04849 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 04849, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

04849 is a zip code in Waldo County, Maine, which covers Lincolnville and Northport, with a total population of 3,827 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 04849 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 04849.

The estimated population of people living in 04849 is 3,827, with a median age of 51.1.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 04849 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
3,827
+3.04%
-0.03%
2020
3,714
 -4.5% -
2019
3,889
+5.31%
-
2018
3,693
 -3.53% -
2017
3,828
 - -

Population of 04849 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 04849 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
94.4%
95.8%
 -1.46%
Black/African American
0.7%
0%
 0.00%
Native
0.2%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
1.5%
2.7%
 -44.44%
Asian
1.4%
0.3%
 +366.67%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1.7%
1.2%
 +41.67%
Other
0.2%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 04849 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 04849 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 04849 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 04849 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 51.1 +0.39% 48.6 +2.1% 53.3 0%
2020 50.9 +0.2% 47.6 0% 53.3 +1.14%
2019 50.8 +0.4% 47.6 +0.85% 52.7 -0.19%
2018 50.6 +0.8% 47.2 +1.07% 52.8 +0.96%
2017 50.2 - 46.7 - 52.3 -

The median age of the 04849 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 04849 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 151 +4.11% 96 +44.09% 152 142
10 to 19 239 -0.23% 207 -18.38% 225 169
20 to 29 189 +10.11% 82 -17.13% 208 63
30 to 39 159 -31.68% 264 -23.89% 111 204
40 to 49 276 +17.3% 239 +15.66% 318 278
50 to 59 300 -30.65% 360 -10.85% 214 320
60 to 69 323 +25.8% 434 -18.33% 414 357
70+ 256 +37.76% 253 +15.57% 359 293

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 04849 zip code is $70,820.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 04849.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $66,500.00
  • 45 to 64
    $78,077.00
  • 65 and over
    $64,375.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 04849 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 04849, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 04849 is currently $95,656.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

6.40% of households in 04849 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 04849 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    12.44%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    23.50%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    19.38%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    14.83%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    16.27%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    7.18%
  • $200,000 or more
    6.40%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 04849 is $42,634.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 04849 by the total population of 04849.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 04849 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 04849 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    16.63%
  • Bachelor's degree
    45.74%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    7.30%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    28.78%
  • Less than high school diploma
    1.55%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 04849 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 04849 zip over the age of 16 is 3,261.

Of those people, a total of 62.60% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 04849 is 59.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 04849 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 122 50.80% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 147 91.20% 30.60%
25 to 29 years 124 100.00% 4.80%
30 to 34 years 64 82.80% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 455 86.60% 6.30%
45 to 54 years 570 80.90% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 356 82.60% 1.00%
60 to 64 years 407 67.60% 9.80%
65 to 74 years 656 32.60% 1.40%
75 years and over 360 8.30% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 04849. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 3,112 63.00% 4.00%
Black or African American 27 100.00% 100.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 8 62.50% 0.00%
Asian 46 56.50% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 6 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 62 37.10% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 55 38.20% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 3,057 63.40% 4.00%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 04849 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 04849 is 1,936, with median earnings of $40,600.00.

Women in 04849 are earning approximately 86.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 1,936 $40,600.00
Male 1,024 $44,313.00
Female 912 $38,258.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 04849 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 218 $68,125.00
Business and Financial 94 $54,130.00
Computer and Mathematical 124 $56,667.00
Architecture and Engineering 26 $131,667.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 36 $31,786.00
Legal 17 $29,271.00
Educational and Library 108 $49,500.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 48 $37,841.00
Healthcare Practitioners 142 $65,385.00
Healthcare Support 61 $21,250.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 28 $35,556.00
Law Enforcement 29 $44,917.00
Food Preparation and Serving 87 $14,125.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 37 $35,250.00
Personal Care and Service 25 $33,438.00
Sales 208 $36,076.00
Office and Administrative Support 268 $26,071.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 40 $15,526.00
Construction and Extraction 165 $52,901.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 36 $43,750.00
Production 76 $36,364.00
Transportation and Material Moving 50 $36,000.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 04849 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 04849.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 105 $75,125.00 113 $53,207.00
Business and Financial 47 $49,688.00 47 $58,625.00
Computer and Mathematical 87 $60,066.00 37 $56,250.00
Architecture and Engineering 19 $39,531.00 7 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Community and Social Service 8 $0.00 28 $31,786.00
Legal 17 $29,271.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 23 $70,972.00 85 $47,750.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 5 $0.00 43 $38,125.00
Healthcare Practitioners 46 $76,250.00 96 $58,571.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 61 $21,250.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 23 $34,896.00 5 $0.00
Law Enforcement 29 $44,917.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 28 $36,875.00 59 $13,009.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 26 $35,333.00 11 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 0 $0.00 25 $33,438.00
Sales 168 $36,146.00 40 $29,444.00
Office and Administrative Support 24 $2,499.00 244 $28,750.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 40 $15,526.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 165 $52,901.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 36 $43,750.00 0 $0.00
Production 65 $40,125.00 11 $17,083.00
Transportation and Material Moving 50 $36,000.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 1,672 households in 04849, with an average household size of 2.29 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 1,132 families living in the 04849 zip code with an average family size of 2.74 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 04849:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 1,001 62 69 540
Average Household Size 2.72 3.21 3.48 1.24
Total Families 1,001 62 69 0
Average Household Size 2.71 2.66 3.17 0

Poverty

Of the 1,132 families living in 04849, 3.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 04849:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 2,520 housing units in 04849.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 1,672 66.35%
Vacant 848 33.65%

4.72% of the total 2,520 housing units in 04849 are rental units. This is approximately 119 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 1,471 are occupied by the owner - or 58.37% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 04849 is $1,014.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 04849 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    82
  • Less than $500
    0
  • $500 to $999
    59
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    56
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    4
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 04849 is $273,400.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 04849 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    40
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    51
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    139
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    163
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    530
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    292
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    191
  • $1,000,000 or more
    65

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 04849. The chart below shows the number of properties in 04849 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    508
  • 1940 to 1949
    63
  • 1950 to 1959
    94
  • 1960 to 1969
    90
  • 1970 to 1979
    285
  • 1980 to 1989
    544
  • 1990 to 1999
    394
  • 2000 to 2009
    373
  • 2010 to 2013
    169
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 04849 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    4
  • 1 vehicle available
    421
  • 2 vehicles available
    816
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    431

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 04849 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 04849 that commute to work in a particular way.

22.7 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 04849.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    125
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    214
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    258
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    296
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    154
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    103
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    147
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    38
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    14
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    184
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    84
  • 90 or more minutes
    17

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 04849 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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