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04640

Hancock, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,450
Median household income
$71,699
People below poverty
8.4%
Median home value
$269,100

Income

The median income of households in 04640 was $71,699. An estimated 0.6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.6
$10,000 to $14,999 2.4
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 19.6
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 17.3
$100,000 to $149,999 11.2
$150,000 to $199,999 11.3
$200,000 or more 5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 52303
Female 42833

An estimated 66.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 47.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 28.8 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,232. 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 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 66.3
Social Security 47.2
Retirement income 28.8
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 1.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 8.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 4.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 8.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 7.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 4.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.8

In 2020-2024, 9.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 56.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.5% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04640 in 2020-2024, 92.8% had health insurance coverage and 7.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 69.2% and public coverage was 48.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 04640 had a total population of 2,450 - 1,281 (52.3%) females and 1,169 (47.7%) males. The median age was 54.8 years. An estimated 14.2% of the population was under 18 years, 26.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 31.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04640 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 69 69
5 to 9 28 2
10 to 14 29 88
15 to 19 35 82
20 to 24 29 78
25 to 29 62 73
30 to 34 103 47
35 to 39 48 41
40 to 44 95 79
45 to 49 37 25
50 to 54 45 67
55 to 59 117 95
60 to 64 127 119
65 to 69 105 134
70 to 74 80 115
75 to 79 115 114
80 to 84 30 41
85 and over 15 12

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.9% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 15.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.5% of the people in 04640 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.9% of the people in 04640 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,117 households in 04640. The average household size was 2.16 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.9% of the households in 04640 while cohabiting couple households made up 20% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 22.3% of all households, while 13.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.4% of all households.

In 04640, 17.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 48% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.9
Cohabiting Couples 20
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.6% of males and 46% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.5 26.5
Now married, except separated 47.6 46
Separated 0 0.7
Widowed 7.6 8.6
Divorced 11.4 18.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04640, 42 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 64.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.6% of the people living in 04640 were U.S. natives. 57.1% of the 04640 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.4% of 04640 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 40.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 62.7 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04640 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 04640.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 37.3
Asia 11.9
Europe 18.6
Africa 0
Northern America 32.2
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04640 in 2020-2024, 3.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.2% of people at least five years old; 1.2% 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 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 04640 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 90.9
Different house, same county 2.5
Different county, same state 6.2
Different state 0.3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 93.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 36.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04640 was 247 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 8 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 177. College or graduate school enrollment was 62.

Educational Attainment of People in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.9
High school diploma or equivalency 32
Some college, no degree 16
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 20

Disability

In 04640, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 22.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 9.7% of people under 18 years old, to 14% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04640, 54.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 66.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 18.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 771 66.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 177 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 217 18.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04640 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5.2
Construction 19.9
Manufacturing 3.9
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 8.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.2
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 9.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.9
Other Services, except public administration 3
Public administration 4.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04640 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 419 36
Service occupations 179 15.4
Sales and office occupations 188 16.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 315 27
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 64 5.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76% of 04640 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 16.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 29.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 16.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 1.1
Other means 1.2
Worked from home 5.4

In 2020-2024, 04640 had a total of 1,479 housing units. Of these housing units, 78.2% 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"). 7.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 14.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 78.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 7.6
Mobile homes 14.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

9.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04640 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 54.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04640 had 1,117 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 362 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80.6% while renters occupied 19.4%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.07.

2.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.6% and another 18.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04640:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04640 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 33.3
Electricity 5.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 47.7
All other fuels 13.7
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04640 was $269,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 49.3 % had a mortgage. 50.7% 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 $1,541 and for owners without a mortgage it was $715.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04640 was $1,171. 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.