ZIP Code 04988

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Waldo County, Maine.

Population: 1,958
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $189,800

ZIP Code 04988 (Waldo County, Maine) is home to about 1,958 residents. Its median household income of $50,000 runs below the Waldo County figure of $68,441.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 04988's population declined 17.5% from 2,373 to 1,958, while its median gross rent rose 23.9% from $644 to $798.

19.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,958
Median age: 33.6 yrs
Median household income: $50,000
Median home value: $189,800
Median gross rent: $798
Housing units: 929
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3731,958

Median household income

$27,227$50,000

Median home value

$165,300$189,800

Median gross rent

$644$798

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,373	$27,227	$165,300	$644
2020	2,079	$38,359	$165,300	$675
2021	2,089	$42,031	$170,500	$708
2022	1,988	$51,944	$172,900	$790
2023	1,958	$50,000	$189,800	$798

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 179.2%

18 to 2427.1%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 448.4%

45 to 5413.9%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	57	2.9%
5 to 17	180	9.2%
18 to 24	530	27.1%
25 to 34	266	13.6%
35 to 44	164	8.4%
45 to 54	272	13.9%
55 to 64	197	10.1%
65 to 74	150	7.7%
75 and over	142	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,865	95.3%
Black or African American	9	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.4%
Asian	18	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	41	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate36.2%

Some college or associate's34.1%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	10.2%
High school graduate	431	36.2%
Some college or associate's	406	34.1%
Bachelor's degree	158	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	75	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone56.1%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked17.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home20.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	466	56.1%
Carpooled	43	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	142	17.1%
Bicycle	6	0.7%
Worked from home	168	20.2%
Other means	6	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	288	43.4%
15 to 29 min	109	16.4%
30 to 44 min	176	26.5%
45 to 59 min	48	7.2%
60+ min	42	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 26.5% (383 of 1,446)

	Count	Share
Family households	379	54.9%
Nonfamily households	311	45.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	690	74.3%
Vacant	239	25.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	492	71.3%
Renter-occupied	198	28.7%

1-unit, detached71.3%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units8.3%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	662	71.3%
1-unit, attached	9	1.0%
2 to 4 units	87	9.4%
5 to 19 units	77	8.3%
20 or more units	10	1.1%
Mobile home & other	84	9.0%

ZIP Code 04988

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