Bangor

Population: 31,663
Median household income: $58,096
Median home value: $206,300

Bangor, a community in Penobscot County, Maine, has 31,663 residents. The median household income of $58,096 is below the Penobscot County median ($63,248).

Between 2019 and 2023, Bangor's population declined 1.3% from 32,095 to 31,663, while its median home value rose 31.4% from $157,000 to $206,300.

Owners occupy 46.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,663
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $58,096
Median home value: $206,300
Median gross rent: $1,019
Housing units: 15,559
Homeownership rate: 46.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 36.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,09531,663

Median household income

$46,625$58,096

Median home value

$157,000$206,300

Median gross rent

$816$1,019

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,095	$46,625	$157,000	$816
2020	32,029	$47,538	$155,200	$834
2021	31,920	$49,652	$162,900	$883
2022	31,705	$52,438	$189,900	$930
2023	31,663	$58,096	$206,300	$1,019

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1713.2%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,305	4.1%
5 to 17	4,171	13.2%
18 to 24	3,278	10.4%
25 to 34	4,751	15.0%
35 to 44	4,405	13.9%
45 to 54	3,674	11.6%
55 to 64	3,734	11.8%
65 to 74	3,632	11.5%
75 and over	2,713	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,486	86.8%
Black or African American	828	2.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	226	0.7%
Asian	586	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9	0.0%
Some other race	370	1.2%
Two or more races	1,151	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,007	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate29.1%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree21.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	972	4.2%
High school graduate	6,663	29.1%
Some college or associate's	6,959	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	4,859	21.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3,456	15.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone71.2%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit1.5%

Walked5.9%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,813	71.2%
Carpooled	1,260	8.3%
Public transit	232	1.5%
Walked	897	5.9%
Bicycle	190	1.3%
Worked from home	1,561	10.3%
Other means	239	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	7,533	55.3%
15 to 29 min	4,470	32.8%
30 to 44 min	517	3.8%
45 to 59 min	534	3.9%
60+ min	577	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 14.9% (4,407 of 29,502)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,726	48.2%
Nonfamily households	7,241	51.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,967	89.8%
Vacant	1,592	10.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,552	46.9%
Renter-occupied	7,415	53.1%

1-unit, detached39.5%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units27.1%

5 to 19 units14.8%

20 or more units7.2%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,152	39.5%
1-unit, attached	676	4.3%
2 to 4 units	4,215	27.1%
5 to 19 units	2,301	14.8%
20 or more units	1,120	7.2%
Mobile home & other	1,095	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2302795
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 34 sq mi
Water area: 0.34 sq mi
Center point: 44.8296, -68.7888