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City: Bowdoin, ME
Sagadahoc County, ME
Zip code population (2000): 2,727
Estimated population in 2005: 2,745

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Houses and condos: 1,035
Renter-occupied apartments: 114
% of renters here:  12%
State:  28%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 04287: 99.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 43.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 63 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
This zip code:  1.5% ($1,588)
Maine:  1.4% ($1,417)

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Males: 1,370  (50.2%)
Females: 1,357  (49.8%)
White population: 2,667
Black population: 7
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 7
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2
Some other race population: 9
Two or more races population: 32

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $155,465
04287  $155,465
Maine:  $155,300

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  36.3 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.8 people
Maine:  2.4 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04287, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,354 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $40,354
State:  $42,606

Salary/wage: $36,944 (reported on 90.5% of returns)
Here:  $36,944
State:  $36,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.0% for AGIs below $10k, 78.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $658 (reported on 49.0% of returns)
This zip code:  $658
Maine:  $1,367
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,484 (reported on 16.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,484
State:  $3,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,870 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
Here:  +$6,870
State:  +$11,433
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,252 (reported on 16.7% of returns)
Here:  +$6,252
State:  +$10,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,333 (reported on 2.8% of returns)
04287:  $3,333
Maine:  $3,014

Total itemized deductions: $14,646 (1% of AGI, reported on 33.3% of returns)
Here:  $14,646
State:  $18,231
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,583 (2.2% of AGI, reported on 28.8% of returns)
Here:  $1,583
Maine:  $2,466

Here:  2.2% of AGI
State:  2.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,577 (reported on 78.1% of returns)
04287:  $4,577
State:  $6,047
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,503 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:  $1,503
State:  $1,520
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 50.1%
Here:  50%
State:  53%
(% for various income ranges: 34.0% for AGIs below $10k, 51.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.3% for AGIs over 100k)


Median household income (1999): $42,688
Estimated median household income in 2005: $49,063
This zip code  $49,063
Maine:  $42,801

Bowdoin, ME (04287) map

Nearest zip codes: 04008, 04252, 04086, 04280, 04350, 04250.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  77.6%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  6.6%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

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


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Cemeteries: Hix Small Cemetery (1), Coombs Cemetery (2), Woodlawn Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Caesar Pond (A), Meacham Pond (B), Bar B Campground Pond (C), Stoddard Pond (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: East Cathance Stream (A), West Cathance Stream (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 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



Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowdoin, ME (04287):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 21
  • 2 bedrooms: 226
  • 3 bedrooms: 492
  • 4 bedrooms: 79
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 48


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 11
  • 2 bedrooms: 72
  • 3 bedrooms: 18
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 3



Vehicles available in 04287 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 25
  • 1 vehicle: 193
  • 2 vehicles: 430
  • 3 vehicles: 157
  • 4 vehicles: 52
  • 5 or more vehicles: 9


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 8
  • 1 vehicle: 33
  • 2 vehicles: 56
  • 3 vehicles: 10
  • 4 vehicles: 7
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

Zip code 04287 household income distribution in 2005

Zip code 04287 house/condo values in 2005


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
 



04287 rent paid by renters


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
 


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
04287 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

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%)
 

04287 zip code travel time to work

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
 

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:



  • United Kingdom (53%)
  • Canada (26%)
  • Germany (11%)
  • Ukraine (11%)


Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 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


Zip code 04287 races chart


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


Zip code 04287 topographic map


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

Zip code 04287 marital status for males
Zip code 04287 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (78%)
  • Wood (11%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%)
  • Coal or coke (1%)
  • Electricity (1%)


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:

 



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%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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)


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.)



3 people in homes for the mentally retarded





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