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Census Tract 290, Penobscot, ME

2,417 Population
1,171 square miles 2.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

55.5 ±3.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Patten: 56.1 † ±5.8
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Penobscot County: 42.5 ±0.3

Economics

$32,818 ±$4,042 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Patten: $25,647 † ±$5,066
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $37,915 ±$990
$53,125 ±$5,273 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Patten: $45,750 † ±$19,301
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Penobscot County: $66,356 ±$1,898

21.5% ±6.2% (514  ±161) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Patten: 28.4% † 165 (±9.8% / ±67)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Penobscot County: 14.1% 20,788 (±1% / ±1,474)

28.4 minutes ±9.9 (20,050  ±4,498) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Patten: 24.6 † 4,445 (±21.3 / ±2,654)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Penobscot County: 22.7 1,482,740 (±0.5 / ±48,889)

Families

1,093 ±107 Number of households
  • Patten: 297 † ±75
  • Penobscot County: 65,221 ±625
2.2 ±0.2 (2,382  ±283) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Patten: 1.9 † 574 (±0.6 / ±123)
  • a little less than the figure in Penobscot County: 2.3 147,368 (±0 / ±93)

3.4% ±2.1% (12  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Patten: 5.7% † 5 (±6.4% / ±6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Penobscot County: 5.8% † 2,017 (±1.2% / ±412)

Housing

1,940 ±90 Number of housing units
  • Patten: 335 † ±77
  • Penobscot County: 75,683 ±107

$149,700 ±$24,051 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • nearly double the amount in Patten: $83,000 † ±$51,162
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Penobscot County: $214,100 ±$4,463

10% ±5.5% (241  ±135.7) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Patten: 17.4% † 105 (±10.1% / ±64.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Penobscot County: 12.4% 18,951 (±1% / ±1,508.6)

Social

86.6% ±12.6% (1,762  ±172.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Patten: 93.2% 450 (±9.2% / ±100.7)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Penobscot County: 94.8% 105,698 (±2% / ±2,277)
23% ±4.2% (468  ±99.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Patten: 30.6% † 148 (±13.7% / ±72.7)
  • about three-quarters 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% ±0.5% (25  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Patten: 0.7% † 4 (±0.8% / ±5)
  • about one-third of the rate in Penobscot County: 3.4% 5,190

11.4% ±2.3% (240  ±55) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Patten: 17.8% † 90 (±7.8% / ±44)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Penobscot County: 7.7% 9,808 (±0.6% / ±699)
240 Total veterans ±55 218 Male ±48 22 Female ±18

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