Maine: $74,733 ±$795
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

14.9% ±13.2% (89  ±82) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Piscataquis County: 15.5% † 2,621 (±2% / ±340)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,830 (±0.3% / ±3,974)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

30.2 minutes ±18.2 (6,550  ±2,365) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Piscataquis County: 25.2 171,185 (±1.9 / ±16,096)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 24.6 14,048,335 (±0.2 / ±173,709)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

287 ±64 Number of households
  • Piscataquis County: 8,385 ±357
  • Maine: 597,159 ±2,532
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.3 (596  ±158) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Piscataquis County: 2 16,913 (±0.1 / ±19)
  • 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

15.1% ±16% (13  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Piscataquis County: 6.8% † 208 (±2.8% / ±86)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 4.6% 13,507 (±0.3% / ±920)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

573 ±80 Number of housing units
  • Piscataquis County: 14,680 ±173
  • Maine: 751,876 ±671
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$178,100 ±$70,771 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Piscataquis County: $170,200 ±$8,339
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Maine: $296,600 ±$2,876
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.2% ±3.1% (24  ±18.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Piscataquis County: 8.9% † 1,532 (±2.4% / ±419.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Maine: 10.6% 146,061 (±0.3% / ±4,099.5)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.5% ±24.4% (372  ±73) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Piscataquis County: 91.4% 12,442 (±4% / ±546.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 94.8% 972,438 (±0.7% / ±6,738.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18% ±6.3% (81  ±33.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Piscataquis County: 21.6% 2,942 (±2% / ±268.4)
  • 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

1% ±1% (6  ±6) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Piscataquis County: 2.3% 397
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Maine: 4.1% 56,448
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

12.7% ±4.6% (60  ±25) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Piscataquis County: 9.1% † 1,321 (±1.1% / ±154)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Maine: 8.4% 95,013 (±0.2% / ±2,071)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
60 Total veterans ±25 50 Male ±21 10 Female ±9

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