Patten

Population: 502
Median household income: $42,000
Median home value: $65,400

Patten is a community in Penobscot County, Maine, home to 502 residents. At $42,000, its median household income sits below Penobscot County's $63,248.

Between 2020 and 2023, Patten's population grew 14.9% from 437 to 502, while its median home value rose 24.6% from $52,500 to $65,400.

The largest age group is 65 to 74, 22.3% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 98.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 502
Median age: 55.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,000
Median home value: $65,400
Median gross rent: $329
Housing units: 288
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.5%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

437502

Median household income

$30,000$42,000

Median home value

$52,500$65,400

Median gross rent

$334$329

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2020	437	$30,000	$52,500	—
2021	389	$25,000	$46,400	—
2022	380	$27,813	$46,700	$334
2023	502	$42,000	$65,400	$329

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 242.4%

25 to 3417.9%

35 to 441.6%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6420.3%

65 to 7422.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	7.0%
5 to 17	62	12.4%
18 to 24	12	2.4%
25 to 34	90	17.9%
35 to 44	8	1.6%
45 to 54	39	7.8%
55 to 64	102	20.3%
65 to 74	112	22.3%
75 and over	42	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	492	98.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree28.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	28	7.1%
High school graduate	119	30.3%
Some college or associate's	130	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	110	28.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone60.7%

Carpooled6.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home27.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	125	60.7%
Carpooled	13	6.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	12	5.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	56	27.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	76	50.7%
15 to 29 min	26	17.3%
30 to 44 min	13	8.7%
45 to 59 min	20	13.3%
60+ min	15	10.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.88
Poverty rate: 31.9% (151 of 473)

	Count	Share
Family households	99	39.9%
Nonfamily households	149	60.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	248	86.1%
Vacant	40	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	178	71.8%
Renter-occupied	70	28.2%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units17.4%

5 to 19 units6.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other3.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	209	72.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	50	17.4%
5 to 19 units	19	6.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10	3.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2357115
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 46.0043, -68.4428