ZIP Code 04971

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Somerset County, Maine.

Population: 1,703
Median household income: $64,688
Median home value: $185,700

ZIP Code 04971 (Somerset County, Maine) is home to about 1,703 residents. The median household income of $64,688 is above the Somerset County median ($56,199).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 04971's population declined 11.9% from 1,934 to 1,703, while its median gross rent rose 73.9% from $525 to $913.

The median resident is 52.8 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 20.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,703
Median age: 52.8 yrs
Median household income: $64,688
Median home value: $185,700
Median gross rent: $913
Housing units: 1,273
Homeownership rate: 85.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9341,703

Median household income

$48,953$64,688

Median home value

$125,700$185,700

Median gross rent

$525$913

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,934	$48,953	$125,700	$525
2020	1,949	$40,000	$139,000	$853
2021	1,863	$43,438	$146,000	$855
2022	1,822	$59,479	$182,500	$910
2023	1,703	$64,688	$185,700	$913

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1710.4%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 3410.2%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6420.4%

65 to 7413.2%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	138	8.1%
5 to 17	177	10.4%
18 to 24	49	2.9%
25 to 34	173	10.2%
35 to 44	157	9.2%
45 to 54	228	13.4%
55 to 64	348	20.4%
65 to 74	224	13.2%
75 and over	209	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,618	95.0%
Black or African American	43	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	38	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate37.3%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	110	8.2%
High school graduate	500	37.3%
Some college or associate's	433	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	230	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	66	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone84.9%

Carpooled0.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	555	84.9%
Carpooled	1	0.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	74	11.3%
Other means	11	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	157	27.1%
15 to 29 min	144	24.8%
30 to 44 min	87	15.0%
45 to 59 min	84	14.5%
60+ min	108	18.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 19.2% (326 of 1,694)

	Count	Share
Family households	513	62.0%
Nonfamily households	314	38.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1986

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	827	65.0%
Vacant	446	35.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	708	85.6%
Renter-occupied	119	14.4%

1-unit, detached86.8%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,105	86.8%
1-unit, attached	6	0.5%
2 to 4 units	27	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	135	10.6%

ZIP Code 04971

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