PlainZIP

Portage, ME

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Portage, ME: 1 USPS ZIP, population 400. 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 PORTAGE-ME · Portage, ME 1 ZIPs · 400 pop · #17879/25278 · Aroostook County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $60,000
  • RANK-LOWER #17879/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Houlton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 94% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 400
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $202,200

Nearest income peer: Houlton, ME (+ $1,980 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 Portage

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Portage 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, Portage, ME sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
400
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,000
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 $60,000 and poverty 12.0% concentrate in 04768.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Maine, Old Orchard Beach is the closest lower-income city and Gouldsboro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Portage.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 04768, is all of Portage

There is no split to weigh here: 04768 holds every one of Portage's 400 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 Portage's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 17 establishments, 95 employees , annual payroll $4,069k (~43 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 04768 (17 units) ; leading NAICS Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (3) · also Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Portage, ME

These ZIP codes sit in Aroostook County, which covers 39 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Portage. See the Aroostook County roll-up →

Portage sits in the upper half of Aroostook County on income: Caribou, Presque Isle and Fort Kent report less, while Houlton, Fort Fairfield and Mapleton report more. Mapleton marks the far end of that range at $84,042, 40% above Portage.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
04768 400 $60,000 17 1
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Portage 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 Portage, .