Penobscot County, Maine (ME)

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• • 138,49890.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,5064.3%Two or more races
  • 2,5481.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,7701.2%Asian alone
  • 1,5611.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,1990.8%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 6830.4%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $222,573

Here:	$222,573
State:	$325,684

Townhouses or other attached units: $184,684

Here:	$184,684
State:	$307,286

In 2-unit structures: $277,358

Here:	$277,358
State:	$368,314

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $752,709

Here:	$752,709
State:	$288,675

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $267,139

Here:	$267,139
State:	$303,328

Mobile homes: $57,678

Here:	$57,678
State:	$81,154

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $31,383

Here:	$31,383
State:	$89,040

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 66
• Thefts: 249
• Auto thefts: 34

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 9
• Burglaries: 53
• Thefts: 223
• Auto thefts: 28

Health of residents in Penobscot County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,533 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,743 (1.2%)

Area name: Penobscot County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Penobscot County is $458 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $551 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $689 a month.

Cities in this county include: Bangor, Brewer, Orono, Old Town, Millinocket, Hermon, Hampden, Glenburn, Orrington, Lincoln.

2019 air pollution in Penobscot County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.043 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 4.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Clark County, Washington , Crow Wing County, Minnesota , Forest County, Wisconsin , Multnomah County, Oregon , Latah County, Idaho , Skamania County, Washington , Polk County, Wisconsin .

Current college students: 12,276
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,554 (59.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1,5852010 or later
• 1,1122000 to 2009
• 7891990 to 1999
• 3711980 to 1989
• 4191970 to 1979
• 1,571Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 48,805
• One, attached: 740
• Two: 4,494
• 3 or 4: 7,894
• 5 to 9: 3,688
• 10 to 19: 1,110
• 20 to 49: 506
• 50 or more: 398
• Mobile homes: 7,627
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 14

Housing units in Penobscot County with a mortgage: 26,804 (3,685 second mortgage, 104 home equity loan, 3,332 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,234

Religion statistics for Penobscot County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Penobscot County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Maine Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4522-ME: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4522, Natural disaster type: Other
• Maine Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4354, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2008 to May 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1755: May 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1755, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3256: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3256, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: March 09, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3209: April 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3209, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: February 10, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3206: March 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3206, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 14, 2003 to December 15, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3194: January 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 3194, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 06, 2003 to December 07, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3190: January 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 3190, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Extreme Winter Weather, Incident Period: December 17, 2002 to June 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1468: May 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 1468, Natural disaster type: Other
• Maine Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: March 05, 2001 to March 31, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1371: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1371, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

5.87% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($52,565 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.93% relocated from other counties in Maine ($22,370 average AGI)
2.94% relocated from other states ($30,194 average AGI)

Penobscot County:	2.94%
Maine average:	3.89%

from Hancock County, ME	0.45% ($48,875 average AGI)
from Somerset County, ME	0.36% ($44,419)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.35% ($55,255)
from Waldo County, ME	0.32% ($45,105)
from Aroostook County, ME	0.28% ($42,472)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.28% ($48,583)
from Piscataquis County, ME	0.25% ($32,685)

5.10% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,786 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.73% relocated to other counties in Maine ($25,172 average AGI)
2.37% relocated to other states ($27,614 average AGI)

Penobscot County:	2.37%
Maine average:	2.63%

to Hancock County, ME	0.40% ($70,476 average AGI)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.38% ($45,036)
to Somerset County, ME	0.37% ($43,251)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.29% ($40,895)
to Waldo County, ME	0.27% ($44,722)
to Piscataquis County, ME	0.25% ($47,403)
to Aroostook County, ME	0.22% ($39,008)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.6
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.4

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 10.3

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Penobscot County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 10%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 29,974 (8,620 living alone), Female householders: 35,467 (11,503 living alone)

• 30,838 spouses (30,656 opposite-sex spouses), 6,260 unmarried partners, (5,992 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 33,117 children (29,154 natural, 1,491 adopted, 2,472 stepchildren), 1,785 grandchildren, 731 brothers or sisters, 805 parents, 597 foster children, 951 other relatives, 5,363 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6,877

Size of family households: 19,436 2-persons, 8,563 3-persons, 7,272 4-persons, 2,166 5-persons, 939 6-persons, 496 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 20,123 1-person, 4,940 2-persons, 594 3-persons, 777 4-persons, 135 5-persons.

17,781 married couples with children.
6,157 single-parent households (1,928 men, 4,229 women).

95.5% of residents of Penobscot speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,019,651,000 ($6,880 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $94,639,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $403,013,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $174,287,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $5,075,000
Federal grants: $286,703,000
Federal procurement contracts: $45,761,000 ($31,097,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $104,813,000 ($31,744,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $12,401,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $76,667,000
Federal Government insurance: $36,859,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.15 millions of gallons per day (39% from ground, 61% from surface)

• Year house built in Penobscot County, Maine
• 6352020 or later
• 7,0162010 to 2019
• 10,3052000 to 2009
• 7,0731990 to 1999
• 9,9311980 to 1989
• 9,9811970 to 1979
• 4,7441960 to 1969
• 6,7551950 to 1959
• 3,6631940 to 1949
• 15,1731939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Penobscot County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Penobscot County, Maine
• 2341 room
• 812 rooms
• 1,0823 rooms
• 5,2164 rooms
• 9,7775 rooms
• 9,2276 rooms
• 7,6227 rooms
• 6,3248 rooms
• 6,2149+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penobscot County, Maine
• 2,1531 room
• 9262 rooms
• 3,8193 rooms
• 4,3734 rooms
• 4,5885 rooms
• 2,1696 rooms
• 7907 rooms
• 5388 rooms
• 3089+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Penobscot County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Penobscot County, Maine
• 234no bedroom
• 1,4301 bedroom
• 11,4962 bedrooms
• 23,0363 bedrooms
• 7,4964 bedrooms
• 2,0855+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penobscot County, Maine
• 2,338no bedroom
• 5,3421 bedroom
• 7,1412 bedrooms
• 3,7533 bedrooms
• 8374 bedrooms
• 2535+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Penobscot County, Maine in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Penobscot County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 1,402no vehicle
• 11,9431 vehicle
• 20,4872 vehicles
• 8,4193 vehicles
• 2,6054 vehicles
• 9215+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Penobscot County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,249no vehicle
• 10,0971 vehicle
• 4,4192 vehicles
• 1,2293 vehicles
• 5934 vehicles
• 775+ vehicles

84.9% of Penobscot County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49% lived in Maine.

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

• This state: 102,791
• Other state: 43,157
• Northeast: 24,198
• Midwest: 5,104
• South: 7,205
• West: 6,650

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,604
• Number of aged recipients: 215
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,389
• Number of recipients under 18: 459
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,583
• Number of recipients older than 64: 562
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,851
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,098

Penobscot County on our top lists:

• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #44 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #66 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to foreign countries in 2011"
• #70 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #75 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"