Farmingdale ZIP Codes — Kennebec County, ME

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	714	23.9%
18 and over	2,274	76.1%
65 and over	602	20.1%
Median age	40.9 years

Group	Count	%
White	2,769	89.3%
Two or more races	219	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	113	3.6%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	6.6%
$10k–$15k	5.8%
$15k–$25k	6.8%
$25k–$35k	5.0%
$35k–$50k	15.9%
$50k–$75k	22.6%
$75k–$100k	15.4%
$100k–$150k	9.4%
$150k–$200k	6.9%
$200k+	5.6%
Median income	$62,734

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$174,900
Median rent / month	$730
Owner occupied	63.5%
Renter occupied	36.5%
Vacant	3.2%
Single-family detached	53.8%
Large apartment buildings	0.9%
Mobile homes	14.7%
Median rooms	5.3
Avg household size (owned)	2.10

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	2.6%
2000–2009	12.2%
1990–1999	2.1%
1980–1989	13.5%
1970–1979	20.2%
1960–1969	7.5%
1950–1959	8.4%
1940–1949	0.9%
1939 or earlier	32.6%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	0.0%
1 bedroom	15.5%
2 bedrooms	35.8%
3 bedrooms	39.8%
4 bedrooms	6.6%
5+ bedrooms	2.2%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	5.2%
1 vehicle	57.0%
2 vehicles	24.8%
3 or more	13.1%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	1.0%
Electricity	12.3%
Propane / LP gas	8.7%
Fuel oil	66.7%
Wood	7.8%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	497	34.4%
Cohabiting couple	25	1.7%
Male householder, no spouse	334	23.1%
Female householder, no spouse	589	40.8%
Households with children under 18	347	24.0%
Households with seniors (65+)	508	35.2%
Average household size	2.04

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	34.0%	23.6%
Married	42.8%	38.1%
Separated	6.1%	5.5%
Widowed	11.3%	4.3%
Divorced	5.8%	28.5%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	96.9%
Bachelor's or higher	41.1%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	110	14.9%
Kindergarten	107	14.5%
Elementary school	206	27.8%
High school	167	22.6%
College / grad school	150	20.3%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	45.4%
Service	18.5%
Sales & office	16.4%
Natural resources & construction	7.8%
Production & transportation	12.0%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	73.0%
Government	19.3%
Self-employed	7.8%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	73.4%
Carpool	4.8%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	0.3%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	22.7

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	36.0%
Retirement income	26.3%
Supplemental Security	2.1%
Cash public assistance	5.5%
Food stamps / SNAP	15.0%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	32.9%
High cholesterol	31.5%
Heart disease	7.5%
Stroke	3.1%
Asthma	10.7%
Arthritis	28.1%
Kidney disease	3.0%
Pulmonary disease	8.3%
Cancer	7.7%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	15.4%
No physical activity	21.2%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	28.6%
Fair or poor health	12.5%
Poor mental health	13.6%
Poor physical health	9.7%
No health insurance	11.8%
Visited doctor (checkup)	79.7%
Visited dentist	68.4%
Cholesterol screening	89.5%
Teeth loss	15.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	382	16.8%

Disability	%
Any disability	9.7%
Under 18	0.0%
18–64 years	8.6%
65 and over	24.9%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	60.2%
Public insurance	49.2%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	2,808	94.0%
Spanish	0	0.0%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	2,924	97.9%
Born in same state	2,780	93.0%
Born in different state	1,966	65.8%
Foreign born	144	4.8%
Naturalized citizen	64	2.1%
Not a US citizen	64	100.0%