Orono

Population: 10,699
Median household income: $56,890
Median home value: $219,200

Located in Penobscot County, Maine, Orono is a community with a population of 10,699. Its median household income of $56,890 runs below the Penobscot County figure of $63,248.

Between 2019 and 2023, Orono's population grew 12.1% from 9,541 to 10,699, while its median home value rose 26.9% from $172,800 to $219,200.

The median gross rent is $1,150. 68.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,699
Median age: 21.7 yrs
Median household income: $56,890
Median home value: $219,200
Median gross rent: $1,150
Housing units: 3,262
Homeownership rate: 43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 68.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,54110,699

Median household income

$39,688$56,890

Median home value

$172,800$219,200

Median gross rent

$907$1,150

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,541	$39,688	$172,800	$907
2020	9,523	$43,102	$173,700	$927
2021	10,426	$47,412	$185,900	$970
2022	10,116	$52,718	$212,900	$1,044
2023	10,699	$56,890	$219,200	$1,150

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

Age distribution

Under 52.0%

5 to 174.7%

18 to 2456.5%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 444.8%

45 to 544.6%

55 to 644.5%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	217	2.0%
5 to 17	504	4.7%
18 to 24	6,050	56.5%
25 to 34	1,174	11.0%
35 to 44	511	4.8%
45 to 54	493	4.6%
55 to 64	478	4.5%
65 to 74	593	5.5%
75 and over	679	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,218	86.2%
Black or African American	153	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	483	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.4%
Two or more races	362	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	431	4.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.1%

High school graduate12.0%

Some college or associate's17.8%

Bachelor's degree30.3%

Graduate or professional degree37.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	84	2.1%
High school graduate	471	12.0%
Some college or associate's	701	17.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,190	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,482	37.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone59.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.4%

Walked19.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home9.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,044	59.3%
Carpooled	451	8.8%
Public transit	21	0.4%
Walked	989	19.3%
Bicycle	29	0.6%
Worked from home	505	9.8%
Other means	93	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,535	54.8%
15 to 29 min	1,397	30.2%
30 to 44 min	373	8.1%
45 to 59 min	110	2.4%
60+ min	212	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 28.2% (1,938 of 6,877)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,196	39.6%
Nonfamily households	1,821	60.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,017	92.5%
Vacant	245	7.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,323	43.9%
Renter-occupied	1,694	56.1%

1-unit, detached43.5%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units22.0%

5 to 19 units23.7%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,419	43.5%
1-unit, attached	128	3.9%
2 to 4 units	718	22.0%
5 to 19 units	774	23.7%
20 or more units	193	5.9%
Mobile home & other	30	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2355575
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7.05 sq mi
Water area: 0.66 sq mi
Center point: 44.8783, -68.6881