ZIP Code 04862

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Knox County, Maine.

Population: 4,195
Median household income: $71,546
Median home value: $236,700

ZIP Code 04862 (Knox County, Maine) is home to about 4,195 residents. Its median household income of $71,546 runs in line with the Knox County figure of $71,903.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 04862's population declined 3.6% from 4,351 to 4,195, while its median gross rent rose 10.5% from $966 to $1,067.

Owners occupy 87.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 42.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,195
Median age: 42.2 yrs
Median household income: $71,546
Median home value: $236,700
Median gross rent: $1,067
Housing units: 2,065
Homeownership rate: 87.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,3514,195

Median household income

$60,479$71,546

Median home value

$186,300$236,700

Median gross rent

$966$1,067

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,351	$60,479	$186,300	$966
2020	4,208	$54,280	$184,500	$800
2021	4,218	$55,139	$194,300	$853
2022	4,130	$62,500	$225,300	$873
2023	4,195	$71,546	$236,700	$1,067

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

Age distribution

Under 59.5%

5 to 1714.8%

18 to 244.9%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	397	9.5%
5 to 17	622	14.8%
18 to 24	205	4.9%
25 to 34	534	12.7%
35 to 44	448	10.7%
45 to 54	552	13.2%
55 to 64	443	10.6%
65 to 74	562	13.4%
75 and over	432	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,983	94.9%
Black or African American	9	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	30	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	149	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.0%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree24.7%

Graduate or professional degree9.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	88	3.0%
High school graduate	947	31.9%
Some college or associate's	935	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	735	24.7%
Graduate or professional degree	266	9.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 33 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,320	71.1%
Carpooled	233	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	28	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	275	14.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	207	13.1%
15 to 29 min	608	38.5%
30 to 44 min	406	25.7%
45 to 59 min	164	10.4%
60+ min	196	12.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 12.4% (513 of 4,153)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,055	60.5%
Nonfamily households	688	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,743	84.4%
Vacant	322	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,519	87.1%
Renter-occupied	224	12.9%

1-unit, detached84.2%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units2.8%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,738	84.2%
1-unit, attached	3	0.1%
2 to 4 units	58	2.8%
5 to 19 units	51	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	215	10.4%

ZIP Code 04862

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