Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,353
| This zip code: | $45,353 | | Maine: | $45,888 |
Nearest zip codes: 04254, 04294, 04253, 04221, 04228, 04984.
Housing units in zip code 04239 with a mortgage: 660 (83 second mortgage, 104 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 397
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,116
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $337
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 11.7% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.5% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.3 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 22
- 1995 to 1998: 83
- 1990 to 1994: 142
- 1980 to 1989: 355
- 1970 to 1979: 520
- 1960 to 1969: 211
- 1950 to 1959: 163
- 1940 to 1949: 108
- 1939 or earlier: 496
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chisholm, ME (04239): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 57
- 2 bedrooms: 333
- 3 bedrooms: 850
- 4 bedrooms: 301
- 5 or more bedrooms: 46
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 83
- 2 bedrooms: 163
- 3 bedrooms: 117
- 4 bedrooms: 20
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 04239 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 25
- 1 vehicle: 374
- 2 vehicles: 820
- 3 vehicles: 230
- 4 vehicles: 117
- 5 or more vehicles: 21
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 58
- 1 vehicle: 206
- 2 vehicles: 105
- 3 vehicles: 14
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 04239:
- Less than $10,000: 7
- $10,000 to $14,999: 3
- $15,000 to $19,999: 6
- $20,000 to $24,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 24
- $35,000 to $39,999: 15
- $40,000 to $49,999: 27
- $50,000 to $59,999: 45
- $60,000 to $69,999: 30
- $70,000 to $79,999: 44
- $80,000 to $89,999: 56
- $90,000 to $99,999: 63
- $100,000 to $124,999: 167
- $125,000 to $149,999: 269
- $150,000 to $174,999: 351
- $175,000 to $199,999: 176
- $200,000 to $249,999: 151
- $250,000 to $299,999: 84
- $300,000 to $399,999: 41
- $400,000 to $499,999: 17
- $500,000 to $749,999: 12
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 04239:
- Less than $100: 8
- $100 to $149: 11
- $150 to $199: 41
- $250 to $299: 24
- $300 to $349: 23
- $350 to $399: 25
- $400 to $449: 45
- $450 to $499: 5
- $500 to $549: 25
- $600 to $649: 14
- No cash rent: 28
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $96,492.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $155,843
- Asian householders: $60,657
- Two or more races householders: $513,255
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,166,489
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $152,237 (it was $81,400 in 2000)
| 04239: | $152,237 | | Maine: | $176,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,315 - $177,135
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $184,328| Here: | $184,328 | | State: | $240,738 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $89,555| Here: | $89,555 | | State: | $259,290 |
In 2-unit structures: $219,733| Here: | $219,733 | | State: | $237,097 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $197,412| Here: | $197,412 | | State: | $258,838 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $187,496| Here: | $187,496 | | State: | $254,084 |
Mobile homes: $34,775| Here: | $34,775 | | State: | $42,332 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,454
- One, attached: 35
- Two: 80
- 3 or 4: 114
- 5 to 9: 41
- 10 to 19: 24
- 20 to 49: 6
- 50 or more: 7
- Mobile homes: 339

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,986 (84%)
- Carpooled: 263 (11%)
- Bicycle: 8 (0%)
- Walked: 27 (1%)
- Worked at home: 69 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 178
- 5 to 9 minutes: 560
- 10 to 14 minutes: 507
- 15 to 19 minutes: 315
- 20 to 24 minutes: 188
- 25 to 29 minutes: 34
- 30 to 34 minutes: 117
- 35 to 39 minutes: 41
- 40 to 44 minutes: 39
- 45 to 59 minutes: 143
- 60 to 89 minutes: 65
- 90 or more minutes: 97
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.7%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,857
- In family households: 4,239 (1,091 male householders, 341 female householders)
1,075 spouses, 1,474 children (1,366 natural, 39 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 66 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 49 other relatives, 108 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 618 (235 male householders (175 living alone)), 306 female householders (274 living alone)), 77 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 706 2-persons, 346 3-persons, 248 4-persons, 97 5-persons, 29 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 449 1-person, 92 2-persons.
794 married couples with children.
406 single-parent households (122 men, 284 women).
90.4% of residents of 04239 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 17% not well).
8.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 14% well, 4% not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 71 (1.5%)
(57.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (52%)
- Philippines (21%)
- United Kingdom (10%)
- Hungary (8%)
- Chile (8%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 22
- 1970 to 1974: 6
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 43
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White population: 4,731
Black population: 11
American Indian population: 23
Asian population: 9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 3
Some other race population: 5
Two or more races population: 43

First ancestries reported:
|  French Canadian: 782 |
|  French (except Basque): 768 |
|  English: 766 |
|  United States or American: 388 |
|  Irish: 251 |
|  Italian: 169 |
|  Other groups: 144 |
|  German: 112 |
|  Scottish: 86 |
|  Canadian: 79 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 73 |
|  Norwegian: 38 |
|  Polish: 28 |
|  Dutch: 17 |
|  Hungarian: 12 |
|  Swedish: 10 |
|  Greek: 8 |
|  Slavic: 7 |
|  Russian: 6 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  Lithuanian: 4 |
|  Ukrainian: 4 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FABIAN OIL (103 RTE 4 in JAY, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-8040, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2004-8040, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- JAY PUBLIC WORKS GARAGE (519 MAIN ST in JAY, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9089, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9089, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- JAY MIDDLE SCHOOL (23 COMMUNITY DRIVE in JAY, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-21407
Organizations: JAY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ANDROSCOGGIN ENERGY LLC (RILEY ROAD GATE 15 in JAY, ME)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES; ELECTRIC AND OTHER SERVICES COMBINED; COMBINATION UTILITIES
Organizations: CALPINE EASTERN CORPORATION (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ANDROSCOGGIN ENERGY, LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: ANDROSCOGGIN COGENERATION CENTER, ANDROSCOGGIN ENERGY LIMITED, ANDROSCOGGIN ENERGY L.L.C.
- JAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (12 TIGER DRIVE in JAY, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-21406
Organizations: JAY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- JAY HIGH SCHOOL (33 COMMUNITY DRIVE in JAY, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-21405
Organizations: JAY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- NORTH JAY WWTF (JERRY STREET in JAY, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: JAY, TOWN OF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, TOWN OF JAY (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: JAY, TOWN OF
- SPECIALTY MINERALS INCORPORATED (RILEY ROAD GATE 15 in JAY, ME)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: NONMETALLIC MINERALS SERVICES, EXCEPT FUELS; INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS
- HILLTOP COLLISION CENTER INC (RTE 4 JAYHILL in JAY, ME)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: CLIFFTON HARVEY CALDEN (CONTACT/OWNER)
- JAY TOWN OF RECYCLING FACILITY (MAIN ST in JAY, ME)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: TOWN OF JAY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- JAY HIGH SCHOOL (6 SCHOOL STREET in JAY, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: JAY SCHOOL DEPT
Median worth of mobile homes: $47,399
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4058
- Northeast: 413
- Midwest: 55
- South: 176
- West: 63
67% of the 04239 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 4,631. Population change in the 1990s: +194 (+4.2%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 29
| Here: | 4.4% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- A & V CONSTRUCTION CORP (RR 4 in JAY, ME; small business)
$7,000 with National Park Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-09-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (20-49: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (20-49: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
6 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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