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City: Fort Fairfield, ME
Aroostook County, ME
Zip code population (2000): 3,579
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 3,697



Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 04742


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Houses and condos: 1,654
Renter-occupied apartments: 464
% of renters here:  30%
State:  28%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 04742: 84.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 76.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 48 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  2.1% ($932)
Maine:  1.9% ($1,417)

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Males: 1,678  (46.9%)
Females: 1,901  (53.1%)

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Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $105,637
04742:  $105,637
Maine:  $176,000


According to our research of public records there were 6 registered sex offenders living in 04742 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  41.0 years
Maine median age:  38.6 years

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

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04742, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,722 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $31,722
State:  $42,606

Salary/wage: $29,064 (reported on 87.8% of returns)
Here:  $29,064
State:  $36,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 136.3% for AGIs below $10k, 82.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,032 (reported on 37.2% of returns)
This zip code:  $1,032
Maine:  $1,367
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,231 (reported on 17.5% of returns)
Here:  $1,231
State:  $3,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,510 (reported on 10.0% of returns)
Here:  +$4,510
State:  +$11,433
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,037 (reported on 12.4% of returns)
Here:  +$5,037
State:  +$10,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,471 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
04742:  $2,471
Maine:  $3,014

Total itemized deductions: $13,942 (1% of AGI, reported on 13.4% of returns)
Here:  $13,942
State:  $18,231
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,402 (3.2% of AGI, reported on 12.0% of returns)
Here:  $2,402
Maine:  $2,466

Here:  3.2% of AGI
State:  2.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,714 (reported on 71.1% of returns)
04742:  $3,714
State:  $6,047
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,684 (reported on 18.6% of returns)
Here:  $1,684
State:  $1,520
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 49.7%
Here:  50%
State:  53%
(% for various income ranges: 36.7% for AGIs below $10k, 52.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.0% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $35,196
This zip code:  $35,196
Maine:  $45,888
Fort Fairfield, ME (04742) map

Nearest zip codes: 04740, 04750, 04769, 04736, 04787, 04758.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  66.7%
Whole state:  65.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  6.4%
Whole state:  7.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 04742 with a mortgage: 401 (20 second mortgage, 93 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 337


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $881

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $366

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  18.1%
Whole state:  12.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  5.8%
Whole state:  4.6%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  6.2
State:  5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.1
State:  4.1


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

Notable locations in zip code 04742: Morrow Road (A), Murphy Road (B), East Road (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in zip code 04742: Emmanuel Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Riverside Cemetery (1), Harvey Hill Cemetery (2), Walton Cemetery (3), Old Catholic Cemetery (4). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Bishop Pond (A), Tuttle Pond (B), Page Pond (C), Nadeau Pond (D), Fisher Lake (E), Fischer Lake (F), Libby Brook Pond (G), Pattee Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Conant Brook (A), Coloney Brook (B), Amsden Brook (C), Gray Brook (D), Goodrich Brook (E), Ginn Brook (F), Hacker Brook (G), Everett Brook (H), Noyes Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Fort Fairfield Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 27
  • 1995 to 1998: 67
  • 1990 to 1994: 43
  • 1980 to 1989: 130
  • 1970 to 1979: 188
  • 1960 to 1969: 124
  • 1950 to 1959: 201
  • 1940 to 1949: 232
  • 1939 or earlier: 642



Zip code 04742 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Fairfield, ME (04742):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 62
  • 2 bedrooms: 231
  • 3 bedrooms: 397
  • 4 bedrooms: 246
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 123


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 8
  • 1 bedrooms: 165
  • 2 bedrooms: 113
  • 3 bedrooms: 125
  • 4 bedrooms: 53
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 04742 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 36
  • 1 vehicle: 308
  • 2 vehicles: 486
  • 3 vehicles: 156
  • 4 vehicles: 44
  • 5 or more vehicles: 29


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 92
  • 1 vehicle: 276
  • 2 vehicles: 72
  • 3 vehicles: 24
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 04742 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 04742 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 04742:

  • Less than $10,000: 17
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 8
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 8
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 8
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 16
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 29
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 14
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 27
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 72
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 55
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 71
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 90
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 85
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 195
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 150
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 90
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 41
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 53
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 27
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 38
 



04742 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 04742:

  • Less than $100: 56
  • $100 to $149: 38
  • $150 to $199: 10
  • $200 to $249: 31
  • $250 to $299: 24
  • $300 to $349: 16
  • $350 to $399: 20
  • $400 to $449: 24
  • $450 to $499: 11
  • $500 to $549: 12
  • $800 to $899: 33
  • No cash rent: 50
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $128,780.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $107,690
  • Black or African American householders: $102,651

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $105,239 (it was $56,600 in 2000)
04742:  $105,239
Maine:  $176,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,691 - $136,459

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $125,168
Here:  $125,168
State:  $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,171
Here:  $112,171
State:  $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $109,129
Here:  $109,129
State:  $237,097

Mobile homes: $32,168
Here:  $32,168
State:  $42,332


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,140
  • One, attached: 13
  • Two: 68
  • 3 or 4: 115
  • 5 to 9: 57
  • 10 to 19: 36
  • 20 to 49: 73
  • Mobile homes: 152
04742 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 1,215 (80%)
  • Carpooled: 125 (8%)
  • Taxi: 18 (1%)
  • Walked: 81 (5%)
  • Other means: 27 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 47 (3%)
 

04742 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 114
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 269
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 190
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 296
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 250
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 77
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 162
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 13
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 50
  • 90 or more minutes: 45
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 3,571

  • In family households: 3,023 (824 male householders, 212 female householders)
    796 spouses, 1,056 children (947 natural, 43 adopted, 66 stepchildren), 35 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 other relatives, 69 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 548 (201 male householders (166 living alone)), 290 female householders (276 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 503 2-persons, 212 3-persons, 204 4-persons, 73 5-persons, 38 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 442 1-person, 49 2-persons.

544 married couples with children.
224 single-parent households (62 men, 162 women).

91.0% of residents of 04742 zip code speak English at home.
2.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
6.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% very well, 30% well, 4% not well).

Foreign born population: 233 (6.5%)
(47.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  6.5%
Whole state:  2.9%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Canada (94%)
  • Jamaica (6%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 36
  • 1985 to 1989: 15
  • 1980 to 1984: 9
  • 1975 to 1979: 29
  • 1970 to 1974: 15
  • 1970 to 1974: 27
  • 1965 to 1969: 102

White population: 3,520
Black population: 7
American Indian population: 16
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 7
Two or more races population: 27

Zip code 04742 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 French (except Basque): 691
 English: 567
 Irish: 487
 United States or American: 322
 French Canadian: 196
 Other groups: 161
 Canadian: 97
 German: 91
 Polish: 79
 Scottish: 68
 Scotch-Irish: 58
 Swedish: 32
 Italian: 26
 Dutch: 21
 Arab:: 13
 Lebanese: 13
 Hungarian: 9
 Czech: 9
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
 Jamaican: 8
 Danish: 6
 Norwegian: 5



Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • FORT FAIRFIELD MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL (28 HIGH SCHOOL DRIVE in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-15506
    Organizations: MSAD 20 FORT FAIRFIELD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
    Alternative names: FORT FAIRFIELD HIGH / MIDDLE SCHOOL
  • FORT FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (76 BRUNSWICK AVENUE in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-15507
    Organizations: MSAD 20 FORT FAIRFIELD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • BORALEX-FORT FAIRFIELD (CHENEY GROVE ROAD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
    Business NAICS classification: HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
    Organizations: BORALEX FORT FAIRFIELD INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
    Alternative names: AROOSTOCK VALLEY ELECTRIC CO INC, AROOSTOOK VALLEY ELECTRIC COMPANY, BORALEX WOOD-RESIDUE THERMAL POWER STATION, FAIRFIELD ENERGY VENTURE L P, FPL, ENERGY AVEC.LLC
  • ATLANTIC CUSTOM PROCESSORS L L C (87 HIGH STREET in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    AIR SYNTHETIC 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: ATLANTIC CUSTOM PREPROCESSORS
  • NADEAU POND RESTORATION PROJECT (NADEAU POND in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
    Alternative names: ME INLAND FISHERIES & WILDLIFE
  • AROOSTOOK STARCH, LLC (145 PRESQUE ISLE in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: FLOUR AND OTHER GRAIN MILL PRODUCTS
  • IRVING FORT FAIRFIELD MAINWAY (214 MAIN STREET in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: IRVING OIL CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  • FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DISTRICT (SOUTH CARIBOU ROAD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: FORT FAIRFIELD U.D. WTP, FORT FAIRFIELD UTILITIES DIST.
  • ATLANTIC CUSTOM PROCESSORS LLC (CARIBOU RD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: FROZEN FRUITS, FRUIT JUICES, AND VEGETABLES
  • INTERSTATE FOOD PROCESSING (CARIBOU RD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Alternative names: INTERSTATE FOOD PROCESSING COR
  • KILCOLLINS FARM (354 CENTER LIMESTONE RD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  • LUCERNE FARMS (CONANT ROAD in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  • MICHAUD JUNKYARD (PRESQUE ISLE ROAD (STATE ROUTE 1A) in FORT FAIRFIELD, ME)
    SUPERFUND (Superfund database)


Median worth of mobile homes: $51,100

Zip code 04742 marital status for males
Zip code 04742 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (88%)
  • Wood (7%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Other fuel (1%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2643
  • Northeast: 277
  • Midwest: 215
  • South: 66
  • West: 74

67% of the 04742 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Maine.

Population in 1990: 4,474. Population change in the 1990s: -895 (-20.0%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11
Here:  2.6%
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%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Utilities: Other Electric Power Generation (20-49: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1)
  • Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 1, 5-9: 2)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (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.)




7 people in other group homes

Fatal accident statistics in 2005
  • 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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