Estimated zip code population in 2019: 2,656 Zip code population in 2010: 2,681 Zip code population in 2000: 2,874
Houses and condos: 1,567 Renter-occupied apartments: 164
% of renters here:
15%
State:
28%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 04257: 83.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 23.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 114 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
2.5% ($1,957)
Maine:
1.3% ($2,597)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,303 (2.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,744 (2.7%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,353
(50.9%)
Females: 1,303
(49.1%)
For population 25 years and over in 04257:
High school or higher: 96.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
Unemployed: 1.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 04257:
Never married: 23.3%
Now married: 57.1%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 3.8%
Divorced: 15.8%
Zip code 04257 compared to state average:
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04257, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,352 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,352
State:
$52,375
Salary/wage: $32,603 (reported on 86.5% of returns)
Here:
$32,603
State:
$43,415
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.9% for AGIs below $25k, 77.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $463 (reported on 23.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$463
Maine:
$1,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Ordinary dividends: $778 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
Here:
$778
State:
$5,812
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,875 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
Here:
+$1,875
State:
+$11,897
Profit/loss from business: +$5,092 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
+$5,092
State:
+$12,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,356 (reported on 8.7% of returns)
04257:
$6,356
Maine:
$13,385
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $15,231 (23% of AGI, reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
$15,231
State:
$21,859
Here:
23.5% of AGI
State:
20.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $1,550 (reported on 7.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,550
State:
$2,741
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxes paid: $6,144 (reported on 15.4% of returns)
04257:
$6,144
State:
$9,996
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,982 (reported on 26.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,982
State:
$1,959
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.7%
Here:
59%
State:
48%
(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04257, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,224 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,224
State:
$42,606
Salary/wage: $27,432 (reported on 84.5% of returns)
Here:
$27,432
State:
$36,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.2% for AGIs below $10k, 71.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $729 (reported on 33.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$729
Maine:
$1,367
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable dividends: $559 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
$559
State:
$3,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,041 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:
+$2,041
State:
+$11,433
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$3,651 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
+$3,651
State:
+$10,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,458 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
04257:
$2,458
Maine:
$3,014
Total itemized deductions: $12,902 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
$12,902
State:
$18,231
Here:
21.5% of AGI
State:
21.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,360 (2% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,360
State:
$2,466
Here:
2.3% of AGI
State:
2.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,125 (reported on 67.4% of returns)
04257:
$3,125
State:
$6,047
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,658 (reported on 22.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,658
State:
$1,520
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 61.4%
Here:
61%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 53.5% for AGIs below $10k, 59.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 96.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 198 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 860
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 43 (37 now married, 6 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 347 (210 now married, 134 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 04257 with a mortgage: 354 (42 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 559
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $998 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $411
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
9.0%
Whole state:
10.9%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
6.5%
Whole state:
6.9%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.3
State:
4.2
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 04257: Oakdale Country Club (A), Med - Care Ambulance Service (B), Mexico Free Public Library (C), Mexico Fire Department (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04257 include: Saint Theresas Church (A), Mexico Congregational Church (B), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (C), First Baptist Church (D), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Goff Brook (A), Staples Brook (B), Walton Brook (C), Webb River (D), Edmunds Bog Brook (E), Moore Brook (F), Swift River (G), Chase Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 10 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 496 2-persons, 101 3-persons, 61 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 307 1-person, 62 2-persons
205 married couples with children.
78 single-parent households (24 men, 54 women).
96.9% of residents of 04257 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 25% well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 58 (2.2%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.2%
Whole state:
3.9%
34%Malaysia
23%French Canadian
16%French
12%Irish
10%American
10%English
7%European
5%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
232010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
46Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MEROBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (21 CROSS STREET in MEXICO, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-27407 Organizations: MSAD 43 MEXICO (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MOUNTAIN VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (58 HIGHLAND TERRACE in MEXICO, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-27405 Organizations: MSAD 43 MEXICO (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
RUMFORD AND MEXICO WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY (RIVER ROAD in MEXICO, ME)
AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: RUMFORD MEXICO SEWER DISTRICT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, RUMFORD-MEXICO SEWERGE DIST TP (CONTACT/OWNER)
, RUMFORD POINT TREATMENT PLANT (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: RUMFORD-MEXICO S D T P, RUMFORD-MEXICO SEWER DISTRICT, RUMFORD-MEXICO SEWERAGE DIST., RUMFORD POINT TREATMENT PLANT
SCHOOL OF APPLIED TECH-REGION 9 (377 RIVER ROAD in MEXICO, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-27488 Organizations: RUMFORD-REGION 9 (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MEXICO LAUNDROMAT (MEXICO PLZ in MEXICO, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING Organizations: RONALD ROY (CONTACT/OWNER)
NO.OXFORD REG.BOARD (POPLAR HILL in MEXICO, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
MSAD 43 CENTRAL OFFICE (32 PARKER ST in MEXICO, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
HUTCHINSON, NORMAN & RITA (21 GRANITE ST in MEXICO, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) Alternative names: NORMAN & RITA HUTCHINSON
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.4%
73.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
17.1%Wood
3.9%Other fuel
2.2%Utility gas
2.0%Electricity
1.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 3,316.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,145
Northeast: 313
Midwest: 34
South: 54
West: 33
70% of the 04257 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.
94% of the 04257 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 93% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 23
Here:
12.8%
Maine:
10.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
13.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
30.2%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
70,552Management occupations
66,313Production occupations
64,256Construction and extraction occupations
54,636Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
48,276Material moving occupations
33,491Sales and related occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Residential Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Credit Unions (20-49: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (20-49: 1)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Solid Waste Collection (20-49: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
8 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
8 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of reported fires - 55 took place in 2017, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (70.9%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (10.3%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 04257