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04732

Ashland, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,427
Median household income
$49,479
People below poverty
20%
Median home value
$127,700

Income

The median income of households in 04732 was $49,479. An estimated 13.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 13.3
$10,000 to $14,999 12
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 8.6
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7
$50,000 to $74,999 19.9
$75,000 to $99,999 10
$100,000 to $149,999 12.2
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 or more 2.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53750
Female 31319

An estimated 59.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 21.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,010. 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 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 59.3
Social Security 44.8
Retirement income 21.4
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 2.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 27.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 22.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 17% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20
Children under 18 years below poverty 27.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 22.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 17

In 2020-2024, 24.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 22.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 77.8% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 15% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04732 in 2020-2024, 90.8% had health insurance coverage and 9.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 50.1% and public coverage was 57.9%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.7%.


In 2020-2024, 04732 had a total population of 1,427 - 696 (48.8%) females and 731 (51.2%) males. The median age was 49.4 years. An estimated 13.3% of the population was under 18 years, 29.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 29.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04732 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 17 9
5 to 9 22 12
10 to 14 35 47
15 to 19 47 22
20 to 24 28 9
25 to 29 27 65
30 to 34 22 11
35 to 39 118 45
40 to 44 36 63
45 to 49 55 39
50 to 54 38 34
55 to 59 58 34
60 to 64 63 56
65 to 69 81 44
70 to 74 55 83
75 to 79 9 21
80 to 84 20 24
85 and over 0 78

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 93.9% were White; 0.6% were Black or African American; 23.2% 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 2.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 3.7% of the people in 04732 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.4% of the people in 04732 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 723 households in 04732. The average household size was 1.97 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.3% of the households in 04732 while cohabiting couple households made up 13.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 33.5% of all households, while 19.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 24.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 43.2% of all households.

In 04732, 16% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 46.1% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.3
Cohabiting Couples 13.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
19.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
33.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.6% of males and 38.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 34.7 22.3
Now married, except separated 41.6 38.9
Separated 0.6 0.6
Widowed 5.2 20.5
Divorced 18 17.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04732, 17 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 82.4% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.9% of the people living in 04732 were U.S. natives. 70.2% of the 04732 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.1% of 04732 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 68.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04732 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 04732.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 68.2
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 6.8
Oceania 25

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04732 in 2020-2024, 6.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.7% of people at least five years old; 1.7% 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 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.7
Other Indo-European languages 2.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.5 % of the people at least one year old living in 04732 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.5
Different house, same county 3.6
Different county, same state 1.2
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0.4

Education

In 2020-2024, 89.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 15% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 10.6% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04732 was 223 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 6 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 170. College or graduate school enrollment was 47.

Educational Attainment of People in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 10.6
High school diploma or equivalency 41.5
Some college, no degree 19.8
Associate's degree 13
Bachelor's degree 9.2
Graduate or professional degree 5.9

Disability

In 04732, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 24 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 10.5% of people under 18 years old, to 17.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 43.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04732, 55.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 578 81.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 94 13.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 34 4.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04732 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 11.8
Construction 6.7
Manufacturing 20
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 9.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.8
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 2.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 2.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0.3
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 6.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04732 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 138 19.5
Service occupations 163 23.1
Sales and office occupations 96 13.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 97 13.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 212 30

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81% of 04732 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 24.8 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.3
Other means 6.3
Worked from home 4.3

In 2020-2024, 04732 had a total of 1,018 housing units. Of these housing units, 63.8% 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"). 15.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 20.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63.8
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.5
Mobile homes 20.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

3.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 18.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04732 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 53.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04732 had 723 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 295 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.2% while renters occupied 28.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.18 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.47.

1.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 15.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.9% and another 10.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04732:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04732 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 9.7
Electricity 5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 62.9
All other fuels 22
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04732 was $127,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 39.4 % had a mortgage. 60.6% 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 $1,234 and for owners without a mortgage it was $411.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04732 was $NaN. 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.

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.