Orient ZIP Codes — Aroostook County, ME

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	95	16.2%
18 and over	490	83.8%
65 and over	196	33.5%
Median age	56.1 years

Group	Count	%
White	529	86.4%
Two or more races	45	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	27	4.4%
Black or African American	7	1.1%
Asian	4	0.7%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	17.3%
$10k–$15k	7.7%
$15k–$25k	12.7%
$25k–$35k	11.2%
$35k–$50k	16.9%
$50k–$75k	14.2%
$75k–$100k	8.8%
$100k–$150k	6.5%
$150k–$200k	0.8%
$200k+	3.8%
Median income	$35,682

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$109,400
Median rent / month	$0
Owner occupied	96.2%
Renter occupied	3.8%
Vacant	52.8%
Single-family detached	88.0%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	12.0%
Median rooms	5.0
Avg household size (owned)	2.30

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	10.5%
2000–2009	20.5%
1990–1999	15.6%
1980–1989	14.7%
1970–1979	11.4%
1960–1969	5.3%
1950–1959	1.3%
1940–1949	6.0%
1939 or earlier	14.7%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.6%
1 bedroom	13.6%
2 bedrooms	33.6%
3 bedrooms	42.8%
4 bedrooms	7.4%
5+ bedrooms	0.9%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	10.4%
1 vehicle	31.9%
2 vehicles	43.1%
3 or more	14.6%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Electricity	3.8%
Propane / LP gas	3.8%
Fuel oil	46.5%
Wood	41.9%
Solar	1.2%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	159	61.2%
Cohabiting couple	28	10.8%
Male householder, no spouse	40	15.4%
Female householder, no spouse	33	12.7%
Households with children under 18	53	20.4%
Households with seniors (65+)	127	48.8%
Average household size	2.25

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	12.6%	16.7%
Married	67.7%	70.0%
Separated	0.0%	0.0%
Widowed	2.0%	4.2%
Divorced	17.7%	9.2%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	92.4%
Bachelor's or higher	16.9%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	1	1.1%
Kindergarten	6	6.9%
Elementary school	57	65.5%
High school	12	13.8%
College / grad school	11	12.6%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	50.0%
Service	17.1%
Sales & office	13.4%
Natural resources & construction	6.7%
Production & transportation	12.8%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	65.2%
Government	25.6%
Self-employed	9.1%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	75.6%
Carpool	6.4%
Public transit	0.0%
Walk	1.9%
Other means	0.0%
Avg commute (minutes)	33.4

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	56.9%
Retirement income	30.4%
Supplemental Security	5.8%
Cash public assistance	5.4%
Food stamps / SNAP	26.9%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	41.3%
High cholesterol	38.3%
Heart disease	9.1%
Stroke	3.9%
Asthma	11.2%
Arthritis	32.9%
Kidney disease	3.6%
Pulmonary disease	11.0%
Cancer	7.7%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	13.3%
No physical activity	30.8%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	34.6%
Fair or poor health	17.1%
Poor mental health	14.1%
Poor physical health	12.2%
No health insurance	13.5%
Visited doctor (checkup)	81.6%
Visited dentist	58.8%
Cholesterol screening	89.6%
Teeth loss	22.3%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	75	15.3%

Disability	%
Any disability	26.8%
Under 18	6.3%
18–64 years	25.2%
65 and over	39.3%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	47.2%
Public insurance	63.1%
Uninsured under 19	28.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	578	98.8%
Spanish	16	2.8%
Other Indo-European	11	1.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander	2	0.3%
Other languages	3	0.5%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	546	93.3%
Born in same state	541	92.5%
Born in different state	296	50.6%
Foreign born	5	0.9%
Naturalized citizen	39	6.7%
Not a US citizen	28	71.8%