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04924

Canaan, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,063
Median household income
$57,781
People below poverty
12.9%
Median home value
$159,900

Income

The median income of households in 04924 was $57,781. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 3
$15,000 to $24,999 13.1
$25,000 to $34,999 9.5
$35,000 to $49,999 13.8
$50,000 to $74,999 19
$75,000 to $99,999 13.7
$100,000 to $149,999 18.9
$150,000 to $199,999 1.6
$200,000 or more 4.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 59222
Female 41143

An estimated 77.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 37.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $21,760. 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 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.2
Social Security 37.4
Retirement income 25.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.3
Cash public assistance income 7.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 18.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 14.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 18.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 14.1

In 2020-2024, 23.9 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 39.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 24.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 21.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04924 in 2020-2024, 92.3% had health insurance coverage and 7.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 61.5% and public coverage was 48.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 9.8%.


In 2020-2024, 04924 had a total population of 2,063 - 925 (44.8%) females and 1,138 (55.2%) males. The median age was 44.2 years. An estimated 22.2% of the population was under 18 years, 26.1% was 19 to 44 years, 30.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04924 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 91 52
5 to 9 64 22
10 to 14 43 63
15 to 19 100 74
20 to 24 28 42
25 to 29 59 48
30 to 34 42 42
35 to 39 62 62
40 to 44 90 62
45 to 49 40 81
50 to 54 84 59
55 to 59 114 22
60 to 64 91 138
65 to 69 107 44
70 to 74 49 54
75 to 79 50 24
80 to 84 17 27
85 and over 7 9

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.9% were White; 1.1% were Black or African American; 21.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0.6% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 04924 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 91.9% of the people in 04924 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 901 households in 04924. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 58.3% of the households in 04924 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 10.2% of all households, while 25.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 24.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.2% of all households.

In 04924, 29% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 34.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 58.3
Cohabiting Couples 5.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.2

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.4% of males and 66.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 26.2 21.1
Now married, except separated 56.4 66.9
Separated 4.6 0.5
Widowed 2.1 5.2
Divorced 10.7 6.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04924, 58 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 43.1% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.5% of the people living in 04924 were U.S. natives. 64.4% of the 04924 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.5% of 04924 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 81.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04924 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 04924.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 0
Europe 9.7
Africa 18.1
Northern America 0
Oceania 72.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04924 in 2020-2024, 2.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% 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 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0
Other Indo-European languages 2.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 04924 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.7
Different house, same county 1.5
Different county, same state 4.4
Different state 0.4
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 94.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 24.1% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04924 was 350 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 16 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 282. College or graduate school enrollment was 52.

Educational Attainment of People in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 5.7
High school diploma or equivalency 34.2
Some college, no degree 20.4
Associate's degree 15.6
Bachelor's degree 16.3
Graduate or professional degree 7.7

Disability

In 04924, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.2 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 12.4% of people under 18 years old, to 11.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 25.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04924, 59.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 67.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 22.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 679 67.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 227 22.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 101 10

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04924 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 3.8
Construction 16.8
Manufacturing 10.2
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 10
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.5
Information 1.9
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.6
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 4.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 28.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.9
Other Services, except public administration 9
Public administration 1.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04924 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 361 35.8
Service occupations 149 14.8
Sales and office occupations 165 16.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 211 21
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 121 12

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.8% of 04924 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 33.9 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.5
Other means 1.9
Worked from home 3.1

In 2020-2024, 04924 had a total of 1,076 housing units. Of these housing units, 67% 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"). 3.9% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 28.5% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 67
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.9
Mobile homes 28.5
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

9.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04924 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 59.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04924 had 901 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 85.7% while renters occupied 14.3%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.2 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.8.

2% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6% and another 26.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04924:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04924 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 16.2
Electricity 5.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 36.2
All other fuels 41.9
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04924 was $159,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 58.5 % had a mortgage. 41.5% 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 $1,206 and for owners without a mortgage it was $420.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04924 was $922. 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.