ZIP Code 04860

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Maine.

Population: 1,506
Median household income: $72,112
Median home value: $310,000

ZIP Code 04860 (Knox County, Maine) is home to about 1,506 residents. At $72,112, its median household income sits in line with Knox County's $71,903.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 04860's population declined 4.5% from 1,577 to 1,506, while its median gross rent rose 57.5% from $988 to $1,556.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 94.0% of the population. 72.7% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,506
Median age: 54.8 yrs
Median household income: $72,112
Median home value: $310,000
Median gross rent: $1,556
Housing units: 1,529
Homeownership rate: 88.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 42.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5771,506

Median household income

$52,449$72,112

Median home value

$206,300$310,000

Median gross rent

$988$1,556

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,577	$52,449	$206,300	$988
2020	1,476	$41,597	$206,600	$986
2021	1,588	$40,703	$230,300	$1,423
2022	1,590	$65,104	$273,400	$1,543
2023	1,506	$72,112	$310,000	$1,556

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

Age distribution

Under 50.3%

5 to 1712.2%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 345.2%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5418.6%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7426.2%

75 and over14.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5	0.3%
5 to 17	184	12.2%
18 to 24	74	4.9%
25 to 34	79	5.2%
35 to 44	146	9.7%
45 to 54	280	18.6%
55 to 64	131	8.7%
65 to 74	394	26.2%
75 and over	213	14.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,416	94.0%
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	26	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.4%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's9.6%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree15.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	11.4%
High school graduate	450	36.2%
Some college or associate's	119	9.6%
Bachelor's degree	338	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	194	15.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.7%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	410	72.7%
Carpooled	27	4.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	3.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	77	13.7%
Other means	30	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	176	36.1%
15 to 29 min	144	29.6%
30 to 44 min	126	25.9%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	41	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.91
Poverty rate: 12.6% (189 of 1,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	555	70.3%
Nonfamily households	234	29.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	789	51.6%
Vacant	740	48.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	698	88.5%
Renter-occupied	91	11.5%

1-unit, detached92.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.5%

5 to 19 units0.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,418	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7	0.5%
5 to 19 units	12	0.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	92	6.0%

ZIP Code 04860

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