Bangor vs Old Town

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

Bangor and Old Town 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 7,439 in Old Town). Bangor has the higher median household income ($58,096 vs $49,329 in Old Town). Bangor has the higher median home value ($206,300 vs $183,200 in Old Town).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Old Town
Population	31,663	7,439
Median age	40.7 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$58,096	$49,329
Median home value	$206,300	$183,200
Median gross rent	$1,019	$1,014
Housing units	15,559	3,797
Homeownership rate	46.9%	58.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	38.3%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Old Town
Population	32,095 → 31,663 (-1.3%)	7,474 → 7,439 (-0.5%)
Median household income	$46,625 → $58,096 (+24.6%)	$42,679 → $49,329 (+15.6%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $206,300 (+31.4%)	$135,700 → $183,200 (+35.0%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $1,019 (+24.9%)	$762 → $1,014 (+33.1%)

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

Old Town

Population

7,4747,439

Median household income

$42,679$49,329

Median home value

$135,700$183,200

Median gross rent

$762$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Old Town
Under 5	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	13.2%	10.5%
18 to 24	10.4%	11.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	16.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	15.3%
45 to 54	11.6%	8.8%
55 to 64	11.8%	14.4%
65 to 74	11.5%	11.4%
75 and over	8.6%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Old Town
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	92.4%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	2.7%
Asian	1.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.6%
Two or more races	3.6%	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Old Town
No high school diploma	4.2%	3.2%
High school graduate	29.1%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	18.5%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	19.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Old Town
Drove alone	71.2%	67.8%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.7%
Public transit	1.5%	0.4%
Walked	5.9%	0.9%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.3%	20.6%
Other means	1.6%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Old Town
1-unit, detached	39.5%	58.6%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	27.1%	23.6%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	7.0%
20 or more units	7.2%	2.4%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	8.3%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Old Town
Poverty rate	14.9%	21.3%
Average household size	2.10	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	17	19
Median year structure built	1955	1964