Aroostook County, Maine (ME)

Races in Aroostook County, Maine:

Mean price in 2016:

Detached houses: $133,261

Here:	$133,261
State:	$231,129

Townhouses or other attached units: $227,405

Here:	$227,405
State:	$248,745

In 2-unit structures: $202,827

Here:	$202,827
State:	$209,120

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,654

Here:	$29,654
State:	$216,821

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $218,247

Here:	$218,247
State:	$218,886

Mobile homes: $46,901

Here:	$46,901
State:	$67,074

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $121,366

Here:	$121,366
State:	$79,867

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 84
• Auto thefts: 3

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 46
• Thefts: 42
• Auto thefts: 5

Health of residents in Aroostook County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2016: $1,631 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $1,336 (1.5%)

Area name: Aroostook County, ME
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Aroostook County is $430 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $516 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $673 a month.

Cities in this county include: Presque Isle, Caribou, Houlton, Madawaska, Van Buren, Fort Kent, Mapleton, Washburn, Fort Fairfield, Mars Hill.

2012 air pollution in Aroostook County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.161 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.00 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 16.6 µg/m³. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.8 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.001 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Benson County, North Dakota , Dunn County, North Dakota , King County, Washington , Yakima County, Washington , Luce County, Michigan .

Current college students: 3,541
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 87.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,442 (68.2% naturalized citizens)

Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 96.1%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 28,676
• One, attached: 268
• Two: 1,226
• 3 or 4: 2,200
• 5 to 9: 1,237
• 10 to 19: 598
• 20 to 49: 867
• 50 or more: 77
• Mobile homes: 4,258

Housing units in Aroostook County with a mortgage: 10,408 (112 second mortgage, 1,332 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,913

Religion statistics for Aroostook County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Aroostook County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: December 12, 2010 to December 19, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1953: February 01, 2011, FEMA Id: 1953, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2008 to May 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1755: May 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1755, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 25, 2005 to December 27, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3265: February 24, 2006, FEMA Id: 3265, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3256: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3256, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melts, and Ice Jams, Incident Period: March 29, 2005 to May 03, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1591: June 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1591, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: March 09, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3209: April 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3209, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: February 10, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3206: March 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3206, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 14, 2003 to December 15, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3194: January 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 3194, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 06, 2003 to December 07, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3190: January 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 3190, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snowstorms, Incident Period: February 02, 2003 to February 04, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3174: March 11, 2003, FEMA Id: 3174, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm
• 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.21% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($33,766 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,181 average AGI)

Aroostook County:	0.08%
Maine average:	0.04%

1.28% relocated from other counties in Maine ($11,542 average AGI)
1.86% relocated from other states ($21,045 average AGI)

Aroostook County:	1.86%
Maine average:	2.57%

from Penobscot County, ME	0.46% ($28,764 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.20% ($23,132)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.09% ($20,640)
from Hartford County, CT	0.09% ($34,920)
from Washington County, ME	0.09% ($30,750)
from York County, ME	0.09% ($28,870)
from Androscoggin County, ME	0.07% ($45,556)

3.74% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,623 average adjusted gross income)

0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($830 average AGI)

Aroostook County:	0.11%
Maine average:	0.05%

1.78% relocated to other counties in Maine ($16,331 average AGI)
1.85% relocated to other states ($17,463 average AGI)

Aroostook County:	1.85%
Maine average:	2.68%

to Penobscot County, ME	0.67% ($29,433 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.37% ($47,612)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.14% ($29,722)
to York County, ME	0.13% ($39,343)
to Washington County, ME	0.12% ($38,097)
to Hancock County, ME	0.07% ($24,000)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.06% ($27,647)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 11.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 11.6

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.6
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.7

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 113.9. This is less than state average.

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 53,503 (9,430 male householders, 8,101 female householders)

  14,132 spouses, 17,169 children (15,633 natural, 707 adopted, 829 stepchildren), 820 grandchildren, 341 brothers or sisters, 997 parents, 1,062 other relatives, 1,451 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 12,259 (4,433 male householders (3,748 living alone)), 5,550 female householders (4,955 living alone)), 2,276 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 2,197

Size of family households: 10,474 2-persons, 2,549 3-persons, 2,529 4-persons, 1,582 5-persons, 242 6-persons, 155 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 8,703 1-person, 1,127 2-persons, 44 3-persons, 68 4-persons, 41 6-persons.

8,872 married couples with children.
2,742 single-parent households (1,103 men, 1,639 women).

84.3% of residents of Aroostook speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 22% speak English not well).
13.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (41% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $651,468,000 ($8,877 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $35,548,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $239,250,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $110,118,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $10,405,000
Federal grants: $214,343,000
Federal procurement contracts: $27,990,000 ($8,115,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $49,361,000 ($14,010,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $10,919,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,319,000
Federal Government insurance: $51,746,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-0 per 1000 residents
State:	+28 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.09 millions of gallons per day (46% from ground, 54% from surface)

89% of Aroostook County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 21% lived in Maine.

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

• This state: 49,215
• Other state: 14,322
• Northeast: 8,788
• Midwest: 1,496
• South: 2,249
• West: 1,789

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 2,773
• Number of aged recipients: 318
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,455
• Number of recipients under 18: 236
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,862
• Number of recipients older than 64: 675
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,415
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,049

Aroostook County on our top lists:

• #18 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #19 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #34 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #46 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #84 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #85 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #96 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"