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Census Tract 285, Penobscot, ME

1,455 Population
93.9 square miles 15.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.6 ±9.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Howland: 47.9 † ±11.5
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Penobscot County: 42.5 ±0.3

Economics

$23,333 ±$3,058 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Howland: $23,411 † ±$3,326
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Penobscot County: $37,915 ±$990
$49,926 ±$19,959 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Howland: $53,250 † ±$24,612
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Penobscot County: $66,356 ±$1,898

24.2% ±9.8% (338  ±155) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howland: 28% † 332 (±11.1% / ±157)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Penobscot County: 14.1% 20,788 (±1% / ±1,474)

33 minutes ±5.1 (13,075  ±2,726) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Howland: 31.6 † 10,390 (±6.4 / ±2,803)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in Penobscot County: 22.7 1,482,740 (±0.5 / ±48,889)

Families

517 ±75 Number of households
  • Howland: 439 † ±80
  • Penobscot County: 65,221 ±625
2.7 ±0.4 (1,405  ±293) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Howland: 2.7 † 1,185 (±0.5 / ±306)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Penobscot County: 2.3 147,368 (±0 / ±93)

11.2% ±10.4% (24  ±24) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howland: 13% † 24 (±11.7% / ±24)
  • nearly double the rate in Penobscot County: 5.8% † 2,017 (±1.2% / ±412)

Housing

630 ±75 Number of housing units
  • Howland: 472 † ±79
  • Penobscot County: 75,683 ±107

$151,200 ±$35,109 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Howland: $152,100 † ±$34,044
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Penobscot County: $214,100 ±$4,463

9.3% ±4.4% (133  ±68.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Howland: 11% † 133 (±5% / ±68.5)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Penobscot County: 12.4% 18,951 (±1% / ±1,508.6)

Social

91% ±23.8% (990  ±177) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Howland: 90.6% † 843 (±28.5% / ±178.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Penobscot County: 94.8% 105,698 (±2% / ±2,277)
11.9% ±4.3% (129  ±52.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Howland: 12.9% † 120 (±4.7% / ±51.8)
  • 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

2.8% ±1.8% (40  ±27) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in Howland: 1.5% † 18 (±1.2% / ±15)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Penobscot County: 3.4% 5,190

10% ±5.9% (115  ±71) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in Howland: 10.1% † 99 (±6.9% / ±71)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Penobscot County: 7.7% 9,808 (±0.6% / ±699)
115 Total veterans ±71 64 Male ±26 51 Female ±66

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