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04462

Millinocket, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
4,464
Median household income
$51,527
People below poverty
17.6%
Median home value
$112,900

Income

The median income of households in 04462 was $51,527. An estimated 5.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.5
$10,000 to $14,999 7.2
$15,000 to $24,999 15.1
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9
$35,000 to $49,999 7.9
$50,000 to $74,999 21.8
$75,000 to $99,999 14.4
$100,000 to $149,999 10.1
$150,000 to $199,999 2.1
$200,000 or more 6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 83672
Female 64500

An estimated 49.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 54.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 40.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,987. 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 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 49.4
Social Security 54.3
Retirement income 40.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 18.9
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.6
Children under 18 years below poverty 8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.8

In 2020-2024, 23 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 19.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 50.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 16.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04462 in 2020-2024, 95.9% had health insurance coverage and 4.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 49.7% and public coverage was 65.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 04462 had a total population of 4,464 - 2,451 (54.9%) females and 2,013 (45.1%) males. The median age was 54.8 years. An estimated 15.1% of the population was under 18 years, 18.8% was 19 to 44 years, 27.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 36.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04462 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 23 70
5 to 9 138 223
10 to 14 14 90
15 to 19 131 52
20 to 24 112 21
25 to 29 53 215
30 to 34 121 46
35 to 39 37 0
40 to 44 106 128
45 to 49 71 245
50 to 54 227 129
55 to 59 93 136
60 to 64 96 241
65 to 69 324 293
70 to 74 252 150
75 to 79 89 197
80 to 84 53 97
85 and over 73 118

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96.9% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 22.1% 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 3.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 04462 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96.9% of the people in 04462 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 2,074 households in 04462. The average household size was 2.14 people.

Married-couple households made up 54.3% of the households in 04462 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28.4% of all households, while 11.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 19% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.7% of all households.

In 04462, 17.8% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 54.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 54.3
Cohabiting Couples 6.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 60.2% of males and 55.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 22.3 10.4
Now married, except separated 60.2 55.8
Separated 0 4.8
Widowed 2.7 15.2
Divorced 14.9 13.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04462, 64 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 97.8% of the people living in 04462 were U.S. natives. 82.4% of the 04462 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.2% of 04462 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 36.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04462 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 04462.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 81.6
Oceania 18.4

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04462 in 2020-2024, 1.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% 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 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 1.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 89.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 04462 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 89.1
Different house, same county 9.8
Different county, same state 1.1
Different state 0
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 19.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04462 was 825 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 172 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 474. College or graduate school enrollment was 179.

Educational Attainment of People in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.9
High school diploma or equivalency 39.4
Some college, no degree 26.4
Associate's degree 11
Bachelor's degree 13.7
Graduate or professional degree 5.6

Disability

In 04462, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 29.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.6% of people under 18 years old, to 35% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 30.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04462, 38.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 58.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 92% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,377 92
Federal, state, or local government workers 101 6.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 19 1.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04462 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 14.8
Manufacturing 0
Wholesale trade 1.5
Retail trade 8.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 23
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 1.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.6
Other Services, except public administration 1.3
Public administration 1.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04462 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 492 32.9
Service occupations 294 19.6
Sales and office occupations 90 6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 294 19.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 327 21.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.3% of 04462 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.3% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.3
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 2.9
Worked from home 6.5

In 2020-2024, 04462 had a total of 3,179 housing units. Of these housing units, 80.8% 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"). 14.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 80.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 14.3
Mobile homes 4.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 29.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04462 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 57.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04462 had 2,074 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,105 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 85.1% while renters occupied 14.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.89.

4.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 22.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8.8% and another 32.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04462:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04462 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 3.5
Electricity 8.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 64
All other fuels 24.2
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04462 was $112,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 36.2 % had a mortgage. 63.8% 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 $940 and for owners without a mortgage it was $494.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04462 was $451. 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.