04231 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 285
Zip code population in 2010: 236
Zip code population in 2000: 254

Houses and condos: 318
Renter-occupied apartments: 15
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04231: 89.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 34.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,415 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,558 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 04231:

• High school or higher: 94.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.7%
• Unemployed: 1.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04231:

• Never married: 27.9%
• Now married: 53.6%
• Separated: 6.0%
• Widowed: 3.6%
• Divorced: 9.0%

• 
• • 27997.9%White
  • 41.4%Two or more races
  • 20.7%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04231, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,254 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,254
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $29,750 (reported on 76.9% of returns)

Here:	$29,750
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 983.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3423.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8265.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 38.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.7% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $667 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	$667
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,800 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$2,800
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 186.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 100.0%

Here:	100%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 150.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04231, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $37,709 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,709
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $28,860 (reported on 90.9% of returns)

Here:	$28,860
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.8% for AGIs below $25k, 79.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $125 (reported on 36.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$125
Maine:	$1,221

Ordinary dividends: $700 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$700
State:	$5,812

Earned income credit: $1,767 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,767
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.5%

Here:	55%
State:	48%

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04231, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,385 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,385
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $26,435 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$26,435
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $10k, 82.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $236 (reported on 38.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$236
Maine:	$1,367

Taxable dividends: $462 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	$462
State:	$3,533

Profit/loss from business: +$5,885 (reported on 18.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,885
State:	+$10,755

Total itemized deductions: $11,348 (25% of AGI, reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	$11,348
State:	$18,231

Here:	24.9% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $882 (2% of AGI, reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$882
State:	$2,466

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

Total tax: $2,853 (reported on 76.2% of returns)

04231:	$2,853
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,344 (reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,344
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.6%

Here:	57%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 40.6% for AGIs below $10k, 61.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 04051, 04267, 04217, 04040, 04286, 04088.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 11
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 107

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 45 (19 now married, 25 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04231 with a mortgage: 43 (2 second mortgage, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,216
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $463

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 04231 household income distribution in 2022

• 5Less than $10,000
• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 8$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$40,000 to $44,999
• 10$45,000 to $49,999
• 13$60,000 to $74,999
• 17$75,000 to $99,999
• 3$100,000 to $124,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04231

• 10Less than $10,000
• 1$50,000 to $59,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 7$150,000 to $174,999
• 9$175,000 to $199,999
• 10$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 4$300,000 to $399,999
• 6$400,000 to $499,999
• 11$500,000 to $749,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04231

• 1$700 to $749
• 1$800 to $899
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 9No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,152.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $911,172.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $208,293
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $246,244

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $223,648 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $143,834 - $332,465

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $284,269

Here:	$284,269
State:	$364,324

Mobile homes: $92,485

Here:	$92,485
State:	$142,980

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 282
• One, attached: 2
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 4
• 10 to 19: 7
• 20 to 49: 4
• 50 or more: 1
• Mobile homes: 11
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1

Unemployment: 1.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04231

• 54.8%58Drove a car alone
• 3.8%4Carpooled
• 3.8%4Subway or elevated
• 1.9%2Walked
• 42.5%45Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04231

• 5Less than 5 minutes
• 35 to 9 minutes
• 610 to 14 minutes
• 515 to 19 minutes
• 420 to 24 minutes
• 1930 to 34 minutes
• 240 to 44 minutes
• 1545 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 74.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 285

• Male householders: 56 (22 living alone), Female householders: 63 (22 living alone)

• 57 spouses (56 opposite-sex spouses), 6 unmarried partners, (5 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 36 children (32 natural, 4 adopted, 1 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 16 parents, 0 foster children, 38 other relatives, 3 non-relatives

Size of family households: 48 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 1 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 6 2-persons

18 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 men).

100.3% of residents of 04231 zip code speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.4%

Population in 1990: 429.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 120
• Northeast: 128
• Midwest: 18
• South: 14
• West: 5

65% of the 04231 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

96% of the 04231 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 40

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 04231 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	7	75.0 years
Helen	4	79.8 years
John	4	81.0 years
Francis	3	77.3 years
William	3	81.0 years
Dorothy	2	70.5 years
Gladys	2	97.5 years
Anna	2	84.5 years
Annie	2	84.0 years
Arthur	2	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 04231 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Adams	4	72.5 years
Allen	4	80.0 years
Grover	4	90.5 years
Nelson	4	79.0 years
Stearns	4	80.5 years
Andrews	3	73.4 years
Mckeen	3	74.3 years
Morrison	3	72.3 years
Rowe	3	77.7 years
Vail	3	83.7 years