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Population and households in ZIP 04986
Household size in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.46 | 2.37 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.50 | 2.36 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.58 | 2.35 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.25 | 2.30 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.79 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
ZIP 04986 is a place of big households: 3.25 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.46, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.3 | 42.1 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.2 | 43.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 42.6 | 45.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 30.3 | 45.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | −8.1 | +2.9 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 30.3, ZIP 04986 is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 10.1% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.7% | 10.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 16.7% | 9.4% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.4% | 8.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | −1.1 pts | −1.4 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in ten households in ZIP 04986 (9.4%), below the national share of 11.6%. Maine as a whole looks much the same.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 04986
Renters in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 24.1% | 26.9% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 17.6% | 28.6% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 17.8% | 27.7% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 16.5% | 25.7% | 34.8% |
| Change | −7.6 pts | −1.2 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 16.5% of households in ZIP 04986 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 58.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 19.4% | 17.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 21.3% | 18.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 23.4% | 19.0% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.5% | 16.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −9.9 pts | −1.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy in ZIP 04986 is close to the national rate: 9.5% of homes are empty, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Maine as a whole (16.4%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1978 | 1969 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1982 | 1971 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1983 | 1973 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1985 | 1975 | 1980 |
| Change | +7 | +6 | +6 |
The housing in ZIP 04986 is a little younger than the country's: half of it was built after 1985, against 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $581 | $766 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $794 | $831 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $759 | $919 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,105 | $1,230 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$525 | +$464 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 04986 runs $1,105 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 23.1% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 04986
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 15.5% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.3% | 28.7% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 24.7% | 32.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.6% | 36.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.2 pts | +9.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are less common in ZIP 04986 than nationally: 25.6% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 94.6% | 89.9% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.3% | 91.4% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 90.7% | 92.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 87.1% | 94.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −7.5 pts | +4.8 pts | +4.3 pts |
About one in eight adults in ZIP 04986 never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 87.1% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 04986
| Period | ZIP 04986 | Maine | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 9.3% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.3% | 7.6% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.3% | 3.9% | 5.4% |
| Change | −7.0 pts | −2.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
The job market in ZIP 04986 has been strong: just 2.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 04986 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 04986 | 3.25 | 30.3 | 9.4% | 16.5% | 9.5% | 1985 | $1,105 | 25.6% | 87.1% | 2.3% |
| ZIP 04921 | 2.33 | 44.3 | 10.3% | 22.2% | 13.8% | 1988 | $1,087 | 29.6% | 90.5% | 4.3% |
| ZIP 04988 | 2.29 | 29.9 | 6.9% | 27.4% | 26.3% | 1982 | $1,121 | 22.3% | 88.6% | 4.8% |
| ZIP 04941 | 2.39 | 42.7 | 6.2% | 14.3% | 17.3% | 1983 | $996 | 26.4% | 94.6% | 3.8% |
| ZIP 04987 | 2.27 | 49.3 | 8.3% | 13.6% | 17.2% | 1991 | $1,255 | 21.7% | 94.4% | 3.8% |
| ZIP 04951 | 2.34 | 41.1 | 7.8% | 15.8% | 13.9% | 1993 | $1,031 | 33.5% | 92.3% | 4.1% |
| ZIP 04932 | 2.26 | 50.9 | 6.2% | 10.3% | 8.6% | 1992 | $1,348 | 24.7% | 95.9% | 3.2% |
| ZIP 04910 | 2.29 | 50.4 | 10.8% | 20.8% | 3.7% | 1986 | $762 | 24.2% | 95.4% | 2.8% |
| ZIP 04922 | 2.32 | 48.4 | 12.7% | 12.2% | 38.8% | 1983 | $1,308 | 20.8% | 87.8% | 6.2% |
| ZIP 04952 | 2.34 | 46.1 | 7.5% | 12.0% | 6.6% | 1990 | $1,008 | 27.0% | 94.6% | 5.1% |
| ZIP 04915 | 2.10 | 54.7 | 9.9% | 27.1% | 21.1% | 1978 | $1,122 | 37.5% | 92.3% | 0.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 04986. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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