04257 Zip Code (Mexico, ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,795
Zip code population in 2010: 2,681
Zip code population in 2000: 2,874

Houses and condos: 1,535
Renter-occupied apartments: 277
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04257: 83.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 23.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 120 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: $2,440 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,760 (1.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 04257:

• High school or higher: 91.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 3.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04257:

• Never married: 19.3%
• Now married: 62.3%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.1%
• Divorced: 14.2%

• 
• • 2,70296.7%White
  • 642.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 271.0%Two or more races

Urban population: 1,840
Rural population: 954

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04257, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $40,273 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,273
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $34,981 (reported on 83.2% of returns)

Here:	$34,981
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1018.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3455.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6210.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8686.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14992.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $279 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$279
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 42.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $886 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$886
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,233 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,233
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.9% for AGIs below $25k, 27.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,300 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,300
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.2% for AGIs below $25k, 22.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 213.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,360 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

04257:	$12,360
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 49.7% for AGIs below $25k, 87.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 232.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 925.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,316 (reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,316
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.8% for AGIs below $25k, 70.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.7%

Here:	95%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $25k, 97.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04257, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,352 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,352
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $32,603 (reported on 86.5% of returns)

Here:	$32,603
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $462 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$462
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $778 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$778
State:	$5,812

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,875 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	+$1,875
State:	+$11,897

Profit/loss from business: +$5,092 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,092
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,356 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

04257:	$6,356
Maine:	$13,385

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,231 (23% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,231
State:	$21,859

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,550 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,550
State:	$2,741

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,144 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

04257:	$6,144
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,982 (reported on 26.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,982
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.7%

Here:	59%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04257, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,224 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,224
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $27,432 (reported on 84.5% of returns)

Here:	$27,432
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $729 (reported on 33.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$729
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $559 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$559
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,041 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,041
State:	+$11,433

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,651 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,651
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,458 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

04257:	$2,458
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $12,902 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$12,902
State:	$18,231

Here:	21.5% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,360 (2% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,360
State:	$2,466

Here:	2.3% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,125 (reported on 67.4% of returns)

04257:	$3,125
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,658 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,658
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.4%

Here:	61%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 53.5% for AGIs below $10k, 59.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04224, 04290, 04276, 04285, 04219, 04292.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 119
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,082

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 469 (313 now married, 155 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04257 with a mortgage: 365 (24 second mortgage, 24 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 62

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,114
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $399

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

• Zip code 04257 household income distribution in 2022

• 71Less than $10,000
• 60$10,000 to $14,999
• 126$15,000 to $19,999
• 51$20,000 to $24,999
• 65$25,000 to $29,999
• 115$30,000 to $34,999
• 40$35,000 to $39,999
• 45$40,000 to $44,999
• 26$45,000 to $49,999
• 94$50,000 to $59,999
• 125$60,000 to $74,999
• 187$75,000 to $99,999
• 92$100,000 to $124,999
• 45$125,000 to $149,999
• 36$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04257

• 63Less than $10,000
• 71$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 74$50,000 to $59,999
• 41$60,000 to $69,999
• 24$70,000 to $79,999
• 55$80,000 to $89,999
• 40$90,000 to $99,999
• 188$100,000 to $124,999
• 54$125,000 to $149,999
• 61$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 to $249,999
• 17$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04257

• 38$300 to $349
• 30$350 to $399
• 29$500 to $549
• 23$550 to $599
• 52$600 to $649
• 21$700 to $749
• 22$750 to $799
• 27$900 to $999
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 12No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $783.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,109
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $146,712

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $114,436 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,767 - $148,563

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $126,650

Here:	$126,650
State:	$364,324

In 2-unit structures: $118,191

Here:	$118,191
State:	$349,654

Mobile homes: $39,243

Here:	$39,243
State:	$142,980

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 787
• One, attached: 30
• Two: 168
• 3 or 4: 172
• 5 to 9: 53
• 10 to 19: 11
• Mobile homes: 297

Unemployment: 3.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04257

• 79.4%810Drove a car alone
• 9.6%98Carpooled
• 2.7%28Walked
• 4.5%46Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04257

• 101Less than 5 minutes
• 2985 to 9 minutes
• 20310 to 14 minutes
• 7220 to 24 minutes
• 6630 to 34 minutes
• 935 to 39 minutes
• 840 to 44 minutes
• 4245 to 59 minutes
• 8960 to 89 minutes
• 5290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,795

• Male householders: 692 (177 living alone), Female householders: 510 (171 living alone)

• 704 spouses (704 opposite-sex spouses), 72 unmarried partners, (72 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 606 children (539 natural, 52 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 33 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 181 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 9 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 509 2-persons, 120 3-persons, 109 4-persons, 29 6-persons, 41 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 346 1-person, 59 2-persons

360 married couples with children.
46 single-parent households (46 women).

96.3% of residents of 04257 zip code speak English at home.
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MEROBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (21 CROSS STREET in MEXICO, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-27407
  Organizations: MSAD 43 MEXICO (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MOUNTAIN VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (58 HIGHLAND TERRACE in MEXICO, ME)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-27405
  Organizations: MSAD 43 MEXICO (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• RUMFORD AND MEXICO WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY (RIVER ROAD in MEXICO, ME)

  AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: RUMFORD MEXICO SEWER DISTRICT (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , RUMFORD-MEXICO SEWERGE DIST TP (CONTACT/OWNER) , RUMFORD POINT TREATMENT PLANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: RUMFORD-MEXICO S D T P, RUMFORD-MEXICO SEWER DISTRICT, RUMFORD-MEXICO SEWERAGE DIST., RUMFORD POINT TREATMENT PLANT

• SCHOOL OF APPLIED TECH-REGION 9 (377 RIVER ROAD in MEXICO, ME)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-27488
  Organizations: RUMFORD-REGION 9 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MEXICO LAUNDROMAT (MEXICO PLZ in MEXICO, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  Organizations: RONALD ROY (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• NO.OXFORD REG.BOARD (POPLAR HILL in MEXICO, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
  

• MSAD 43 CENTRAL OFFICE (32 PARKER ST in MEXICO, ME)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

• HUTCHINSON, NORMAN & RITA (21 GRANITE ST in MEXICO, ME)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  Alternative names: NORMAN & RITA HUTCHINSON

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%

Population in 1990: 3,316.

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

• This state: 2,261
• Northeast: 309
• Midwest: 59
• West: 22

70% of the 04257 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

90% of the 04257 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 28
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (20-49: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (20-49: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of reported fires - 55 took place in 2017, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (70.9%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (10.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 04257
• 12470.9%Structure Fires
• 1810.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 179.7%Outside Fires
• 169.1%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 04257, Maine

Most common first names in zip code 04257 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	33	73.9 years
Joseph	32	76.3 years
William	27	74.8 years
James	21	69.6 years
Mary	19	75.4 years
Charles	17	76.0 years
Dorothy	15	70.1 years
Frank	15	77.9 years
George	14	75.8 years
Margaret	12	78.8 years

Most common last names in zip code 04257 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Arsenault	43	75.3 years
Gallant	21	74.0 years
Brown	17	77.7 years
Richard	16	76.4 years
Perry	13	73.7 years
Bernard	9	79.2 years
Blanchard	9	82.3 years
Martin	9	72.8 years
Thibodeau	9	70.4 years
Eastman	8	81.8 years

Businesses in zip code 04257
Name	Count		Name	Count
Advance Auto Parts	1		U.S. Cellular	1
RadioShack	1		Walmart	1
Subway	1