Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,137
| This zip code: | $49,137 | | Maine: | $45,888 |
Nearest zip codes: 04856, 04847, 04841, 04849, 04854, 04861.
Housing units in zip code 04843 with a mortgage: 794 (43 second mortgage, 56 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 486
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,537
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $572
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.9% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 4.4% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.7 | | 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: 32
- 1995 to 1998: 163
- 1990 to 1994: 149
- 1980 to 1989: 490
- 1970 to 1979: 363
- 1960 to 1969: 192
- 1950 to 1959: 176
- 1940 to 1949: 209
- 1939 or earlier: 1,109
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Camden, ME (04843): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 103
- 2 bedrooms: 393
- 3 bedrooms: 734
- 4 bedrooms: 300
- 5 or more bedrooms: 123
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 14
- 1 bedrooms: 302
- 2 bedrooms: 252
- 3 bedrooms: 124
- 4 bedrooms: 39
- 5 or more bedrooms: 6
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Vehicles available in 04843 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 33
- 1 vehicle: 638
- 2 vehicles: 722
- 3 vehicles: 147
- 4 vehicles: 106
- 5 or more vehicles: 7
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 104
- 1 vehicle: 416
- 2 vehicles: 193
- 3 vehicles: 24
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 04843:
- Less than $10,000: 11
- $10,000 to $14,999: 5
- $15,000 to $19,999: 4
- $25,000 to $29,999: 2
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $35,000 to $39,999: 5
- $40,000 to $49,999: 20
- $50,000 to $59,999: 23
- $70,000 to $79,999: 2
- $80,000 to $89,999: 4
- $90,000 to $99,999: 14
- $100,000 to $124,999: 30
- $125,000 to $149,999: 58
- $150,000 to $174,999: 51
- $175,000 to $199,999: 99
- $200,000 to $249,999: 246
- $250,000 to $299,999: 237
- $300,000 to $399,999: 326
- $400,000 to $499,999: 142
- $500,000 to $749,999: 210
- $750,000 to $999,999: 91
- $1,000,000 or more: 122
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 04843:
- Less than $100: 11
- $100 to $149: 9
- $150 to $199: 19
- $200 to $249: 19
- $250 to $299: 24
- $300 to $349: 27
- $350 to $399: 31
- $400 to $449: 41
- $450 to $499: 42
- $500 to $549: 84
- $550 to $599: 51
- $600 to $649: 95
- $650 to $699: 73
- $700 to $749: 13
- $750 to $799: 19
- $1,000 to $1,249: 90
- No cash rent: 48
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $163,308.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $306,273
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $209,968
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $653,234
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $311,040 (it was $164,700 in 2000)
| 04843: | $311,040 | | Maine: | $176,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $179,114 - $517,429
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $453,375| Here: | $453,375 | | State: | $240,738 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $643,145| Here: | $643,145 | | State: | $259,290 |
In 2-unit structures: $388,365| Here: | $388,365 | | State: | $237,097 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $923,626| Here: | $923,626 | | State: | $254,084 |
Mobile homes: $41,250| Here: | $41,250 | | 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: 1,992
- One, attached: 105
- Two: 212
- 3 or 4: 197
- 5 to 9: 105
- 10 to 19: 32
- 20 to 49: 78
- 50 or more: 9
- Mobile homes: 144
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,816 (70%)
- Carpooled: 229 (9%)
- Taxi: 9 (0%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0%)
- Walked: 294 (11%)
- Other means: 26 (1%)
- Worked at home: 209 (8%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 286
- 5 to 9 minutes: 711
- 10 to 14 minutes: 407
- 15 to 19 minutes: 346
- 20 to 24 minutes: 175
- 25 to 29 minutes: 117
- 30 to 34 minutes: 173
- 35 to 39 minutes: 7
- 40 to 44 minutes: 80
- 45 to 59 minutes: 45
- 60 to 89 minutes: 12
- 90 or more minutes: 26
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 84.4%
Household type by relationship
Households: 5,046
- In family households: 3,953 (1,058 male householders, 366 female householders)
1,266 spouses, 1,199 children (1,096 natural, 58 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 8 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,093 (369 male householders (284 living alone)), 593 female householders (547 living alone)), 131 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 208 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 796 2-persons, 307 3-persons, 243 4-persons, 78 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 831 1-person, 124 2-persons, 7 4-persons.
740 married couples with children.
256 single-parent households (34 men, 222 women).
96.1% of residents of 04843 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 23% well, 18% not well).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (69% very well, 26% well, 5% not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 209 (4.0%)
(42.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Canada (29%)
- United Kingdom (27%)
- Poland (7%)
- Chile (7%)
- Japan (7%)
- Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (6%)
- Ireland (3%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 14
- 1990 to 1994: 30
- 1985 to 1989: 30
- 1980 to 1984: 8
- 1975 to 1979: 26
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 101
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White population: 5,159
Black population: 13
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 21
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 8
Two or more races population: 39

First ancestries reported:
|  English: 964 |
|  Irish: 722 |
|  German: 326 |
|  Italian: 311 |
|  United States or American: 293 |
|  Scottish: 251 |
|  French (except Basque): 213 |
|  Other groups: 210 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 129 |
|  French Canadian: 107 |
|  Polish: 71 |
|  European: 71 |
|  Finnish: 65 |
|  Dutch: 64 |
|  Greek: 54 |
|  Norwegian: 54 |
|  Hungarian: 53 |
|  Swedish: 45 |
|  British: 42 |
|  Canadian: 39 |
|  Welsh: 31 |
|  Portuguese: 29 |
|  Russian: 23 |
|  Celtic: 18 |
|  Scandinavian: 18 |
|  Swiss: 17 |
|  Lithuanian: 16 |
|  Czech: 12 |
|  Arab:: 9 |
|  Lebanese: 9 |
|  Armenian: 9 |
|  Yugoslavian: 9 |
|  Albanian: 8 |
|  Brazilian: 8 |
|  Luxemburger: 7 |
|  Danish: 6 |
|  Northern European: 6 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CAMDEN-ROCKPORT MIDDLE SCHOOL (34 KNOWLTON STREET in CAMDEN, ME)
(National Center for Education Statistics)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07202
Organizations: MSAD 28 CAMDEN (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: CAMDEN-ROCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL
- ELM STREET SCHOOL (ELM STREET in CAMDEN, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-07201
Organizations: MSAD 28 CAMDEN (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CAMDEN TANNING CORPORATION (116 WASHINGTON ST in CAMDEN, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TARGETED BROWNFIELDS ASSESSMENT (TBA)
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING
Organizations: APOLLO TANNING LTD (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: APOLLO TANNING
- BELOIN'S MOTEL (254 BELFAST RD in CAMDEN, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: HOTELS AND MOTELS
- CAMDEN HEALTH CARE CENTER (108 ELM ST in CAMDEN, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- CAMDEN, TOWN OF SNOW DUMP (29 ELM ST in CAMDEN, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SANITARY SERVICES
Alternative names: TOWN OF CAMDEN
- KNOX SEMICONDUCTOR INC (LIMEROCK ST in CAMDEN, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- KNOX WOOLEN CO (33 MECHANIC ST in CAMDEN, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
- NEW ENGLAND TELE CO CTL OFFICE (40 ELM ST in CAMDEN, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO BOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BISHOPS STORE LAUNDROMAT (96 WASHINGTON STREET in CAMDEN, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
- CAMDEN WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT FACILITY (10 LIONS LANE in CAMDEN, ME)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: CAMDEN, TOWN OF (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CAMDEN WWTF TOWN OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CAMDEN, TOWN OF, CAMDEN W P A F, TOWN OF CAMDEN WPCF
- CLOTHES CARE UNLIMITED (17 MECHANIC STREET in CAMDEN, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
- MBNA (45 MECHANIC ST in CAMDEN, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 04843
- Black Horse Inn, US Rt 1 - Atlantic Hwy, Camden, ME 04843, Phone: (207) 236-6800, Fax: (207) 236-6509
- Lodge At Camden Hills, PO Box 794, Camden, ME 04843, Phone: (207) 236-8478
- Camden Riverhouse Hotel & Inns, 11 Tannery Ln, Camden, ME 04843, Phone: (207) 236-0500, Fax: (207) 236-4711
- Blackberry Inn, 82 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843, Phone: (207) 236-6060, Fax: (207) 236-4117
All 4 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 04843
Median worth of mobile homes: $40,994
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Electricity (7%)
- Wood (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2299
- Northeast: 1689
- Midwest: 393
- South: 340
- West: 284
56% of the 04843 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 32% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 5,060. Population change in the 1990s: +187 (+3.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 65
| Here: | 13.3% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 9
| Here: | 3.2% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62
| Here: | 47.3% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- TIBBETTS INDUSTRIES INC (5 COLCORD AVE in CAMDEN, ME; small business): $8,644 in 2 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$4,955 with Army for Electronic Modules. Taking place in MA. Signed on 2005-02-18. Completion date: 2005-03-11.
$3,689 with Army for Specialized Semiconductor, Microcircuit, and Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing Machinery. Signed on 2003-03-28. Completion date: 2003-05-18.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 4)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (100-249: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
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
- 199 people in nursing homes
- 7 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
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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