04861 Zip Code (Thomaston, ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,790
Zip code population in 2010: 2,781
Zip code population in 2000: 3,735

Houses and condos: 1,377
Renter-occupied apartments: 410
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04861: 90.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 10.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 255 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,418 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,295 (1.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 04861:

• High school or higher: 92.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.6%
• Unemployed: 1.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 15.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04861:

• Never married: 30.2%
• Now married: 46.1%
• Separated: 1.5%
• Widowed: 2.3%
• Divorced: 19.9%

• 
• • 2,44987.8%White
  • 2378.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 461.6%American Indian
  • 361.3%Black
  • 200.7%Two or more races

Urban population: 2,260
Rural population: 529

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04861, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $57,362 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$57,362
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $46,238 (reported on 77.4% of returns)

Here:	$46,238
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1117.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3705.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7130.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10203.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14754.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $987 (reported on 35.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$987
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 31.4% for AGIs below $25k, 23.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 108.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,313 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	$5,313
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.1% for AGIs below $25k, 58.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 251.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 113.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 292.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$15,908 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$15,908
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.6% for AGIs below $25k, 26.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 173.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 277.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1241.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$16,297 (reported on 19.9% of returns)

Here:	+$16,297
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 266.2% for AGIs below $25k, 322.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 714.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 698.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1507.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,828 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

04861:	$12,828
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 85.9% for AGIs below $25k, 135.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 527.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 957.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $23,657 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$23,657
State:	$31,197

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 555.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 914.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,220 (reported on 3.4% of returns)

Here:	$5,220
State:	$9,863

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 171.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,700 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

04861:	$7,700
State:	$8,241

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 203.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 260.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,955 (reported on 13.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,955
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.2% for AGIs below $25k, 56.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.4%

Here:	88%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 84.4% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 75.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04861, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,220 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,220
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $34,488 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$34,488
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.4% for AGIs below $25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 50.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,550 (reported on 30.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,550
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,712 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,712
State:	$5,812

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$7,860 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	+$7,860
State:	+$11,897

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,897 (reported on 23.0% of returns)

Here:	+$10,897
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 7.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,747 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

04861:	$10,747
Maine:	$13,385

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,476 (23% of AGI, reported on 26.6% of returns)

Here:	$18,476
State:	$21,859

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.0% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,173 (reported on 18.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,173
State:	$2,741

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,792 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

04861:	$7,792
State:	$9,996

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $1,948 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,948
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.9%

Here:	49%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 41.4% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 50.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04861, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,455 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,455
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $30,367 (reported on 80.7% of returns)

Here:	$30,367
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.8% for AGIs below $10k, 70.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 35.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,147 (reported on 47.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,147
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,919 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,919
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$10,109 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$10,109
State:	+$11,433

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 23.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,963 (reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	+$12,963
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $10k, 12.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,821 (reported on 3.9% of returns)

04861:	$2,821
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $15,761 (25% of AGI, reported on 29.8% of returns)

Here:	$15,761
State:	$18,231

Here:	24.6% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.7% for AGIs below $10k, 5.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,045 (3% of AGI, reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,045
State:	$2,466

Here:	3.1% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,403 (reported on 78.9% of returns)

04861:	$4,403
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $10k, 5.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,459 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,459
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.7%

Here:	57%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 49.5% for AGIs below $10k, 54.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 57.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 70.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04841, 04858, 04864, 04856, 04854, 04859.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 187
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,142

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 15 (15 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 271 (139 now married, 131 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04861 with a mortgage: 452 (48 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 37 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 13

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,549
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $713

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 04861 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 77$10,000 to $14,999
• 42$15,000 to $19,999
• 97$20,000 to $24,999
• 67$30,000 to $34,999
• 24$35,000 to $39,999
• 99$40,000 to $44,999
• 102$45,000 to $49,999
• 155$50,000 to $59,999
• 173$60,000 to $74,999
• 232$75,000 to $99,999
• 123$100,000 to $124,999
• 77$125,000 to $149,999
• 31$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04861

• 16$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 7$40,000 to $49,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999
• 32$125,000 to $149,999
• 60$150,000 to $174,999
• 71$175,000 to $199,999
• 113$200,000 to $249,999
• 313$250,000 to $299,999
• 128$300,000 to $399,999
• 22$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04861

• 38$100 to $149
• 9$250 to $299
• 22$500 to $549
• 19$600 to $649
• 53$650 to $699
• 135$750 to $799
• 126$800 to $899
• 36$1,000 to $1,249
• 4$1,250 to $1,499

Median gross rent in 2022: $927.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $301,475
• Asian householders: $271,743

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $302,115 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $207,835 - $338,020

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $244,119

Here:	$244,119
State:	$364,324

In 2-unit structures: $370,677

Here:	$370,677
State:	$349,654

Mobile homes: $1,070,242

Here:	$1,070,242
State:	$142,980

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 930
• One, attached: 13
• Two: 240
• 3 or 4: 73
• 5 to 9: 68
• 10 to 19: 34
• Mobile homes: 10

Unemployment: 1.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04861

• 74.3%1,031Drove a car alone
• 17.0%236Carpooled
• 0.1%1Walked
• 3.2%44Other means
• 1.6%22Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04861

• 70Less than 5 minutes
• 2615 to 9 minutes
• 22210 to 14 minutes
• 45415 to 19 minutes
• 16020 to 24 minutes
• 6525 to 29 minutes
• 930 to 34 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 1445 to 59 minutes
• 4660 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,790

• Male householders: 507 (76 living alone), Female householders: 824 (329 living alone)

• 472 spouses (472 opposite-sex spouses), 65 unmarried partners, (65 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 469 children (332 natural, 16 adopted, 115 stepchildren), 84 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 176 other relatives, 167 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 21 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 566 2-persons, 141 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 16 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 410 1-person, 93 2-persons, 21 5-persons

285 married couples with children.
114 single-parent households (36 men, 78 women).

92.4% of residents of 04861 zip code speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (16% very well, 59% well, 25% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DRAGON PRODUCTS COMPANY INCORPORATED (ROUTE 1 in THOMASTON, ME)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR MONITORING SITE (Airborne pollution emission tracking)
  ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: CEMENT, HYDRAULIC; LIME; NONCLASSIFIABLE ESTABLISHMENTS
  Organizations: DRAGON PRODUCTS CO INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR) , CEMENTOS DEL NORTE-USA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: DRAGON PRODUCTS COMPANY INC. (CHAPMAN), MARTIN MARIETTA CEMENT

• GEORGES VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL (47 VALLEY STREET in THOMASTON, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-42703
  Organizations: MSAD 50 THOMASTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• LURA LIBBY SCHOOL (13 VALLEY STREET in THOMASTON, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-42702
  Organizations: MSAD 50 THOMASTON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• LYMAN MORSE BOATBUILDING CO (82 WATER STREET in THOMASTON, ME)

  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING
  Business NAICS classification: BOAT BUILDING.
  Alternative names: LYMAN-MORSE BOATS

• MAINE STATE PRISON (MAIN ST in THOMASTON, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
  

• NEW ENGLAND TELE CO (GLEASON ST in THOMASTON, ME)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: NEW ENGLAND TELEPHONE CO BOSTON MASS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CHEMROCK (94 BUTTERMILK LANE in THOMASTON, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  

• COIN-OP LAUNDRY (MAIN STREET in THOMASTON, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
  

• GEORGE C HALL & SONS (BEECHWOOD ST in THOMASTON, ME)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
  

• ROCKLAND FORD LM INC (US RTE 1 in THOMASTON, ME)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: EDWARD STEARNS (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• FERRAIOLO CORP (DEXTER ST EXTENSION in THOMASTON, ME)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUSHED AND BROKEN STONE
  

• SAD 50 (NOT PROVIDED in THOMASTON, ME)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.7%

Population in 1990: 3,560. Population change in the 1990s: +175 (+4.9%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,489
• Northeast: 790
• Midwest: 85
• South: 112
• West: 115

58% of the 04861 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

94% of the 04861 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• ENTERTAINMENT RESOURCES INC (37 GREEN ST in THOMASTON, ME; small business)

  $0 with Navy for Logistics Support Services. Signed on 2004-07-29. Completion date: 2004-08-08.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 11. The highest number of reported fires - 23 took place in 2005, and the least - 1 in 2010. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (61.8%), and Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (15.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 04861
• 10561.8%Structure Fires
• 2715.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 2715.9%Outside Fires
• 116.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 04861, Maine

Most common first names in zip code 04861 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
George	21	77.9 years
John	21	76.8 years
Margaret	20	78.2 years
William	18	72.3 years
Robert	17	64.4 years
Charles	17	80.2 years
James	17	70.2 years
Arthur	17	76.9 years
Helen	16	83.8 years
Richard	15	68.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 04861 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Robinson	14	76.9 years
Young	11	81.1 years
Miller	10	78.8 years
Adams	9	82.6 years
Smith	8	69.5 years
Jones	8	74.3 years
Clark	7	85.4 years
Peters	7	71.1 years
Johnson	7	79.3 years
Wallace	7	85.3 years

Businesses in zip code 04861
Name	Count		Name	Count
Applebee's	1		Lowe's	1
Dunkin Donuts	1		U-Haul	1
Ford	1		U.S. Cellular	1
Hilton	1