04979 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 841
Zip code population in 2010: 1,064
Zip code population in 2000: 949

Houses and condos: 602
Renter-occupied apartments: 38
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04979: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 43.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 19 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: $1,995 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,890 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 04979:

• High school or higher: 89.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 16.1%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04979:

• Never married: 21.9%
• Now married: 59.9%
• Separated: 1.2%
• Widowed: 6.0%
• Divorced: 10.9%

• 
• • 79294.3%White
  • 303.6%Asian
  • 182.1%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04979, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,188 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,188
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $37,038 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$37,038
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1225.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3556.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5432.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6347.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $667 (reported on 29.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$667
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 25.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,400 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,400
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,660 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,660
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 217.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,862 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	+$5,862
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 172.5% for AGIs below $25k, 102.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 184.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,800 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

04979:	$10,800
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 332.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,888 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,888
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.3% for AGIs below $25k, 43.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.2%

Here:	90%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04979, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $32,487 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$32,487
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $30,692 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$30,692
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs below $25k, 77.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $643 (reported on 30.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$643
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,017 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,017
State:	$5,812

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$400 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	+$400
State:	+$11,897

Profit/loss from business: +$3,962 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$3,962
State:	+$12,144

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,000 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

04979:	$6,000
Maine:	$13,385

Total itemized deductions: $13,111 (25% of AGI, reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,111
State:	$21,859

Here:	24.6% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $1,120 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,120
State:	$2,741

Taxes paid: $5,000 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

04979:	$5,000
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 28.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 45.7%

Here:	46%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 39.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 40.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04979, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,202 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,202
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $25,199 (reported on 82.8% of returns)

Here:	$25,199
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.5% for AGIs below $10k, 68.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 79.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $891 (reported on 43.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$891
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $672 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	$672
State:	$3,533

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,404 (reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,404
State:	+$11,433

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,778 (reported on 19.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,778
State:	+$10,755

IRA payment deduction: $1,800 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

04979:	$1,800
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $14,476 (29% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	$14,476
State:	$18,231

Here:	29.1% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,229 (2% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,229
State:	$2,466

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

Total tax: $2,689 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

04979:	$2,689
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,505 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,505
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.3%

Here:	58%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 45.9% for AGIs below $10k, 56.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 52.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04950, 04958, 04912, 04976, 04920, 04911.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 1.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 25
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 375

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (10 now married, 31 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 100 (51 now married, 48 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04979 with a mortgage: 138 (20 second mortgage, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,179
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $533

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

• Zip code 04979 household income distribution in 2022

• 17Less than $10,000
• 9$10,000 to $14,999
• 15$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 48$30,000 to $34,999
• 33$35,000 to $39,999
• 39$40,000 to $44,999
• 33$45,000 to $49,999
• 16$50,000 to $59,999
• 31$60,000 to $74,999
• 63$75,000 to $99,999
• 36$100,000 to $124,999
• 20$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04979

• 9Less than $10,000
• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 13$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 7$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 19$80,000 to $89,999
• 22$90,000 to $99,999
• 35$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 49$150,000 to $174,999
• 31$175,000 to $199,999
• 28$200,000 to $249,999
• 29$250,000 to $299,999
• 16$300,000 to $399,999
• 14$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04979

• 5Less than $100
• 5$200 to $249
• 2$550 to $599
• 2$650 to $699
• 13$700 to $749
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $811.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $169,777

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $187,679 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $104,921 - $241,341

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 490
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 11
• 3 or 4: 4
• Mobile homes: 85

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04979

• 81.9%307Drove a car alone
• 1.9%7Carpooled
• 4.8%18Walked
• 8.8%33Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04979

• 37Less than 5 minutes
• 175 to 9 minutes
• 110 to 14 minutes
• 2915 to 19 minutes
• 8320 to 24 minutes
• 825 to 29 minutes
• 3330 to 34 minutes
• 335 to 39 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 6145 to 59 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes
• 4790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 76.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 841

• Male householders: 196 (54 living alone), Female householders: 203 (77 living alone)

• 231 spouses (225 opposite-sex spouses), 44 unmarried partners, (44 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 114 children (98 natural, 0 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 15 foster children, 26 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 6 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 145 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 34 4-persons, 3 5-persons, 15 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 131 1-person, 38 2-persons

54 married couples with children.
4 single-parent households (4 women).

99.2% of residents of 04979 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• SOLON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (RTE 201 PO BOX 146 in SOLON, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-39702
  Organizations: MSAD 74 ANSON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• SOLON MANUFACTURING (52 FERRY STREET in SOLON, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING.
  Organizations: ASH BREEZE ACQUISITIONS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• FPL ENERGY MAINE HYDRO WILLIAM (KILOWATT DR in SOLON, ME)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Alternative names: FPL ENERGY WILLIAMS STATION

• KENNEBEC LUMBER COMPANY (ROUTE 201 in SOLON, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: WOOD PRODUCTS
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 1,236.

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

• This state: 442
• Northeast: 292
• Midwest: 31
• South: 27
• West: 11

63% of the 04979 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

97% of the 04979 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 2)
• Construction: Finish Carpentry Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 04979 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Robert	9	75.3 years
William	6	69.3 years
Earl	6	80.5 years
John	5	83.0 years
James	4	84.7 years
Walter	4	75.7 years
Charles	4	75.2 years
David	4	68.7 years
Marjorie	4	68.7 years
Alice	4	86.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 04979 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
French	14	79.6 years
Brown	7	78.1 years
Adams	6	85.0 years
Whipple	5	84.4 years
Tuscan	5	78.8 years
Rogers	5	75.8 years
Shepardson	4	74.7 years
Atwood	4	82.5 years
Corson	4	75.3 years
Miller	4	74.2 years