Bangor vs Orono

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

Bangor and Orono 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 10,699 in Orono). Bangor has the higher median household income ($58,096 vs $56,890 in Orono). Orono has the higher median home value ($219,200 vs $206,300 in Bangor).

Population, income & housing

	Bangor	Orono
Population	31,663	10,699
Median age	40.7 yrs	21.7 yrs
Median household income	$58,096	$56,890
Median home value	$206,300	$219,200
Median gross rent	$1,019	$1,150
Housing units	15,559	3,262
Homeownership rate	46.9%	43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	68.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	7.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bangor	Orono
Population	32,095 → 31,663 (-1.3%)	9,541 → 10,699 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$46,625 → $58,096 (+24.6%)	$39,688 → $56,890 (+43.3%)
Median home value	$157,000 → $206,300 (+31.4%)	$172,800 → $219,200 (+26.9%)
Median gross rent	$816 → $1,019 (+24.9%)	$907 → $1,150 (+26.8%)

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

Orono

Population

9,54110,699

Median household income

$39,688$56,890

Median home value

$172,800$219,200

Median gross rent

$907$1,150

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bangor	Orono
Under 5	4.1%	2.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	4.7%
18 to 24	10.4%	56.5%
25 to 34	15.0%	11.0%
35 to 44	13.9%	4.8%
45 to 54	11.6%	4.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	4.5%
65 to 74	11.5%	5.5%
75 and over	8.6%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bangor	Orono
White (non-Hispanic)	86.8%	86.2%
Black or African American	2.6%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	1.9%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.6%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bangor	Orono
No high school diploma	4.2%	2.1%
High school graduate	29.1%	12.0%
Some college or associate's	30.4%	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	21.2%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15.1%	37.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bangor	Orono
Drove alone	71.2%	59.3%
Carpooled	8.3%	8.8%
Public transit	1.5%	0.4%
Walked	5.9%	19.3%
Bicycle	1.3%	0.6%
Worked from home	10.3%	9.8%
Other means	1.6%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bangor	Orono
1-unit, detached	39.5%	43.5%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	27.1%	22.0%
5 to 19 units	14.8%	23.7%
20 or more units	7.2%	5.9%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	0.9%

Poverty & households

	Bangor	Orono
Poverty rate	14.9%	28.2%
Average household size	2.10	2.28
Mean commute (minutes)	17	17
Median year structure built	1955	1976