Penobscot, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Penobscot: | $274,071 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,263 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,344 (38 farm, 1,306 nonfarm))
Houses: 723 (533 occupied: 461 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 18 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $487,314.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,005 (lower quartile is $802, upper quartile is $1,097)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $955
Median gross rent in Penobscot, ME in 2022: $1,181
Housing units in Penobscot with a mortgage: 120 (6 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 123
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 53,242- In family households: 41,498 (10,359 male householders, 4,475 female householders)
11,849 spouses, 11,906 children (10,829 natural, 403 adopted, 674 stepchildren), 604 grandchildren, 212 brothers or sisters, 297 parents, foster children, 290 other relatives, 1,303 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,744 (4,265 male householders (3,191 living alone)), 5,122 female householders (4,160 living alone)), 2,357 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,176 (318 institutionalized population)
8,022 married couples with children.
2,689 single-parent households (801 men, 1,888 women).
98.0% of residents of Penobscot speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 26 (1.7%)
(53.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Penobscot, Maine
- 6no bedroom
- 201 bedroom
- 1162 bedrooms
- 2103 bedrooms
- 874 bedrooms
- 225+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penobscot, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 151 bedroom
- 292 bedrooms
- 243 bedrooms
- 44 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Penobscot in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 14no vehicle
- 1091 vehicle
- 2432 vehicles
- 693 vehicles
- 244 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Penobscot in renter-occupied apartments
- 4no vehicle
- 251 vehicle
- 212 vehicles
- 203 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Penobscot, Maine
- 41 room
- 72 rooms
- 213 rooms
- 514 rooms
- 925 rooms
- 1186 rooms
- 717 rooms
- 608 rooms
- 379+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penobscot, Maine
- 01 room
- 62 rooms
- 123 rooms
- 174 rooms
- 195 rooms
- 126 rooms
- 67 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Penobscot, ME household income distribution
- 13,924Less than $10,000
- 25,918$10,000 to $19,999
- 26,849$20,000 to $29,999
- 26,703$30,000 to $39,999
- 26,771$40,000 to $49,999
- 26,794$50,000 to $59,999
- 33,809$60,000 to $74,999
- 51,026$75,000 to $99,999
- 36,860$100,000 to $124,999
- 24,588$125,000 to $149,999
- 27,162$150,000 to $199,999
- 28,082$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.2%
Number of people working at home: 94 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 40
- 5 to 9 minutes: 55
- 10 to 14 minutes: 55
- 15 to 19 minutes: 103
- 20 to 24 minutes: 99
- 25 to 29 minutes: 23
- 30 to 34 minutes: 73
- 35 to 39 minutes: 26
- 40 to 44 minutes: 9
- 45 to 59 minutes: 37
- 60 to 89 minutes: 21
- 90 or more minutes: 10
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 437 (74.3%)
- Carpooled: 77 (13.1%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0.9%)
- Subway or elevated: 3 (0.5%)
- Walked: 21 (3.6%)
- Other means: 8 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 37 (6.3%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Penobscot, Maine
- 31995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 21980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 11Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 316 (24.5%)
- United States: 235 (18.2%)
- Irish: 133 (10.3%)
- Other: 117 (9.1%)
- German: 92 (7.1%)
- Scottish: 77 (6.0%)
- French: 61 (4.7%)
- French Canadian: 50 (3.9%)
- Italian: 43 (3.3%)
- Polish: 24 (1.9%)
- Swedish: 24 (1.9%)
- Dutch: 21 (1.6%)
- Scotch-Irish: 19 (1.5%)
- Norwegian: 11 (0.9%)
- Ukrainian: 11 (0.9%)
- Welsh: 11 (0.9%)
- Portuguese: 9 (0.7%)
- Slovak: 7 (0.5%)
- Danish: 6 (0.5%)
- Hungarian: 6 (0.5%)
- Swiss: 6 (0.5%)
- Czech: 5 (0.4%)
- Greek: 3 (0.2%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.2%)
- Russian: 2 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Penobscot: | 23.8% (5) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (450) |
| Penobscot: | 19.0% (4) |
| Maine: | 0.4% (151) |
| Penobscot: | 14.3% (3) |
| Maine: | 0.6% (234) |
| Penobscot: | 14.3% (3) |
| Maine: | 1.1% (412) |
| Penobscot: | 9.5% (2) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| Penobscot: | 9.5% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.9% (335) |
| Penobscot: | 9.5% (2) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 844
- Other state: 457
- Northeast: 291
- Midwest: 52
- South: 65
- West: 49
62% of Penobscot residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 16
- 9th grade: 7
- 10th grade: 5
- 11th grade: 13
- 12th grade, no diploma: 12
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 187
- Less than 1 year of college: 17
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 53
- Associate degree: 20
- Bachelor's degree: 92
- Master's degree: 21
- Professional school degree: 7
- Doctorate degree: 10
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 13
- 9th grade: 11
- 10th grade: 8
- 11th grade: 12
- 12th grade, no diploma: 12
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 171
- Less than 1 year of college: 55
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 95
- Associate degree: 37
- Bachelor's degree: 95
- Master's degree: 26
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 7
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 634
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 14
- Mobile homes: 69
Median worth of mobile homes: $97,500
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%
- 70.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.1%Wood
- 3.7%Electricity
- 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Other fuel
- 79.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.5%Wood
- 5.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.8%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 31.0% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 24.1% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
