Median household income (1999): $42,688
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,063
| This zip code | $49,063 | | Maine: | $42,801 |
Nearest zip codes: 04008, 04252, 04086, 04280, 04350, 04250.
Housing units in zip code 04287 with a mortgage: 296 (23 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 94
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $898
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $271
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 8.6% | | Whole state: | 10.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 28
- 1995 to 1998: 121
- 1990 to 1994: 128
- 1980 to 1989: 300
- 1970 to 1979: 230
- 1960 to 1969: 86
- 1950 to 1959: 23
- 1940 to 1949: 21
- 1939 or earlier: 89
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowdoin, ME (04287): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 21
- 2 bedrooms: 226
- 3 bedrooms: 492
- 4 bedrooms: 79
- 5 or more bedrooms: 48
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 11
- 2 bedrooms: 72
- 3 bedrooms: 18
- 4 bedrooms: 10
- 5 or more bedrooms: 3
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Vehicles available in 04287 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 25
- 1 vehicle: 193
- 2 vehicles: 430
- 3 vehicles: 157
- 4 vehicles: 52
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 8
- 1 vehicle: 33
- 2 vehicles: 56
- 3 vehicles: 10
- 4 vehicles: 7
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 04287:
- $30,000 to $34,999: 5
- $35,000 to $39,999: 11
- $40,000 to $49,999: 5
- $50,000 to $59,999: 11
- $60,000 to $69,999: 6
- $70,000 to $79,999: 31
- $80,000 to $89,999: 54
- $90,000 to $99,999: 61
- $100,000 to $124,999: 73
- $125,000 to $149,999: 90
- $150,000 to $174,999: 27
- $200,000 to $249,999: 11
- $250,000 to $299,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 04287:
- $200 to $249: 2
- $250 to $299: 4
- $300 to $349: 4
- $350 to $399: 8
- $400 to $449: 11
- $450 to $499: 5
- $500 to $549: 23
- $550 to $599: 3
- $600 to $649: 13
- $650 to $699: 5
- $750 to $799: 5
- $900 to $999: 4
- No cash rent: 20
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $100,000
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $171,768
- Two or more races householders: $139,984
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 646
- One, attached: 18
- Two: 20
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 4
- 20 to 49: 3
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 329

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,094 (77%)
- Carpooled: 197 (14%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (1%)
- Motorcycle: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 33 (2%)
- Other means: 4 (0%)
- Worked at home: 88 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 33
- 5 to 9 minutes: 39
- 10 to 14 minutes: 67
- 15 to 19 minutes: 194
- 20 to 24 minutes: 285
- 25 to 29 minutes: 170
- 30 to 34 minutes: 268
- 35 to 39 minutes: 59
- 40 to 44 minutes: 57
- 45 to 59 minutes: 115
- 60 to 89 minutes: 14
- 90 or more minutes: 39
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 34.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,702
- In family households: 2,395 (642 male householders, 133 female householders)
655 spouses, 842 children (758 natural, 29 adopted, 55 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 15 other relatives, 63 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 307 (101 male householders (58 living alone)), 106 female householders (87 living alone)), 100 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 303 2-persons, 197 3-persons, 206 4-persons, 55 5-persons, 14 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 145 1-person, 52 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 5 6-persons.
632 married couples with children.
108 single-parent households (28 men, 80 women).
96.2% of residents of 04287 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% very well, 28% well, 5% not well).
Foreign born population: 38 (1.4%)
(57.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.4% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- United Kingdom (53%)
- Canada (26%)
- Germany (11%)
- Ukraine (11%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 7
- 1985 to 1989: 5
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 10
- 1970 to 1974: 4
- 1965 to 1969: 12
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First ancestries reported:
- English: 439
- French (except Basque): 314
- French Canadian: 289
- Irish: 269
- United States or American: 241
- German: 93
- Italian: 80
- Scottish: 77
- Other groups: 61
- Scotch-Irish: 45
- Polish: 42
- Swedish: 42
- Slovak: 32
- Norwegian: 19
- Dutch: 15
- British: 13
- European: 11
- Canadian: 11
- Ukrainian: 9
- Eastern European: 8
- Czechoslovakian: 5
- Albanian: 4
- Czech: 4
- Danish: 4
- Portuguese: 4
- Scandinavian: 3
- Welsh: 3

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BOWDOIN CENTRAL SCHOOL (1460 MAIN STREET in BOWDOIN, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-04702
Organizations: MSAD 75 TOPSHAM (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CARD CONSTRUCTION INC (WEST RD, BOWDOIN in BOWDOIN, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
Median worth of mobile homes: $55,300
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%)
- Wood (11%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Electricity (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1997
- Northeast: 397
- Midwest: 76
- South: 108
- West: 81
68% of the 04287 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Maine.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15
| Here: | 4.3% | | 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: 16
| Here: | 27.1% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- MURRAYS GROUNDSKEEPING INC (1582 MAIN ST in BOWDOIN, ME; small business): $1,415,356 in 257 contracts from 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services, Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material), Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $181,587; 2002: $426,090; 2003: $400,580; 2004: $46,953; 2005: $384,117; 2006: $-23,971.
Biggest contracts:
$136,588 with Navy for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2003-03-28. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$136,068, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-14. Completion date: 2003-03-31.
$125,452, same as above. Signed on 2001-04-05. Completion date: 2002-03-31.
$100,000 with Navy for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2005-12-22. Completion date: 2006-01-31.
- BRE SERVICES INC (251 DEAD RIVER RD in BOWDOIN, ME; small business): $100,644 in 12 contracts from 2002 to 2004
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Other Housekeeping Services by Navy Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $67,600; 2003: $21,444; 2004: $11,600; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$24,850 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2002-12-30.
$24,750, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2002-12-30.
$24,500, same as above. Signed on 2003-07-31. Completion date: 2003-08-31.
$18,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-27. Completion date: 2002-10-18.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (5-9: 1)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 3)
- Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 2)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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3 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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