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04473

Orono, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
8,371
Median household income
$61,528
People below poverty
24.9%
Median home value
$272,600

Income

The median income of households in 04473 was $61,528. An estimated 2.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 5
$25,000 to $34,999 7.5
$35,000 to $49,999 17.4
$50,000 to $74,999 26.5
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3
$100,000 to $149,999 12.8
$150,000 to $199,999 7
$200,000 or more 10.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 61036
Female 48000

An estimated 80.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,899. 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 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.4
Social Security 25.5
Retirement income 20
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.5
Cash public assistance income 2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 24.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 1.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 31.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 24.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 13
People 65 years old and over below poverty 1.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 31.3

In 2020-2024, 4.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 30.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 3.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04473 in 2020-2024, 96.5% had health insurance coverage and 3.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 86.1% and public coverage was 23.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0.7%.


In 2020-2024, 04473 had a total population of 8,371 - 3,808 (45.5%) females and 4,563 (54.5%) males. The median age was 26 years. An estimated 9.6% of the population was under 18 years, 53.2% was 19 to 44 years, 15.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04473 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 165 66
5 to 9 58 81
10 to 14 125 88
15 to 19 378 318
20 to 24 1579 1081
25 to 29 444 245
30 to 34 302 229
35 to 39 150 123
40 to 44 155 141
45 to 49 122 112
50 to 54 144 92
55 to 59 179 174
60 to 64 175 285
65 to 69 163 165
70 to 74 222 141
75 to 79 84 112
80 to 84 64 174
85 and over 54 181

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 89.8% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 10.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.9% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.4% of the people in 04473 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 89.4% of the people in 04473 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,308 households in 04473. The average household size was 2.37 people.

Married-couple households made up 32.9% of the households in 04473 while cohabiting couple households made up 10% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 29.3% of all households, while 27.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.6% of all households.

In 04473, 13.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 32.9
Cohabiting Couples 10
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
29.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 27.8% of males and 31.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 62.8 49.6
Now married, except separated 27.8 31.2
Separated 0.5 0
Widowed 2.5 9
Divorced 6.4 10.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04473, 4 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 94.3% of the people living in 04473 were U.S. natives. 50.9% of the 04473 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.7% of 04473 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 27.5% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 25 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04473 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 04473.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 10.7
Asia 57.4
Europe 11.3
Africa 5.9
Northern America 14.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04473 in 2020-2024, 7.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.4% of people at least five years old; 2.1% 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 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.4
Other Indo-European languages 3.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2
Other languages 0.5

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 79.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 04473 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 79.1
Different house, same county 11
Different county, same state 4.2
Different state 5.3
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 98.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 66.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 1.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04473 was 3,781 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 40 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 590. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,151.

Educational Attainment of People in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 1.3
High school diploma or equivalency 13.8
Some college, no degree 10.7
Associate's degree 7.4
Bachelor's degree 27.7
Graduate or professional degree 39.2

Disability

In 04473, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 10.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.2% of people under 18 years old, to 9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04473, 61 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 36.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.1% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 2.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,477 74.1
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,109 23.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 105 2.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04473 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 2.5
Manufacturing 5.4
Wholesale trade 0.7
Retail trade 14.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.8
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 47
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.8
Other Services, except public administration 4.5
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04473 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,524 53.8
Service occupations 795 16.9
Sales and office occupations 826 17.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 230 4.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 316 6.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.2% of 04473 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.7
Walked 8.5
Other means 3
Worked from home 9

In 2020-2024, 04473 had a total of 3,633 housing units. Of these housing units, 50.3% 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"). 47.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 50.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 47.9
Mobile homes 1.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04473 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 57% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04473 had 3,308 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 325 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 46.6% while renters occupied 53.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.3 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.44.

9.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.2% and another 27.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04473:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04473 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 31.4
Electricity 26.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 34.6
All other fuels 7.2
No fuel used 0.7

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04473 was $272,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45 % had a mortgage. 55% 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 $1,771 and for owners without a mortgage it was $756.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04473 was $1,255. 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.