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Bangor, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bangor, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 44,899. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BANGOR-ME · Bangor, ME 1 ZIPs · 44,899 pop · #14517/25278 · Penobscot County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $66,932
  • RANK-MID #14517/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Brewer
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-SMALL 44,899
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $239,900

Nearest income peer: Brewer, ME ( $319 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bangor

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bangor on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bangor, ME sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
44,899
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$66,932
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $66,932 and poverty 14.7% concentrate in 04401.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,076 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Maine, West Forks is the closest lower-income city and Jonesport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bangor.

Population concentration

Bangor's single ZIP 04401 carries the town

Bangor is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04401 is the entire residential footprint (44,899 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bangor's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,845 establishments, 35,362 employees , annual payroll $1,914,939k (~41 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04401 (1,845 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (322) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Bangor, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Penobscot County, which covers 46 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bangor. See the Penobscot County roll-up →

Bangor lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Penobscot County: Hampden, Holden and Orrington earn more and Orono, Old Town and Lincoln earn less. Hampden marks the far end of that range at $106,554, 59% above Bangor.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04401 44,899 $66,932 1,845 173
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Bangor roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bangor, .