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Census Tract 6, Penobscot, ME

1,829 Population
0.3 square miles 6,221.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.9 ±5.9 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Bangor: 41 ±1.3
  • a little less than the figure in Penobscot County: 42.5 ±0.3

Economics

$31,233 ±$5,038 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
$45,978 ±$8,258 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Bangor: $59,942 † ±$7,028
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Penobscot County: $66,356 ±$1,898

23.7% ±7.1% (430  ±153) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Bangor: 17.9% † 5,310 (±2.3% / ±696)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Penobscot County: 14.1% 20,788 (±1% / ±1,474)

15.4 minutes ±4.2 (15,655  ±6,141) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of 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

1,046 ±192 Number of households
  • Bangor: 14,581 ±504
  • Penobscot County: 65,221 ±625
1.7 ±0.1 (1,790  ±346) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Bangor: 2 29,509 (±0.1 / ±53)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Penobscot County: 2.3 147,368 (±0 / ±93)

2% ±3.3% (12  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Bangor: 4.8% † 377 (±2.1% / ±170)
  • about one-third of the rate in Penobscot County: 5.8% † 2,017 (±1.2% / ±412)

Housing

1,123 ±175 Number of housing units
  • Bangor: 16,042 ±505
  • Penobscot County: 75,683 ±107

$218,300 ±$28,465 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Bangor: $219,600 ±$10,305
  • about the same as the amount in Penobscot County: $214,100 ±$4,463

11.8% ±5.5% (215  ±108) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Bangor: 17.9% † 5,651 (±3.1% / ±981.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Penobscot County: 12.4% 18,951 (±1% / ±1,508.6)

Social

96.6% ±8.4% (1,402  ±302.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Bangor: 96% 22,241 (±4.8% / ±1,231.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Penobscot County: 94.8% 105,698 (±2% / ±2,277)
26.9% ±9% (390  ±152) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Bangor: 35.1% 8,125 (±3% / ±717.9)
  • about 90 percent of 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

6.4% ±4.2% (117  ±79) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Bangor: 6% † 1,911 (±1.3% / ±401)
  • nearly double the rate in Penobscot County: 3.4% 5,190

9.9% ±7.5% (162  ±127) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Bangor: 7.8% † 2,059 (±1.6% / ±417)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Penobscot County: 7.7% 9,808 (±0.6% / ±699)
162 Total veterans ±127 119 Male ±107 43 Female ±51

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