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Census Tract 71, Penobscot, ME

4,956 Population
5.6 square miles 890.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

35.6 ±3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Old Town: 37 ±1.5
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Penobscot County: 42.5 ±0.3

Economics

$27,937 ±$4,451 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Old Town: $32,781 † ±$4,172
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Penobscot County: $37,915 ±$990
$50,625 ±$7,506 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Old Town: $51,585 † ±$9,734
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Penobscot County: $66,356 ±$1,898

23.8% ±11.3% (1,159  ±561) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Old Town: 21.3% † 1,577 (±8% / ±593)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Penobscot County: 14.1% 20,788 (±1% / ±1,474)

20.6 minutes ±9.8 (38,640  ±12,484) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Old Town: 20.2 † 60,375 (±6.2 / ±13,005)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Penobscot County: 22.7 1,482,740 (±0.5 / ±48,889)

Families

1,982 ±220 Number of households
  • Old Town: 3,192 ±265
  • Penobscot County: 65,221 ±625
2.5 ±0.4 (4,952  ±436) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Old Town: 2.3 7,464 (±0.2 / ±24)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Penobscot County: 2.3 147,368 (±0 / ±93)

22.1% ±16.3% (309  ±235) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Old Town: 16.8% † 335 (±11.5% / ±233)
  • more than double the rate in Penobscot County: 5.8% † 2,017 (±1.2% / ±412)

Housing

2,303 ±292 Number of housing units
  • Old Town: 3,676 † ±374
  • Penobscot County: 75,683 ±107

$187,000 ±$23,516 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Old Town: $208,100 † ±$25,947
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $214,100 ±$4,463

10.2% ±4.6% (490  ±223.2) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Old Town: 10.6% † 769 (±3.6% / ±260.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Penobscot County: 12.4% 18,951 (±1% / ±1,508.6)

Social

98.8% ±10.7% (3,223  ±547.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Old Town: 98.7% † 5,090 (±10% / ±627.7)
  • a little higher than the rate in Penobscot County: 94.8% 105,698 (±2% / ±2,277)
35.4% ±10.7% (1,154  ±379) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Old Town: 36.8% † 1,896 (±8% / ±432.6)
  • 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

N/A Foreign-born population

10.7% ±4.6% (397  ±177) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Old Town: 10% † 584 (±3.3% / ±197)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Penobscot County: 7.7% 9,808 (±0.6% / ±699)
397 Total veterans ±177 397 Male ±177 N/A Female ±11

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