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Census Tract 270, Penobscot, ME

4,890 Population
67.8 square miles 72.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

52.4 ±3.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Lincoln: 55.3 † ±11.8
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Penobscot County: 42.5 ±0.3

Economics

$31,463 ±$4,748 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Lincoln: $31,594 † ±$5,559
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $37,915 ±$990
$56,089 ±$14,898 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Lincoln: $49,097 † ±$24,220
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $66,356 ±$1,898

16.5% ±7.3% (796  ±354) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Lincoln: 21% † 607 (±9.3% / ±291)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Penobscot County: 14.1% 20,788 (±1% / ±1,474)

24 minutes ±7.4 (52,450  ±19,080) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Lincoln: 26.7 † 37,945 (±8.6 / ±17,824)
  • a little higher than the figure in Penobscot County: 22.7 1,482,740 (±0.5 / ±48,889)

Families

2,371 ±319 Number of households
  • Lincoln: 1,485 † ±326
  • Penobscot County: 65,221 ±625
2 ±0.3 (4,840  ±25) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Lincoln: 2 † 2,904 (±0.6 / ±545)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Penobscot County: 2.3 147,368 (±0 / ±93)

6.1% ±7.1% (62  ±73) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Lincoln: 9.2% † 45 (±14.3% / ±72)
  • a little higher than the rate in Penobscot County: 5.8% † 2,017 (±1.2% / ±412)

Housing

3,017 ±320 Number of housing units
  • Lincoln: 1,667 † ±351
  • Penobscot County: 75,683 ±107

$141,500 ±$40,249 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Lincoln: $142,100 † ±$42,128
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Penobscot County: $214,100 ±$4,463

7.4% ±4.6% (359  ±222.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Lincoln: 12.2% † 359 (±7.2% / ±222.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Penobscot County: 12.4% 18,951 (±1% / ±1,508.6)

Social

94.5% ±13.3% (3,739  ±562.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lincoln: 95.3% † 2,289 (±26.9% / ±448.4)
  • about the same as the rate in Penobscot County: 94.8% 105,698 (±2% / ±2,277)
20.2% ±6.2% (800  ±248.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Lincoln: 20.5% † 492 (±8.3% / ±222.3)
  • about two-thirds 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

3.1% ±2.2% (150  ±107) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Lincoln: 1.7% † 49 (±2.2% / ±65)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Penobscot County: 3.4% 5,190

8.3% ±3.6% (358  ±156) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Lincoln: 8.1% † 215 (±3.9% / ±111)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Penobscot County: 7.7% 9,808 (±0.6% / ±699)
358 Total veterans ±156 358 Male ±156 N/A Female ±11

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