Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,790 Zip code population in 2010: 2,781 Zip code population in 2000: 3,735
Houses and condos: 1,377 Renter-occupied apartments: 410
% of renters here:
31%
State:
26%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04861: 90.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 10.9 sq. mi. Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 255 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.3% ($3,832)
Maine:
1.0% ($2,785)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,418 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,295 (1.4%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $302,115
04861:
$302,115
Maine:
$290,600
According to our research of Maine and other state lists, there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 04861 zip code as of April 17, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 04861 is 564 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
54.0 years
Maine median age:
45.1 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.1 people
Maine:
2.2 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04861, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,362 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$57,362
State:
$68,227
Salary/wage: $46,238 (reported on 77.4% of returns)
Here:
$46,238
State:
$55,127
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1117.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3705.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10203.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14754.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $987 (reported on 35.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$987
Maine:
$1,162
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.4% for AGIs below $25k, 23.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 108.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,313 (reported on 21.2% of returns)
Here:
$5,313
State:
$7,695
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.1% for AGIs below $25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 251.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 113.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 292.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,908 (reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
+$15,908
State:
+$22,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.6% for AGIs below $25k, 26.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 173.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 277.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1241.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$16,297 (reported on 19.9% of returns)
Here:
+$16,297
State:
+$15,095
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 266.2% for AGIs below $25k, 322.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 714.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 698.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1507.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,828 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
04861:
$12,828
Maine:
$18,314
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.9% for AGIs below $25k, 135.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 527.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 957.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $23,657 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
Here:
$23,657
State:
$31,197
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 555.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 914.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $5,220 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
Here:
$5,220
State:
$9,863
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 171.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,700 (reported on 4.8% of returns)
04861:
$7,700
State:
$8,241
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 203.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 260.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,955 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,955
State:
$1,960
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.2% for AGIs below $25k, 56.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.4%
Here:
88%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 84.4% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04861, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,220 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,220
State:
$52,375
Salary/wage: $34,488 (reported on 82.7% of returns)
Here:
$34,488
State:
$43,415
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,550 (reported on 30.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,550
Maine:
$1,221
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,712 (reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:
$3,712
State:
$5,812
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,860 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:
+$7,860
State:
+$11,897
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,897 (reported on 23.0% of returns)
Here:
+$10,897
State:
+$12,144
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,747 (reported on 10.8% of returns)
04861:
$10,747
Maine:
$13,385
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,476 (23% of AGI, reported on 26.6% of returns)
Here:
$18,476
State:
$21,859
Here:
22.8% of AGI
State:
20.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $2,173 (reported on 18.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,173
State:
$2,741
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $7,792 (reported on 26.6% of returns)
04861:
$7,792
State:
$9,996
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,948 (reported on 19.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,948
State:
$1,959
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.9%
Here:
49%
State:
48%
(% for various income ranges: 41.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04861, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,455 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,455
State:
$42,606
Salary/wage: $30,367 (reported on 80.7% of returns)
Here:
$30,367
State:
$36,376
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.8% for AGIs below $10k, 70.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,147 (reported on 47.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,147
Maine:
$1,367
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,919 (reported on 24.2% of returns)
Here:
$2,919
State:
$3,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$10,109 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:
+$10,109
State:
+$11,433
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,963 (reported on 24.5% of returns)
Here:
+$12,963
State:
+$10,755
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $10k, 12.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,821 (reported on 3.9% of returns)
04861:
$2,821
Maine:
$3,014
Total itemized deductions: $15,761 (25% of AGI, reported on 29.8% of returns)
Here:
$15,761
State:
$18,231
Here:
24.6% of AGI
State:
21.7% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,045 (3% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,045
State:
$2,466
Here:
3.1% of AGI
State:
2.8% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,403 (reported on 78.9% of returns)
04861:
$4,403
State:
$6,047
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,459 (reported on 13.5% of returns)
Here:
$1,459
State:
$1,520
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.7%
Here:
57%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 49.5% for AGIs below $10k, 54.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 187 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,142
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 15 (15 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 271 (139 now married, 131 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 04861 with a mortgage: 452 (48 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 13
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,549 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $713
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
7.2%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
6.9%
Whole state:
5.8%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.4
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.0
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 04861: Thomaston Ambulance Service (A), Knox Building (B), Thomaston Fire Department (C), Maine State Prison Library (D), Maine Watercraft Museum (E), Thomaston Public Library (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04861 include: Thomaston Baptist Church (A), Saint John the Baptist Episcopal Church (B), Saint James Catholic Church (C), Assembly of God Church (D), Apostolic Christian Life Church (E), Federated Church in Thomaston (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 21 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 566 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 410 1-person, 93 2-persons, 21 5-persons
285 married couples with children.
114 single-parent households (36 men, 78 women).
92.4% of residents of 04861 zip code speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (16% very well, 59% well, 25% not well).
Foreign born population: 212 (7.6%) (4.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
7.6%
Whole state:
4.1%
93%Guyana
20%Irish
17%English
10%French
7%German
6%Italian
4%American
3%Portuguese
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2382010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
13Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
DRAGON PRODUCTS COMPANY INCORPORATED (ROUTE 1 in THOMASTON, ME)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: CEMENT, HYDRAULIC; LIME; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS Organizations: DRAGON PRODUCTS CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, CEMENTOS DEL NORTE-USA (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: DRAGON PRODUCTS COMPANY INC. (CHAPMAN), MARTIN MARIETTA CEMENT
GEORGES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (47 VALLEY STREET in THOMASTON, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-42703 Organizations: MSAD 50 THOMASTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LURA LIBBY SCHOOL (13 VALLEY STREET in THOMASTON, ME)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-42702 Organizations: MSAD 50 THOMASTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LYMAN MORSE BOATBUILDING CO (82 WATER STREET in THOMASTON, ME)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING Business NAICS classification: BOAT BUILDING. Alternative names: LYMAN-MORSE BOATS
MAINE STATE PRISON (MAIN ST in THOMASTON, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
NEW ENGLAND TELE CO (GLEASON ST in THOMASTON, ME)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO BOSTON MASS (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHEMROCK (94 BUTTERMILK LANE in THOMASTON, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
COIN-OP LAUNDRY (MAIN STREET in THOMASTON, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
GEORGE C HALL & SONS (BEECHWOOD ST in THOMASTON, ME)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
ROCKLAND FORD LM INC (US RTE 1 in THOMASTON, ME)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: EDWARD STEARNS (CONTACT/OWNER)
FERRAIOLO CORP (DEXTER ST EXTENSION in THOMASTON, ME)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
SAD 50 (NOT PROVIDED in THOMASTON, ME)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%
69.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11.9%Electricity
10.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
7.1%Wood
0.7%Solar energy
Population in 1990: 3,560. Population change in the 1990s: +175 (+4.9%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,489
Northeast: 790
Midwest: 85
South: 112
West: 115
58% of the 04861 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.
94% of the 04861 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
12.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
12.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:
0.0%
Maine:
34.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
68,745Management occupations
56,439Business and financial operations occupations
54,699Transportation occupations
48,638Construction and extraction occupations
36,175Material moving occupations
35,492Office and administrative support occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ENTERTAINMENT RESOURCES INC (37 GREEN ST in THOMASTON, ME; small business)
$0 with Navy for Logistics Support Services. Signed on 2004-07-29. Completion date: 2004-08-08.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
17 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
17 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
6 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
424 people in state prisons
5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
4 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 1
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of reported fires - 23 took place in 2005, and the least - 1 in 2010. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (61.8%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (15.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 04861