Millinocket

Population: 4,111
Median household income: $42,936
Median home value: $86,500

Millinocket is a community in Penobscot County, Maine, home to 4,111 residents. Its median household income of $42,936 runs below the Penobscot County figure of $63,248.

From 2019 to 2023, Millinocket's population declined 4.1% from 4,287 to 4,111, while its median home value rose 42.5% from $60,700 to $86,500.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 99.5% of the population. 75.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,111
Median age: 57.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,936
Median home value: $86,500
Median gross rent: $555
Housing units: 2,559
Homeownership rate: 83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Unemployment rate: 12.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2874,111

Median household income

$32,730$42,936

Median home value

$60,700$86,500

Median gross rent

$511$555

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,287	$32,730	$60,700	$511
2020	4,280	$42,271	$65,400	$533
2021	4,127	$40,755	$74,800	$535
2022	4,136	$45,345	$86,900	$594
2023	4,111	$42,936	$86,500	$555

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1710.2%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 347.7%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5415.5%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7420.9%

75 and over13.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	52	1.3%
5 to 17	421	10.2%
18 to 24	226	5.5%
25 to 34	317	7.7%
35 to 44	306	7.4%
45 to 54	637	15.5%
55 to 64	739	18.0%
65 to 74	858	20.9%
75 and over	555	13.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,092	99.5%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate37.8%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	136	4.0%
High school graduate	1,289	37.8%
Some college or associate's	1,313	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	461	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	213	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.6%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	928	75.4%
Carpooled	154	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	106	8.6%
Other means	42	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	628	55.9%
15 to 29 min	292	26.0%
30 to 44 min	66	5.9%
45 to 59 min	20	1.8%
60+ min	118	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.92
Poverty rate: 24.8% (1,007 of 4,061)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,263	59.5%
Nonfamily households	860	40.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,123	83.0%
Vacant	436	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,769	83.3%
Renter-occupied	354	16.7%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units5.3%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,937	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	159	6.2%
5 to 19 units	85	3.3%
20 or more units	135	5.3%
Mobile home & other	243	9.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2345845
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 5.67 sq mi
Water area: 0.16 sq mi
Center point: 45.6592, -68.6981