Old Town ZIP Codes — Penobscot County, ME

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	1,516	16.4%
18 and over	7,718	83.6%
65 and over	1,557	16.9%
Median age	40.0 years

Group	Count	%
White	8,290	88.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native	662	7.1%
Two or more races	224	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	101	1.1%
Other race	25	0.3%
Asian	17	0.2%
Black or African American	16	0.2%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	5.4%
$10k–$15k	5.8%
$15k–$25k	9.3%
$25k–$35k	15.8%
$35k–$50k	16.1%
$50k–$75k	11.6%
$75k–$100k	12.5%
$100k–$150k	8.2%
$150k–$200k	13.0%
$200k+	2.2%
Median income	$47,164

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$165,200
Median rent / month	$888
Owner occupied	60.2%
Renter occupied	39.8%
Vacant	15.9%
Single-family detached	60.2%
Large apartment buildings	1.0%
Mobile homes	9.7%
Median rooms	5.1
Avg household size (owned)	2.35

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.8%
2010–2019	6.4%
2000–2009	6.4%
1990–1999	7.3%
1980–1989	11.5%
1970–1979	16.7%
1960–1969	9.8%
1950–1959	8.6%
1940–1949	2.9%
1939 or earlier	29.6%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	3.5%
1 bedroom	15.7%
2 bedrooms	29.4%
3 bedrooms	38.2%
4 bedrooms	8.9%
5+ bedrooms	4.2%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	8.5%
1 vehicle	39.1%
2 vehicles	35.3%
3 or more	17.1%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	10.8%
Electricity	15.9%
Propane / LP gas	10.5%
Fuel oil	51.8%
Wood	6.0%
Solar	0.5%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	1,579	40.8%
Cohabiting couple	373	9.6%
Male householder, no spouse	778	20.1%
Female householder, no spouse	1,144	29.5%
Households with children under 18	943	24.3%
Households with seniors (65+)	1,155	29.8%
Average household size	2.38

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	42.9%	32.3%
Married	43.2%	40.7%
Separated	0.3%	1.3%
Widowed	1.8%	8.6%
Divorced	11.8%	17.1%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	95.2%
Bachelor's or higher	31.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	60	2.8%
Kindergarten	78	3.6%
Elementary school	558	26.0%
High school	360	16.8%
College / grad school	1,088	50.7%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	37.2%
Service	19.7%
Sales & office	23.5%
Natural resources & construction	8.8%
Production & transportation	10.8%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	80.6%
Government	16.0%
Self-employed	3.3%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	73.9%
Carpool	5.6%
Public transit	0.3%
Walk	1.7%
Other means	2.2%
Avg commute (minutes)	20.6

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	30.9%
Retirement income	23.8%
Supplemental Security	6.8%
Cash public assistance	4.7%
Food stamps / SNAP	14.8%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	31.2%
High cholesterol	29.8%
Heart disease	6.9%
Stroke	3.1%
Asthma	12.6%
Arthritis	23.7%
Kidney disease	2.9%
Pulmonary disease	8.6%
Cancer	6.1%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	16.6%
No physical activity	24.7%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	33.2%
Fair or poor health	14.1%
Poor mental health	15.9%
Poor physical health	10.0%
No health insurance	13.3%
Visited doctor (checkup)	77.9%
Visited dentist	55.6%
Cholesterol screening	84.8%
Teeth loss	22.9%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	685	8.9%

Disability	%
Any disability	18.6%
Under 18	3.8%
18–64 years	16.1%
65 and over	43.5%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	61.0%
Public insurance	42.1%
Uninsured under 19	3.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	8,734	94.6%
Spanish	27	0.3%
Other Indo-European	0	0.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander	14	0.2%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	9,078	98.3%
Born in same state	9,016	97.6%
Born in different state	6,804	73.7%
Foreign born	62	0.7%
Naturalized citizen	156	1.7%
Not a US citizen	92	59.0%