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Census Tract 255, Penobscot, ME

1,707 Population
327.3 square miles 5.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

53.4 ±2.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Mattawamkeag: 53 † ±6.6
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Penobscot County: 42.5 ±0.3

Economics

$30,101 ±$3,734 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Mattawamkeag: $22,297 † ±$6,932
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $37,915 ±$990
$44,886 ±$11,950 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Mattawamkeag: $38,417 † ±$5,349
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Penobscot County: $66,356 ±$1,898

24.3% ±7.8% (414  ±143) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Mattawamkeag: 40.8% † 178 (±25% / ±129)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Penobscot County: 14.1% 20,788 (±1% / ±1,474)

41.1 minutes ±7.9 (20,445  ±5,697) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Mattawamkeag: 59.9 † 7,005 (±26.6 / ±4,553)
  • nearly double the figure in Penobscot County: 22.7 1,482,740 (±0.5 / ±48,889)

Families

837 ±89 Number of households
  • Mattawamkeag: 193 † ±54
  • Penobscot County: 65,221 ±625
2 ±0.1 (1,707  ±218) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Mattawamkeag: 2.3 † 436 (±0.6 / ±169)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Penobscot County: 2.3 147,368 (±0 / ±93)

3.2% ±3.4% (9  ±10) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • Mattawamkeag: 0%
  • about half the rate in Penobscot County: 5.8% † 2,017 (±1.2% / ±412)

Housing

1,501 ±92 Number of housing units
  • Mattawamkeag: 222 † ±61
  • Penobscot County: 75,683 ±107

$99,100 ±$15,976 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Mattawamkeag: $125,500 † ±$31,090
  • about half the amount in Penobscot County: $214,100 ±$4,463

8.5% ±5.1% (144  ±87.5) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in Mattawamkeag: 16.3% † 71 (±18.4% / ±84.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Penobscot County: 12.4% 18,951 (±1% / ±1,508.6)

Social

88.2% ±13.8% (1,225  ±133.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Mattawamkeag: 80.8% † 277 (±34.8% / ±75.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Penobscot County: 94.8% 105,698 (±2% / ±2,277)
12.5% ±2.8% (174  ±43.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • more than double the rate in Mattawamkeag: 3.8% † 13 (±8.4% / ±29)
  • about two-fifths 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

1.1% ±0.7% (19  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • Mattawamkeag: 0%
  • about one-third of the rate in Penobscot County: 3.4% 5,190

11.1% ±3.5% (164  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • more than double the rate in Mattawamkeag: 2.8% † 10 (±2.1% / ±8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Penobscot County: 7.7% 9,808 (±0.6% / ±699)
164 Total veterans ±55 135 Male ±42 29 Female ±23

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