Beal's Living Circumstances

Bangor Overview

Beal University located in Bangor area. A total of 13,805 households are located in Bangor area. Among them, 3,201 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.86 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 6,744 and 7,781 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.54% (754) of residents are non-citizens and 6.07% (1,802) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Bangor, Maine
Household	13,805
Population	29,691
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,201 (23.19%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	6,744
Total Students	7,781
Pre-Kindergarten	381
Kindergarten	279
Grade 1-8	2,074
Grade 9-12	1,586
College/Graduate School	3,461
Veterans	26,388
Non-citizen	754
Non-English Home Language	1,802
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

27,396 residents are over the age of 16 and 16,364 people are in labor force. Among them, 16,271 people are in civilian labor force and 93 are in armed labor force. 15,408 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.30%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Bangor area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,040	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,024	73.30%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,813	12.05%
Public transportation	143	0.95%
Walked	940	6.25%
Other method	393	2.61%
Worked from home	727	4.83%
Average Commute Time	17 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,408	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	6,527	42.36%
Service	3,266	21.20%
Sales and office	3,801	24.67%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	827	5.37%
Production, transportation, and material moving	987	6.41%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,408	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	68	0.44%
Construction	613	3.98%
Manufacturing	459	2.98%
Wholesale trade	288	1.87%
Retail trade	2,386	15.49%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	483	3.13%
Information	366	2.38%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	634	4.11%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	1,007	6.54%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	5,862	38.05%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	2,101	13.64%
Other services, except public administration	535	3.47%
Public administration	606	3.93%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	15,408	-
Private wage and salary workers	12,050	78.21%
Government workers	2,458	15.95%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	876	5.69%
Unpaid family workers	24	0.16%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $69,912 for the 13,805 households in Bangor area, Maine. The average income of a single worker is $30,691. 28,684 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.49%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,805	-
Less than $10,000	1,249	9.05%
$10,000 - $14,999	859	6.22%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,896	13.73%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,451	10.51%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,884	13.65%
$50,000 - $74,999	2,186	15.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,417	10.26%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,620	11.73%
$150,000 - $199,999	600	4.35%
More than $200,000	643	4.66%
Median Household Income	$46,625	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$69,912	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,016	-
Less than $10,000	289	4.12%
$10,000 - $14,999	257	3.66%
$15,000 - $24,999	453	6.46%
$25,000 - $34,999	576	8.21%
$35,000 - $49,999	982	14.00%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,132	16.13%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,038	14.79%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,210	17.25%
$150,000 - $199,999	546	7.78%
More than $200,000	533	7.60%

Median Family Income	$71,114	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$95,103	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$30,691	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$47,955	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$47,955	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	31,351	-
With health insurance coverage	28,684	91.49%
Public coverage	12,749	40.67%
Private health insurance	20,637	65.83%
Without health insurance coverage	2,667	8.51%

Housing

There are 15,510 housing units in Bangor area, Maine with 13,805 units (89.01%) occupied. 6,664 houses (48.27%) are occupied by owner and 7,141 houses (51.73%) are rented. The average housing value is $157,000 and the average rental cost is $816. 159 houses (1.03%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 6,267 houses (40.41%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,510	-
Occupied	13,805	89.01%
Owner Occupied	6,664	48.27%
Renter Occupied	7,141	51.73%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	6,612	42.63%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	652	4.20%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	7,338	47.31%
Mobile Homes	908	5.85%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,510	-
Built 2014 or later	159	1.03%
Built 2010 - 2013	119	0.77%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,320	8.51%
Built 1990 - 1999	911	5.87%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,869	12.05%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,280	8.25%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,255	8.09%
Built 1950 - 1959	2,330	15.02%
Built 1949 or earlier	6,267	40.41%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,510	-
1 room	542	3.49%
2 rooms	643	4.15%
3 rooms	2,535	16.34%
4 rooms	2,542	16.39%
5 rooms	2,629	16.95%
6 rooms	2,391	15.42%
7 rooms	1,481	9.55%
8 rooms	1,278	8.24%
9 rooms or more	1,469	9.47%
Median Number of Rooms	5.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	15,510	-
no bedroom	641	4.13%
1 bedroom	3,210	20.70%
2 bedrooms	4,405	28.40%
3 bedrooms	4,916	31.70%
4 bedrooms	1,844	11.89%
5 bedrooms or more	494	3.19%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	6,664	-
Less than $50,000	741	11.12%
$50,000 - $99,999	603	9.05%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,710	25.66%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,634	24.52%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,295	19.43%
$300,000 - $499,999	534	8.01%
$500,000 - $999,999	116	1.74%
$1,000,000 or more	31	0.47%
Median House Value	$157,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	7,069	-
Less than $500	990	14.00%
$500 - $999	4,312	61.00%
$1,000 - $1,499	1,503	21.26%
$1,500 - $1,999	141	1.99%
$2,000 - $2,499	12	0.17%
$2,500 - $2,999	71	1.00%
$3,000 or more	40	0.57%
Median Rental Costs	$816	-

Demographic

A total of 32,095 people lives in Bangor area, Maine with 15,389 male and 16,706 female. The males to female ratio is 47.95 to 52.05. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	32,095	-
Male	15,389	47.95%
Female	16,706	52.05%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,095	-
Under 5 years	1,567	4.88%
5 - 9 years	1,354	4.22%
10 - 14 years	1,382	4.31%
15 - 19 years	2,360	7.35%
20 - 24 years	2,647	8.25%
25 - 34 years	5,620	17.51%
35 - 44 years	3,587	11.18%
45 - 54 years	3,841	11.97%
55 - 59 years	2,153	6.71%
60 - 64 years	2,259	7.04%
65 - 74 years	2,516	7.84%
75 - 84 years	1,966	6.13%
85 years and older	843	2.63%
Median Age	37.9 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	32,095	-
One Race	31,116	96.95%
White	29,080	90.61%
Black or African American	576	1.79%
American Indian and Alaska Native	377	1.17%
Asian	805	2.51%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	278	0.87%

Two or more races	979	3.05%
White and Black or African American	189	0.59%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	332	1.03%
White and Asian	260	0.81%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	61	0.19%