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Hampden, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hampden, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,824. 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 HAMPDEN-ME · Hampden, ME 1 ZIPs · 8,824 pop · #3481/25278 · Penobscot County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $106,554
  • RANK-TOP #3481/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Holden
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,824
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $293,000

Nearest income peer: Holden, ME ( $9,310 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 Hampden

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hampden 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, Hampden, ME sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 14%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,824
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$106,554
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $106,554 and home value $293,000 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 43.2%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hampden as a pure owner town.

Within Maine, North Berwick is the closest lower-income city and Freeport the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hampden.

Population concentration

Hampden's single ZIP 04444 carries the town

Hampden is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 04444 is the entire residential footprint (8,824 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 Hampden's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 229 establishments, 2,425 employees , annual payroll $136,996k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04444 (229 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (40) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Hampden, ME

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

No other city sharing Penobscot County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hampden. Bangor, Orono and Old Town sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Millinocket marks the far end of that range at $51,527, 52% below Hampden.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04444 8,824 $106,554 229 49
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Hampden 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 Hampden, .