Estimated median household income in 2008: $30,947
| This zip code: | $30,947 | | Maine: | $46,581 |
Nearest zip codes: 04671, 04694, 04666, 04657, 04667, 04628.
Housing units in zip code 04619 with a mortgage: 346 (16 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 352
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,034
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $393
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 18.9% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 5.7% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04619: Calais City Building (A), Calais Community Center (B), Calais Free Library and Reading Room (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04619 include: First Congregational Church (A), Community Fellowship Center (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Howard Mill Flowage (A), Upper Barn Meadow Marsh (B), Tyler Flowage (C), Vose Pond (D), Middle Magurrewock Marsh (E), Saint Croix River Reservoir (F), Popple Flowage (G), Upper Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Calais Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 0
- 1995 to 1998: 60
- 1990 to 1994: 103
- 1980 to 1989: 149
- 1970 to 1979: 321
- 1960 to 1969: 159
- 1950 to 1959: 126
- 1940 to 1949: 91
- 1939 or earlier: 930
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Calais, ME (04619): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 49
- 2 bedrooms: 265
- 3 bedrooms: 458
- 4 bedrooms: 119
- 5 or more bedrooms: 52
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 15
- 1 bedrooms: 171
- 2 bedrooms: 236
- 3 bedrooms: 110
- 4 bedrooms: 15
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 04619 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 53
- 1 vehicle: 328
- 2 vehicles: 409
- 3 vehicles: 125
- 4 vehicles: 23
- 5 or more vehicles: 5
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 162
- 1 vehicle: 285
- 2 vehicles: 73
- 3 vehicles: 27
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 04619:
- Less than $10,000: 14
- $10,000 to $14,999: 7
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $20,000 to $24,999: 5
- $25,000 to $29,999: 5
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 4
- $40,000 to $49,999: 17
- $50,000 to $59,999: 24
- $60,000 to $69,999: 26
- $70,000 to $79,999: 45
- $80,000 to $89,999: 67
- $90,000 to $99,999: 55
- $100,000 to $124,999: 133
- $125,000 to $149,999: 167
- $150,000 to $174,999: 128
- $175,000 to $199,999: 63
- $200,000 to $249,999: 35
- $250,000 to $299,999: 16
- $300,000 to $399,999: 21
- $400,000 to $499,999: 27
- $1,000,000 or more: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 04619:
- Less than $100: 21
- $100 to $149: 16
- $150 to $199: 46
- $200 to $249: 25
- $250 to $299: 21
- $300 to $349: 29
- $350 to $399: 32
- $400 to $449: 42
- $450 to $499: 54
- $500 to $549: 49
- $550 to $599: 33
- $600 to $649: 27
- $650 to $699: 39
- $700 to $749: 15
- $750 to $799: 7
- $800 to $899: 5
- $1,000 to $1,249: 6
- No cash rent: 44
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $92,679.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $134,528
- Two or more races householders: $181,537
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $130,650 (it was $67,300 in 2000)
| 04619: | $130,650 | | Maine: | $180,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $83,512 - $167,905
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $151,709| Here: | $151,709 | | State: | $236,370 |
In 2-unit structures: $165,330| Here: | $165,330 | | State: | $219,008 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $194,497| Here: | $194,497 | | State: | $239,299 |
Mobile homes: $26,109| Here: | $26,109 | | State: | $42,332 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,245
- One, attached: 37
- Two: 97
- 3 or 4: 174
- 5 to 9: 108
- 10 to 19: 24
- 20 to 49: 62
- Mobile homes: 192

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,169 (82%)
- Carpooled: 115 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Taxi: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 75 (5%)
- Other means: 5 (0%)
- Worked at home: 45 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 206
- 5 to 9 minutes: 478
- 10 to 14 minutes: 246
- 15 to 19 minutes: 147
- 20 to 24 minutes: 130
- 25 to 29 minutes: 24
- 30 to 34 minutes: 67
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 15
- 45 to 59 minutes: 13
- 60 to 89 minutes: 23
- 90 or more minutes: 23
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 94.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,337
- In family households: 2,641 (597 male householders, 308 female householders)
739 spouses, 858 children (810 natural, 14 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 696 (210 male householders (160 living alone)), 380 female householders (338 living alone)), 106 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 123 (66 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 445 2-persons, 216 3-persons, 140 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 498 1-person, 75 2-persons, 17 3-persons.
495 married couples with children.
199 single-parent households (52 men, 147 women).
94.2% of residents of 04619 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 17% well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 7% well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% very well, 38% well, 28% not well, 11% not at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 382 (11.0%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 11.0% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (85%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
- Philippines (3%)
- United Kingdom (2%)
- Portugal (2%)
- Indonesia (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 45
- 1990 to 1994: 12
- 1985 to 1989: 41
- 1980 to 1984: 32
- 1975 to 1979: 16
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 19
- 1965 to 1969: 197
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White population: 3,348
Black population: 12
American Indian population: 21
Asian population: 24
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 17
Two or more races population: 36
First ancestries reported:
|  English: 909 |
|  Irish: 468 |
|  Scottish: 269 |
|  French (except Basque): 248 |
|  Other groups: 231 |
|  United States or American: 141 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 117 |
|  Canadian: 97 |
|  German: 83 |
|  Italian: 74 |
|  French Canadian: 63 |
|  Danish: 23 |
|  Polish: 21 |
|  Dutch: 13 |
|  Czech: 12 |
|  Welsh: 9 |
|  European: 7 |
|  Swedish: 6 |
|  Scandinavian: 5 |
|  Austrian: 4 |
|  Swiss: 4 |

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (1 WASHINGTON STREET in CALAIS, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07003
Organizations: CALAIS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CALAIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (ELM STREET in CALAIS, ME)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0116, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CALAIS WWTF CITY OF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CALAIS WWTF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CALAIS W W T P, CITY OF, CALAIS WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, CALAIS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, CALAIS WWTF, CITY OF CALAIS
- CALAIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (GARFIELD STREET in CALAIS, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07002
Organizations: CALAIS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CALAIS HIGH SCHOOL (RR 1 BOX 22B RIVER RD in CALAIS, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07005
Organizations: CALAIS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ST CROIX REGIONAL TECHNOLOGY CTR (RR 1 BOX 22A in CALAIS, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07077
Organizations: CALAIS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CALAIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (22 HOSPITAL LANE in CALAIS, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
- LANE CONSTRUCTION 869 (CHARLOTTE ROAD in CALAIS, ME)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: LANE CONSTRUCTION CORP THE, LANE CONSTRUCTION 251, LANE CONSTRUCTION 447/449, LANE CONST CORP - CALAIS (24)
- DICENZO THOMAS INC (CALAIS INDUSTRIAL PARK in CALAIS, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: THOMAS DICENZO INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- A T & T COOPER HILL RADIO STA (E OF RTE 91 NORTH OF COOPER in CALAIS, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- A T & T TOPSFIELD RADIO STA (US 1 HWY 2MI NO TOPSFIELD PO in CALAIS, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BARNARD NURSING HOME (PALMER ST in CALAIS, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CALAIS SUPERINTENDANT OF SCHOOLS (5 CHURCH STREET in CALAIS, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Organizations: CALIAS HIGH SCHOOL (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CALAIS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, OLVER ASSOCIATES INC, SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
- EASTERN MAINE ELECTRIC CO-OP (TYLER ST (EVERGREEN BLDG) in CALAIS, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,140
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2205
- Northeast: 471
- Midwest: 43
- South: 112
- West: 69
68% of the 04619 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 3,963. Population change in the 1990s: -505 (-12.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
| Here: | 1.8% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 4.8% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15
| Here: | 10.6% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (CALAIS, ME):
- CALAIS MOTOR INN (293 MAIN ST; small business): $159,822 in 2 contracts in 2002
$101,750 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2002-03-20. Completion date: 2002-08-27.
$58,072 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2002-03-20. Completion date: 2002-08-27.
- ST CROIX INTERNATIONAL WATERW (694 ROUTE 1): $59,000 in 7 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Animal and Fisheries Studies, Fisheries Resources Management Services, Other Professional Services, Logistics Support Services by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $26,000; 2005: $27,000; 2006: $6,000.
Biggest contracts:
$26,000 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Animal and Fisheries Studies. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2004-04-15.
$23,000 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Fisheries Resources Management Services. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2005-03-23. Completion date: 2005-04-04.
$4,000 with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere for Other Professional Services. Signed on 2006-03-22. Completion date: 2006-12-31.
$2,000 with Army for Logistics Support Services. Signed on 2006-05-25. Completion date: 2006-08-31.
- HALLOWELL & MACMANNIS OD (4 PARK ST; small business)
$10,400 with Navy for Optometry Services. Signed on 2004-10-06. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
- BORDER ELECTRIC INC (59 RIVER RD; small business)
$10,200 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2005-05-25. Completion date: 2005-08-23.
- PRINCETON CALAIS TRANSLATORS I (483 NORTH ST; small business)
$3,482 with Navy for Telephone and Telegraph Equipment. Signed on 2004-10-05. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 5)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Savings Institutions (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 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.)
People in group quarters
- 72 people in nursing homes
- 46 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
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