2022 population: 153,704 ( 219 from 2010 , 1,502 from 2020)
Land area: 3397.2 square miles
Population density: 45.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	142,836	92.93%	2.0%
Black:	1,546	1.01%	38.4%
Indian:	1,864	1.21%	5.1%
Asian:	1,909	1.24%	32.0%
2+ races:	2,683	1.75%	23.2%
Hispanic:	2,866	1.86%	76.9%

Total non-White:	10,868	7.07%	32.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,809	9.2
Deaths:	4,388	14.4
Net Migration:	2,671	8.8
Net Immigration:	318	1.0

Change in White population:	-2,864	-1.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,645	1.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
153,923
145,700	94.66%
1,117	0.73%
1,774	1.15%
1,446	0.94%
2,178	1.41%
1,620	1.05%
8,223	5.34%

2000
144,919
139,461	96.23%
684	0.47%
1,423	0.98%
1,047	0.72%
1,300	0.90%
882	0.61%
5,458	3.77%

1990
146,601
142,921	97.49%
631	0.43%
1,181	0.81%
1,066	0.73%
n/a
802	0.55%
3,680	2.51%

1980
137,015
134,840	98.41%
251	0.18%
1,020	0.74%
340	0.25%
n/a
523	0.38%
2,175	1.59%

1970
125,393
123,661	98.62%
426	0.34%
536	0.43%
162	0.13%
n/a
515	0.41%
1,732	1.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
14,718	10.2
12,774	8.8
2,295	1.6
1,196	0.8

6,239	4.3
2,765	1.9

Number	Rate
1990's
16,356	11.2
12,878	8.8
-7,913	-5.4
385	0.3

-3,460	-2.4
1,778	1.2

Number	Rate
1980's
19,103	13.9
11,677	8.5
2,467	1.8
n/a

8,081	5.9
1,505	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,171	1.7
n/a

11,179	8.9
443	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Penobscot County, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.4
27,174	17.7%
126,530	82.3%
29,546	19.2%

63,687
2.29

37,634	59.1%
29,324	77.9%
3,045	8.1%
26,053	40.9%

2010
Number	Percent
39.9
30,355	19.7%
123,568	80.3%
22,253	14.5%

62,966
2.33

38,917	61.8%
29,646	76.2%
3,915	10.1%
24,049	38.2%

2000
Number	Percent
37.1
33,084	22.8%
111,835	77.2%
18,970	13.1%

58,135
2.38

38,149	65.6%
30,616	80.3%
3,632	9.5%
19,986	34.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.4
35,628	24.3%
110,973	75.7%
16,946	11.6%

54,173
2.57

38,420	70.9%
31,798	82.8%
3,376	8.8%
15,753	29.1%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
38,119	27.8%
98,896	72.2%
14,153	10.3%

45,857
2.81

34,287	74.8%
29,119	84.9%
2,487	7.3%
11,570	25.2%

2022 Housing Data for Penobscot County, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,248	5.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	3,288	5.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,828	4.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,510	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,205	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,190	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,983	4.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,723	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,675	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,467	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	6,110	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,123	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,990	9.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,860	6.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,108	6.5%
$200,000 or more	3,379	5.3%

Median Household Income	59,438
Per Capita Income	34,423

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	98
Compared to U.S.	90

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,800	7.5%
Public Assistance	2,156	3.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,424	16.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	68,373	69.9%
Unemployed	2,999	3.1%
In Armed Forces	236	0.2%

Total Labor Force	71,608	73.2%
Not in Labor Force	26,227	26.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	23,207	19,181	54.7%
Non-Profit	4,261	8,075	34.5%
Self-Employed	4,915	2,740	64.2%

Local Government	1,985	3,117	38.9%
State Government	1,932	2,621	42.4%
Federal Government	1,180	643	64.7%

Total Private + Self	28,122	21,921	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	9,358	14,456	39.3%
Total	37,480	36,377	50.7%

Pct. Govt.	15.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,094	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,691	21.2%
Professional, Technical	18,390	24.9%
Service Occupations	14,121	19.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	747	1.0%
All others	15,616	21.1%

White Collar		59.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	15,731	21.3%
Retail trade	9,960	13.5%
Educational services	9,864	13.3%
Construction	6,048	8.2%
Accommodation and food services	4,989	6.7%
Other services	4,005	5.4%
Public administration	3,730	5.0%
Manufacturing	3,336	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,740	3.7%
Transportation and warehousing	2,714	3.7%
Finance and insurance	2,491	3.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,960	2.7%
Wholesale trade	1,329	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,240	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,202	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	884	1.2%
Utilities	817	1.1%
Information	796	1.1%
Management	58	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	18	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,074	0.70%
Puerto Rican	533	0.35%
Cuban	73	0.05%
Dominican	53	0.03%

Total Central American	64	0.04%
Costa Rican	8	0.01%
Guatemalan	3	0.00%
Honduran	8	0.01%
Nicaraguan	10	0.01%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	35	0.02%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	383	0.25%
Argentinean	27	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	3	0.00%
Colombian	185	0.12%
Ecuadorian	18	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	124	0.08%
Uruguayan	20	0.01%
Venezuelan	6	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	318	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	450	0.29%
Filipino	412	0.27%
Korean	147	0.10%
Vietnamese	126	0.08%
Indian	124	0.08%
Japanese	39	0.03%
Burmese	30	0.02%
Thai	16	0.01%
Taiwanese	10	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	139,504	95.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1,978	1.4%
Spanish	1,093	0.7%
Other Indo-European	701	0.5%
Other	653	0.4%
German, other Germanic	409	0.3%
Chinese	364	0.2%
Tagalog	286	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	252	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	30,014	19.7%
Irish	23,406	15.3%
French	19,522	12.8%
American	11,334	7.4%
German	10,060	6.6%
French Canadian	8,175	5.4%
Italian	7,390	4.8%
Scottish	5,881	3.9%
Polish	2,945	1.9%
Scotch-Irish	2,299	1.5%
Swedish	2,099	1.4%
European	1,728	1.1%
Welsh	1,250	0.8%
Dutch	1,146	0.8%
British	1,124	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	150,395	98.5%
Not a citizen	2,245	1.5%

Native	148,012	97.0%
Foreign-born	4,628	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
2,003	1.8%	4,683	4.3%	36,191	32.9%	34,377	31.2%	20,779	18.9%	11,990	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	2,003	1.8%
9-12 Years	4,683	4.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	36,191	32.9%
Some College	34,377	31.2%
Bach. Degree	20,779	18.9%
Grad Degree	11,990	10.9%
Average years of education: 13.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	74,423	70,082	4,341	5.8%	5.3%
1991	74,956	68,882	6,074	8.1%	7.8%
1992	75,074	69,694	5,380	7.2%	7.4%
1993	73,917	69,061	4,856	6.6%	6.8%
1994	73,141	67,993	5,148	7.0%	6.6%
1995	74,322	69,681	4,641	6.2%	5.9%
1996	75,305	71,146	4,159	5.5%	5.3%
1997	74,967	70,710	4,257	5.7%	5.2%
1998	75,261	71,812	3,449	4.6%	4.5%
1999	77,245	74,017	3,228	4.2%	4.0%

2000	75,415	72,659	2,756	3.7%	3.3%
2001	75,829	72,767	3,062	4.0%	3.8%
2002	76,574	72,947	3,627	4.7%	4.5%
2003	77,065	72,330	4,735	6.1%	5.1%
2004	75,966	71,765	4,201	5.5%	4.6%
2005	77,083	73,137	3,946	5.1%	4.9%
2006	77,520	73,561	3,959	5.1%	4.7%
2007	78,472	74,447	4,025	5.1%	4.7%
2008	78,842	74,419	4,423	5.6%	5.3%
2009	78,702	72,006	6,696	8.5%	8.4%

2010	79,325	72,360	6,965	8.8%	8.4%
2011	79,527	73,076	6,451	8.1%	7.7%
2012	79,700	73,746	5,954	7.5%	7.2%
2013	79,954	74,438	5,516	6.9%	6.7%
2014	79,149	74,357	4,792	6.1%	5.6%
2015	77,374	73,700	3,674	4.7%	4.4%
2016	77,183	73,852	3,331	4.3%	3.8%
2017	77,108	74,158	2,950	3.8%	3.4%
2018	76,877	74,206	2,671	3.5%	3.1%
2019	76,839	74,560	2,279	3.0%	2.7%

2020	74,717	70,710	4,007	5.4%	5.4%
2021	75,081	71,498	3,583	4.8%	4.6%
2022	74,606	72,300	2,306	3.1%	2.9%
2023	74,441	72,160	2,281	3.1%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	75,119
Median Value	$176,700

Occupied	63,687	84.8%
Vacant	11,432	15.2%

Owned	44,498	69.9%
Rented	19,189	30.1%
Median Rent	$932

Single-Family Units	49,452	65.8%
Detached	48,079	64.0%
Attached	1,373	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,315	9.7%
Mobile Homes	8,666	11.5%

Penobscot County, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Penobscot County, ME

2022 Housing Data for Penobscot County, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Penobscot County, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Penobscot County, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Penobscot County, ME

Historical Labor Force Data for Penobscot County, ME