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04086

Topsham, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
9,706
Median household income
$91,028
People below poverty
6.4%
Median home value
$360,800

Income

The median income of households in 04086 was $91,028. An estimated 2.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 13.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.6
$15,000 to $24,999 6
$25,000 to $34,999 5.6
$35,000 to $49,999 8.8
$50,000 to $74,999 14.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.6
$100,000 to $149,999 22.7
$150,000 to $199,999 11
$200,000 or more 13.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 71641
Female 57009

An estimated 72.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $28,606. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.5
Social Security 35.1
Retirement income 35.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.8

In 2020-2024, 10 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 44.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 55.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 17.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04086 in 2020-2024, 94.4% had health insurance coverage and 5.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 73.5% and public coverage was 35.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6%.


In 2020-2024, 04086 had a total population of 9,706 - 5,106 (52.6%) females and 4,600 (47.4%) males. The median age was 44.7 years. An estimated 19.9% of the population was under 18 years, 29% was 19 to 44 years, 25.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04086 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 214 229
5 to 9 218 217
10 to 14 264 310
15 to 19 302 321
20 to 24 184 160
25 to 29 345 276
30 to 34 393 516
35 to 39 325 198
40 to 44 224 195
45 to 49 250 342
50 to 54 424 382
55 to 59 253 218
60 to 64 242 338
65 to 69 137 322
70 to 74 150 292
75 to 79 259 313
80 to 84 268 225
85 and over 148 252

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.2% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 19.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.1% of the people in 04086 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.4% of the people in 04086 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 4,011 households in 04086. The average household size was 2.38 people.

Married-couple households made up 50.3% of the households in 04086 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.6% of all households, while 14.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 18% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.7% of all households.

In 04086, 27% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 50.3
Cohabiting Couples 10.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 58.5% of males and 48.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.7 26.2
Now married, except separated 58.5 48.9
Separated 0.4 1.9
Widowed 3.8 8.4
Divorced 8.5 14.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04086, 83 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 20.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.8% of the people living in 04086 were U.S. natives. 58.7% of the 04086 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.2% of 04086 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 85.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04086 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 04086.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 52.3
Asia 15.7
Europe 17.6
Africa 0
Northern America 14.4
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04086 in 2020-2024, 3.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.6% of people at least five years old; 0.6% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.5
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 04086 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.6
Different house, same county 1.2
Different county, same state 5.5
Different state 6.4
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 50% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04086 was 2,149 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 239 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 1,438. College or graduate school enrollment was 472.

Educational Attainment of People in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.1
High school diploma or equivalency 24
Some college, no degree 13.1
Associate's degree 9.8
Bachelor's degree 27.8
Graduate or professional degree 22.2

Disability

In 04086, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 11.1% of people under 18 years old, to 9.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04086, 60.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 75.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 16% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,721 75.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 792 16
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 429 8.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04086 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.5
Construction 8.1
Manufacturing 6.5
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 12.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.9
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.2
Other Services, except public administration 9.1
Public administration 5.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04086 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,196 44.4
Service occupations 1,085 22
Sales and office occupations 869 17.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 586 11.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 206 4.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 68.1% of 04086 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.6% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 68.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.6
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 1
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 17.2

In 2020-2024, 04086 had a total of 4,313 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.2% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 16.1% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 16.1
Mobile homes 6.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04086 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 61.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04086 had 4,011 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 302 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.9% while renters occupied 21.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.37 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.41.

4.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.8% and another 19.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04086:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04086 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 33.6
Electricity 9.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 47.6
All other fuels 8.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04086 was $360,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64.3 % had a mortgage. 35.7% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,833 and for owners without a mortgage it was $842.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04086 was $1,355. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.