ZIP Code Tabulation Area

04848

Islesboro, ME · ACS 2020–2024

Download data

Latest estimates

At a glance

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

Total population
636
Median household income
$88,438
People below poverty
15.1%
Median home value
$288,800

Income

The median income of households in 04848 was $88,438. An estimated 3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 8.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than $10,000 3
$10,000 to $14,999 18.8
$15,000 to $24,999 2.4
$25,000 to $34,999 1.8
$35,000 to $49,999 8.5
$50,000 to $74,999 10.6
$75,000 to $99,999 7
$100,000 to $149,999 28.8
$150,000 to $199,999 10.3
$200,000 or more 8.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Dollars
Male 62500
Female 73000

An estimated 56.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 55.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,207. 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 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Earnings 56.7
Social Security 55.5
Retirement income 24.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 1.2
Cash public assistance income 0.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 15.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 27.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6.8% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
People in poverty 15.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 27.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6.8

In 2020-2024, 0 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated NaN% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and NaN% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated NaN% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.

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


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04848 in 2020-2024, 89.3% had health insurance coverage and 10.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 70.6% and public coverage was 45.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9%.


In 2020-2024, 04848 had a total population of 636 - 311 (48.9%) females and 325 (51.1%) males. The median age was 57 years. An estimated 11.2% of the population was under 18 years, 16.6% was 19 to 44 years, 28.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 40.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04848 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 0
5 to 9 10 7
10 to 14 17 29
15 to 19 23 7
20 to 24 0 1
25 to 29 3 28
30 to 34 3 16
35 to 39 14 11
40 to 44 14 15
45 to 49 34 9
50 to 54 24 33
55 to 59 23 39
60 to 64 7 11
65 to 69 88 29
70 to 74 33 48
75 to 79 12 12
80 to 84 8 7
85 and over 12 9

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 95.8% were White; 0% were Black or African American; 21.9% 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 3.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.6% of the people in 04848 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 95.8% of the people in 04848 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 330 households in 04848. The average household size was 1.9 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.1% of the households in 04848 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 17.9% of all households, while 28.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 27.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 15.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 42.5% of all households.

In 04848, 18.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 58.5% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Married-couple households 42.1
Cohabiting Couples 11.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
28.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.6% of males and 56% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.6 18.5
Now married, except separated 44.6 56
Separated 0 0
Widowed 2.7 4
Divorced 20.1 21.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04848, 5 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98% of the people living in 04848 were U.S. natives. 34% of the 04848 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2% of 04848 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 92.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 30.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04848 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 04848.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 61.5
Africa 30.8
Northern America 7.7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04848 in 2020-2024, 2.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.6% of people at least five years old; 0.6% 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 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Spanish 0.6
Other Indo-European languages 1.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92 % of the people at least one year old living in 04848 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Same house 92
Different house, same county 0
Different county, same state 0.9
Different state 5.5
Abroad 1.6

Education

In 2020-2024, 96.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 47.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 3.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04848 was 83 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 77. College or graduate school enrollment was 6.

Educational Attainment of People in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Less than high school diploma 3.3
High school diploma or equivalency 15.1
Some college, no degree 27.9
Associate's degree 5.9
Bachelor's degree 19.2
Graduate or professional degree 28.6

Disability

In 04848, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.7% of people under 18 years old, to 3.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04848, 48.4 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 43.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 212 76.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 32 11.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 32 11.6

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04848 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7.2
Construction 18.8
Manufacturing 0.7
Wholesale trade 1.1
Retail trade 4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.1
Information 0.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 24.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 13.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.4
Other Services, except public administration 15.9
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04848 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 134 48.6
Service occupations 43 15.6
Sales and office occupations 43 15.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 52 18.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4 1.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 49.2% of 04848 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 20.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 7.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 49.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 20.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 8.6
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 20.3

In 2020-2024, 04848 had a total of 701 housing units. Of these housing units, 96% 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. 3.9% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Single-family houses 96
Apartments in multi-unit structures 0
Mobile homes 3.9
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.1

11.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 37.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04848 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 58.9% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04848 had 330 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 371 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 91.8% while renters occupied 8.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.93 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.59.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 10% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.9% and another 27.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04848:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04848 in 2020-2024

View Data Table ↓

Percent
Gas 3.9
Electricity 25.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 56.4
All other fuels 13.3
No fuel used 0.9

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04848 was $288,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 37 % had a mortgage. 63% 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 $1,947 and for owners without a mortgage it was $762.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04848 was $938. 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.