Aroostook County, Maine (ME)

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• • 63,72493.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,3071.9%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 9771.4%Two or more races
  • 8621.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 6461.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3180.5%Asian alone
  • 90.01%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $147,384

Here:	$147,384
State:	$259,950

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,786

Here:	$117,786
State:	$300,718

In 2-unit structures: $159,871

Here:	$159,871
State:	$265,102

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $120,425

Here:	$120,425
State:	$278,220

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $137,639

Here:	$137,639
State:	$260,833

Mobile homes: $75,560

Here:	$75,560
State:	$87,621

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:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $1,469 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,212 (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.

2018 air pollution in Aroostook County:

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual: 10.2 µg/m³. Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 4.9 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below 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: 91.0%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,579 (76.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3912010 or later
• 3282000 to 2009
• 2301990 to 1999
• 4551980 to 1989
• 5001970 to 1979
• 2,389Before 1970

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: 30,335
• One, attached: 174
• Two: 1,542
• 3 or 4: 3,193
• 5 to 9: 729
• 10 to 19: 459
• 20 to 49: 485
• 50 or more: 151
• Mobile homes: 2,975

Housing units in Aroostook County with a mortgage: 11,042 (99 second mortgage, 1,193 home equity loan, 58 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11,124

Religion statistics for Aroostook County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Aroostook County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Maine Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4522-ME: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4522, Natural disaster type: Other
• 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
• 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

2.63% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($46,444 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
1.06% relocated from other counties in Maine ($15,721 average AGI)
1.57% relocated from other states ($30,723 average AGI)

Aroostook County:	1.57%
Maine average:	2.80%

from Penobscot County, ME	0.43% ($40,241 average AGI)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.17% ($32,023)
from York County, ME	0.08% ($41,350)

3.60% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($42,040 average adjusted gross income)

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($1,105 average AGI)

Aroostook County:	0.08%
Maine average:	0.06%

1.70% relocated to other counties in Maine ($17,388 average AGI)
1.82% relocated to other states ($23,547 average AGI)

Aroostook County:	1.82%
Maine average:	2.61%

to Penobscot County, ME	0.58% ($33,912 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.29% ($37,827)
to York County, ME	0.25% ($35,172)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.12% ($43,500)
to Hancock County, ME	0.09% ($48,917)
to Washington County, ME	0.08% ($28,238)

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 2019: 12.2

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

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Aroostook County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

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

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 15,942 (5,362 living alone), Female householders: 14,255 (5,469 living alone)

• 13,640 spouses (13,587 opposite-sex spouses), 1,768 unmarried partners, (1,672 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 14,974 children (13,527 natural, 552 adopted, 895 stepchildren), 1,468 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 285 parents, 93 foster children, 931 other relatives, 1,285 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 2,274

Size of family households: 9,543 2-persons, 3,523 3-persons, 2,931 4-persons, 1,226 5-persons, 702 6-persons, 222 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 10,831 1-person, 1,102 2-persons, 39 3-persons, 78 4-persons.

7,217 married couples with children.
2,860 single-parent households (1,014 men, 1,846 women).

84.9% of residents of Aroostook speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
13.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 1% speak English not 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)

• Year house built in Aroostook County, Maine
• 5492014 or later
• 5942010 to 2013
• 2,8812000 to 2009
• 3,5031990 to 1999
• 4,7801980 to 1989
• 6,7511970 to 1979
• 2,5361960 to 1969
• 3,8841950 to 1959
• 3,3211940 to 1949
• 11,2441939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Aroostook County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Aroostook County, Maine
• 521 room
• 512 rooms
• 4503 rooms
• 2,5204 rooms
• 5,5325 rooms
• 5,6476 rooms
• 3,0397 rooms
• 2,1038 rooms
• 2,7729+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aroostook County, Maine
• 1351 room
• 3982 rooms
• 2,3143 rooms
• 1,9394 rooms
• 1,2915 rooms
• 1,0486 rooms
• 2937 rooms
• 3978 rooms
• 2169+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Aroostook County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Aroostook County, Maine
• 112no bedroom
• 5481 bedroom
• 5,9162 bedrooms
• 11,2643 bedrooms
• 3,5314 bedrooms
• 7955+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Aroostook County, Maine
• 135no bedroom
• 2,6131 bedroom
• 2,7072 bedrooms
• 1,9333 bedrooms
• 3554 bedrooms
• 2885+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Aroostook County, Maine in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Aroostook County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 585no vehicle
• 7,0361 vehicle
• 10,3732 vehicles
• 2,7513 vehicles
• 1,0034 vehicles
• 4185+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Aroostook County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,670no vehicle
• 4,5611 vehicle
• 1,5702 vehicles
• 2133 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 175+ vehicles

89.3% 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, 37% lived in Maine.

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

• This state: 49,410
• Other state: 13,957
• Northeast: 8,019
• Midwest: 1,564
• South: 2,761
• West: 1,613

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)"