04862 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,185
Zip code population in 2010: 3,592
Zip code population in 2000: 3,494

Houses and condos: 2,023
Renter-occupied apartments: 203
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04862: 87.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 65.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 64 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: $3,174 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,638 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 04862:

• High school or higher: 97.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
• Unemployed: 3.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04862:

• Never married: 20.9%
• Now married: 54.4%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 6.5%
• Divorced: 17.4%

• 
• • 3,93494.0%White
  • 1834.4%Two or more races
  • 260.6%American Indian
  • 200.5%Black
  • 130.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.10%Asian
  • 40.10%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04862, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $62,633 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$62,633
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $47,350 (reported on 78.4% of returns)

Here:	$47,350
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1138.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3636.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5932.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11191.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16217.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,199 (reported on 34.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,199
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.7% for AGIs below $25k, 26.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,664 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$6,664
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $25k, 56.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 126.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 177.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 382.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,319 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	+$14,319
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.8% for AGIs below $25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 191.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 588.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 912.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,407 (reported on 23.2% of returns)

Here:	+$13,407
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 283.0% for AGIs below $25k, 368.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 644.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 782.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 980.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,157 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

04862:	$15,157
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.5% for AGIs below $25k, 109.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 163.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 550.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1088.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,889 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$32,889
State:	$31,197

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 127.6% for AGIs below $25k, 286.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1347.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $17,760 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,760
State:	$9,863

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 634.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,256 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

04862:	$8,256
State:	$8,241

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.9% for AGIs below $25k, 106.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 294.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,996 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,996
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.3% for AGIs below $25k, 58.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 89.2%

Here:	89%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 85.0% for AGIs below $25k, 88.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04862, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $47,296 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,296
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $38,930 (reported on 80.6% of returns)

Here:	$38,930
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs below $25k, 72.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,355 (reported on 34.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,355
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,538 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$4,538
State:	$5,812

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,837 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,837
State:	+$11,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,034 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

Here:	+$11,034
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.9% for AGIs below $25k, 8.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,777 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

04862:	$11,777
Maine:	$13,385

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,656 (21% of AGI, reported on 31.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,656
State:	$21,859

Here:	21.2% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,685 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,685
State:	$2,741

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,889 (reported on 31.4% of returns)

04862:	$7,889
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,057 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,057
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.4%

Here:	47%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 40.9% for AGIs below $25k, 46.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 53.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04862, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,930 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,930
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $34,235 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$34,235
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 126.1% for AGIs below $10k, 68.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,283 (reported on 49.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,283
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,314 (reported on 24.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,314
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$6,917 (reported on 18.1% of returns)

Here:	+$6,917
State:	+$11,433

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,921 (reported on 27.1% of returns)

Here:	+$8,921
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.3% for AGIs below $10k, 16.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,693 (reported on 5.9% of returns)

04862:	$2,693
Maine:	$3,014

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,577 (22% of AGI, reported on 27.8% of returns)

Here:	$15,577
State:	$18,231

Here:	22.2% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $10k, 8.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,804 (2% of AGI, reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,804
State:	$2,466

Here:	2.4% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,781 (reported on 79.5% of returns)

04862:	$4,781
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,433 (reported on 15.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,433
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 53.3%

Here:	53%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 43.9% for AGIs below $10k, 48.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04847, 04574, 04949, 04973, 04864, 04572.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 288
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,450

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 88 (80 now married, 6 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 869 (402 now married, 466 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04862 with a mortgage: 900 (73 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 66 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 165

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,504
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $615

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

• Zip code 04862 household income distribution in 2022

• 173Less than $10,000
• 57$10,000 to $14,999
• 21$15,000 to $19,999
• 75$20,000 to $24,999
• 114$25,000 to $29,999
• 52$30,000 to $34,999
• 38$35,000 to $39,999
• 93$40,000 to $44,999
• 137$45,000 to $49,999
• 89$50,000 to $59,999
• 142$60,000 to $74,999
• 274$75,000 to $99,999
• 150$100,000 to $124,999
• 139$125,000 to $149,999
• 129$150,000 to $199,999
• 56$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04862

• 13Less than $10,000
• 43$10,000 to $14,999
• 80$15,000 to $19,999
• 22$20,000 to $24,999
• 16$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 8$40,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 56$125,000 to $149,999
• 51$150,000 to $174,999
• 104$175,000 to $199,999
• 267$200,000 to $249,999
• 164$250,000 to $299,999
• 207$300,000 to $399,999
• 157$400,000 to $499,999
• 172$500,000 to $749,999
• 11$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04862

• 3$400 to $449
• 8$450 to $499
• 6$550 to $599
• 17$600 to $649
• 5$700 to $749
• 6$750 to $799
• 31$800 to $899
• 13$1,000 to $1,249
• 5$1,500 to $1,999
• 101No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $894.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $254,756
• Two or more races householders: $528,978
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $183,379

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $267,452 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $167,026 - $378,323

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $276,315

Here:	$276,315
State:	$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $2,068,442

Here:	$2,068,442
State:	$496,775

Mobile homes: $101,599

Here:	$101,599
State:	$142,980

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,675
• One, attached: 20
• Two: 67
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 44
• Mobile homes: 199

Unemployment: 3.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04862

• 70.2%1,152Drove a car alone
• 7.4%121Carpooled
• 2.1%35Walked
• 20.8%342Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04862

• 14Less than 5 minutes
• 665 to 9 minutes
• 9810 to 14 minutes
• 8215 to 19 minutes
• 22920 to 24 minutes
• 14325 to 29 minutes
• 23730 to 34 minutes
• 5635 to 39 minutes
• 7340 to 44 minutes
• 14345 to 59 minutes
• 10160 to 89 minutes
• 7290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,185

• Male householders: 694 (122 living alone), Female householders: 1,049 (399 living alone)

• 843 spouses (827 opposite-sex spouses), 238 unmarried partners, (215 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,107 children (999 natural, 50 adopted, 57 stepchildren), 108 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 7 foster children, 26 other relatives, 65 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 27 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 462 2-persons, 157 3-persons, 194 4-persons, 82 5-persons, 116 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 526 1-person, 187 2-persons

651 married couples with children.
187 single-parent households (64 men, 123 women).

99.1% of residents of 04862 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 50% well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• APPLETON VILLAGE SCHOOL (737 UNION ROAD in APPLETON, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01402
  Organizations: APPLETON SCHOOL DEPARTMENT (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MIC MAC MARKET (994 HEALD HWY (RTE 17) in UNION, ME)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-01-2001-0111, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  

• DRAGON PRODUCTS CO (OLD RTE 17 in UNION, ME)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: PASSAMAQUODDY PROP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• NEW ENGLAND TELE CO (COGGINS HILL in UNION, ME)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• COASTAL BLUEBERRY (61 COMMON ROAD in UNION, ME)

  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.8%

Population in 1990: 3,853.

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

• This state: 2,503
• Northeast: 1,112
• Midwest: 96
• South: 151
• West: 204

63% of the 04862 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

97% of the 04862 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 102
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 48 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 37

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (20-49: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Professional Employer Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (5-9: 2)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 16. The highest number of reported fires - 39 took place in 2018, and the least - 0 in 2003. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (72.0%), and Outside Fires (20.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 04862
• 19072.0%Structure Fires
• 5420.5%Outside Fires
• 186.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 20.8%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 04862, Maine

Most common first names in zip code 04862 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	22	77.1 years
William	18	76.8 years
Arthur	17	76.4 years
Robert	17	69.5 years
Mary	15	85.2 years
Harold	14	74.6 years
Charles	11	76.9 years
Ruth	11	78.5 years
Donald	11	69.3 years
Joseph	10	76.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 04862 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Butler	15	75.4 years
Mitchell	13	73.8 years
Jones	13	79.2 years
Clark	12	79.2 years
Pease	11	75.5 years
Fuller	11	73.6 years
Moody	11	74.6 years
Payson	9	80.7 years
Taylor	8	82.0 years
Davis	8	83.0 years

Businesses in zip code 04862

• True Value: 1