04961 Zip Code (ME) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 741
Zip code population in 2010: 972
Zip code population in 2000: 790

Houses and condos: 1,015
Renter-occupied apartments: 22
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 04961: 84.0 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 292.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 32.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 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: $1,526 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,243 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 04961:

• High school or higher: 90.7%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 4.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 04961:

• Never married: 17.7%
• Now married: 53.5%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 9.3%
• Divorced: 19.5%

• 
• • 65488.4%White
  • 354.7%Asian
  • 354.7%Two or more races
  • 141.9%American Indian
  • 20.3%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 04961, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,348 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,348
State:	$68,227

Salary/wage: $34,838 (reported on 77.3% of returns)

Here:	$34,838
State:	$55,127

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1182.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3383.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4631.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12030.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $360 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$360
Maine:	$1,162

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.0% for AGIs below $25k, 13.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,514 (reported on 15.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,514
State:	$7,695

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 113.0% for AGIs below $25k, 105.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,500 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,500
State:	+$22,201

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.0% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,460 (reported on 22.7% of returns)

Here:	+$11,460
State:	+$15,095

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 203.0% for AGIs below $25k, 321.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 981.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,750 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

04961:	$8,750
Maine:	$18,314

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 318.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,011 (reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,011
State:	$1,960

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.0% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.5%

Here:	95%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 93.8% for AGIs below $25k, 93.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 04961, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,220 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,220
State:	$52,375

Salary/wage: $30,550 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

Here:	$30,550
State:	$43,415

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $25k, 73.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $686 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$686
Maine:	$1,221

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,250 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,250
State:	$5,812

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,943 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,943
State:	+$11,897

Profit/loss from business: +$9,782 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

Here:	+$9,782
State:	+$12,144

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,750 (reported on 9.8% of returns)

04961:	$5,750
Maine:	$13,385

Total itemized deductions: $15,900 (24% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$15,900
State:	$21,859

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	20.9% of AGI

Charity contributions: $733 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$733
State:	$2,741

Taxes paid: $6,567 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

04961:	$6,567
State:	$9,996

Earned income credit: $1,880 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,880
State:	$1,959

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.2%

Here:	51%
State:	48%

(% for various income ranges: 45.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 04961, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,395 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,395
State:	$42,606

Salary/wage: $26,290 (reported on 74.4% of returns)

Here:	$26,290
State:	$36,376

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.1% for AGIs below $10k, 70.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 128.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $697 (reported on 44.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$697
Maine:	$1,367

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,622 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,622
State:	$3,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,984 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$8,984
State:	+$11,433

Profit/loss from business: +$6,092 (reported on 24.7% of returns)

Here:	+$6,092
State:	+$10,755

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.5% for AGIs below $10k, 8.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, -2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,455 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

04961:	$3,455
Maine:	$3,014

Total itemized deductions: $14,660 (23% of AGI, reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$14,660
State:	$18,231

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	21.7% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $927 (1% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$927
State:	$2,466

Here:	1.4% of AGI
State:	2.8% of AGI

Total tax: $3,653 (reported on 73.6% of returns)

04961:	$3,653
State:	$6,047

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,405 (reported on 21.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,405
State:	$1,520

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 52.3%

Here:	52%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 46.6% for AGIs below $10k, 50.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 52.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 55.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 128.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 04947, 04925, 04983, 04982, 04920, 04985.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 48
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 342

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 20 (10 now married, 10 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 126 (58 now married, 67 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 04961 with a mortgage: 124 (12 second mortgage, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,136
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $489

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

• Zip code 04961 household income distribution in 2022

• 52Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$15,000 to $19,999
• 9$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 44$30,000 to $34,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 63$40,000 to $44,999
• 3$45,000 to $49,999
• 35$50,000 to $59,999
• 11$60,000 to $74,999
• 56$75,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 31$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 04961

• 1Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 14$40,000 to $49,999
• 7$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$60,000 to $69,999
• 2$70,000 to $79,999
• 51$80,000 to $89,999
• 11$90,000 to $99,999
• 50$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 40$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$175,000 to $199,999
• 27$200,000 to $249,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 32$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 04961

• 8$300 to $349
• 3$650 to $699
• 4$800 to $899
• 3No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $659,184.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,890
• Two or more races householders: $181,291

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,020 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,792 - $227,632

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $243,118

Here:	$243,118
State:	$364,324

Mobile homes: $191,474

Here:	$191,474
State:	$142,980

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 930
• One, attached: 2
• Two: 3
• 3 or 4: 1
• 20 to 49: 9
• Mobile homes: 60

Unemployment: 4.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 04961

• 64.9%187Drove a car alone
• 15.3%44Carpooled
• 1.4%4Bicycle
• 1.0%3Walked
• 16.3%47Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 04961

• 33Less than 5 minutes
• 15 to 9 minutes
• 510 to 14 minutes
• 3215 to 19 minutes
• 2820 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 5630 to 34 minutes
• 1235 to 39 minutes
• 1440 to 44 minutes
• 2945 to 59 minutes
• 1490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 741

• Male householders: 177 (85 living alone), Female householders: 214 (47 living alone)

• 137 spouses (137 opposite-sex spouses), 31 unmarried partners, (31 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 135 children (122 natural, 13 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 7 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

Size of family households: 177 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 29 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 130 1-person, 17 2-persons

59 married couples with children.
56 single-parent households (16 men, 40 women).

96.6% of residents of 04961 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (PO BOX 208 in NEW PORTLAND, ME)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-30202
  Organizations: MSAD 74 ANSON (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• DEAD RIVER HATCHERY (PIERCE POND TOWNSHIP in NORTH NEW PORTLAND, ME)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: FISH HATCHERIES AND PRESERVES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13.7%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.9%

Population in 1990: 537. Population change in the 1990s: +253 (+47.1%).

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

• This state: 418
• Northeast: 210
• Midwest: 15
• South: 22

69% of the 04961 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

94% of the 04961 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Construction: New Multifamily Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds) (1-4: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 04961 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Doris	6	80.2 years
Charles	4	80.3 years
Harold	4	75.0 years
Helen	4	71.0 years
Elizabeth	3	78.0 years
Grace	3	88.2 years
Donald	3	63.7 years
Walter	3	74.7 years
Louise	3	77.6 years
Marion	3	77.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 04961 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Pinkham	11	72.1 years
Pease	8	81.2 years
Hutchins	5	85.2 years
Dunphy	4	73.0 years
Mclaughlin	4	83.7 years
Jones	3	81.0 years
Atwood	3	76.7 years
Green	3	90.4 years
Cole	3	73.7 years
Hewett	3	81.0 years