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Fort Fairfield, ME

1,632 Population
2.9 square miles 557.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

47.6 ±6.7 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Aroostook County: 48.4 ±0.3
  • a little higher than the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$29,518 ±$5,907 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Aroostook County: $33,136 ±$1,431
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$46,654 ±$30,397 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Aroostook County: $54,254 ±$1,663
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

7.6% ±6.2% (119  ±102) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Aroostook County: 14.4% 9,423 (±1.2% / ±803)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

19.6 minutes ±6.4 (12,515  ±6,484) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Aroostook County: 19 494,345 (±0.8 / ±24,869)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

726 ±192 Number of households
  • Aroostook County: 29,684 ±414
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.3 ±0.8 (1,632  ±420) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Aroostook County: 2.2 65,256 (±0 / ±35)
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,338,163

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

764 ±205 Number of housing units
  • Aroostook County: 38,444 ±55
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$145,800 ±$23,543 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Aroostook County: $131,700 ±$6,465
  • about half the amount in Maine: $266,400 ±$2,109

1.2% ±2.2% (19  ±35.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Aroostook County: 10.1% † 6,734 (±1% / ±689.4)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

97.8% ±37.2% (1,181  ±313.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Aroostook County: 91.2% 45,779 (±2.3% / ±1,155.3)
  • a little higher than the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
23.2% ±11.5% (280  ±158.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Aroostook County: 22.4% 11,233 (±1.4% / ±685.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Maine: 35.3% 359,323 (±0.4% / ±4,303.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.7% ±2.8% (61  ±49) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Aroostook County: 4.1% 2,741
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

7.8% ±4.7% (103  ±68) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Aroostook County: 10% 5,468 (±0.7% / ±358)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Maine: 8.7% 97,871 (±0.2% / ±2,011)
103 Total veterans ±68 103 Male ±68 N/A Female ±11

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