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04539

Bristol, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,456
Median household income
$96,111
People below poverty
8.7%
Median home value
$346,900

Income

The median income of households in 04539 was $96,111. An estimated 4.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.8
$10,000 to $14,999 3.7
$15,000 to $24,999 0
$25,000 to $34,999 1.8
$35,000 to $49,999 13.4
$50,000 to $74,999 19.3
$75,000 to $99,999 8.8
$100,000 to $149,999 26.9
$150,000 to $199,999 11.8
$200,000 or more 9.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 71875
Female 51875

An estimated 70.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 55.9% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $30,234. 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 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 70.5
Social Security 55.9
Retirement income 21
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.9
Cash public assistance income 1.6

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.7 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 8.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 11.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.7
Children under 18 years below poverty 8.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 11.1

In 2020-2024, 13.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 49.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04539 in 2020-2024, 92.2% had health insurance coverage and 7.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 72.9% and public coverage was 51.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 04539 had a total population of 1,456 - 778 (53.4%) females and 678 (46.6%) males. The median age was 56.5 years. An estimated 19.1% of the population was under 18 years, 17.9% was 19 to 44 years, 28.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 33.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04539 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 46 28
5 to 9 78 0
10 to 14 34 26
15 to 19 64 19
20 to 24 27 0
25 to 29 15 28
30 to 34 0 44
35 to 39 18 46
40 to 44 36 45
45 to 49 18 23
50 to 54 27 57
55 to 59 94 54
60 to 64 93 50
65 to 69 11 184
70 to 74 83 66
75 to 79 7 8
80 to 84 10 10
85 and over 17 90

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 83.9% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 12.2% 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 16.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 04539 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 83.9% of the people in 04539 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 628 households in 04539. The average household size was 2.32 people.

Married-couple households made up 46.2% of the households in 04539 while cohabiting couple households made up 14.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 31.1% of all households, while 8.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 8.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.5% were female householders living alone, for a total of 22.8% of all households.

In 04539, 21.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 51.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 46.2
Cohabiting Couples 14.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
31.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 55.6% of males and 39% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.4 37.3
Now married, except separated 55.6 39
Separated 9.6 0
Widowed 2.1 11.6
Divorced 7.3 12.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04539, 23 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 97.9% of the people living in 04539 were U.S. natives. 42.6% of the 04539 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.1% of 04539 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 100% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04539 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 04539.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 100
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04539 in 2020-2024, 0.9 % 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 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 0.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 91.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 04539 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 91.1
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 0.8
Abroad 1.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 41.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04539 was 242 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 28 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 194. College or graduate school enrollment was 20.

Educational Attainment of People in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.1
High school diploma or equivalency 20.9
Some college, no degree 22.1
Associate's degree 11
Bachelor's degree 32.6
Graduate or professional degree 9.2

Disability

In 04539, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14% of people under 18 years old, to 22.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 28.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04539, 40.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 52.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 73.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 24.7 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 369 73.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 10 2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 124 24.7

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04539 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 8
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 5.2
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 20.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 14.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.4
Other Services, except public administration 4.4
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04539 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 177 35.2
Service occupations 73 14.5
Sales and office occupations 159 31.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 85 16.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 9 1.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 58.3% of 04539 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 18.9% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 14 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 58.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 18.9
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 4.6
Other means 2.4
Worked from home 15.9

In 2020-2024, 04539 had a total of 734 housing units. Of these housing units, 88.6% 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. 11.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 88.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 11.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

6.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 19.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04539 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 67.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04539 had 628 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 106 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 91.4% while renters occupied 8.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.35 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.2% and another 28.8% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04539:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04539 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 43.5
Electricity 4.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 46
All other fuels 6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04539 was $346,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.2 % had a mortgage. 40.8% 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 $1,821 and for owners without a mortgage it was $720.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04539 was $1,093. 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.