04981 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,512
Zip code population in 2010: 2,316
Zip code population in 2000: 2,123

Houses and condos: 1,352
Renter-occupied apartments: 151
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04981: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 66 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: $2,637 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,527 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 04981:

• High school or higher: 97.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 14.2%
• Unemployed: 3.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04981:

• Never married: 21.1%
• Now married: 61.3%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 5.1%
• Divorced: 12.0%

• 
• • 2,44297.3%White
  • 401.6%Two or more races
  • 90.4%Black
  • 90.4%Asian
  • 110.4%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04981, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $56,826 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$56,826
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $48,931 (reported on 73.3% of returns)

Here:	$48,931
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 897.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3146.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6090.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9061.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12583.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $784 (reported on 37.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$784
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.7% for AGIs below $25k, 20.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 125.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 124.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,450 (reported on 20.7% of returns)

Here:	$5,450
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.0% for AGIs below $25k, 26.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 258.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 993.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,948 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	+$9,948
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.3% for AGIs below $25k, 33.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 143.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 173.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1817.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,755 (reported on 17.2% of returns)

Here:	+$8,755
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 180.0% for AGIs below $25k, 167.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 175.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 692.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,129 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

04981:	$15,129
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.4% for AGIs below $25k, 127.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 610.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1193.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,900 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$25,900
State:	$31,197

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 214.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1060.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,067 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,067
State:	$9,863

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 203.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $7,840 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

04981:	$7,840
State:	$8,241

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 265.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,965 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,965
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.6% for AGIs below $25k, 55.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.2%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 91.4% for AGIs below $25k, 94.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.0% 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 04981, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,971 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,971
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $38,357 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$38,357
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,184 (reported on 36.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,184
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,800 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,800
State:	$5,812

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$550 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$550
State:	+$11,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,789 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,789
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,671 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

04981:	$15,671
Maine:	$13,385

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,063 (25% of AGI, reported on 29.4% of returns)

Here:	$20,063
State:	$21,859

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,892 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,892
State:	$2,741

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,090 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

04981:	$8,090
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,150 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.1%

Here:	47%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 41.5% for AGIs below $25k, 46.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04981, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,730 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,730
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $35,858 (reported on 82.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,858
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $948 (reported on 47.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$948
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,450 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,159 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,159
State:	+$11,433

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,915 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,915
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 9.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,548 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

04981:	$2,548
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $14,922 (23% of AGI, reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,922
State:	$18,231

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,389 (2% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,389
State:	$2,466

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,537 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

04981:	$4,537
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,683 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,683
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.9%

Here:	54%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 44.6% for AGIs below $10k, 54.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04974, 04421, 04438, 04476, 04416, 04496.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 1.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 80
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,109

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (5 now married, 24 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 418 (214 now married, 203 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04981 with a mortgage: 519 (49 second mortgage, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,456
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $577

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

• Zip code 04981 household income distribution in 2022

• 58Less than $10,000
• 46$10,000 to $14,999
• 25$15,000 to $19,999
• 63$20,000 to $24,999
• 29$25,000 to $29,999
• 27$30,000 to $34,999
• 54$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $44,999
• 17$45,000 to $49,999
• 104$50,000 to $59,999
• 145$60,000 to $74,999
• 212$75,000 to $99,999
• 140$100,000 to $124,999
• 94$125,000 to $149,999
• 74$150,000 to $199,999
• 56$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04981

• 6Less than $10,000
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$50,000 to $59,999
• 38$60,000 to $69,999
• 16$70,000 to $79,999
• 33$80,000 to $89,999
• 26$90,000 to $99,999
• 41$100,000 to $124,999
• 61$125,000 to $149,999
• 115$150,000 to $174,999
• 47$175,000 to $199,999
• 111$200,000 to $249,999
• 113$250,000 to $299,999
• 150$300,000 to $399,999
• 71$400,000 to $499,999
• 77$500,000 to $749,999
• 5$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 5$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04981

• 5$150 to $199
• 2$300 to $349
• 2$400 to $449
• 2$550 to $599
• 8$650 to $699
• 14$700 to $749
• 3$750 to $799
• 2$800 to $899
• 28$900 to $999
• 22$1,000 to $1,249
• 14$1,250 to $1,499
• 5$1,500 to $1,999
• 5$2,000 to $2,499
• 24No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,198.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $332,475.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $242,740
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $180,527
• Asian householders: $263,847
• Two or more races householders: $189,692
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $312,451

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $235,519 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $150,970 - $349,248

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $271,563

Here:	$271,563
State:	$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $372,747

Here:	$372,747
State:	$496,775

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $809,236

Here:	$809,236
State:	$366,418

Mobile homes: $87,095

Here:	$87,095
State:	$142,980

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 912
• One, attached: 104
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 77
• 5 to 9: 42
• Mobile homes: 214

Unemployment: 3.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04981

• 75.3%841Drove a car alone
• 6.0%67Carpooled
• 1.3%14Motorcycle
• 1.7%19Walked
• 2.5%28Other means
• 11.6%129Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04981

• 34Less than 5 minutes
• 925 to 9 minutes
• 3510 to 14 minutes
• 10115 to 19 minutes
• 14420 to 24 minutes
• 9825 to 29 minutes
• 9630 to 34 minutes
• 3635 to 39 minutes
• 9540 to 44 minutes
• 13345 to 59 minutes
• 3160 to 89 minutes
• 7590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,512

• Male householders: 622 (92 living alone), Female householders: 566 (168 living alone)

• 647 spouses (624 opposite-sex spouses), 109 unmarried partners, (91 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 444 children (348 natural, 90 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 0 foster children, 51 other relatives, 56 non-relatives

Size of family households: 617 2-persons, 90 3-persons, 118 4-persons, 19 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 260 1-person, 72 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 3 4-persons

137 married couples with children.
203 single-parent households (78 men, 125 women).

95.9% of residents of 04981 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% very well, 16% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (80% very well, 20% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• STOCKTON SPRINGS ME HIGHWAY DEPT (INVALID STREET ADDRESS in STOCKTON SPRINGS, ME)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9086, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9086, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• STOCKTON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCH (RR 2 BOX 70 in STOCKTON SPRINGS, ME)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-41303
  Organizations: MSAD 56 SEARSPORT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• LANE CONSTRUCTION 49 (RTE 1A in PROSPECT, ME)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LANE CONSTRUCTION CORP THE, LANE CONSTRUCTION 287, LANE CONSTRUCTION CORP - PROSPECT (16), LANE CONSTRUCTION CORP - PROSPECT (28)

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%

Population in 1990: 1,925. Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+10.3%).

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

• This state: 1,464
• Northeast: 667
• Midwest: 97
• South: 116
• West: 82

67% of the 04981 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

92% of the 04981 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 26% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 114
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 8

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

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 04981 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	14	71.1 years
George	12	72.7 years
John	12	72.5 years
William	11	70.1 years
Harry	9	72.6 years
Walter	8	80.6 years
Robert	7	71.0 years
Fred	6	77.0 years
Ruth	6	74.3 years
Ernest	6	71.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 04981 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Harriman	12	74.7 years
Seekins	12	75.2 years
Shute	9	74.0 years
Hall	8	71.4 years
Perkins	8	76.2 years
Smith	8	70.8 years
Grant	7	79.7 years
Thompson	7	65.9 years
Johnson	6	70.3 years
Mckeen	6	71.0 years

Businesses in zip code 04981

• Circle K: 1