04981 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2017: 2,285
Zip code population in 2010: 2,316
Zip code population in 2000: 2,123

Houses and condos: 1,419
Renter-occupied apartments: 186
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 04981: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 60 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2017:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,274 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $2,138 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 04981:

• High school or higher: 96.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 11.2%
• Unemployed: 6.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04981:

• Never married: 19.5%
• Now married: 58.7%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 5.2%
• Divorced: 16.1%

• 
• • 2,245105.7%White
  • 221.0%Two or more races
  • 140.7%American Indian
  • 140.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 130.6%Asian
  • 80.4%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04981, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,971 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,971
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $38,357 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$38,357
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.3% for AGIs below $25k, 74.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 65.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,184 (reported on 36.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,184
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,800 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$4,800
State:	$5,812

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$550 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$550
State:	+$11,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,789 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,789
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,671 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

04981:	$15,671
Maine:	$13,385

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,063 (25% of AGI, reported on 29.4% of returns)

Here:	$20,063
State:	$21,859

Here:	25.0% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 9.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,892 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,892
State:	$2,741

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,090 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

04981:	$8,090
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,150 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,150
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.1%

Here:	47%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 41.5% for AGIs below $25k, 46.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 50.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04981, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $38,730 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,730
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $35,858 (reported on 82.0% of returns)

Here:	$35,858
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs below $10k, 68.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $948 (reported on 47.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$948
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,450 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,450
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,159 (reported on 18.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,159
State:	+$11,433

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,915 (reported on 21.6% of returns)

Here:	+$7,915
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $10k, 9.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,548 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

04981:	$2,548
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $14,922 (23% of AGI, reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$14,922
State:	$18,231

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.4% for AGIs below $10k, 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 10.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,389 (2% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,389
State:	$2,466

Here:	2.0% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,537 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

04981:	$4,537
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,683 (reported on 16.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,683
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.9%

Here:	54%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 44.6% for AGIs below $10k, 54.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04974, 04421, 04438, 04476, 04416, 04496.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 134
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 953

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 16 (16 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 437 (194 now married, 242 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04981 with a mortgage: 412 (7 second mortgage, 80 home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 495

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,251
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $446

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2017:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2017:

• Zip code 04981 household income distribution in 2017

• 64Less than $10,000
• 40$10,000 to $14,999
• 45$15,000 to $19,999
• 59$20,000 to $24,999
• 48$25,000 to $29,999
• 59$30,000 to $34,999
• 58$35,000 to $39,999
• 44$40,000 to $44,999
• 35$45,000 to $49,999
• 128$50,000 to $59,999
• 153$60,000 to $74,999
• 161$75,000 to $99,999
• 96$100,000 to $124,999
• 30$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2017 in zip code 04981

• 9Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$20,000 to $24,999
• 17$25,000 to $29,999
• 1$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $69,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 22$90,000 to $99,999
• 135$100,000 to $124,999
• 115$125,000 to $149,999
• 89$150,000 to $174,999
• 73$175,000 to $199,999
• 112$200,000 to $249,999
• 63$250,000 to $299,999
• 66$300,000 to $399,999
• 24$400,000 to $499,999
• 24$500,000 to $749,999
• 14$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2017 in zip code 04981

• 12$200 to $249
• 9$300 to $349
• 29$500 to $549
• 23$550 to $599
• 12$600 to $649
• 14$650 to $699
• 4$700 to $749
• 18$750 to $799
• 23$800 to $899
• 6$1,000 to $1,249
• 20No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2017: $827.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2017: $128,404.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2017 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $174,897
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $130,072
• Asian householders: $190,105
• Two or more races householders: $136,675
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $225,125

Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $169,694 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $122,612 - $249,572

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $204,675

Here:	$204,675
State:	$249,348

Townhouses or other attached units: $307,457

Here:	$307,457
State:	$259,036

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $702,486

Here:	$702,486
State:	$261,373

Mobile homes: $94,184

Here:	$94,184
State:	$68,752

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,082
• One, attached: 56
• Two: 48
• 3 or 4: 31
• 5 to 9: 43
• Mobile homes: 152

Unemployment: 6.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04981

• 86.5%882Drove a car alone
• 7.1%72Carpooled
• 0.6%6Walked
• 0.3%3Other means
• 5.8%59Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04981

• 10Less than 5 minutes
• 505 to 9 minutes
• 11010 to 14 minutes
• 10615 to 19 minutes
• 12620 to 24 minutes
• 9325 to 29 minutes
• 17730 to 34 minutes
• 4535 to 39 minutes
• 3540 to 44 minutes
• 13845 to 59 minutes
• 3160 to 89 minutes
• 3590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 49.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,285

• In family households: 1,739 (346 male householders, 305 female householders)

  589 spouses, 383 children (360 natural, 5 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 14 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 16 other relatives, 66 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 548 (251 male householders (183 living alone)), 187 female householders (166 living alone)), 109 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 420 2-persons, 95 3-persons, 101 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 15 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 349 1-person, 59 2-persons, 29 3-persons

171 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (35 men, 32 women).

98.3% of residents of 04981 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% very well, 38% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• STOCKTON SPRINGS ME HIGHWAY DEPT (INVALID STREET ADDRESS in STOCKTON SPRINGS, ME)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9086, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2003-9086, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• STOCKTON SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCH (RR 2 BOX 70 in STOCKTON SPRINGS, ME)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-41303
  Organizations: MSAD 56 SEARSPORT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• LANE CONSTRUCTION 49 (RTE 1A in PROSPECT, ME)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS; READY-MIXED CONCRETE
  Business NAICS classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: LANE CONSTRUCTION CORP THE, LANE CONSTRUCTION 287, LANE CONSTRUCTION CORP - PROSPECT (16), LANE CONSTRUCTION CORP - PROSPECT (28)

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%

Population in 1990: 1,925. Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+10.3%).

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

• This state: 1,329
• Northeast: 600
• Midwest: 86
• South: 145
• West: 49

67% of the 04981 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

93% of the 04981 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 16

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, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Caterers (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 04981 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	14	71.1 years
George	12	72.7 years
John	12	72.5 years
William	11	70.1 years
Harry	9	72.6 years
Walter	8	80.6 years
Robert	7	71.0 years
Fred	6	77.0 years
Ruth	6	74.3 years
Ernest	6	71.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 04981 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Harriman	12	74.7 years
Seekins	12	75.2 years
Shute	9	74.0 years
Hall	8	71.4 years
Perkins	8	76.2 years
Smith	8	70.8 years
Grant	7	79.7 years
Thompson	7	65.9 years
Johnson	6	70.3 years
Mckeen	6	71.0 years

Businesses in zip code 04981

• Circle K: 1