04986 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,414
Zip code population in 2010: 1,721
Zip code population in 2000: 1,459

Houses and condos: 863
Renter-occupied apartments: 138
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04986: 87.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 55.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 44 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: $1,880 (0.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,783 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 04986:

• High school or higher: 85.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.3%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04986:

• Never married: 33.3%
• Now married: 49.6%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 6.2%
• Divorced: 10.0%

• 
• • 2,37698.5%White
  • 210.9%Two or more races
  • 110.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 50.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04986, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $47,773 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,773
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $39,422 (reported on 81.7% of returns)

Here:	$39,422
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1233.9% for AGIs below $25k, 3523.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7528.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10313.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19630.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $525 (reported on 28.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$525
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs below $25k, 24.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 37.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,688 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,688
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 42.8% for AGIs below $25k, 72.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$9,883 (reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	+$9,883
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $25k, 535.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,387 (reported on 21.1% of returns)

Here:	+$9,387
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 152.8% for AGIs below $25k, 268.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 403.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1270.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,820 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

04986:	$9,820
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 306.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,057 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,057
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.4% for AGIs below $25k, 73.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.5%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.5% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% 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 04986, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,182 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$36,182
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $32,694 (reported on 83.1% of returns)

Here:	$32,694
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.3% for AGIs below $25k, 75.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 48.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $725 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$725
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,243 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,243
State:	$5,812

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,900 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,900
State:	+$11,897

Profit/loss from business: +$5,553 (reported on 23.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,553
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,633 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

04986:	$6,633
Maine:	$13,385

Total itemized deductions: $18,178 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$18,178
State:	$21,859

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 23.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $2,200 (reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,200
State:	$2,741

Taxes paid: $7,011 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

04986:	$7,011
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,178 (reported on 27.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,178
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.8%

Here:	51%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $25k, 52.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 125.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04986, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,251 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,251
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $27,694 (reported on 87.0% of returns)

Here:	$27,694
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $10k, 81.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 110.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $606 (reported on 34.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$606
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,048 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,048
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,411 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	+$10,411
State:	+$11,433

Profit/loss from business: +$6,254 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,254
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.4% for AGIs below $10k, 7.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$4,143 (reported on 2.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,143
State:	-$2,763

IRA payment deduction: $2,917 (reported on 2.0% of returns)

04986:	$2,917
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $12,549 (22% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,549
State:	$18,231

Here:	22.0% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,946 (3% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,946
State:	$2,466

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,174 (reported on 73.5% of returns)

04986:	$3,174
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 5.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,790 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,790
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.6%

Here:	55%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $10k, 52.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04921, 04941, 04987, 04952, 04951, 04988.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 107
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 641

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 70 (58 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 433 (172 now married, 260 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04986 with a mortgage: 257 (45 second mortgage, 22 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 11

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,256
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $476

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

• Zip code 04986 household income distribution in 2022

• 65Less than $10,000
• 14$10,000 to $14,999
• 20$15,000 to $19,999
• 35$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 40$30,000 to $34,999
• 35$35,000 to $39,999
• 48$40,000 to $44,999
• 37$45,000 to $49,999
• 72$50,000 to $59,999
• 48$60,000 to $74,999
• 102$75,000 to $99,999
• 129$100,000 to $124,999
• 29$125,000 to $149,999
• 32$150,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04986

• 4Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 5$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $69,999
• 19$70,000 to $79,999
• 33$80,000 to $89,999
• 9$90,000 to $99,999
• 80$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 53$150,000 to $174,999
• 25$175,000 to $199,999
• 53$200,000 to $249,999
• 32$250,000 to $299,999
• 44$300,000 to $399,999
• 18$400,000 to $499,999
• 92$500,000 to $749,999
• 1$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04986

• 2Less than $100
• 2$150 to $199
• 5$550 to $599
• 21$600 to $649
• 6$650 to $699
• 1$700 to $749
• 5$900 to $999
• 34$1,000 to $1,249
• 4$1,250 to $1,499
• 46No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,135.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $221,427.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $180,672
• Two or more races householders: $457,785

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $185,068 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,827 - $295,827

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 651
• One, attached: 9
• Two: 20
• 5 to 9: 24
• 10 to 19: 2
• Mobile homes: 147

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04986

• 61.1%681Drove a car alone
• 6.6%73Carpooled
• 0.2%2Bus or trolley bus
• 0.4%4Motorcycle
• 0.5%6Bicycle
• 1.9%21Walked
• 0.5%6Other means
• 32.3%360Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04986

• 52Less than 5 minutes
• 345 to 9 minutes
• 6610 to 14 minutes
• 9015 to 19 minutes
• 9820 to 24 minutes
• 9125 to 29 minutes
• 10330 to 34 minutes
• 2935 to 39 minutes
• 3940 to 44 minutes
• 8745 to 59 minutes
• 4760 to 89 minutes
• 5790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 77.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,414

• Male householders: 366 (75 living alone), Female householders: 384 (50 living alone)

• 393 spouses (393 opposite-sex spouses), 156 unmarried partners, (155 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 912 children (873 natural, 9 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 0 foster children, 32 other relatives, 43 non-relatives

Size of family households: 253 2-persons, 129 3-persons, 72 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 52 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 123 1-person, 62 2-persons, 6 3-persons

676 married couples with children.
100 single-parent households (77 men, 23 women).

75.2% of residents of 04986 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
32.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• MT VIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (573 MOUNT VIEW ROAD in THORNDIKE, ME)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-49402
  Organizations: MSAD 03 UNITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MT VIEW HIGH SCHOOL (577 MOUNT VIEW ROAD in THORNDIKE, ME)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-49401
  Organizations: MSAD 03 UNITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• MT VIEW JR HIGH SCHOOL (575 MOUNT VIEW ROAD in THORNDIKE, ME)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-49403
  Organizations: MSAD 03 UNITY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.2%

Population in 1990: 962. Population change in the 1990s: +497 (+51.7%).

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

• This state: 1,532
• Northeast: 387
• Midwest: 109
• South: 51
• West: 59

73% of the 04986 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

96% of the 04986 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 17% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 197
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 36

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: All Other Support Services (10-19: 1)
• Information: Book Publishers (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 17. The highest number of fires - 29 took place in 2009, and the least - 9 in 2006. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (71.1%), and Outside Fires (14.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 04986
• 18971.1%Structure Fires
• 3814.3%Outside Fires
• 3312.4%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 62.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 04986, Maine

Most common first names in zip code 04986 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Henry	9	76.9 years
John	8	67.7 years
William	8	76.9 years
Raymond	6	72.5 years
Richard	5	60.8 years
Ella	4	87.5 years
Gertrude	4	84.8 years
James	4	71.7 years
Maurice	4	77.8 years
Frank	3	66.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 04986 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Elkins	6	81.0 years
Larrabee	6	75.8 years
Penney	6	77.2 years
Cole	5	76.2 years
Higgins	4	77.8 years
Choate	4	81.2 years
Hustus	4	78.2 years
Cook	4	71.7 years
Perkins	4	76.5 years
Wren	4	80.0 years