Piscataquis County, Maine

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Piscataquis County, Maine is among the highest in the country for median age (155th of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States	Rank
Total Population	17,263	1,387,817	334,922,499	2023rd of 3,222
Median Household Income	$61,345	$74,733	$80,734	1949th of 3,221
Median Age	51.5	44.8	38.9	155th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.6%	36.2%	35.7%	1715th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$170,200	$296,600	$332,700	1807th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$837	$1,139	$1,413	1839th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.5%	10.7%	12.5%	1180th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.6%	3.8%	5.2%	2172nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	4.4	45.0	n/a	2877th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	4.1%	14.1%	1846th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.0	n/a	n/a	1485th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	78.8%	74.3%	65.2%	820th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.2	24.6	26.4	1379th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.8%	15.9%	15.1%	1014th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.3%	n/a	n/a	1816th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	47.7%	48.0%	46.9%	1913th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.8%	n/a	n/a	2067th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Piscataquis County, Maine

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	89.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1.9%	2.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	1.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.3%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	13.8	18.9	61.4

Age in Piscataquis County, Maine

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States
Median Age	51.5	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	15.5%	18.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.7%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.4%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	30.1%	27.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	27.4%	22.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Piscataquis County, Maine

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States
Households	8,385	597,159	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.0	2.3	2.5
Family Households	63.0%	60.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.3%	23.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.3%	12.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.9%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	21.1%	29.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Piscataquis County, Maine

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,077	$43,742	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.9%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	22.6%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.8%	18.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.9%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.5%	10.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	33.7%	26.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	17.9%	12.0%	n/a

Housing in Piscataquis County, Maine

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States
Housing Units	14,680	751,876	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.9%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	2.9%	9.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	42.9%	20.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,977.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	21.2%	25.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	26.1%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,537	$3,036	n/a

Education in Piscataquis County, Maine

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States
Less than High School	8.6%	5.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	37.2%	30.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	32.6%	28.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.4%	22.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.2%	13.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Piscataquis County, Maine

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.9%	61.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.7%	70.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.5%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	3.6%	3.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.7%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	12.9%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	4.9%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Piscataquis County, Maine

Statistic	Piscataquis County, Maine	Maine	United States
Born in State of Residence	63.1%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.5%	1.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	97.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.0%	1.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.0%	6.2%	16.7%

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