ZIP Code 04953

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Penobscot County, Maine.

Population: 3,145
Median household income: $62,708
Median home value: $213,400

ZIP Code 04953 (Penobscot County, Maine) is home to about 3,145 residents. The median household income of $62,708 is in line with the Penobscot County median ($63,248).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 04953's population declined 2.6% from 3,228 to 3,145, while its median gross rent rose 25.9% from $702 to $884.

The median resident is 49.9 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,145
Median age: 49.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,708
Median home value: $213,400
Median gross rent: $884
Housing units: 1,830
Homeownership rate: 74.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2283,145

Median household income

$56,016$62,708

Median home value

$160,400$213,400

Median gross rent

$702$884

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,228	$56,016	$160,400	$702
2020	3,226	$53,429	$157,500	$674
2021	3,129	$56,358	$161,000	$748
2022	3,143	$61,711	$187,800	$796
2023	3,145	$62,708	$213,400	$884

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1710.6%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6418.1%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over11.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	146	4.6%
5 to 17	334	10.6%
18 to 24	80	2.5%
25 to 34	391	12.4%
35 to 44	359	11.4%
45 to 54	538	17.1%
55 to 64	570	18.1%
65 to 74	378	12.0%
75 and over	349	11.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,037	96.6%
Black or African American	24	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.6%
Two or more races	51	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.7%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's30.2%

Bachelor's degree21.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	199	7.7%
High school graduate	859	33.2%
Some college or associate's	781	30.2%
Bachelor's degree	562	21.7%
Graduate or professional degree	184	7.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.6%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,168	75.6%
Carpooled	119	7.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	217	14.0%
Other means	33	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	405	30.5%
15 to 29 min	288	21.7%
30 to 44 min	488	36.7%
45 to 59 min	94	7.1%
60+ min	53	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 10.9% (342 of 3,145)

	Count	Share
Family households	929	62.4%
Nonfamily households	560	37.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,489	81.4%
Vacant	341	18.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,109	74.5%
Renter-occupied	380	25.5%

1-unit, detached69.3%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,268	69.3%
1-unit, attached	23	1.3%
2 to 4 units	227	12.4%
5 to 19 units	91	5.0%
20 or more units	11	0.6%
Mobile home & other	210	11.5%

ZIP Code 04953

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