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Bangor, ME Market Area


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2024 population: 354,556   ( 8,895 from 2020)
Land area: 16162.2 square miles
Population density: 21.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:328,496 92.65% 1.3%
Black:3,7081.05% 38.5%
Indian:4,3301.22% 2.8%
Asian:3,9631.12% 17.7%
2+ races:6,1991.75% 13.8%
Hispanic:7,8602.22% 35.8%
Total non-White:26,0607.35% 21.2%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:12,107 8.8
Deaths:20,42614.8
Net Migration: 14,80110.7
Net Immigration: 2,2091.6
Change in White population:4,328 1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:4,567 1.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
345,661
324,16893.78%
2,6780.77%
4,2121.22%
3,3680.97%
5,4491.58%
5,7861.67%
21,4936.22%

2010
349,746
332,83495.16%
1,8140.52%
4,0401.16%
2,6520.76%
4,5901.31%
3,5931.03%
16,9124.84%

2000
335,054
323,29996.49%
1,1010.33%
3,5221.05%
1,6660.50%
3,2140.96%
2,0300.61%
11,7553.51%

1990
330,295
323,05097.81%
8660.26%
3,0810.93%
1,5970.48%
n/a
1,7010.51%
7,2452.19%

1980
304,835
300,37498.54%
3950.13%
2,3080.76%
5430.18%
n/a
1,1070.36%
4,4611.46%

1970
270,052
266,83098.81%
5230.19%
1,2940.48%
3180.12%
n/a
9550.35%
3,222 1.19%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
29,333 8.4
35,08810.0
-489-0.1
2,2650.6
-8,666 -2.5
4,581 1.3
2000's
NumberRate
32,937 9.8
31,9409.5
5,3561.6
1,6220.5
9,535 2.8
5,157 1.5
1990's
NumberRate
37,473 11.3
32,6409.9
6570.2
8100.2
249 0.1
4,510 1.4
1980's
NumberRate
43,770 14.4
29,925 9.8
12,398 4.1
n/a
22,676 7.4
2,784 0.9
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
16,866 6.2
n/a
33,544 12.4
1,239 0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Bangor, ME Market Area
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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
NumberPercent
45.7
61,734 8.8%
638,483 91.2%
77,041 11.0%
148,923
2.26
89,323 60.0%
70,045 78.4%
7,285 8.2%
59,600 40.0%

2010
NumberPercent
42.9
69,584 19.9%
280,162 80.1%
56,997 16.3%
147,672
2.30
92,526 62.7%
71,275 77.0%
8,609 9.3%
55,146 37.3%

2000
NumberPercent
?
155,554 46.4%
179,500 53.6%
96,568 28.8%
273,256
2.38
181,680 66.5%
146,800 80.8%
16,366 9.0%
91,576 33.5%

1990
NumberPercent
33.8
83,696 25.3%
246,599 74.7%
43,427 13.1%
124,015
2.57
88,976 71.7%
73,771 82.9%
7,233 8.1%
35,039 28.3%

1980
NumberPercent
30.1
87,293 28.6%
217,542 71.4%
37,235 12.2%
105,127
2.79
79,537 75.7%
67,962 85.4%
5,530 7.0%
25,590 24.3%

2022 Housing Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units203,736 
Median Value$183,989 
Occupied148,92373.1%
Vacant54,81326.9%
Owned111,32874.8%
Rented37,59525.2%
Median Rent$882 
Single-Family Units151,88574.5%
    Detached149,31973.3%
    Attached2,5661.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units12,2936.0%
Mobile Homes22,77011.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0007,1504.8%
$10,000 to $14,9998,7055.8%
$15,000 to $19,9997,2264.9%
$20,000 to $24,9997,7845.2%
$25,000 to $29,9997,4285.0%
$30,000 to $34,9997,2214.8%
$35,000 to $39,9996,7784.6%
$40,000 to $44,9996,2664.2%
$45,000 to $49,9996,1264.1%
$50,000 to $59,99911,4267.7%
$60,000 to $74,99914,8179.9%
$75,000 to $99,99919,73413.3%
$100,000 to $124,99913,4579.0%
$125,000 to $149,9998,5575.7%
$150,000 to $199,9998,7605.9%
$200,000 or more7,4885.0%
Median Household Income58,618 
Per Capita Income34,416 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.89 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,6747.2%
Public Assistance4,8943.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps23,53615.8%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed147,35769.3%
Unemployed6,6733.1%
In Armed Forces5510.3%
Total Labor Force154,58172.7%
Not in Labor Force57,98827.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 30.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector49,59241,23254.6%
Non-Profit8,31416,23533.9%
Self-Employed14,8797,72365.8%
Local Government4,6517,69137.7%
State Government3,5574,51944.0%
Federal Government2,3891,69758.5%
Total Private + Self64,47148,95556.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.18,91130,14238.6%
Total83,38279,09751.3%
Pct. Govt.15.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts22,22113.6%
Sales and Office Occupations33,38420.5%
Professional, Technical37,31822.9%
Service Occupations29,15917.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4,3622.7%
All others40,75325.0%
White Collar 57.1%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance29,60918.2%
Retail trade21,76113.4%
Educational services18,99411.7%
Construction13,6568.4%
Manufacturing11,1346.8%
Accommodation and food services9,7256.0%
Other services8,1345.0%
Public administration8,0294.9%
Professional, scientific, technical7,7984.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting6,2043.8%
Transportation and warehousing6,1323.8%
Finance and insurance5,1853.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.5,0223.1%
Wholesale trade2,9051.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2,5871.6%
Information2,0561.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,9671.2%
Utilities1,7401.1%
Management1100.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction870.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,1110.61%
Puerto Rican1,7470.50%
Cuban2960.09%
Dominican1390.04%
Total Central American3920.11%
Costa Rican160.00%
Guatemalan970.03%
Honduran1040.03%
Nicaraguan140.00%
Panamanian670.02%
Salvadoran940.03%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American5690.16%
Argentinean500.01%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean310.01%
Colombian1980.06%
Ecuadorian640.02%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian1660.05%
Uruguayan250.01%
Venezuelan200.01%
Other South American150.00%
Other Hispanic7620.22%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino7450.21%
Chinese6320.18%
Korean3090.09%
Indian1830.05%
Vietnamese1600.05%
Thai1300.04%
Japanese930.03%
Taiwanese500.01%
Burmese300.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English318,56196.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun3,6811.1%
Spanish2,6280.8%
German, other Germanic1,5430.5%
Other1,4230.4%
Other Indo-European1,0970.3%
Chinese6350.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic5210.2%
Tagalog4910.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
English72,49420.9%
Irish52,21115.0%
French36,73410.6%
German26,4337.6%
American26,2267.6%
French Canadian15,8034.6%
Scottish15,4124.4%
Italian15,3174.4%
Polish7,1182.1%
Swedish5,7371.7%
Scotch-Irish5,0351.5%
European4,5741.3%
Canadian3,1370.9%
British2,7480.8%
Dutch2,7190.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen342,64798.8%
Not a citizen4,3041.2%
Native337,70797.3%
Foreign-born9,2442.7%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
5,303 2.1%11,746 4.6%87,729 34.3%77,212 30.2%47,608 18.6%26,408 10.3%
  Average years of education: 13.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 5,303 2.1%
9-12 Years 11,746 4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 87,729 34.3%
Some College 77,212 30.2%
Bach. Degree 47,608 18.6%
Grad Degree 26,408 10.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 163,894 153,688 10,206 6.2%
1991 167,890 153,187 14,703 8.8%
1992 169,114 155,243 13,871 8.2%
1993 166,605 153,582 13,023 7.8%
1994 166,208 152,917 13,291 8.0%
1995 169,143 156,815 12,328 7.3%
1996 173,419 161,936 11,483 6.6%
1997 174,523 162,715 11,808 6.8%
1998 173,212 163,246 9,966 5.8%
1999 177,706 168,216 9,490 5.3%
2000 172,351 165,161 7,190 4.2%
2001 171,927 163,971 7,956 4.6%
2002 172,370 162,990 9,380 5.4%
2003 173,694 162,342 11,352 6.5%
2004 171,561 161,399 10,162 5.9%
2005 173,876 163,456 10,420 6.0%
2006 174,704 164,646 10,058 5.8%
2007 173,511 163,457 10,054 5.8%
2008 174,297 163,239 11,058 6.3%
2009 173,752 157,266 16,486 9.5%
2010 177,576 160,652 16,924 9.5%
2011 177,449 161,789 15,660 8.8%
2012 177,257 162,643 14,614 8.2%
2013 178,242 164,484 13,758 7.7%
2014 176,384 164,708 11,676 6.6%
2015 172,750 163,482 9,268 5.4%
2016 172,422 164,443 7,979 4.6%
2017 172,385 165,349 7,036 4.1%
2018 171,701 165,381 6,320 3.7%
2019 170,265 164,758 5,507 3.2%
2020 164,909 155,600 9,309 5.6%
2021 167,563 158,942 8,621 5.1%
2022 165,453 159,780 5,673 3.4%
2023 166,086 160,488 5,598 3.4%
2024 165,465 159,371 6,094 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com