ZIP Code 04861

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Maine.

Population: 2,761
Median household income: $53,775
Median home value: $260,100

ZIP Code 04861 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Maine, home to about 2,761 residents. The median household income of $53,775 is below the Knox County median ($71,903).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 04861's population held roughly steady from 2,760 to 2,761, while its median gross rent rose 19.8% from $744 to $891.

29.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,761
Median age: 57.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,775
Median home value: $260,100
Median gross rent: $891
Housing units: 1,445
Homeownership rate: 71.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.1%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7602,761

Median household income

$54,981$53,775

Median home value

$172,300$260,100

Median gross rent

$744$891

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,760	$54,981	$172,300	$744
2020	2,761	$53,020	$183,300	$795
2021	2,753	$55,922	$208,000	$808
2022	2,753	$58,426	$254,500	$905
2023	2,761	$53,775	$260,100	$891

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1712.7%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6418.6%

65 to 7423.5%

75 and over10.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	81	2.9%
5 to 17	351	12.7%
18 to 24	71	2.6%
25 to 34	226	8.2%
35 to 44	310	11.2%
45 to 54	270	9.8%
55 to 64	514	18.6%
65 to 74	648	23.5%
75 and over	290	10.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,387	86.5%
Black or African American	39	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	1.4%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	68	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	229	8.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate40.4%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree12.5%

Graduate or professional degree16.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	163	7.2%
High school graduate	912	40.4%
Some college or associate's	526	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	283	12.5%
Graduate or professional degree	374	16.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,066	85.1%
Carpooled	125	10.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	26	2.1%
Other means	35	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	516	42.1%
15 to 29 min	606	49.4%
30 to 44 min	27	2.2%
45 to 59 min	17	1.4%
60+ min	60	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 8.4% (233 of 2,761)

	Count	Share
Family households	734	53.9%
Nonfamily households	627	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,361	94.2%
Vacant	84	5.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	977	71.8%
Renter-occupied	384	28.2%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units17.3%

5 to 19 units7.8%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,035	71.6%
1-unit, attached	7	0.5%
2 to 4 units	250	17.3%
5 to 19 units	112	7.8%
20 or more units	27	1.9%
Mobile home & other	14	1.0%

ZIP Code 04861

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