Bangor vs Hampden

A side-by-side comparison of Bangor and Hampden: population, income, housing, and more.

Bangor and Hampden are places in Maine. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bangor has the higher population (31,663 vs 4,937 in Hampden). Hampden has the higher median household income ($101,417 vs $58,096 in Bangor). Hampden has the higher median home value ($270,100 vs $206,300 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Hampden
Population	31,663	4,937
Median age	40.7 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,096	$101,417
Median home value	$206,300	$270,100
Median gross rent	$1,019	$985
Housing units	15,559	2,008
Homeownership rate	46.9%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	51.4%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Hampden
Population	32,095 → 31,663 (-1.3%)	4,122 → 4,937 (+19.8%)
Median household income	$46,625 → $58,096 (+24.6%)	$87,629 → $101,417 (+15.7%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $206,300 (+31.4%)	$210,500 → $270,100 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $1,019 (+24.9%)	$869 → $985 (+13.3%)

Bangor

Population

32,09531,663

Median household income

$46,625$58,096

Median home value

$157,000$206,300

Median gross rent

$816$1,019

Hampden

Population

4,1224,937

Median household income

$87,629$101,417

Median home value

$210,500$270,100

Median gross rent

$869$985

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Hampden
Under 5	4.1%	4.9%
5 to 17	13.2%	21.2%
18 to 24	10.4%	4.6%
25 to 34	15.0%	10.9%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.1%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.0%
55 to 64	11.8%	12.1%
65 to 74	11.5%	9.9%
75 and over	8.6%	8.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Hampden
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	82.7%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.4%
Asian	1.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	12.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Hampden
No high school diploma	4.2%	2.9%
High school graduate	29.1%	20.1%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	31.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	20.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Hampden
Drove alone	71.2%	76.9%
Carpooled	8.3%	5.8%
Public transit	1.5%	0.0%
Walked	5.9%	0.7%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	15.8%
Other means	1.6%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Hampden
1-unit, detached	39.5%	79.8%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	4.2%
2 to 4 units	27.1%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	10.6%
20 or more units	7.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Hampden
Poverty rate	14.9%	5.8%
Average household size	2.10	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1955	1982