Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,786
| This zip code: | $33,786 | | Maine: | $45,888 |
Nearest zip codes: 04760, 04471, 04763, 04735, 04780, 04758.
Housing units in zip code 04730 with a mortgage: 1,236 (69 second mortgage, 164 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 840
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $825
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $318
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 18.6% | | Whole state: | 12.0% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 7.4% | | Whole state: | 4.6% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.9 | | State: | 5.9 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.0 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 04730: Porter Settlement (A), Airport Industrial Park (B), Starkey Corners (C), Houlton Community Golf Course (D), Union Corners (E), Littleton Station (F), Tourist Information Center (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 04730 include: Baptist Church (A), United Pentecostal Church (B), United Methodist Church (C), Unitarian Church of Houlton (D), Maranatha Church (E), Union Church (F), Linneus Free Will Baptist Church (G), Houlton Christian Science Society (H), Houlton Church of Christ (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Hodgdon Cemetery (1), Yerxa Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Johnson Pond (A), Sawyer Pond (B), Beaver Brook Lake (C), Ross Lake (D), Bradbury Lake (E), Britton Lake (F), Carry Lake (G), Champion Pond (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Limestone Brook (A), Dog Brook (B), Coffin Brook (C), Dead Stream (D), Yellow Brook (E), Larry Brook (F), Lamb Brook (G), Baxter Brook (H), B Stream (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Houlton Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 31
- 1995 to 1998: 191
- 1990 to 1994: 272
- 1980 to 1989: 598
- 1970 to 1979: 781
- 1960 to 1969: 409
- 1950 to 1959: 428
- 1940 to 1949: 518
- 1939 or earlier: 1,821
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Houlton, ME (04730): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 93
- 2 bedrooms: 681
- 3 bedrooms: 1,508
- 4 bedrooms: 520
- 5 or more bedrooms: 162
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 25
- 1 bedrooms: 428
- 2 bedrooms: 478
- 3 bedrooms: 239
- 4 bedrooms: 67
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 04730 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 57
- 1 vehicle: 826
- 2 vehicles: 1,443
- 3 vehicles: 460
- 4 vehicles: 145
- 5 or more vehicles: 38
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 280
- 1 vehicle: 740
- 2 vehicles: 175
- 3 vehicles: 47
- 4 vehicles: 12
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 04730:
- Less than $10,000: 50
- $10,000 to $14,999: 25
- $15,000 to $19,999: 24
- $20,000 to $24,999: 23
- $25,000 to $29,999: 40
- $30,000 to $34,999: 66
- $35,000 to $39,999: 49
- $40,000 to $49,999: 104
- $50,000 to $59,999: 171
- $60,000 to $69,999: 179
- $70,000 to $79,999: 192
- $80,000 to $89,999: 194
- $90,000 to $99,999: 223
- $100,000 to $124,999: 597
- $125,000 to $149,999: 467
- $150,000 to $174,999: 201
- $175,000 to $199,999: 116
- $200,000 to $249,999: 159
- $250,000 to $299,999: 83
- $300,000 to $399,999: 57
- $400,000 to $499,999: 23
- $500,000 to $749,999: 18
- $750,000 to $999,999: 5
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 04730:
- Less than $100: 56
- $100 to $149: 66
- $150 to $199: 133
- $200 to $249: 103
- $250 to $299: 95
- $300 to $349: 57
- $350 to $399: 95
- $400 to $449: 48
- $450 to $499: 38
- $500 to $549: 9
- $550 to $599: 6
- $600 to $649: 22
- $650 to $699: 6
- No cash rent: 105
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $69,989.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $110,303
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $121,314
- Two or more races householders: $177,306
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $108,574 (it was $57,900 in 2000)
| 04730: | $108,574 | | Maine: | $176,000 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,878 - $138,819
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $128,393| Here: | $128,393 | | State: | $240,738 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $151,078| Here: | $151,078 | | State: | $259,290 |
In 2-unit structures: $199,809| Here: | $199,809 | | State: | $237,097 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $175,861| Here: | $175,861 | | State: | $258,838 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $404,414| Here: | $404,414 | | State: | $254,084 |
Mobile homes: $31,380| Here: | $31,380 | | State: | $42,332 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,456
- One, attached: 53
- Two: 363
- 3 or 4: 361
- 5 to 9: 141
- 10 to 19: 92
- 20 to 49: 70
- Mobile homes: 511
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,632 (83%)
- Carpooled: 444 (10%)
- Taxi: 4 (0%)
- Walked: 135 (3%)
- Other means: 37 (1%)
- Worked at home: 150 (3%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 403
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1148
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1021
- 15 to 19 minutes: 674
- 20 to 24 minutes: 390
- 25 to 29 minutes: 46
- 30 to 34 minutes: 176
- 35 to 39 minutes: 9
- 40 to 44 minutes: 41
- 45 to 59 minutes: 91
- 60 to 89 minutes: 127
- 90 or more minutes: 126
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 96.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 10,209
- In family households: 8,644 (2,231 male householders, 627 female householders)
2,284 spouses, 2,973 children (2,823 natural, 44 adopted, 106 stepchildren), 112 grandchildren, 33 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 66 other relatives, 272 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,565 (541 male householders (433 living alone)), 839 female householders (790 living alone)), 185 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 377 (268 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,232 2-persons, 692 3-persons, 576 4-persons, 258 5-persons, 65 6-persons, 35 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,223 1-person, 145 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 5 4-persons, 2 6-persons.
1,854 married couples with children.
563 single-parent households (120 men, 443 women).
94.9% of residents of 04730 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (91% very well, 6% well, 2% not well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 12% well, 6% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% very well, 11% well, 5% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
Foreign born population: 401 (3.8%)
(59.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 3.8% | | Whole state: | 2.9% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Canada (82%)
- United Kingdom (5%)
- Germany (5%)
- Philippines (2%)
- Australia (2%)
- Netherlands (2%)
- Other Northern Europe (1%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 14
- 1990 to 1994: 34
- 1985 to 1989: 8
- 1980 to 1984: 11
- 1975 to 1979: 21
- 1970 to 1974: 14
- 1970 to 1974: 40
- 1965 to 1969: 259
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White population: 10,097
Black population: 27
American Indian population: 334
Asian population: 35
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 6
Some other race population: 10
Two or more races population: 76

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 2041 |
|  English: 1583 |
|  Irish: 1257 |
|  French (except Basque): 854 |
|  Other groups: 735 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 369 |
|  German: 285 |
|  Scottish: 260 |
|  French Canadian: 196 |
|  Canadian: 179 |
|  Italian: 151 |
|  Dutch: 115 |
|  British: 40 |
|  Australian: 34 |
|  Polish: 31 |
|  Hungarian: 30 |
|  Norwegian: 21 |
|  European: 21 |
|  Welsh: 21 |
|  Russian: 12 |
|  Maltese: 12 |
|  Portuguese: 9 |
|  Austrian: 9 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 7 |
|  Danish: 7 |
|  Swedish: 6 |
|  Finnish: 5 |
|  Greek: 4 |
|  Arab:: 3 |
|  Syrian: 3 |
|  German Russian: 2 |
|  Belgian: 2 |
|  Romanian: 2 |
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,720
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%)
- Wood (8%)
- Electricity (5%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8624
- Northeast: 905
- Midwest: 150
- South: 255
- West: 164
69% of the 04730 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.
Population in 1990: 10,382. Population change in the 1990s: +203 (+2.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 112
| Here: | 9.4% | | Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60
| Here: | 8.5% | | Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
| Here: | 7.5% | | Maine: | 28.3% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (HOULTON, ME):
- TRIBALCO, LLC (88 BELL ROAD; small business): $2,636,394 in 10 contracts from 2005 to 2006
Contracts for ADPE System Configuration, Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services), Fiber Optic Interconnectors by Air Force, Department of State Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $350,475; 2006: $2,285,919.
Biggest contracts:
$932,928 with Air Force for ADPE System Configuration. Signed on 2006-02-10. Completion date: 2006-03-13.
$567,962, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-15. Completion date: 2006-03-17.
$467,732, same as above. Signed on 2006-02-13. Completion date: 2006-03-13.
$350,475 with Department of State for Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services). Taking place in VA. Signed on 2005-03-21. Completion date: 2006-07-21.
- IRVING OIL CORPORATION (NORTH RD): $49,220 in 2 contracts in 2000
$49,220 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2000-02-01. Completion date: 2002-07-31.
$0, same as above. Signed on 2000-02-01. Completion date: 2002-07-31.
- SHIRETOWN MOTOR INN LP / SHIRE (282 N ST; small business): $43,552 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2004
$42,592 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2002-03-20. Completion date: 2002-08-27.
$720, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-14. Completion date: 2003-11-14.
$240, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-06. Completion date: 2004-01-06.
- PORT ROBINSON ENTERPRISES, INC (267 NORTH RD; small business): $29,475 in 2 contracts in 2002
$89,981 with Army for Food Services. Signed on 2002-03-21. Completion date: 2002-08-27.
$-60,506, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-14. Completion date: 2002-08-28.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Residential Mental Retardation Facilities (20-49: 3, 10-19: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Homes for the Elderly (10-19: 5, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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People in group quarters
- 197 people in nursing homes
- 72 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 32 people in other group homes
- 28 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 19 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 15 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 9 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 2 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
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