Bangor, CA Demographics

Population 759 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Bangor

Household size in Bangor

Household size, people per household
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–102.793.042.68
2010–142.333.102.73
2015–192.413.092.71
2020–242.473.012.65
Change−0.32−0.03−0.03
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The average household in Bangor has 2.47 people, under the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has dropped from 2.79, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

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 Bangor

Median age, years
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1044.835.837.7
2010–1450.636.838.6
2015–1955.837.939.6
2020–2456.839.040.1
Change+12.0+3.1+2.3
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With a median age of 56.8, Bangor is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

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 Bangor

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–103.7%13.5%12.3%
2010–148.9%13.5%12.3%
2015–199.4%12.3%11.6%
2020–248.7%12.3%11.6%
Change+5.0 pts−1.2 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head about one in twelve households in Bangor (8.7%), below the national share of 11.6%.

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 Bangor

Renters in Bangor

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1017.0%42.6%33.3%
2010–1424.1%45.2%35.6%
2015–1911.6%45.2%36.0%
2020–2410.1%44.1%34.8%
Change−6.8 pts+1.5 pts+1.5 pts
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Bangor is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 10.1% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 50.1% 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 Bangor

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1014.4%8.7%11.4%
2010–1421.9%8.1%11.4%
2015–1919.2%7.5%11.1%
2020–2417.0%7.3%9.6%
Change+2.6 pts−1.4 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 17.0% of the housing in Bangor, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

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 Bangor

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–10198119721974
2010–14198119731975
2015–19198319741977
2020–24198419761980
Change+3+4+6
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Homes in Bangor are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1984, versus 1980 nationally. Homes here are newer than in California as a whole, where the median home dates to 1976.

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 Bangor

Rent, per month
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–10$762$1,298$965
2010–14$876$1,379$1,040
2015–19$1,021$1,721$1,213
2020–24$1,190$2,229$1,571
Change+$428+$931+$606
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The median renter in Bangor pays $1,190 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 23.6% 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 Bangor

Bachelor's degrees in Bangor

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1010.2%29.1%28.4%
2010–1413.9%30.1%29.6%
2015–1912.4%32.9%32.1%
2020–2421.2%36.3%35.6%
Change+11.0 pts+7.1 pts+7.2 pts
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College degrees are relatively uncommon in Bangor: 21.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well below the national share of 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 Bangor

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1081.6%79.9%84.9%
2010–1488.8%80.7%86.1%
2015–1981.3%82.6%87.7%
2020–2492.4%84.2%89.3%
Change+10.8 pts+4.3 pts+4.3 pts
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About nine in ten adults in Bangor have finished high school (92.4%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%.

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 Bangor

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodBangorCaliforniaU.S.
2006–1017.2%9.2%8.1%
2010–1415.6%11.3%9.4%
2015–198.3%6.3%5.6%
2020–246.3%6.6%5.4%
Change−10.9 pts−2.6 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment runs a little high in Bangor: 6.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. The picture is much the same across California. 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).

Bangor compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Bangor2.4756.88.7%10.1%17.0%1984$1,19021.2%92.4%6.3%
Rackerby2.1960.610.8%6.9%29.2%1983$1,04419.7%90.7%7.5%
Loma Rica2.4754.22.0%11.0%14.9%1987$1,65624.9%88.6%7.7%
Palermo2.5545.19.7%32.5%14.7%1979$1,1509.6%79.6%14.1%
Brownsville2.4745.227.3%16.3%20.3%1980$99711.7%80.4%9.0%
Oregon House2.3550.510.5%18.9%22.7%1988$1,61726.1%91.7%1.0%
Browns Valley2.3054.41.8%5.7%12.6%1992$1,73423.6%93.5%5.3%
Oroville East2.5344.79.6%15.4%10.4%1978$1,19421.7%91.7%8.9%
Challenge-Brownsville2.5941.028.9%15.7%18.8%1978$8236.5%77.2%11.3%
South Oroville2.7632.710.1%44.2%25.1%1963$1,41213.5%85.5%10.8%
Dobbins2.2652.422.5%18.0%22.5%1984$1,30920.6%85.8%5.1%

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 Bangor. 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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