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Patten, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Patten, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,262. 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 PATTEN-ME · Patten, ME 1 ZIPs · 1,262 pop · #21678/25278 · Penobscot County

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

  • INC-MID $50,286
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21678/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Millinocket
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,262
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $121,400

Nearest income peer: Millinocket, ME (+ $1,241 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 Patten

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Patten 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, Patten, ME sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

14th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,262
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,286
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,286 average) · poverty 24.7%. The primary code (04765) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Patten as a pure owner town.

Within Maine, Columbia Falls is the closest lower-income city and Sangerville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Patten.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04765, is all of Patten

There is no split to weigh here: 04765 holds every one of Patten's 1,262 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Patten's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 32 establishments, 225 employees , annual payroll $9,160k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04765 (32 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (6) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Patten, ME

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Penobscot County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Patten, Bangor, Orono and Old Town among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Hampden marks the far end of that range at $106,554, 112% above Patten.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04765 1,262 $50,286 32 1
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Patten 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 Patten, .