Penobscot County, Maine

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Key figures

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States	Rank
Total Population	154,710	1,387,817	334,922,499	449th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$66,356	$74,733	$80,734	1485th of 3,221
Median Age	42.5	44.8	38.9	1344th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	30.1%	36.2%	35.7%	759th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$214,100	$296,600	$332,700	1259th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,041	$1,139	$1,413	871st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	14.1%	10.7%	12.5%	1438th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	3.8%	5.2%	2171st of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	45.5	45.0	n/a	1634th of 3,222
Foreign Born	3.4%	4.1%	14.1%	1404th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1441st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.5%	74.3%	65.2%	2237th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.7	24.6	26.4	1975th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.3%	15.9%	15.1%	919th of 3,222
Uninsured	7.9%	n/a	n/a	2210th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.6%	48.0%	46.9%	2112th of 3,222
Broadband Access	86.3%	n/a	n/a	993rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Penobscot County, Maine

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	89.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.1%	2.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.1%	1.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	16.8	18.9	61.4

Age in Penobscot County, Maine

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States
Median Age	42.5	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	17.6%	18.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	10.3%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.7%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.3%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	27.1%	27.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.1%	22.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Penobscot County, Maine

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States
Households	65,221	597,159	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	59.4%	60.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.5%	23.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	12.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	30.4%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	29.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Penobscot County, Maine

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,915	$43,742	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	17.8%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	18.2%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	17.4%	18.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.3%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	14.1%	10.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.1%	26.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	15.6%	12.0%	n/a

Housing in Penobscot County, Maine

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States
Housing Units	75,683	751,876	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	64.2%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	9.4%	9.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	20.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,977.0	1,977.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.5%	25.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.2%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$2,481	$3,036	n/a

Education in Penobscot County, Maine

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States
Less than High School	5.2%	5.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	32.7%	30.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.9%	28.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	18.2%	22.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	11.9%	13.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Penobscot County, Maine

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.6%	61.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	75.6%	70.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.4%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.7%	3.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	36.6%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	6.4%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.1%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Penobscot County, Maine

Statistic	Penobscot County, Maine	Maine	United States
Born in State of Residence	67.8%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	2.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.7%	1.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.1%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.1%	1.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	4.9%	6.2%	16.7%

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