ZIP Code 04462

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Penobscot County, Maine.

Population: 4,462
Median household income: $44,167
Median home value: $89,700

ZIP Code 04462 (Penobscot County, Maine) is home to about 4,462 residents. Its median household income of $44,167 runs below the Penobscot County figure of $63,248.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 04462's population declined 3.4% from 4,618 to 4,462, while its median gross rent rose 8.0% from $512 to $553.

Owners occupy 84.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 57.6 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,462
Median age: 57.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,167
Median home value: $89,700
Median gross rent: $553
Housing units: 3,302
Homeownership rate: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6184,462

Median household income

$35,024$44,167

Median home value

$64,300$89,700

Median gross rent

$512$553

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,618	$35,024	$64,300	$512
2020	4,597	$42,883	$69,100	$531
2021	4,517	$41,521	$79,300	$533
2022	4,506	$46,060	$91,000	$593
2023	4,462	$44,167	$89,700	$553

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 1710.0%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 347.2%

35 to 447.5%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6419.1%

65 to 7420.1%

75 and over13.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	62	1.4%
5 to 17	444	10.0%
18 to 24	250	5.6%
25 to 34	320	7.2%
35 to 44	336	7.5%
45 to 54	712	16.0%
55 to 64	851	19.1%
65 to 74	895	20.1%
75 and over	592	13.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,443	99.6%
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	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate36.7%

Some college or associate's39.3%

Bachelor's degree13.5%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	147	4.0%
High school graduate	1,361	36.7%
Some college or associate's	1,458	39.3%
Bachelor's degree	501	13.5%
Graduate or professional degree	239	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled14.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means3.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,058	73.9%
Carpooled	206	14.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	120	8.4%
Other means	48	3.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	681	51.9%
15 to 29 min	364	27.7%
30 to 44 min	84	6.4%
45 to 59 min	35	2.7%
60+ min	148	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 23.1% (1,017 of 4,412)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,392	60.9%
Nonfamily households	894	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,286	69.2%
Vacant	1,016	30.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,927	84.3%
Renter-occupied	359	15.7%

1-unit, detached80.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.0%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units4.1%

Mobile home & other7.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,670	80.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	164	5.0%
5 to 19 units	85	2.6%
20 or more units	135	4.1%
Mobile home & other	248	7.5%

ZIP Code 04462

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