04970 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,527
Zip code population in 2010: 1,620
Zip code population in 2000: 1,325

Houses and condos: 2,487
Renter-occupied apartments: 219
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04970: 87.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 230.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 16.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $2,017 (0.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,980 (0.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 04970:

• High school or higher: 93.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.5%
• Unemployed: 7.4%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04970:

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 61.3%
• Separated: 0.1%
• Widowed: 2.5%
• Divorced: 18.4%

• 
• • 1,50298.4%White
  • 161.0%Hispanic or Latino
  • 50.3%Two or more races
  • 30.2%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04970, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $74,253 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$74,253
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $52,003 (reported on 77.6% of returns)

Here:	$52,003
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1297.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3668.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6862.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8258.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14304.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,456 (reported on 37.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,456
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.0% for AGIs below $25k, 22.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 177.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 185.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,900 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,900
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.0% for AGIs below $25k, 90.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 215.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 432.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 717.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,852 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	+$17,852
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 19.3% for AGIs below $25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 291.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1046.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2194.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$18,711 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	+$18,711
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 304.0% for AGIs below $25k, 277.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 481.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 118.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3040.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $26,342 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

04970:	$26,342
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 142.7% for AGIs below $25k, 868.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3341.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,529 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$25,529
State:	$31,197

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 423.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1705.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,460 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

Here:	$5,460
State:	$9,863

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 48.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 292.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,171 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

04970:	$7,171
State:	$8,241

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 119.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 478.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,820 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,820
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.0% for AGIs below $25k, 59.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.8%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.5% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04970, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,827 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,827
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $31,617 (reported on 77.9% of returns)

Here:	$31,617
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.3% for AGIs below $25k, 67.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,377 (reported on 40.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,377
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,890 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,890
State:	$5,812

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$13,929 (reported on 22.1% of returns)

Here:	+$13,929
State:	+$11,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,717 (reported on 23.4% of returns)

Here:	+$15,717
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 10.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,500 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

04970:	$12,500
Maine:	$13,385

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,536 (22% of AGI, reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$20,536
State:	$21,859

Here:	22.3% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,925 (reported on 20.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,925
State:	$2,741

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,636 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

04970:	$8,636
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,655 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,655
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.9%

Here:	65%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 60.6% for AGIs below $25k, 63.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04970, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $51,962 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,962
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $30,094 (reported on 79.9% of returns)

Here:	$30,094
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 108.3% for AGIs below $10k, 66.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,222 (reported on 56.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,222
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,005 (reported on 33.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,005
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$27,837 (reported on 29.1% of returns)

Here:	+$27,837
State:	+$11,433

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 31.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,747 (reported on 29.1% of returns)

Here:	+$14,747
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 9.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,630 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

04970:	$3,630
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $18,887 (18% of AGI, reported on 29.9% of returns)

Here:	$18,887
State:	$18,231

Here:	17.6% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,167 (2% of AGI, reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,167
State:	$2,466

Here:	1.9% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $8,180 (reported on 81.9% of returns)

04970:	$8,180
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,459 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,459
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.0%

Here:	69%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 58.9% for AGIs below $10k, 62.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04982, 04964, 04983, 04966, 04275, 04947.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 66
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 733

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 5 (3 now married, 2 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 173 (100 now married, 72 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04970 with a mortgage: 317 (20 second mortgage, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 28

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,381
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $617

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

• Zip code 04970 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 89$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 34$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 31$40,000 to $44,999
• 94$45,000 to $49,999
• 87$50,000 to $59,999
• 76$60,000 to $74,999
• 164$75,000 to $99,999
• 73$100,000 to $124,999
• 21$125,000 to $149,999
• 17$150,000 to $199,999
• 50$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04970

• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 14$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$150,000 to $174,999
• 37$175,000 to $199,999
• 76$200,000 to $249,999
• 30$250,000 to $299,999
• 92$300,000 to $399,999
• 146$400,000 to $499,999
• 22$500,000 to $749,999
• 11$750,000 to $999,999
• 24$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 13$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04970

• 6$250 to $299
• 4$300 to $349
• 5$350 to $399
• 41$400 to $449
• 11$500 to $549
• 21$550 to $599
• 31$600 to $649
• 13$700 to $749
• 16$800 to $899
• 20$900 to $999
• 10$1,500 to $1,999
• 16$2,000 to $2,499
• 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $728.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $295,040.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $258,091

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $292,737 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $194,455 - $497,103

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,142
• One, attached: 101
• Two: 22
• 3 or 4: 82
• 5 to 9: 51
• 10 to 19: 12
• 20 to 49: 5
• Mobile homes: 68

Unemployment: 7.4%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04970

• 74.0%597Drove a car alone
• 13.3%107Carpooled
• 3.1%25Walked
• 6.2%50Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04970

• 58Less than 5 minutes
• 3155 to 9 minutes
• 17810 to 14 minutes
• 4215 to 19 minutes
• 620 to 24 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 2430 to 34 minutes
• 6745 to 59 minutes
• 860 to 89 minutes
• 2790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,527

• Male householders: 379 (184 living alone), Female householders: 421 (90 living alone)

• 398 spouses (391 opposite-sex spouses), 27 unmarried partners, (22 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 231 children (217 natural, 14 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 6 foster children, 36 other relatives, 23 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 342 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 49 4-persons, 23 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 271 1-person, 30 2-persons, 2 3-persons

119 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (22 men, 47 women).

99.1% of residents of 04970 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (50% very well, 50% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• RANGELEY LAKES REGIONAL SCHOOL (43 MERDOLIA ROAD PO BOX 97 in RANGELEY, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-36003
  Organizations: RANGELEY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NEW ENGLAND TELE CO CTL OFFICE (PLEASANT ST in RANGELEY, ME)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO BOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• RANGELEY TOWN OF ADVANCE POLLUTION CON (ADVANCE POLLUTION CONTROL FAC in RANGELEY, ME)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: ADVANCE POLLUTION CONTROL

• RANGELEY, TOWN OF (PO BOX 1070 in RANGELEY, ME)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: RANGELEY WWTF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• SADDLEBACK SKI AREA INC (SADDLEBACK SKI RD in RANGELEY, ME)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: BREEN DONALD (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%

Population in 1990: 1,391.

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

• This state: 880
• Northeast: 354
• Midwest: 96
• South: 98
• West: 59

67% of the 04970 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

95% of the 04970 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• TACTICAL POWER SYSTEMS CORP (357 LOON LAKE ROAD in RANGELEY, ME; small business) : $4,085,240 in 42 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Inspection Services (including commercial testing and lab services, except medical/dental) -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment, Engineering and Technical Services, Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures, and more by Air Force, Navy
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $44,831; 2003: $1,791,792; 2004: $610,125; 2005: $1,060,630; 2006: $577,862.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,075,939 with Air Force for Inspection Services (including commercial testing and lab services, except medical/dental) -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components. Signed on 2003-09-23. Completion date: 2005-03-31.
  $537,418 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2006-09-28.
  $400,965 with Navy for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2004-09-28.
  $192,208 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Signed on 2006-02-16. Completion date: 2006-03-20.
  

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

• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Skiing Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 4, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 7)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (20-49: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 04970 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	13	71.5 years
Richard	11	63.4 years
James	9	78.9 years
William	9	74.9 years
Margaret	8	83.9 years
Ruth	8	83.4 years
Helen	7	81.8 years
Mary	7	85.0 years
Harold	6	73.2 years
Ralph	6	74.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 04970 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Ross	19	71.5 years
Ellis	13	81.8 years
Quimby	11	76.1 years
Wilbur	11	76.9 years
Haley	8	80.7 years
Johnson	7	70.8 years
Oakes	7	75.1 years
Brackett	6	83.6 years
Pillsbury	6	76.7 years
Russell	6	88.3 years

Businesses in zip code 04970

• H&R Block: 1