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Howland, ME

1,208 Population
7.5 square miles 162 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±8.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 42.5 ±0.3
  • about the same as the figure in Maine: 44.8 ±0.1

Economics

$22,865 ±$3,304 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: $36,736 ±$963
  • about half the amount in Maine: $42,035 ±$384
$48,021 ±$14,410 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: $63,248 ±$2,103
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Maine: $71,773 ±$660

27.1% ±8.6% (314  ±126) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 13.6% 19,846 (±0.9% / ±1,311)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 10.8% 144,263 (±0.3% / ±3,583)

40.3 minutes ±8.9 (12,775  ±4,149) Mean travel time to work
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 22.8 1,484,250 (±0.5 / ±45,088)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Maine: 24.4 14,128,375 (±0.2 / ±156,613)

Families

465 ±83 Number of households
  • the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 64,769 ±669
  • Maine: 589,085 ±2,383
2.5 ±0.4 (1,159  ±284) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 2.3 146,498 (±0 / ±89)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Maine: 2.3 1,338,163

11.7% ±11.2% (24  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 6.2% † 2,122 (±1.4% / ±468)
  • more than double the rate in Maine: 4.8% 14,055 (±0.4% / ±1,069)

Housing

498 ±81 Number of housing units
  • the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 75,405 ±152
  • Maine: 746,552 ±254

$101,900 ±$30,548 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: $193,800 ±$4,708
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Maine: $266,400 ±$2,109

15.5% ±6% (184  ±82.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 13.3% 20,236 (±1% / ±1,487)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Maine: 11.2% 153,106 (±0.3% / ±4,340.4)

Social

90.2% ±3.1% (818  ±169.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 94.5% 104,785 (±2.1% / ±2,286.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Maine: 94.5% 960,599 (±0.7% / ±7,029.2)
12% ±4.9% (109  ±50) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 30.5% 33,782 (±1.2% / ±1,344.4)
  • about one-third 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

1.4% ±1.1% (17  ±14) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 3.2% 4,893
  • about one-third of the rate in Maine: 3.9% 53,627

9.6% ±6.5% (92  ±65) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Bangor, ME Metro Area: 8.3% 10,413 (±0.5% / ±664)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Maine: 8.7% 97,871 (±0.2% / ±2,011)
92 Total veterans ±65 46 Male ±25 46 Female ±64

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