Estimated median household income in 2008: $35,571
| This zip code: | $35,571 | | Maine: | $46,581 |
Nearest zip codes: 04635, 04612, 04653, 04674, 04616, 04679.
Housing units in zip code 04685 with a mortgage: 27 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 48
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,221
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $422
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 18.1% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 6.1% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.9 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 12
- 1995 to 1998: 12
- 1990 to 1994: 34
- 1980 to 1989: 87
- 1970 to 1979: 55
- 1960 to 1969: 33
- 1950 to 1959: 16
- 1940 to 1949: 6
- 1939 or earlier: 165
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Swans Island, ME (04685): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 2
- 2 bedrooms: 27
- 3 bedrooms: 53
- 4 bedrooms: 24
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 18
- 2 bedrooms: 9
- 3 bedrooms: 8
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 04685 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 4
- 1 vehicle: 39
- 2 vehicles: 47
- 3 vehicles: 12
- 4 vehicles: 4
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 8
- 1 vehicle: 19
- 2 vehicles: 8
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 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 04685:
- $15,000 to $19,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 3
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1
- $35,000 to $39,999: 2
- $40,000 to $49,999: 7
- $50,000 to $59,999: 2
- $60,000 to $69,999: 1
- $70,000 to $79,999: 1
- $125,000 to $149,999: 7
- $150,000 to $174,999: 13
- $175,000 to $199,999: 11
- $200,000 to $249,999: 14
- $250,000 to $299,999: 12
- $300,000 to $399,999: 15
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
- $500,000 to $749,999: 2
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 04685:
- $200 to $249: 3
- $250 to $299: 3
- $300 to $349: 2
- $350 to $399: 3
- $400 to $449: 4
- $450 to $499: 6
- $550 to $599: 3
- $600 to $649: 4
- $700 to $749: 1
- $750 to $799: 1
- No cash rent: 2
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $262,751.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $240,967
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $209,890 (it was $111,500 in 2000)
| 04685: | $209,890 | | Maine: | $180,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,648 - $329,761
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $325,225| Here: | $325,225 | | State: | $236,370 |
Mobile homes: $21,875| Here: | $21,875 | | 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: 389
- Two: 3
- 5 to 9: 10
- Mobile homes: 18

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 98 (64%)
- Carpooled: 23 (15%)
- Walked: 20 (13%)
- Other means: 8 (5%)
- Worked at home: 4 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 37
- 5 to 9 minutes: 40
- 10 to 14 minutes: 46
- 15 to 19 minutes: 19
- 20 to 24 minutes: 4
- 25 to 29 minutes: 0
- 30 to 34 minutes: 0
- 35 to 39 minutes: 0
- 40 to 44 minutes: 0
- 45 to 59 minutes: 0
- 60 to 89 minutes: 3
- 90 or more minutes: 0
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 100.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 337
- In family households: 277 (83 male householders, 14 female householders)
90 spouses, 86 children (82 natural, 2 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 4 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 60 (28 male householders (19 living alone)), 18 female householders (18 living alone)), 14 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 53 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 19 4-persons, 9 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 8 2-persons, 1 3-persons.
67 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (3 men, 3 women).
92.2% of residents of 04685 zip code speak English at home.
5.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 35% well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (25% very well, 50% well, 25% not well).
Foreign born population: 5 (1.5%)
(60.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (60%)
- Canada (40%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 2
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 3
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 321
Black population: 1
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 5
First ancestries reported:
|  English: 110 |
|  French (except Basque): 37 |
|  Scottish: 35 |
|  Irish: 21 |
|  German: 19 |
|  United States or American: 16 |
|  Swedish: 15 |
|  Polish: 10 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 10 |
|  Welsh: 10 |
|  Italian: 8 |
|  Other groups: 4 |
|  British: 3 |
|  French Canadian: 2 |
|  Dutch: 2 |
|  Canadian: 2 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  Norwegian: 2 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- SWANS ISLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (PO BOX 13 in SWANS ISLAND, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-42102
Organizations: MSAD 76 SWANS ISLAND (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- A T & T SWAINS NOTCH REPEATER (LAT 44-35-53 LONG 70-37-35 in SWANS ISLAND, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SCRAG ISLAND HS (SCRAG ISLAND in SWANS ISLAND, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: MISCELLANEOUS MARINE PRODUCTS (PLANT AQUACULTURE)
Alternative names: FJORD SEAFOOD USA, ISLAND AQUACULTURE COMPANY INC
- SWANS ISLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (1 QUARRY WHARF RD in MINTURN, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- SWANS ISLAND ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE INC (8 QUARRY WHARF ROAD in SWANS ISLAND, ME)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION.
Organizations: SWANS ISLAND ELECTRIC COOP INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
- SWANS ISLAND SCHOOL (ROSE HILL ROAD in SWANS ISLAND, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $30,888
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%)
- Wood (13%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- Electricity (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 244
- Northeast: 64
- Midwest: 9
- South: 13
- West: 2
70% of the 04685 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 70% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 75% 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | 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: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 2)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings (1-4: 1)
- Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
- Information: Newspaper Publishers (1-4: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Musical Groups and Artists (1-4: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (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.)
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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