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04988

Unity, ME · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
1,894
Median household income
$62,929
People below poverty
16.8%
Median home value
$203,600

Income

The median income of households in 04988 was $62,929. An estimated 7.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.1
$10,000 to $14,999 8.5
$15,000 to $24,999 4.3
$25,000 to $34,999 2
$35,000 to $49,999 15.5
$50,000 to $74,999 23.3
$75,000 to $99,999 21.1
$100,000 to $149,999 14.1
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1
$200,000 or more 1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47500
Female 40417

An estimated 67.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 32.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,237. 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 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 67.2
Social Security 32.1
Retirement income 19
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.3
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 21.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 16.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 21.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 16.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.6

In 2020-2024, 23.6 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 3.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 43.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 12.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 04988 in 2020-2024, 89.3% had health insurance coverage and 10.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.5% and public coverage was 33.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 14.6%.


In 2020-2024, 04988 had a total population of 1,894 - 1,014 (53.5%) females and 880 (46.5%) males. The median age was 27.8 years. An estimated 13.9% of the population was under 18 years, 35.9% was 19 to 44 years, 18.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.4 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 04988 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 24 22
5 to 9 31 29
10 to 14 32 45
15 to 19 171 266
20 to 24 85 170
25 to 29 68 75
30 to 34 61 48
35 to 39 40 35
40 to 44 36 62
45 to 49 106 46
50 to 54 51 15
55 to 59 22 49
60 to 64 34 37
65 to 69 26 55
70 to 74 39 14
75 to 79 44 23
80 to 84 0 6
85 and over 10 17

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 91.4% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 11.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.4% were Asian; 0.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 3.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 2.9% of the people in 04988 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 90.1% of the people in 04988 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 588 households in 04988. The average household size was 2.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 43.9% of the households in 04988 while cohabiting couple households made up 15% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 20.6% of all households, while 20.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 10.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.4% of all households.

In 04988, 24% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 43.9
Cohabiting Couples 15
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
20.6

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 36.1% of males and 26.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 47.7 60
Now married, except separated 36.1 26.7
Separated 1.4 0
Widowed 1.1 4.5
Divorced 13.7 8.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 04988, 13 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.3% of the people living in 04988 were U.S. natives. 53.9% of the 04988 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.7% of 04988 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 66.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 78.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 04988 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 04988.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 26.8
Europe 66.2
Africa 0
Northern America 7
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 04988 in 2020-2024, 8.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.4% of people at least five years old; 1.5% 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 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.4
Other Indo-European languages 4.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 0.3

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 74.6 % of the people at least one year old living in 04988 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 74.6
Different house, same county 9.3
Different county, same state 8.5
Different state 7.5
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 88.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 11.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 04988 was 809 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 12 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 238. College or graduate school enrollment was 559.

Educational Attainment of People in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 11.2
High school diploma or equivalency 29.9
Some college, no degree 24.8
Associate's degree 12.2
Bachelor's degree 16.9
Graduate or professional degree 5

Disability

In 04988, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 16.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.7% of people under 18 years old, to 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 04988, 58.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 38.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 69.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.4 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 685 69.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 174 17.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 122 12.4

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 04988 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 3
Manufacturing 13.6
Wholesale trade 6.2
Retail trade 10.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 2.2
Information 0.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 0.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 16.7
Other Services, except public administration 4.7
Public administration 6.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 04988 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 333 33.9
Service occupations 212 21.6
Sales and office occupations 235 24
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 37 3.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 164 16.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 57% of 04988 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 9.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 57
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 9.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 17.2
Other means 0.7
Worked from home 15.7

In 2020-2024, 04988 had a total of 828 housing units. Of these housing units, 71.3% 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"). 17.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 71.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 17.5
Mobile homes 11
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 12.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 04988 was 5.6 rooms, and of these housing units 48.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 04988 had 588 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 240 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73% while renters occupied 27%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.41 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.96.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.2% and another 20.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 04988:

House Heating Fuel Used in 04988 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24
Electricity 9.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 42.7
All other fuels 23.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 04988 was $203,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 61.5 % had a mortgage. 38.5% 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 $1,393 and for owners without a mortgage it was $556.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 04988 was $873. 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.