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Zip Code 04861 - Population, Income & Demographics

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🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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🌍 State: ME - Maine

🏑 City: Thomaston

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Knox County

⏰ Timezone: America/New_York

☎️ Area Codes: 207

Income

The median income of households in 04861 was $53,775. An estimated 2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2
$10,000 to $14,999 6.4
$15,000 to $24,999 10.4
$25,000 to $34,999 11.1
$35,000 to $49,999 17.3
$50,000 to $74,999 19
$75,000 to $99,999 11.1
$100,000 to $149,999 17.7
$150,000 to $199,999 5
$200,000 or more 0

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 50500
Female 45526

An estimated 64.7% of households received earnings. An estimated 61.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 32.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,398. 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 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 64.7
Social Security 61.8
Retirement income 32.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8
Cash public assistance income 4.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 8.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 0% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 7.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 8.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 0
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 7.5

In 2019-2023, 14.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 13.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 53.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 23% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04861 in 2019-2023, 96.2% had health insurance coverage and 3.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 68.7% and public coverage was 51.2%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 8.3%.


In 2019-2023, 04861 had a total population of 2,761 - 1,515 (54.9%) females and 1,246 (45.1%) males. The median age was 57.7 years. An estimated 15.6% of the population was under 18 years, 21.1% was 19 to 44 years, 28.4% was 45 to 64 years, and 34 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04861 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 59 22
5 to 9 52 38
10 to 14 119 22
15 to 19 119 26
20 to 24 16 30
25 to 29 77 43
30 to 34 45 61
35 to 39 66 41
40 to 44 87 116
45 to 49 25 33
50 to 54 114 98
55 to 59 29 85
60 to 64 151 249
65 to 69 126 324
70 to 74 84 114
75 to 79 21 79
80 to 84 31 95
85 and over 25 39

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 88.1% were White; 1.4% were Black or African American; 1.4% 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 2.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 04861 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 04861 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 1,361 households in 04861. The average household size was 2.01 people.

Married-couple households made up 45% of the households in 04861 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 40.3% of all households, while 8.4% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 3.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 31.2% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.7% of all households.

In 04861, 15.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 53.8% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 45
Cohabiting Couples 6.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
8.4
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
40.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 49.7% of males and 46.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31.3 16.7
Now married, except separated 49.7 46.3
Separated 0 0.1
Widowed 2.2 4.3
Divorced 16.8 32.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04861, 32 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 56.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 93.2% of the people living in 04861 were U.S. natives. 49.3% of the 04861 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.8% of 04861 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 10.1% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 13.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04861 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 04861.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 80.3
Asia 0
Europe 5.9
Africa 0
Northern America 13.8
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04861 in 2019-2023, 7.2 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 7.2% of people at least five years old; 5.6% 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 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 7.2
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 92.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 04861 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 92.9
Different house, same county 2.4
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 3
Abroad 0

Education

In 2019-2023, 92.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 29.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04861 was 480 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 50 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 351. College or graduate school enrollment was 79.

Educational Attainment of People in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.2
High school diploma or equivalency 40.4
Some college, no degree 17.8
Associate's degree 5.4
Bachelor's degree 12.5
Graduate or professional degree 16.6

Disability

In 04861, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 19 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.4% of people under 18 years old, to 13% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 33.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04861, 53.6 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 44.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 7.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 13.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,017 78.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 94 7.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 178 13.8

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04861 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 4.4
Construction 15.6
Manufacturing 6.2
Wholesale trade 3
Retail trade 14
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.3
Information 1.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.4
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 16.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.7
Other Services, except public administration 7.5
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04861 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 276 21.4
Service occupations 214 16.6
Sales and office occupations 284 22
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 241 18.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 274 21.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 85.1% of 04861 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 10% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 16.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 85.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 2.8
Worked from home 2.1

In 2019-2023, 04861 had a total of 1,445 housing units. Of these housing units, 72.1% 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"). 26.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 72.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 26.9
Mobile homes 1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 46.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04861 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 62.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 04861 had 1,361 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 84 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 71.8% while renters occupied 28.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.19 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.57.

1.2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 5.3% and another 19% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04861:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04861 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 11.6
Electricity 9.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 69
All other fuels 9.5
No fuel used 0

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04861 was $260,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 50.9 % had a mortgage. 49.1% 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 $1,656 and for owners without a mortgage it was $693.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04861 was $891. 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.