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04220

Buckfield, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
3,717
Median household income
$79,750
People below poverty
6.3%
Median home value
$222,000

Income

The median income of households in 04220 was $79,750. An estimated 1.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.7
$10,000 to $14,999 2.8
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 4.1
$35,000 to $49,999 13.5
$50,000 to $74,999 18.8
$75,000 to $99,999 5.4
$100,000 to $149,999 22.2
$150,000 to $199,999 13.7
$200,000 or more 9.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60844
Female 52639

An estimated 76.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 45.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,839. 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 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76.5
Social Security 45.5
Retirement income 25.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.7
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 6.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 6.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.8

In 2020-2024, 17.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 34.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 41.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 19.1% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04220 in 2020-2024, 95.2% had health insurance coverage and 4.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 75.7% and public coverage was 32.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.2%.


In 2020-2024, 04220 had a total population of 3,717 - 1,902 (51.2%) females and 1,815 (48.8%) males. The median age was 39.6 years. An estimated 24.9% of the population was under 18 years, 32.7% was 19 to 44 years, 24.1% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04220 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 109 99
5 to 9 221 120
10 to 14 100 186
15 to 19 50 155
20 to 24 104 49
25 to 29 151 158
30 to 34 88 108
35 to 39 52 159
40 to 44 181 166
45 to 49 104 60
50 to 54 94 87
55 to 59 105 89
60 to 64 170 187
65 to 69 152 119
70 to 74 82 63
75 to 79 21 59
80 to 84 14 27
85 and over 17 11

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 87% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 18.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 12.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.6% of the people in 04220 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 87% of the people in 04220 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,307 households in 04220. The average household size was 2.84 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.8% of the households in 04220 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.6% of all households, while 16.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.4% of all households.

In 04220, 34.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 35.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.2% of males and 54% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.6 22.8
Now married, except separated 57.2 54
Separated 1.7 0.4
Widowed 0.8 8.1
Divorced 13.7 14.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04220, 130 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 28.5% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99% of the people living in 04220 were U.S. natives. 75.4% of the 04220 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1% of 04220 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 10.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 21.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04220 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 04220.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 89.2
Africa 0
Northern America 10.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04220 in 2020-2024, 1.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.3% of people at least five years old; 0.2% 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 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.3
Other Indo-European languages 0.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 04220 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.1
Different house, same county 1.5
Different county, same state 4.1
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04220 was 871 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 59 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 754. College or graduate school enrollment was 58.

Educational Attainment of People in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.4
High school diploma or equivalency 40.7
Some college, no degree 15.8
Associate's degree 14.8
Bachelor's degree 17.6
Graduate or professional degree 5.8

Disability

In 04220, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 12.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04220, 61.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,326 74.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 353 19.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 88 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04220 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.8
Construction 9.9
Manufacturing 9.2
Wholesale trade 2.6
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.8
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 27.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.8
Public administration 8.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04220 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 655 36.9
Service occupations 378 21.3
Sales and office occupations 231 13
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 217 12.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 295 16.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78% of 04220 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 34.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.1
Other means 0.3
Worked from home 11.8

In 2020-2024, 04220 had a total of 1,713 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.4% 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"). 2.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.3
Mobile homes 14.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

14.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 20.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04220 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 63.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04220 had 1,307 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 406 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 95.8% while renters occupied 4.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.9 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.53.

2.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.7% and another 19.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04220:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04220 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 15.4
Electricity 4.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 47.7
All other fuels 32.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04220 was $222,000.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.5 % had a mortgage. 41.5% 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 $1,553 and for owners without a mortgage it was $703.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04220 was $527. 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.