Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in zip code 04736 with a mortgage: 1,745 (76 second mortgage, 203 home equity loan, 10 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,331
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $863
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $352
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
11.8%
Whole state:
12.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04736: Dow (A), Ben Thomas Siding (B), Nylander Museum (C), Caribou Fire and Ambulance (D), Caribou Public Library (E), Cary Medical Center Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Sweden Street Plaza Shopping Center (1), Downtown Mall Shopping Center (2), Caribou Skyway Plaza Shopping Center (3), Access Highway Shopping Center (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04736 include: United Baptist Church (A), Saint Lukes Episcopal Church (B), Lister Community Church (C), Woodland Church (D), Aroostook Episcopal Church (E), Assembly of God Church (F), Unitarian Universalist Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Williams Family Cemetery (1), Johnson Cemetery (2), Woodland Cemetery (3), New Holy Rosary Cemetery (4), Cochran Cemetery (5), Northern Maine Veterans Cemetery (6), Doyle Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Violette Pond (A), Dubay Lake (B), Hammond Brook Lake (C), Ketch Pond (D), Caribou Mill Pond (E), Aroostook River Reservoir (F), Little Madawaska Reservoir (G), Carlson Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Violette Brook (A), Sealander Brook (B), Spring Brook (C), Wolverton Brook (D), Greenlaw Brook (E), Halfway Brook (F), Little Madawaska River (G), Hardwood Brook (H), Glidden Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
1,490 married couples with children.
612 single-parent households (105 men, 507 women).
86.7% of residents of 04736 zip code speak English at home.
6.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 3% well, 28% not well).
25.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (38% very well, 49% well, 3% not well, 10% not at all).
9.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (28% well, 72% not well).
21.7% of residents speak other language at home (7% very well, 93% well).
Foreign born population: 313 (3.3%) (50.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
3.3%
Whole state:
3.3%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (74%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Germany (7%)
France (2%)
Egypt (2%)
Israel (2%)
Japan (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 122
1990 to 1999: 18
1980 to 1989: 33
Before 1980: 372
Races in zip code 04736:
White population: 9,119 Black population: 208 American Indian population: 119 Asian population: 652 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 2,677 Some other race population: 39 Two or more races population: 250 Hispanic or Latino population: 362
First ancestries reported:
French (except Basque): 2,444
English: 1,491
Irish: 1,115
Other groups: 818
American: 756
French Canadian: 664
Finnish: 605
Swedish: 354
German: 283
Italian: 243
Scottish: 192
Scotch-Irish: 136
Canadian: 74
Cajun: 73
Hungarian: 66
Polish: 58
Northern European: 57
Austrian: 48
Portuguese: 38
Norwegian: 32
Lebanese: 31
Arab: 31
Dutch: 28
Welsh: 28
Armenian: 26
Danish: 23
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 22
Dutch West Indian: 22
Serbian: 21
British: 19
Scandinavian: 16
Ukrainian: 15
Lithuanian: 8
European: 7
Swiss: 7
Russian: 6
Slavic: 3
Celtic: 2
Public primary/middle school in zip code 04736 not listed on the city page:
CONNOR CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 1581 VAN BUREN ROAD, CONNOR TWP, ME; Grades: PK - 06)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
CARIBOU ME FIRE DEPT (101 HIGH ST in CARIBOU, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9150, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9150, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CARIBOU ME DPW (904 MAIN ST in CARIBOU, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9150, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9150, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CARIBOU ME PARKS & RECREATION GARAGE (55 BENNETT ST in CARIBOU, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9150, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9150, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CARIBOU UTILITIES DISTRICT WWT (GRIMES ROAD in CARIBOU, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-ME0090320 1640, WATER TREATMENT PLANT Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
CARIBOU HIGH SCHOOL (308 SWEDEN STREET in CARIBOU, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07707 Organizations: CARIBOU SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CARIBOU MIDDLE SCHOOL (21 GLENN STREET in CARIBOU, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07706 Organizations: CARIBOU SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (19 MARSHALL AVENUE in CARIBOU, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07704 Organizations: CARIBOU SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CARIBOU REG APPLIED TECH CTR (308 SWEDEN STREET in CARIBOU, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07777 Organizations: CARIBOU SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LORING DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANT (225 MAD DAM RD in CARIBOU, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: LORING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, LORING DEVELOPMENT WWTF, LORING MADAWASKA DAM PLANT, LORING UTILITY SYSTEM, LORING WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
MAINE FROZEN FOODS INC (27 BIRDSEYE AVENUE in CARIBOU, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: FROZEN FRUITS, FRUIT JUICES, AND VEGETABLES Alternative names: NORTHERN PROCESSORS
CONNOR CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL (1581 VAN BUREN ROAD in CONNOR TWP, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-60201 Organizations: EDUCATION IN UNORGANIZED TERR (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
CARIBOU LEARNING CENTER (75 BENNETT DRIVE in CARIBOU, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07705 Organizations: CARIBOU SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
SODERBERG COMPANY, INC (EVERETT ROAD in CARIBOU, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 04736:
Days Inn Caribou, PO Box 57, Caribou, ME 04736 , Phone: (207) 493-3311
Russell's Motel, PO Box 686, Caribou, ME 04736 , Phone: (207) 498-2567
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%)
Wood (10%)
Utility gas (6%)
Electricity (5%)
No fuel used (4%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Coal or coke (2%)
Other fuel (2%)
Population in 1990: 10,928. Population change in the 1990s: -626 (-5.7%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 8,034
Northeast: 936
Midwest: 217
South: 228
West: 277
68% of the 04736 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% 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): 1,164
Here:
48.7%
Maine:
8.4%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 83
Here:
13.8%
Maine:
11.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 329
Here:
48.6%
Maine:
28.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code:
CJP ASSOCIATES (647 MAIN STREET in CARIBOU, ME; small business)
$6,432,890 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2006-04-27. Completion date: 2005-11-09.
L&D CLEANING SERVICE (302 BAIRD ROAD in CARIBOU, ME; small business) : $967,291 in 21 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Custodial Janitorial Services by Army, Navy, Department of Defense Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $169,260; 2002: $205,362; 2003: $131,596; 2004: $213,732; 2005: $99,041; 2006: $11,484.
Biggest contracts:
$127,356 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2003-12-24. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
$119,964, same as above.Signed on 2002-11-12. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
$95,066 with Navy for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2005-08-30. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$93,240 with Army for Custodial Janitorial Services. Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2002-10-31.
CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTORS (298 BROWN RD in WOODLAND, ME; small business) : $92,700 in 4 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
$33,000 with Department of Defense for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2002-10-22. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
$32,650, same as above.Signed on 2001-10-31. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
$27,300 with Navy for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 1999-10-22. Completion date: 2000-04-11.
$-250 with Defense Finance and Accounting Service for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2006-01-10. Completion date: 2002-04-30.
ROY'S SERVICE (230 WEST GATE ROAD in CARIBOU, ME; small business) : $89,645 in 5 contractsfrom 2003 to 2005
Contracts for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material), Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities by Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Navy Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $23,550; 2004: $25,112; 2005: $40,983; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$31,466 with Defense Finance and Accounting Service for Snow Removal/Salt Service (also spreading aggregate or other snow melting material). Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-04-30.
$24,300, same as above.Signed on 2004-10-01. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
$23,550, same as above.Signed on 2003-11-03. Completion date: 2004-04-30.
$9,517 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2005-06-09. Completion date: 2005-07-09.
NICHOLS ELECTRIC (1030 PRESQUE ISLE RD in CARIBOU, ME; small business)
$57,495 with Defense Finance and Accounting Service for Installation of Equipment -- Furniture. Signed on 2005-04-28. Completion date: 2005-06-27.
SODERBERG CO INC (460 YORK ST in CARIBOU, ME; small business) : $32,575 in 3 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
$11,450 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2005-08-25. Completion date: 2005-09-24.
$11,125 with Navy for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Parking Facilities Conservation. Signed on 2005-06-13. Completion date: 2005-07-13.
$10,000 with Defense Finance and Accounting Service for Demolition of Structures or Facilities (Other than Buildings). Signed on 2004-06-28. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
ST PETER CONSTRUCTION (195 EAST PRESQUE ISLE ROAD in CARIBOU, ME; small business)
$29,500 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-08-09. Completion date: 2001-09-25.
CHADWICK BAROSS (314 MAIN STREET in CARIBOU, ME; small business)
$18,117 with Army for Vehicular Power Transmission Components. Signed on 2005-01-06. Completion date: 2005-01-14.
FREME, BRUCE M DMD (1 BIRDSEYE AVE in CARIBOU, ME; small business) : $12,100 in 2 contractsin 2004
$15,200 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2004-03-29. Completion date: 2004-05-02.
$-3,100, same as above.Signed on 2004-05-12. Completion date: 2004-05-02.
NORTH END LANDSCAPING & PROPER (384 VAN BUREN RD in CARIBOU, ME; small business)
$10,875 with Defense Finance and Accounting Service for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2006-04-14. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
Information: Software Publishers (250-499: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 3)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 5)
Accommodation and Food Services: Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)