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04353

Whitefield, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,115
Median household income
$73,875
People below poverty
7.1%
Median home value
$242,300

Income

The median income of households in 04353 was $73,875. An estimated 0.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.5
$10,000 to $14,999 5
$15,000 to $24,999 6.9
$25,000 to $34,999 8
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 19.2
$75,000 to $99,999 16.5
$100,000 to $149,999 24.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5.3
$200,000 or more 2.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62109
Female 41429

An estimated 76% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,912. 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 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 76
Social Security 44.9
Retirement income 28.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.4
Cash public assistance income 0.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 3.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 3.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.1

In 2020-2024, 4.7 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 65.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04353 in 2020-2024, 91.8% had health insurance coverage and 8.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67% and public coverage was 43%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.6%.


In 2020-2024, 04353 had a total population of 2,115 - 1,029 (48.7%) females and 1,086 (51.3%) males. The median age was 51.2 years. An estimated 18% of the population was under 18 years, 24% was 19 to 44 years, 29.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 27.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04353 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 31 30
5 to 9 40 50
10 to 14 97 71
15 to 19 54 26
20 to 24 25 29
25 to 29 66 34
30 to 34 29 60
35 to 39 50 51
40 to 44 83 81
45 to 49 51 57
50 to 54 59 115
55 to 59 101 59
60 to 64 84 97
65 to 69 153 81
70 to 74 50 106
75 to 79 38 42
80 to 84 47 26
85 and over 28 14

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.6% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 30.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 04353 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.6% of the people in 04353 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 917 households in 04353. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.4% of the households in 04353 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.3% of all households, while 16% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.9% of all households.

In 04353, 22.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 42% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.4
Cohabiting Couples 9.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.5% of males and 63.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 18.5 9.7
Now married, except separated 56.5 63.2
Separated 3.2 0.7
Widowed 7 7.7
Divorced 14.8 18.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04353, 60 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.1% of the people living in 04353 were U.S. natives. 64.4% of the 04353 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.9% of 04353 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 50% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04353 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 04353.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 27.8
Asia 22.2
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 50
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04353 in 2020-2024, 1.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 97.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 04353 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 97.4
Different house, same county 0.4
Different county, same state 2
Different state 0.2
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 33% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04353 was 426 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 20 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 320. College or graduate school enrollment was 86.

Educational Attainment of People in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.2
High school diploma or equivalency 35
Some college, no degree 12.6
Associate's degree 8.1
Bachelor's degree 19.4
Graduate or professional degree 13.7

Disability

In 04353, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 14.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 34.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04353, 59.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 14.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 18.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 717 67.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 150 14.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 193 18.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04353 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.8
Construction 9.5
Manufacturing 11.3
Wholesale trade 1
Retail trade 14.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.6
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 4.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4
Other Services, except public administration 0.5
Public administration 6.8

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04353 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 359 33.9
Service occupations 215 20.3
Sales and office occupations 156 14.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 203 19.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 127 12

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75.1% of 04353 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.4
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 13.5

In 2020-2024, 04353 had a total of 1,043 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.3% 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"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 17.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 17.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04353 was 6.2 rooms, and of these housing units 68.6% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04353 had 917 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 126 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 91.5% while renters occupied 8.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.23.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 26% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.6% and another 26.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04353:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04353 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 14.2
Electricity 5.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 51.4
All other fuels 29.1
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04353 was $242,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.2 % had a mortgage. 49.8% 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 $1,418 and for owners without a mortgage it was $608.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04353 was $895. 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.