Estimated median household income in 2008: $37,107
| This zip code: | $37,107 | | Maine: | $46,581 |
Nearest zip codes: 04781, 04739, 04745, 04772, 04756, 04779.
Housing units in zip code 04743 with a mortgage: 501 (44 second mortgage, 111 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 429
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $994
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $391
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 15.8% | | Whole state: | 12.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.5 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04743: Carnes Camp (A), Saucier Camp (B), Camp Cozy (C), Sugar Camp (D), Labbe Camp (E), Belanger Sugar Camp (F), Ledges (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04743 include: Assembly of God Church (A), Saint John Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Marcum Pond (A), Little California Pond (B), Sly Brook Lakes (C), Saint Almond Pond (D), Spaulding Ponds (E), Dry Pond (F), Black Lake (G), Blake Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Wheelock Brook (A), Camel Brook (B), California Brook (C), Saint Almond Brook (D), Snare Brook (E), South Perley Brook (F), North Branch Perley Brook (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 35
- 1995 to 1998: 110
- 1990 to 1994: 138
- 1980 to 1989: 277
- 1970 to 1979: 405
- 1960 to 1969: 274
- 1950 to 1959: 174
- 1940 to 1949: 189
- 1939 or earlier: 655
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fort Kent, ME (04743): |
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- no bedroom: 9
- 1 bedrooms: 54
- 2 bedrooms: 323
- 3 bedrooms: 683
- 4 bedrooms: 289
- 5 or more bedrooms: 52
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 17
- 1 bedrooms: 200
- 2 bedrooms: 221
- 3 bedrooms: 101
- 4 bedrooms: 39
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 04743 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 40
- 1 vehicle: 347
- 2 vehicles: 750
- 3 vehicles: 207
- 4 vehicles: 47
- 5 or more vehicles: 19
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 111
- 1 vehicle: 359
- 2 vehicles: 81
- 3 vehicles: 23
- 4 vehicles: 6
- 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 04743:
- Less than $10,000: 26
- $10,000 to $14,999: 13
- $15,000 to $19,999: 13
- $20,000 to $24,999: 10
- $25,000 to $29,999: 11
- $30,000 to $34,999: 14
- $35,000 to $39,999: 14
- $40,000 to $49,999: 33
- $50,000 to $59,999: 66
- $60,000 to $69,999: 88
- $70,000 to $79,999: 61
- $80,000 to $89,999: 83
- $90,000 to $99,999: 84
- $100,000 to $124,999: 212
- $125,000 to $149,999: 206
- $150,000 to $174,999: 195
- $175,000 to $199,999: 106
- $200,000 to $249,999: 135
- $250,000 to $299,999: 47
- $300,000 to $399,999: 14
- $400,000 to $499,999: 5
- $500,000 to $749,999: 13
- $750,000 to $999,999: 1
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 04743:
- Less than $100: 30
- $100 to $149: 18
- $150 to $199: 34
- $200 to $249: 19
- $250 to $299: 22
- $300 to $349: 41
- $350 to $399: 54
- $400 to $449: 61
- $450 to $499: 68
- $500 to $549: 56
- $550 to $599: 38
- $600 to $649: 27
- $650 to $699: 25
- $700 to $749: 13
- $750 to $799: 10
- $800 to $899: 21
- $900 to $999: 5
- No cash rent: 45
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $50,639.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $126,503
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $123,110 (it was $65,400 in 2000)
| 04743: | $123,110 | | Maine: | $180,200 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,593 - $162,174
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $143,659| Here: | $143,659 | | State: | $236,370 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $126,105| Here: | $126,105 | | State: | $260,886 |
In 2-unit structures: $119,080| Here: | $119,080 | | State: | $219,008 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $168,351| Here: | $168,351 | | State: | $239,299 |
Mobile homes: $28,059| Here: | $28,059 | | 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: 1,535
- One, attached: 22
- Two: 92
- 3 or 4: 167
- 5 to 9: 111
- 10 to 19: 43
- 20 to 49: 55
- 50 or more: 12
- Mobile homes: 208
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,625 (75%)
- Carpooled: 281 (13%)
- Walked: 128 (6%)
- Other means: 18 (1%)
- Worked at home: 102 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 317
- 5 to 9 minutes: 586
- 10 to 14 minutes: 514
- 15 to 19 minutes: 221
- 20 to 24 minutes: 119
- 25 to 29 minutes: 24
- 30 to 34 minutes: 93
- 35 to 39 minutes: 11
- 40 to 44 minutes: 9
- 45 to 59 minutes: 38
- 60 to 89 minutes: 90
- 90 or more minutes: 30
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 98.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 4,744
- In family households: 3,930 (1,144 male householders, 141 female householders)
1,166 spouses, 1,327 children (1,252 natural, 18 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 35 other relatives, 53 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 814 (297 male householders (234 living alone)), 389 female householders (334 living alone)), 128 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 165 (39 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 618 2-persons, 279 3-persons, 250 4-persons, 96 5-persons, 30 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 568 1-person, 105 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 5 4-persons.
850 married couples with children.
199 single-parent households (72 men, 127 women).
36.5% of residents of 04743 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
62.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% very well, 18% well, 5% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (37% very well, 63% well).
Foreign born population: 404 (8.2%)
(47.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 8.2% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (88%)
- Pakistan (8%)
- Japan (3%)
- Hungary (1%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 118
- 1990 to 1994: 34
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 11
- 1975 to 1979: 12
- 1970 to 1974: 20
- 1970 to 1974: 26
- 1965 to 1969: 183
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White population: 4,770
Black population: 17
American Indian population: 34
Asian population: 37
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 12
Two or more races population: 32
First ancestries reported:
|  French Canadian: 1764 |
|  French (except Basque): 1112 |
|  United States or American: 710 |
|  Other groups: 202 |
|  English: 121 |
|  Canadian: 117 |
|  Irish: 81 |
|  German: 61 |
|  Italian: 57 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 28 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 25 |
|  Scottish: 22 |
|  Polish: 14 |
|  Norwegian: 7 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 7 |
|  African: 7 |
|  Dutch: 6 |
|  Icelander: 6 |
|  Swedish: 6 |
|  Welsh: 6 |
|  Danish: 5 |
|  Hungarian: 4 |
|  Russian: 4 |
|  Eastern European: 3 |
|  Arab:: 3 |
|  Lebanese: 3 |
|  British: 2 |
|  European: 2 |
|  Swiss: 2 |

facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FORT KENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (108 PLEASANT STREET in FORT KENT, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-15601
Organizations: MSAD 27 FORT KENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FORT KENT COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL (84 PLEASANT STREET in FORT KENT, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-15604
Organizations: MSAD 27 FORT KENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- FORT KENT UTILITY DISTRICT (WEST MARKET ST in FORT KENT, ME)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1997-0114, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- RAYCO FARMS (RR2 BOX 783 in FORT KENT, ME)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-1998-0136, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: IRISH POTATOES
- FORT KENT, TOWN OF (RTE. 161 in FORT KENT, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS
Organizations: FORT KENT WWTF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: FORT KENT WATER & SEWER DEPT, FORT KENT WWTP, WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY
- DAIGLE & HOUGHTON INC (77 MARKET ST in FORT KENT, ME)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JOHN R DAIGLE (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (143 EAST MAIN STREET in FORT KENT, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
Business SIC classification: GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS
- NORTHLAND AVIATION INC (MARKET ST in FORT KENT, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- IRVING FORT KENT MAINWAY (308 WEST MAIN STREET in FORT KENT, 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 KENT HIGH SCHOOL (51 PLEASANT STREET in FORT KENT, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- FORT KENT PUBLIC WORKS (542 WEST MAIN ST in FORT KENT, ME)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
- FT KENT HIGH SCHOOL (108 PLEASANT ST in FT KENT, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
- MAINE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT 27 (8 WEST MAIN STREET in FORT KENT, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Alternative names: SAD 27
Median worth of mobile homes: $43,129
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%)
- Wood (12%)
- Electricity (4%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3780
- Northeast: 409
- Midwest: 63
- South: 41
- West: 68
64% of the 04743 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 6,076. Population change in the 1990s: -1,174 (-19.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 1
| Here: | 0.2% | | 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: 11
| Here: | 2.9% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- DAIGLE OIL COMPANY (155 W MAIN ST in FORT KENT, ME; small business): $1,320,480 in 9 contracts from 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Fuel Oils by Defense Logistics Agency, Public Buildings Service Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $6,913; 2005: $498,637; 2006: $814,930.
Biggest contracts:
$805,270 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2006-01-19. Completion date: 2011-01-31.
$470,330, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-16. Completion date: 2006-07-31.
$9,827 with Public Buildings Service for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2005-09-27. Completion date: 2005-09-27.
$9,660, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-04. Completion date: 2006-01-04.
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)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Telemarketing Bureaus (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers (50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (20-49: 1, 5-9: 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
- 109 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 45 people in nursing homes
- 5 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 4 people in other group homes
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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