East Millinocket

Population: 1,545
Median household income: $44,306
Median home value: $73,900

East Millinocket is a community in Penobscot County, Maine, home to 1,545 residents. Its median household income of $44,306 runs below the Penobscot County figure of $63,248.

From 2019 to 2023, East Millinocket's population declined 3.5% from 1,601 to 1,545, while its median home value rose 30.1% from $56,800 to $73,900.

22.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 77.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,545
Median age: 43.9 yrs
Median household income: $44,306
Median home value: $73,900
Median gross rent: $625
Housing units: 825
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6011,545

Median household income

$43,261$44,306

Median home value

$56,800$73,900

Median gross rent

$560$625

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,601	$43,261	$56,800	$560
2020	1,695	$44,167	$61,100	$579
2021	1,581	$40,875	$63,200	$572
2022	1,541	$44,531	$69,100	$613
2023	1,545	$44,306	$73,900	$625

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 244.4%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 548.7%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	67	4.3%
5 to 17	284	18.4%
18 to 24	68	4.4%
25 to 34	167	10.8%
35 to 44	216	14.0%
45 to 54	134	8.7%
55 to 64	271	17.5%
65 to 74	172	11.1%
75 and over	166	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,497	96.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.3%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	12	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	32	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.7%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's42.3%

Bachelor's degree17.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	53	4.7%
High school graduate	344	30.6%
Some college or associate's	476	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	192	17.1%
Graduate or professional degree	61	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone74.2%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.7%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means2.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	397	74.2%
Carpooled	36	6.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	25	4.7%
Bicycle	4	0.7%
Worked from home	60	11.2%
Other means	13	2.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	273	57.5%
15 to 29 min	117	24.6%
30 to 44 min	32	6.7%
45 to 59 min	8	1.7%
60+ min	45	9.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 18.5% (282 of 1,524)

	Count	Share
Family households	400	59.5%
Nonfamily households	272	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	672	81.5%
Vacant	153	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	522	77.7%
Renter-occupied	150	22.3%

1-unit, detached80.0%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units2.7%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	660	80.0%
1-unit, attached	14	1.7%
2 to 4 units	95	11.5%
5 to 19 units	22	2.7%
20 or more units	10	1.2%
Mobile home & other	24	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2321065
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.13 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 45.6271, -68.5738