Estimated zip code population in 2017: 2,658 Zip code population in 2010: 2,681 Zip code population in 2000: 2,874
Houses and condos: 1,485 Renter-occupied apartments: 164
% of renters here:
17%
State:
27%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 04257: 83.4 (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 2017:
This zip code:
2.1% ($1,843)
Maine:
1.3% ($2,562)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,329 (2.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,512 (2.5%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,304
(49.1%)
Females: 1,354
(50.9%)
For population 25 years and over in 04257:
High school or higher: 95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 5.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 04257:
Never married: 27.4%
Now married: 45.2%
Separated: 0.8%
Widowed: 10.2%
Divorced: 16.4%
Zip code 04257 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age above 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: 267 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 696
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 74 (57 now married, 16 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 364 (143 now married, 221 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 04257 with a mortgage: 312 (31 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 507
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $923 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $402
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
12.6%
Whole state:
11.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:
This zip code:
9.3%
Whole state:
6.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.7
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.0
State:
4.1
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
Cars and other vehicles available in Mexico, ME (04257) in owner-occupied houses/condos
34no vehicle
2631 vehicle
3512 vehicles
1013 vehicles
514 vehicles
105+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Mexico, ME (04257) in renter-occupied apartments
75no vehicle
651 vehicle
182 vehicles
43 vehicles
04 vehicles
05+ vehicles
Zip code 04257 household income distribution in 2017
50Less than $10,000
101$10,000 to $14,999
48$15,000 to $19,999
70$20,000 to $24,999
41$25,000 to $29,999
41$30,000 to $34,999
56$35,000 to $39,999
66$40,000 to $44,999
125$45,000 to $49,999
68$50,000 to $59,999
73$60,000 to $74,999
99$75,000 to $99,999
60$100,000 to $124,999
36$125,000 to $149,999
8$150,000 to $199,999
10$200,000 or more
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 04257
8$10,000 to $14,999
39$15,000 to $19,999
18$20,000 to $24,999
41$30,000 to $34,999
18$35,000 to $39,999
115$40,000 to $49,999
21$50,000 to $59,999
64$60,000 to $69,999
33$70,000 to $79,999
90$80,000 to $89,999
80$90,000 to $99,999
29$100,000 to $124,999
53$125,000 to $149,999
29$150,000 to $174,999
17$175,000 to $199,999
19$200,000 to $249,999
19$250,000 to $299,999
9$300,000 to $399,999
12$400,000 to $499,999
Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 04257
12$100 to $149
8$350 to $399
20$400 to $449
26$450 to $499
13$500 to $549
31$550 to $599
15$600 to $649
12$650 to $699
7$800 to $899
3No cash rent
Median gross rent in 2017: $577.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $92,996
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $111,733
Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $87,152
04257:
$87,152
Maine:
$191,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $49,786 - $109,057
Mean price in 2017:
Detached houses: $192,090
Here:
$192,090
State:
$249,348
Townhouses or other attached units: $139,852
Here:
$139,852
State:
$259,036
In 2-unit structures: $157,742
Here:
$157,742
State:
$237,224
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $278,188
Here:
$278,188
State:
$261,373
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $93,625
Here:
$93,625
State:
$253,444
Mobile homes: $62,058
Here:
$62,058
State:
$68,752
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $25,813
Here:
$25,813
State:
$33,858
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 764
One, attached: 12
Two: 151
3 or 4: 183
5 to 9: 95
Mobile homes: 266
Unemployment: 5.5%
Means of transportation to work in zip code 04257
81.0%896Drove a car alone
9.8%108Carpooled
2.0%22Walked
7.5%83Worked at home
Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04257
54Less than 5 minutes
3775 to 9 minutes
16710 to 14 minutes
6915 to 19 minutes
4020 to 24 minutes
525 to 29 minutes
3230 to 34 minutes
635 to 39 minutes
2640 to 44 minutes
15045 to 59 minutes
6560 to 89 minutes
2790 or more minutes
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.3%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 2,647
In family households: 2,058 (278 male householders, 296 female householders)
451 spouses, 653 children (622 natural, 6 adopted, 26 stepchildren), 56 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 38 other relatives, 64 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 590 (141 male householders (89 living alone)), 262 female householders (238 living alone)), 186 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 11 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 383 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 6 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 328 1-person, 68 2-persons, 7 4-persons
136 married couples with children.
122 single-parent households (24 men, 98 women).
93.9% of residents of 04257 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% very well, 10% well, 10% not well).
1.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% very well, 22% well, 8% not well).
Foreign born population: 87 (3.3%) (71.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.3%
Whole state:
3.4%
8%Greece
7%Thailand
6%Burma
22%French Canadian
18%French
17%American
10%English
7%Irish
2%Scotch-Irish
2%Scottish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
312010 or later
02000 to 2009
51990 to 1999
65Before 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: 4.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.5%
79.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12.5%Wood
4.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.4%Utility gas
0.8%Other fuel
0.6%Electricity
Population in 1990: 3,316.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,148
Northeast: 235
Midwest: 33
South: 93
West: 39
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, 71% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 20% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here:
8.6%
Maine:
9.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
11.7%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
26.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
70,803Construction and extraction occupations
70,579Production occupations
67,400Management occupations
45,767Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
43,707Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations
41,665Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
(49.1%)
(50.9%)
Nearest zip codes: 04224, 04290, 04276, 04285, 04219, 04292.
