Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.5% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 540 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,680
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 35 (25 now married, 10 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,040 (562 now married, 478 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 04281 with a mortgage: 774 (23 second mortgage, 168 home equity loan, 41 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 507
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,116 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $434
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2011:
This zip code:
13.2%
Whole state:
14.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2011:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04281: Paris Hills Country Club (A), Paris Public Library (B), Paris Cape Historical Society (C), Hamlin Memorial Library (D), Paris Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04281 include: Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (A), South Paris Unitarian Universalist Church (B), South Paris Baptist Church (C), Paris Hill Bible Church (D), First Congregational Church (E), Deering Memorial United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pleasant Valley Cemetery (1), Streaked Mountain Cemetery (2), Riverside Cemetery (3), Pine Grove Cemetery (4), Fairview Cemetery (5), Partridge Cemetery (6), Hillside Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2011 in zip code 04281:
$10,000 to $14,999: 35
$40,000 to $49,999: 11
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 103
$90,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 255
$125,000 to $149,999: 173
$150,000 to $174,999: 185
$175,000 to $199,999: 67
$200,000 to $249,999: 172
$250,000 to $299,999: 92
$300,000 to $399,999: 28
$400,000 to $499,999: 45
$750,000 to $999,999: 8
Rent paid by renters in 2011 in zip code 04281:
$100 to $149: 16
$150 to $199: 91
$200 to $249: 71
$300 to $349: 85
$350 to $399: 70
$400 to $449: 44
$450 to $499: 78
$500 to $549: 90
$550 to $599: 34
$600 to $649: 60
$650 to $699: 59
$700 to $749: 54
$800 to $899: 38
$1,250 to $1,499: 104
$1,500 to $1,999: 9
No cash rent: 36
Median gross rent in 2011: $576.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2011 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $147,353
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $113,081
Estimated median house or condo value in 2011: $143,700
04281:
$143,700
Maine:
$171,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,300 - $207,200
Mean price in 2011:
Detached houses: $177,742
Here:
$177,742
State:
$229,875
In 2-unit structures: $205,725
Here:
$205,725
State:
$189,828
Mobile homes: $80,510
Here:
$80,510
State:
$67,252
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 1,396
Two: 127
3 or 4: 206
5 to 9: 256
20 to 49: 104
50 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 215
Unemployment: 12.7%
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 1,584 (78%)
Carpooled: 216 (11%)
Bicycle: 50 (2%)
Walked: 81 (4%)
Worked at home: 97 (5%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 117
5 to 9 minutes: 241
10 to 14 minutes: 276
15 to 19 minutes: 137
20 to 24 minutes: 206
25 to 29 minutes: 78
30 to 34 minutes: 217
35 to 39 minutes: 47
40 to 44 minutes: 213
45 to 59 minutes: 222
60 to 89 minutes: 146
90 or more minutes: 31
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.4%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 4,921
In family households: 4,036 (783 male householders, 644 female householders)
1,069 spouses, 1,155 children (1,056 natural, 15 adopted, 86 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 122 parents, 24 other relatives, 186 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 885 (424 male householders (381 living alone)), 369 female householders (325 living alone)), 92 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 256 (194 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 781 2-persons, 370 3-persons, 227 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 14 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 706 1-person, 87 2-persons
454 married couples with children.
445 single-parent households (105 men, 340 women).
95.6% of residents of 04281 zip code speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 19% well).
0.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 56% well).
Foreign born population: 118 (2.3%) (22.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.3%
Whole state:
3.2%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Philippines (53%)
England (36%)
United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland (8%)
Honduras (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 75
1990 to 1999: 0
1980 to 1989: 29
Before 1980: 49
Races in zip code 04281:
White population: 4,863 Black population: 24 American Indian population: 24 Asian population: 39 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 6 Two or more races population: 95 Hispanic or Latino population: 65
Most common first ancestries reported in 04281 (%):
English (15%)
American (12%)
Irish (11%)
Other groups (9%)
French (except Basque) (8%)
Italian (6%)
Scottish (3%)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AC LAWRENCE LEATHER (PINE ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1984-0015, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: A. C. LAWRENCE LEATHER CO.,INC., LAWRENCE A C LEATHER
PARIS MANUFACTURING (WESTERN AVE in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: GAMES, TOYS, AND CHILDREN'S VEHICLES, EXCEPT DOLLS AND BICYCLES Business NAICS classification: INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING. Organizations: PARIS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION (CONTACT/OWNER)
PARIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (7 C N BROWN WAY in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: PARIS UTILITIES DISTRICT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, PARIS UTILITY DISTRICT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PARIS UTILITY DIST PCF, PARIS UTILITY DISTRICT
RIPLEY & FLETCHER BULK PLANT (80 MAIN ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GRANT JONES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: RIPLEY & FLETCHER CO
SUNOCO SERVICE STA 2 (110 MAIN ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: C N BROWN CO NUMBER 2 (CONTACT/OWNER)
BANCROFT CONTRACTING CORPORATION (23 PHILLIPS ROAD in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
IRVING SOUTH PARIS MAINWAY (32 MAIN STREET in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: IRVING OIL CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
BESSEY MOTOR SALES INCORPORATED (209 MAIN STREET in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: GENE BENNER (CONTACT/OWNER)
G & L MACHINE CORP (INDUSTRIAL PARK RTE 26 in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: G & L MACHINE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
ME MACHINE PRODUCTS CO (1 PARSONS AVE in SOUTH PARIS, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.6%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
Wood (15%)
Electricity (12%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
Solar energy (1%)
Other fuel (1%)
Population in 1990: 6,054. Population change in the 1990s: -1,258 (-20.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,893
Northeast: 783
Midwest: 140
South: 108
West: 100
59% of the 04281 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.
82% of the 04281 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27
Here:
6.4%
Maine:
9.8%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
9.8%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 68
Here:
50.7%
Maine:
29.4%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations: 83,060
Fire fighting and prevention, and other protective service workers including supervisors: 57,750
Legal occupations: 53,676
Management occupations: 45,375
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: 44,500
Education, training, and library occupations: 44,063
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
PERFECT STITCH EMROIDERY INC (191 PARK ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME; small business)
$4,690 with Army for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2004-03-29. Completion date: 2004-04-28.
GOODWIN'S MOTOR INN (191 MAIN ST in SOUTH PARIS, ME; small business)
$3,264 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2003-12-05. Completion date: 2003-11-21.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
