04912 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 793
Zip code population in 2010: 1,048
Zip code population in 2000: 924

Houses and condos: 508
Renter-occupied apartments: 20
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04912: 83.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 59.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 13 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: $1,315 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,199 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 04912:

• High school or higher: 80.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
• Unemployed: 1.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04912:

• Never married: 35.6%
• Now married: 42.0%
• Separated: 1.8%
• Widowed: 10.3%
• Divorced: 10.3%

• 
• • 73893.2%White
  • 344.3%Two or more races
  • 121.5%American Indian
  • 40.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.4%Asian
  • 10.1%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04912, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,480 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,480
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $40,768 (reported on 84.4% of returns)

Here:	$40,768
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1295.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3398.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5995.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5710.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $418 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$418
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,700 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,700
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,075 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,075
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 257.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Profit/loss from business: +$2,700 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,700
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.5% for AGIs below $25k, 131.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,200 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.9% for AGIs below $25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04912, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $35,178 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,178
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $31,262 (reported on 88.9% of returns)

Here:	$31,262
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.7% for AGIs below $25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $470 (reported on 27.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$470
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$5,812

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,833 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,833
State:	+$11,897

Profit/loss from business: +$3,800 (reported on 22.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,800
State:	+$12,144

Total itemized deductions: $15,840 (23% of AGI, reported on 13.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,840
State:	$21,859

Here:	23.5% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $567 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$567
State:	$2,741

Taxes paid: $6,240 (reported on 13.9% of returns)

04912:	$6,240
State:	$9,996

Earned income credit: $2,445 (reported on 30.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,445
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%

Here:	50%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 43.8% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04912, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,178 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,178
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $25,884 (reported on 87.7% of returns)

Here:	$25,884
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 93.5% for AGIs below $10k, 79.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 82.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,681 (reported on 36.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,681
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,886 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,886
State:	$3,533

Net capital gain/loss: +$816 (reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	+$816
State:	+$11,433

Profit/loss from business: +$2,295 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	+$2,295
State:	+$10,755

Total itemized deductions: $14,000 (20% of AGI, reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,000
State:	$18,231

Here:	20.2% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $917 (1% of AGI, reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$917
State:	$2,466

Here:	1.3% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,316 (reported on 66.1% of returns)

04912:	$3,316
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,770 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,770
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 50.4%

Here:	50%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 29.3% for AGIs below $10k, 56.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 04979, 04942, 04950, 04976, 04943, 04920.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 63
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 251

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 3 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 176 (74 now married, 101 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04912 with a mortgage: 141 (18 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 16 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,014
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $358

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

• Zip code 04912 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 39$10,000 to $14,999
• 4$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 17$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 26$40,000 to $44,999
• 7$45,000 to $49,999
• 34$50,000 to $59,999
• 22$60,000 to $74,999
• 55$75,000 to $99,999
• 20$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$125,000 to $149,999
• 13$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04912

• 13Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$15,000 to $19,999
• 5$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 10$35,000 to $39,999
• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 19$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $69,999
• 28$70,000 to $79,999
• 6$90,000 to $99,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 2$175,000 to $199,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 9$250,000 to $299,999
• 52$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$400,000 to $499,999
• 7$500,000 to $749,999
• 1$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04912

• 6$100 to $149
• 3$250 to $299
• 3$400 to $449
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $494.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $111,375
• Two or more races householders: $106,849

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $127,968 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,882 - $216,049

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 373
• One, attached: 3
• Mobile homes: 118
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Unemployment: 1.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04912

• 80.4%226Drove a car alone
• 5.3%15Carpooled
• 0.4%1Walked
• 5.3%15Other means
• 6.8%19Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04912

• 31Less than 5 minutes
• 155 to 9 minutes
• 810 to 14 minutes
• 3315 to 19 minutes
• 1320 to 24 minutes
• 4025 to 29 minutes
• 3730 to 34 minutes
• 3245 to 59 minutes
• 3160 to 89 minutes
• 1190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 82.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 793

• Male householders: 159 (63 living alone), Female householders: 158 (43 living alone)

• 136 spouses (136 opposite-sex spouses), 54 unmarried partners, (54 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 146 children (107 natural, 0 adopted, 37 stepchildren), 62 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 36 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 31 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 94 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 104 1-person, 41 2-persons

62 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (12 men, 11 women).

99.4% of residents of 04912 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ATHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (MAIN ST PO BOX 167 in ATHENS, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-01804
  Organizations: MSAD 59 MADISON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• A T & T ATHENS REPEATER STA (OFF RTE 150 ON STICKNEY HILL in ATHENS, ME)

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

• CORNVILLE CONSTRUCTION, INC. (HALL FARM ROAD in ATHENS, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
  

• BORALEX ATHENS ENERGY (164 HARMONY ROAD in ATHENS, ME)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Business NAICS classification: HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
  Alternative names: BORALEX - ATHENS, BORALEX ENERGY, GORBELL-THERMO ELECTRON POWER

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 12.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.0%

Population in 1990: 897. Population change in the 1990s: +27 (+3.0%).

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

• This state: 527
• Northeast: 177
• Midwest: 4
• South: 60
• West: 4

66% of the 04912 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

100% of the 04912 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 04912 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	8	70.2 years
Ray	5	80.6 years
Donald	4	73.3 years
Carl	4	65.7 years
Shirley	4	71.8 years
Andrew	3	79.4 years
George	3	77.0 years
Daniel	3	76.3 years
Geraldine	3	71.0 years
Barbara	3	74.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 04912 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Corson	15	69.1 years
Brown	9	78.4 years
Avery	8	71.1 years
Tuttle	7	78.3 years
Jones	6	78.8 years
Foss	5	78.6 years
Bowman	5	69.0 years
Gallant	4	80.2 years
Rowell	4	84.7 years
Whitman	4	80.5 years