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04847

Hope, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,748
Median household income
$86,766
People below poverty
5.3%
Median home value
$373,400

Income

The median income of households in 04847 was $86,766. An estimated 1.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.4
$10,000 to $14,999 0.4
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 2.7
$35,000 to $49,999 9.2
$50,000 to $74,999 18.6
$75,000 to $99,999 19.9
$100,000 to $149,999 20.4
$150,000 to $199,999 13.4
$200,000 or more 8.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65833
Female 53393

An estimated 80.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 35.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,836. 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 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.4
Social Security 35.5
Retirement income 25.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.6
Cash public assistance income 2.7

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 5.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 6.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 5.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 6.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 5

In 2020-2024, 5.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 42.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 15.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04847 in 2020-2024, 89% had health insurance coverage and 11% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 66.7% and public coverage was 36.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 14.4%.


In 2020-2024, 04847 had a total population of 1,748 - 961 (55%) females and 787 (45%) males. The median age was 44.6 years. An estimated 23.3% of the population was under 18 years, 26.4% was 19 to 44 years, 26.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04847 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 75 71
5 to 9 32 78
10 to 14 19 73
15 to 19 45 55
20 to 24 17 21
25 to 29 28 16
30 to 34 40 76
35 to 39 66 38
40 to 44 66 92
45 to 49 63 55
50 to 54 65 42
55 to 59 59 50
60 to 64 36 101
65 to 69 64 81
70 to 74 64 70
75 to 79 26 18
80 to 84 13 17
85 and over 9 7

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 94.5% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 20% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.4% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.9% of the people in 04847 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 94.3% of the people in 04847 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 695 households in 04847. The average household size was 2.48 people.

Married-couple households made up 60.1% of the households in 04847 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 16.4% of all households, while 13.2% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 9.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 19.3% of all households.

In 04847, 37.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 60.1
Cohabiting Couples 10.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
13.2
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62% of males and 62.2% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.1 22.2
Now married, except separated 62 62.2
Separated 0.5 0.8
Widowed 3.8 5.4
Divorced 8.6 9.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04847, 21 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 14.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.1% of the people living in 04847 were U.S. natives. 59.8% of the 04847 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.9% of 04847 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 52.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04847 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 04847.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 35.3
Europe 20.6
Africa 0
Northern America 44.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04847 in 2020-2024, 8.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.2% of people at least five years old; 0.4% 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 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.2
Other Indo-European languages 5
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 04847 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94.3
Different house, same county 1.6
Different county, same state 0.3
Different state 3.6
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 47.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04847 was 343 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 40 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 266. College or graduate school enrollment was 37.

Educational Attainment of People in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.9
High school diploma or equivalency 21
Some college, no degree 14.1
Associate's degree 13.6
Bachelor's degree 30.6
Graduate or professional degree 16.8

Disability

In 04847, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.7% of people under 18 years old, to 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 23.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04847, 62.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.6% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 74.7% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 649 74.7
Federal, state, or local government workers 96 11
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 121 13.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04847 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7.5
Construction 9.6
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 2
Retail trade 8.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.2
Information 0.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 11.2
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 29.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04847 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 457 52.6
Service occupations 108 12.4
Sales and office occupations 130 15
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 95 10.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 79 9.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 65.6% of 04847 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 65.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 2.7
Other means 6
Worked from home 18.3

In 2020-2024, 04847 had a total of 870 housing units. Of these housing units, 95.7% 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"). 0.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 3.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 95.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0.9
Mobile homes 3.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.6% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04847 was 6 rooms, and of these housing units 60.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04847 had 695 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 175 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 92.9% while renters occupied 7.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.12.

0.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 14.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 1.3% and another 24.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04847:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04847 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 20.1
Electricity 7.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 52.1
All other fuels 20.2
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04847 was $373,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.7 % had a mortgage. 33.3% 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 $1,733 and for owners without a mortgage it was $727.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04847 was $1,219. 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.