04785 Zip Code (Van Buren, ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,198
Zip code population in 2010: 2,504
Zip code population in 2000: 3,002

Houses and condos: 1,336
Renter-occupied apartments: 260
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04785: 84.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 102.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,630 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,170 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 04785:

• High school or higher: 80.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
• Unemployed: 1.9%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04785:

• Never married: 31.3%
• Now married: 45.3%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 11.6%
• Divorced: 11.0%

• 
• • 2,05693.6%White
  • 843.8%Black
  • 351.6%Asian
  • 110.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 70.3%Two or more races
  • 40.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04785, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,467 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,467
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $37,628 (reported on 78.0% of returns)

Here:	$37,628
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1394.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3642.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7315.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10335.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20506.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,261 (reported on 30.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,261
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.7% for AGIs below $25k, 26.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 61.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 623.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $991 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	$991
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 203.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,233 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	+$5,233
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 896.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,467 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,467
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.2% for AGIs below $25k, 99.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 407.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,820 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

04785:	$10,820
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.4% for AGIs below $25k, 159.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 170.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1207.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,228 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,228
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.4% for AGIs below $25k, 79.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.1%

Here:	90%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 85.7% for AGIs below $25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 92.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04785, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,521 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,521
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $28,616 (reported on 85.4% of returns)

Here:	$28,616
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.5% for AGIs below $25k, 73.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,053 (reported on 31.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,053
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $508 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	$508
State:	$5,812

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,760 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,760
State:	+$11,897

Profit/loss from business: +$5,025 (reported on 12.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,025
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,150 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

04785:	$8,150
Maine:	$13,385

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,460 (19% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,460
State:	$21,859

Here:	18.6% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,900 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,900
State:	$2,741

Taxes paid: $7,130 (reported on 10.4% of returns)

04785:	$7,130
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,954 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,954
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.4%

Here:	59%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 56.0% for AGIs below $25k, 61.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04785, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,370 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,370
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $24,972 (reported on 84.0% of returns)

Here:	$24,972
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 128.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,021 (reported on 41.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,021
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $689 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$689
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,690 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$1,690
State:	+$11,433

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,711 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$4,711
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$8,370 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

Here:	+$8,370
State:	-$2,763

IRA payment deduction: $3,486 (reported on 3.3% of returns)

04785:	$3,486
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $16,069 (22% of AGI, reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,069
State:	$18,231

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,662 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,662
State:	$2,466

Here:	2.1% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

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

Total tax: $3,365 (reported on 66.6% of returns)

04785:	$3,365
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.5% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,511 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,511
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.1%

Here:	55%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 46.8% for AGIs below $10k, 54.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04746, 04750, 04783, 04736, 04762, 04773.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 256
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 624

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 73 (12 now married, 62 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 323 (134 now married, 188 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04785 with a mortgage: 240 (40 second mortgage, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,000
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $405

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 04785 household income distribution in 2022

• 115Less than $10,000
• 75$10,000 to $14,999
• 48$15,000 to $19,999
• 40$20,000 to $24,999
• 34$25,000 to $29,999
• 91$30,000 to $34,999
• 32$35,000 to $39,999
• 76$40,000 to $44,999
• 36$45,000 to $49,999
• 57$50,000 to $59,999
• 49$60,000 to $74,999
• 68$75,000 to $99,999
• 70$100,000 to $124,999
• 22$125,000 to $149,999
• 67$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04785

• 8Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 25$25,000 to $29,999
• 10$30,000 to $34,999
• 17$35,000 to $39,999
• 51$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 25$60,000 to $69,999
• 24$70,000 to $79,999
• 80$80,000 to $89,999
• 29$90,000 to $99,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 46$125,000 to $149,999
• 35$150,000 to $174,999
• 22$175,000 to $199,999
• 53$200,000 to $249,999
• 5$250,000 to $299,999
• 9$300,000 to $399,999
• 1$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04785

• 6Less than $100
• 12$100 to $149
• 3$150 to $199
• 34$250 to $299
• 10$300 to $349
• 17$350 to $399
• 7$400 to $449
• 3$450 to $499
• 46$500 to $549
• 6$550 to $599
• 25$600 to $649
• 46$750 to $799
• 14$800 to $899
• 6$900 to $999
• 3$1,000 to $1,249
• 14No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $643.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $108,587
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $109,046

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $107,669 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $60,432 - $178,229

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $171,106

Here:	$171,106
State:	$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $340,556

Here:	$340,556
State:	$496,775

In 2-unit structures: $165,782

Here:	$165,782
State:	$349,654

Mobile homes: $56,245

Here:	$56,245
State:	$142,980

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 868
• One, attached: 17
• Two: 166
• 3 or 4: 124
• 5 to 9: 24
• 10 to 19: 28
• 20 to 49: 49
• Mobile homes: 52

Unemployment: 1.9%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04785

• 73.9%582Drove a car alone
• 7.5%59Carpooled
• 3.9%31Walked
• 1.7%13Other means
• 11.4%90Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04785

• 84Less than 5 minutes
• 2245 to 9 minutes
• 8110 to 14 minutes
• 1515 to 19 minutes
• 420 to 24 minutes
• 3225 to 29 minutes
• 10130 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 4745 to 59 minutes
• 6460 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,198

• Male householders: 396 (144 living alone), Female householders: 491 (222 living alone)

• 409 spouses (409 opposite-sex spouses), 116 unmarried partners, (109 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 415 children (360 natural, 46 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 0 foster children, 53 other relatives, 98 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 166 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 281 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 59 4-persons, 65 5-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 367 1-person, 42 2-persons, 15 3-persons

143 married couples with children.
160 single-parent households (19 men, 141 women).

47.2% of residents of 04785 zip code speak English at home.
51.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% very well, 16% well, 1% not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• GATEWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (20 WRIGHT STREET in VAN BUREN, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-43709
  Organizations: MSAD 24 VAN BUREN (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NEW ENGLAND TELE CO CTL OFFICE (GLEASON ST in VAN BUREN, ME)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO BOS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• IRVING VAN BUREN MAINWAY (171 MAIN STREET in VAN BUREN, ME)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: IRVING OIL CORP (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
  

• MADORE CLEANERS (274 MAIN STREET in VAN BUREN, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  

• SEWER DEPARTMENT VAN BUREN TOWN OF (33 JACKSON ST in VAN BUREN, ME)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.1%

Population in 1990: 3,391.

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

• This state: 1,528
• Northeast: 205
• Midwest: 9
• South: 109
• West: 18

71% of the 04785 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 88% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

96% of the 04785 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 87% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BOB'S BURNER SERVICE, INC (14 RIVERVIEW DR in HAMLIN, ME; small business) : $35,995 in 2 contracts in 2005

  $24,341 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-26. Completion date: 2005-11-11.
  $11,654 with Army for Other Quality Control, Testing and Inspection Services -- Miscellaneous. Signed on 2005-06-17. Completion date: 2005-07-01.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 04785 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	36	76.5 years
Albert	29	72.7 years
Leo	24	71.6 years
Marie	23	82.4 years
Mary	18	89.3 years
John	16	77.7 years
George	16	76.7 years
Rose	15	82.3 years
Fred	15	82.5 years
Cecile	14	80.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 04785 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Cyr	96	76.4 years
Ouellette	66	74.5 years
Violette	40	80.0 years
Gagnon	39	74.1 years
Michaud	36	75.7 years
Parent	35	78.7 years
Martin	35	76.2 years
Levesque	31	76.2 years
Thibodeau	30	77.2 years
Beaulieu	29	69.2 years

Businesses in zip code 04785
Name	Count		Name	Count
Circle K	2		Rite Aid	1
MasterBrand Cabinets	2		UPS	1