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Penobscot County

Penobscot County has 154,710 residents across 41 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $66,356, 11% below the Maine figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $214,100, and 30% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026
154,710residentsACS 2020–2024
$66,356median household incomeMaine: $75K
$214,100median home valueowner-occupied homes
89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription
Penobscot County in MaineZIP codes in Penobscot County highlighted; the rest of Maine in grey
Map of Maine with Penobscot County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 41 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP codeResidentsHousehold incomeHome valueOwnersBachelor's+BroadbandCommute
0440144,854$67K$240K55%35%90%21 min
044101,254$83K$176K87%19%92%43 min
044111,645$77K$202K85%23%92%25 min
044129,652$67K$245K60%35%92%19 min
04417355$46K$96K95%22%81%47 min
044181,649$61K$135K90%17%89%35 min
044192,941$82K$257K88%17%97%27 min
044221,117$75K$227K92%12%88%28 min
044272,990$64K$136K82%20%87%32 min
044283,334$73K$245K83%29%88%31 min
044301,495$42K$86K79%21%80%20 min
044341,252$72K$183K95%14%83%30 min
044351,093$84K$167K93%15%84%37 min
044449,371$107K$293K85%43%95%25 min
044481,540$55K$152K81%14%84%35 min
044491,251$68K$155K92%16%90%32 min
044501,333$80K$178K83%18%95%29 min
04453785$59K$135K75%9%86%40 min
04455925$50K$175K97%14%75%34 min
044563,069$86K$269K81%22%94%34 min
044575,823$57K$146K74%19%86%26 min
044601,111$50K$101K85%5%84%26 min
044613,095$85K$176K88%19%87%24 min
044689,291$56K$204K65%32%90%23 min
044693,531$-666667K$-666667K–0%–14 min
044738,371$62K$273K47%67%84%18 min
044743,853$95K$309K89%44%99%23 min
04475384$55K$99K86%14%81%44 min
04487838$48K$109K96%17%89%39 min
044881,151$76K$206K88%20%87%34 min
04489214$-666667K$263K76%57%90%25 min
044931,840$62K$184K94%25%87%29 min
04495287$36K$96K86%26%86%44 min
047651,434$50K$121K84%26%89%28 min
04777478$53K$106K89%12%83%26 min
049282,192$57K$163K87%15%79%35 min
049304,258$54K$169K68%17%87%25 min
049321,207$76K$191K90%25%87%37 min
04939823$51K$205K88%17%85%28 min
049533,143$60K$235K72%25%78%27 min
049691,319$62K$207K94%17%87%31 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

154,710 residents in 65,221 households, next to the Maine figure.

18%
under 18
23%
aged 18–34
20%
aged 65 and over
30%
of households are people living alone
47%
of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

75,683 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $214,100 (±$4,463).

71%
of households own their home
64%
of homes are detached single-family houses
9%
are in buildings with 5 or more units
11%
are mobile homes
14%
of housing units are vacant
$1,041
median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%
2010–20198%
2000–200912%
1990–199911%
1980–198914%
1970–197913%
1960–19697%
1950–19598%
1940–19494%
1939 or earlier22%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,898.

$66,356
median household income
14.1%
of people live below the poverty line
3.6%
unemployment rate
30%
of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min
average commute to work
12%
of commuters travel 45 minutes or more
83%
of workers drive or carpool
0%
take public transportation
4%
walk or bike
11%
work from home
8%
of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%
of households have a broadband subscription
8%
have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates