Estimated zip code population in 2021: 1,381 Zip code population in 2010: 1,337 Zip code population in 2000: 1,265
Houses and condos: 1,013 Renter-occupied apartments: 87
% of renters here:
15%
State:
25%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04747: 84.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 162.9 sq. mi. Water area: 9.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 8 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
1.2% ($1,603)
Maine:
1.1% ($2,756)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,831 (1.1%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,537 (1.5%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 652
(47.3%)
Females: 728
(52.7%)
For population 25 years and over in 04747:
High school or higher: 91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 7.3%
Unemployed: 2.6%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 04747:
Never married: 18.9%
Now married: 59.5%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 10.9%
Divorced: 9.0%
Zip code 04747 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04747, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,523 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$47,523
State:
$68,227
Salary/wage: $40,033 (reported on 81.1% of returns)
Here:
$40,033
State:
$55,127
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1248.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3691.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6154.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8150.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18796.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $418 (reported on 32.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$418
Maine:
$1,162
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,550 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,550
State:
$7,695
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 396.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,917 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,917
State:
+$22,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 44.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1390.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,457 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
+$5,457
State:
+$15,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 104.6% for AGIs below $25k, 205.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,817 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
04747:
$11,817
Maine:
$18,314
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 199.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1566.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,036 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,036
State:
$1,960
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.6% for AGIs below $25k, 95.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 86.8%
Here:
87%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k, 87.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04747, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,639 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$36,639
State:
$52,375
Salary/wage: $31,493 (reported on 81.6% of returns)
Here:
$31,493
State:
$43,415
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.3% for AGIs below $25k, 70.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 155.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $521 (reported on 28.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$521
Maine:
$1,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,371 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,371
State:
$5,812
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,260 (reported on 10.2% of returns)
Here:
+$3,260
State:
+$11,897
Profit/loss from business: +$4,150 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,150
State:
+$12,144
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,717 (reported on 12.2% of returns)
04747:
$8,717
Maine:
$13,385
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,025 (23% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
$16,025
State:
$21,859
Here:
22.7% of AGI
State:
20.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 20.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Charity contributions: $3,250 (reported on 8.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,250
State:
$2,741
Taxes paid: $6,000 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
04747:
$6,000
State:
$9,996
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,175 (reported on 24.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,175
State:
$1,959
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.2%
Here:
61%
State:
48%
(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04747, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,912 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$30,912
State:
$42,606
Salary/wage: $28,069 (reported on 83.9% of returns)
Here:
$28,069
State:
$36,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.3% for AGIs below $10k, 71.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $967 (reported on 42.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$967
Maine:
$1,367
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,051 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,051
State:
$3,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,969 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
+$2,969
State:
+$11,433
Profit/loss from business: +$5,284 (reported on 17.7% of returns)
Here:
+$5,284
State:
+$10,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,200 (reported on 2.0% of returns)
04747:
$2,200
Maine:
$3,014
Total itemized deductions: $15,673 (24% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)
Here:
$15,673
State:
$18,231
Here:
23.5% of AGI
State:
21.7% of AGI
Charity contributions deductions: $1,786 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,786
State:
$2,466
Here:
2.6% of AGI
State:
2.8% of AGI
Total tax: $3,329 (reported on 68.9% of returns)
04747:
$3,329
State:
$6,047
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,579 (reported on 21.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,579
State:
$1,520
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.5%
Here:
65%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $10k, 65.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 123.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Notable locations in zip code 04747: Va-Jo-Wa Golf Club (A), Island Falls Ambulance Service (B), Katahdin Public Library (C), Island Falls Opera House (D), Island Falls Fire Department (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04747 include: Dyer Brook Community Church (A), Belvedere Church (B), Whittier Congregational Church (C), Saint Agnes Roman Catholic Church (D), Patten United Methodist Church (E), Island Falls United Baptist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and swamps: Upper Mattawamkeag Lake (A), Crystal Lake (B), Lost Pond (C), Mattawamkeag Lake (D), Morgridge Pond (E), Mud Pond (F), Pleasant Lake (G), Thousand Acre Bog (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Alder Brook (A), Trueworthy Brook (B), Sly Brook (C), Shingle Brook (D), Webster Brook (E), Fish Stream (F), First Brook (G), Dyer Brook (H), Monument Brook (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 25 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 220 2-persons, 75 3-persons, 42 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 166 1-person, 33 2-persons, 3 4-persons
224 married couples with children.
11 single-parent households (4 men, 7 women).
96.5% of residents of 04747 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 13 (1.0%) (63.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
1.0%
Whole state:
4.1%
31%Eritrea
23%Guyana
8%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
17%Irish
15%English
11%French
9%American
8%Pennsylvania German
7%Scottish
6%French Canadian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
52010 or later
32000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
15Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL CORP (10 BURLEIGH STREET in ISLAND FALLS, ME)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC and NAICS classification: WET CORN MILLING Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL CO. (1098 CRYSTAL ROAD in ISLAND FALLS, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: WET CORN MILLING Organizations: NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NATIONAL STARCH & CHEMICAL COM (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: INDOPOPCO INC, NATIONAL STARCH AND CHEMICAL C
SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (922 DYER BROOK RD in ISLAND FALLS, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) Alternative names: SO AROOSTOOK CSD SCHOOL, SOUTHERN AROOSTOOK CSD
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14.3%
52.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
24.7%Wood
9.5%Electricity
6.6%Other fuel
4.3%Coal or coke
1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.7%Utility gas
Population in 1990: 1,444.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,016
Northeast: 248
Midwest: 30
South: 37
West: 19
79% of the 04747 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.
93% of the 04747 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 24
Here:
16.8%
Maine:
13.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6
Here:
9.8%
Maine:
10.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
32.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
90,191Business and financial operations occupations
72,038Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
64,609Education, training, and library occupations
61,718Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
59,883Computer and mathematical occupations
55,951Architecture and engineering occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
K & T ENVIRONMENTAL EQUIPMENT (YORK RD in ISLAND FALLS, ME; small business) 10 employees, $1800000 revenue.
$58,000 with National Park Service for Fire Fighting Equipment. Signed on 2001-08-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): All Other Personal Services (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (10-19: 2)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
8 people in group homes intended for adults
3 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
Fatal accident statistics in 2011:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Most common first names in zip code 04747 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
John
9
74.8 years
Mary
9
78.7 years
Charles
8
67.8 years
George
8
67.5 years
William
8
75.6 years
Edward
6
71.5 years
Florence
6
80.6 years
Carl
6
79.0 years
Frank
6
78.0 years
Kenneth
5
72.4 years
Most common last names in zip code 04747 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Grant
11
64.5 years
Edwards
8
81.9 years
Michaud
8
67.1 years
Dunphy
8
75.2 years
Brooks
8
75.0 years
Townsend
8
71.5 years
Hartin
7
75.7 years
Anderson
6
63.7 years
Sherman
6
80.2 years
Green
6
72.5 years
Businesses in zip code 04747
Circle K: 1
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