2022 population: 350,598 ( 852 from 2010 , 4,964 from 2020)
Land area: 16162.2 square miles
Population density: 21.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	327,017	93.27%	1.7%
Black:	3,046	0.87%	67.9%
Indian:	4,231	1.21%	4.7%
Asian:	3,596	1.03%	35.6%
2+ races:	5,850	1.67%	27.5%
Hispanic:	6,858	1.96%	90.9%

Total non-White:	23,581	6.73%	39.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,430	9.3
Deaths:	10,597	15.3
Net Migration:	8,479	12.3
Net Immigration:	567	0.8

Change in White population:	-5,817	-1.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	6,669	1.9

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
349,746
332,834	95.16%
1,814	0.52%
4,040	1.16%
2,652	0.76%
4,590	1.31%
3,593	1.03%
16,912	4.84%

2000
335,054
323,299	96.49%
1,101	0.33%
3,522	1.05%
1,666	0.50%
3,214	0.96%
2,030	0.61%
11,755	3.51%

1990
330,295
323,050	97.81%
866	0.26%
3,081	0.93%
1,597	0.48%
n/a
1,701	0.51%
7,245	2.19%

1980
304,835
300,374	98.54%
395	0.13%
2,308	0.76%
543	0.18%
n/a
1,107	0.36%
4,461	1.46%

1970
270,052
266,830	98.81%
523	0.19%
1,294	0.48%
318	0.12%
n/a
955	0.35%
3,222	1.19%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
32,937	9.8
31,940	9.5
5,356	1.6
1,622	0.5

9,535	2.8
5,157	1.5

Number	Rate
1990's
37,473	11.3
32,640	9.9
657	0.2
810	0.2

249	0.1
4,510	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
43,770	14.4
29,925	9.8
12,398	4.1
n/a

22,676	7.4
2,784	0.9

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
45.7
61,734	17.6%
288,864	82.4%
77,041	22.0%

148,923
2.26

89,323	60.0%
70,045	78.4%
7,285	8.2%
59,600	40.0%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
?
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	7,150	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	8,705	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	7,226	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	7,784	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	7,428	5.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	7,221	4.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	6,778	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	6,266	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	6,126	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	11,426	7.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	14,817	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	19,734	13.3%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,457	9.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	8,557	5.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	8,760	5.9%
$200,000 or more	7,488	5.0%

Median Household Income	58,618
Per Capita Income	34,416

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	89

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	10,674	7.2%
Public Assistance	4,894	3.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	23,536	15.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	147,357	69.3%
Unemployed	6,673	3.1%
In Armed Forces	551	0.3%

Total Labor Force	154,581	72.7%
Not in Labor Force	57,988	27.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	49,592	41,232	54.6%
Non-Profit	8,314	16,235	33.9%
Self-Employed	14,879	7,723	65.8%

Local Government	4,651	7,691	37.7%
State Government	3,557	4,519	44.0%
Federal Government	2,389	1,697	58.5%

Total Private + Self	64,471	48,955	56.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	18,911	30,142	38.6%
Total	83,382	79,097	51.3%

Pct. Govt.	15.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	22,221	13.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	33,384	20.5%
Professional, Technical	37,318	22.9%
Service Occupations	29,159	17.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4,362	2.7%
All others	40,753	25.0%

White Collar		57.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	29,609	232.5%
Retail trade	21,761	170.8%
Educational services	18,994	149.1%
Construction	13,656	107.2%
Manufacturing	11,134	87.4%
Accommodation and food services	9,725	76.4%
Other services	8,134	63.9%
Public administration	8,029	63.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	7,798	61.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6,204	48.7%
Transportation and warehousing	6,132	48.1%
Finance and insurance	5,185	40.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,022	39.4%
Wholesale trade	2,905	22.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2,587	20.3%
Information	2,056	16.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,967	15.4%
Utilities	1,740	13.7%
Management	110	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	87	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,111	0.61%
Puerto Rican	1,747	0.50%
Cuban	296	0.09%
Dominican	139	0.04%

Total Central American	392	0.11%
Costa Rican	16	0.00%
Guatemalan	97	0.03%
Honduran	104	0.03%
Nicaraguan	14	0.00%
Panamanian	67	0.02%
Salvadoran	94	0.03%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	569	0.16%
Argentinean	50	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	31	0.01%
Colombian	198	0.06%
Ecuadorian	64	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	166	0.05%
Uruguayan	25	0.01%
Venezuelan	20	0.01%
Other South American	15	0.00%

Other Hispanic	762	0.22%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	745	0.21%
Chinese	632	0.18%
Korean	309	0.09%
Indian	183	0.05%
Vietnamese	160	0.05%
Thai	130	0.04%
Japanese	93	0.03%
Taiwanese	50	0.01%
Burmese	30	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	318,561	96.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	3,681	1.1%
Spanish	2,628	0.8%
German, other Germanic	1,543	0.5%
Other	1,423	0.4%
Other Indo-European	1,097	0.3%
Chinese	635	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	521	0.2%
Tagalog	491	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	72,494	20.9%
Irish	52,211	15.0%
French	36,734	10.6%
German	26,433	7.6%
American	26,226	7.6%
French Canadian	15,803	4.6%
Scottish	15,412	4.4%
Italian	15,317	4.4%
Polish	7,118	2.1%
Swedish	5,737	1.7%
Scotch-Irish	5,035	1.5%
European	4,574	1.3%
Canadian	3,137	0.9%
British	2,748	0.8%
Dutch	2,719	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	342,647	98.8%
Not a citizen	4,304	1.2%

Native	337,707	97.3%
Foreign-born	9,244	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	203,736
Median Value	$183,989

Occupied	148,923	73.1%
Vacant	54,813	26.9%

Owned	111,328	74.8%
Rented	37,595	25.2%
Median Rent	$882

Single-Family Units	151,885	74.5%
Detached	149,319	73.3%
Attached	2,566	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,293	6.0%
Mobile Homes	22,770	11.2%

Bangor, ME Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bangor, ME Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Bangor, ME Market Area