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Census Tract 2, Penobscot, ME

3,399 Population
0.7 square miles 5,083 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.2 ±4.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Bangor: 41 ±1.3
  • about the same as the figure in Penobscot County: 42.5 ±0.3

Economics

$31,974 ±$5,968 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Bangor: $38,557 ±$2,433
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $37,915 ±$990
$24,353 ±$4,884 Median household income
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Bangor: $59,942 † ±$7,028
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Penobscot County: $66,356 ±$1,898

32.4% ±7.6% (1,068  ±279) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in Bangor: 17.9% † 5,310 (±2.3% / ±696)
  • more than double the rate in Penobscot County: 14.1% 20,788 (±1% / ±1,474)

16.2 minutes ±1.8 (21,960  ±6,738) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Bangor: 16.6 232,240 (±1.2 / ±20,783)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Penobscot County: 22.7 1,482,740 (±0.5 / ±48,889)

Families

2,206 ±233 Number of households
  • Bangor: 14,581 ±504
  • Penobscot County: 65,221 ±625
1.5 ±0.1 (3,281  ±376) Persons per household
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Bangor: 2 29,509 (±0.1 / ±53)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Penobscot County: 2.3 147,368 (±0 / ±93)

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

2,360 ±253 Number of housing units
  • Bangor: 16,042 ±505
  • Penobscot County: 75,683 ±107

$160,500 ±$38,358 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Bangor: $219,600 ±$10,305
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Penobscot County: $214,100 ±$4,463

12.9% ±6.7% (437  ±232.8) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Bangor: 17.9% † 5,651 (±3.1% / ±981.2)
  • a little higher than the rate in Penobscot County: 12.4% 18,951 (±1% / ±1,508.6)

Social

91.1% ±13.4% (2,665  ±506.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Bangor: 96% 22,241 (±4.8% / ±1,231.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Penobscot County: 94.8% 105,698 (±2% / ±2,277)
36.1% ±9.5% (1,057  ±306.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Bangor: 35.1% 8,125 (±3% / ±717.9)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Penobscot County: 30.1% 33,620 (±1.2% / ±1,315.7)

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

6.6% ±3.9% (225  ±134) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bangor: 6% † 1,911 (±1.3% / ±401)
  • about double the rate in Penobscot County: 3.4% 5,190

8.6% ±5% (277  ±164) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bangor: 7.8% † 2,059 (±1.6% / ±417)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Penobscot County: 7.7% 9,808 (±0.6% / ±699)
277 Total veterans ±164 277 Male ±164 N/A Female ±11

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