Caribou

Population: 7,427
Median household income: $54,271
Median home value: $120,300

Caribou, a community in Aroostook County, Maine, has 7,427 residents. Its median household income of $54,271 runs in line with the Aroostook County figure of $54,254.

Between 2019 and 2023, Caribou's population declined 3.7% from 7,710 to 7,427, while its median home value rose 32.6% from $90,700 to $120,300.

The typical home was built around 1959. 11.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,427
Median age: 52.3 yrs
Median household income: $54,271
Median home value: $120,300
Median gross rent: $696
Housing units: 4,000
Homeownership rate: 74.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,7107,427

Median household income

$42,671$54,271

Median home value

$90,700$120,300

Median gross rent

$598$696

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,710	$42,671	$90,700	$598
2020	7,659	$42,325	$93,100	$564
2021	7,448	$43,967	$99,300	$628
2022	7,454	$47,803	$116,800	$636
2023	7,427	$54,271	$120,300	$696

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1711.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6419.2%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over13.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	320	4.3%
5 to 17	835	11.2%
18 to 24	523	7.0%
25 to 34	743	10.0%
35 to 44	712	9.6%
45 to 54	928	12.5%
55 to 64	1,428	19.2%
65 to 74	975	13.1%
75 and over	963	13.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,853	92.3%
Black or African American	7	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81	1.1%
Asian	35	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	16	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	415	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.0%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's32.9%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	400	7.0%
High school graduate	1,813	31.5%
Some college or associate's	1,889	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,129	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	518	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,552	75.2%
Carpooled	383	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	120	3.5%
Bicycle	5	0.1%
Worked from home	306	9.0%
Other means	28	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,803	58.4%
15 to 29 min	989	32.0%
30 to 44 min	142	4.6%
45 to 59 min	19	0.6%
60+ min	135	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.04
Poverty rate: 11.8% (858 of 7,261)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,911	53.9%
Nonfamily households	1,636	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,547	88.7%
Vacant	453	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,629	74.1%
Renter-occupied	918	25.9%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units16.9%

5 to 19 units4.7%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,727	68.2%
1-unit, attached	13	0.3%
2 to 4 units	674	16.9%
5 to 19 units	186	4.7%
20 or more units	65	1.6%
Mobile home & other	335	8.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2310565
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 79 sq mi
Water area: 0.8 sq mi
Center point: 46.8365, -67.9361