Aroostook County, Maine

17 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 67,227
Median household income: $54,254
Median home value: $131,700

Aroostook County is a county in Maine with a population of 67,227. 17 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $54,254 is below the Maine median ($71,773).

Between 2019 and 2023, Aroostook County's population held roughly steady from 67,809 to 67,227, while its median household income rose 31.9% from $41,123 to $54,254.

The median resident is 48.4 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 16.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 67,227
Median age: 48.4 yrs
Median household income: $54,254
Median home value: $131,700
Median gross rent: $736
Housing units: 38,444
Homeownership rate: 74.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

67,80967,227

Median household income

$41,123$54,254

Median home value

$99,600$131,700

Median gross rent

$574$736

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67,809	$41,123	$99,600	$574
2020	67,431	$43,791	$102,600	$589
2021	67,272	$47,278	$108,900	$627
2022	67,237	$50,843	$125,400	$681
2023	67,227	$54,254	$131,700	$736

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6416.1%

65 to 7414.8%

75 and over10.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,250	4.8%
5 to 17	9,337	13.9%
18 to 24	4,434	6.6%
25 to 34	6,670	9.9%
35 to 44	7,198	10.7%
45 to 54	8,436	12.5%
55 to 64	10,853	16.1%
65 to 74	9,930	14.8%
75 and over	7,119	10.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	62,431	92.9%
Black or African American	482	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	885	1.3%
Asian	264	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	52	0.1%
Some other race	75	0.1%
Two or more races	1,979	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,059	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate38.8%

Some college or associate's30.0%

Bachelor's degree15.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,427	8.8%
High school graduate	19,467	38.8%
Some college or associate's	15,079	30.0%
Bachelor's degree	7,765	15.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3,468	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,322	78.8%
Carpooled	2,563	9.1%
Public transit	12	0.0%
Walked	644	2.3%
Bicycle	25	0.1%
Worked from home	2,305	8.1%
Other means	439	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13,159	50.6%
15 to 29 min	7,761	29.8%
30 to 44 min	2,914	11.2%
45 to 59 min	666	2.6%
60+ min	1,505	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 14.4% (9,423 of 65,298)

	Count	Share
Family households	17,880	60.2%
Nonfamily households	11,804	39.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	29,684	77.2%
Vacant	8,760	22.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	22,080	74.4%
Renter-occupied	7,604	25.6%

1-unit, detached74.0%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units9.8%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units2.4%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,443	74.0%
1-unit, attached	253	0.7%
2 to 4 units	3,786	9.8%
5 to 19 units	1,631	4.2%
20 or more units	932	2.4%
Mobile home & other	3,399	8.8%

Geography

County GEOID: 23003
State: Maine
Land area: 6,671 sq mi
Water area: 156 sq mi
Center point: 46.7092, -68.6124