Bangor.
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Maine·Penobscot County
8 tracts·32K people·$220K median·932/mi²
White 88 · Multiracial 4 · Hispanic 3 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Living alone 41 · Married couple 31 · Other 28
Health 42 · Retail 20 · Professional 18 · Leisure 9 · Manufacturing 6 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 43 · Sales · office 22 · Service 19 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 73 · Carpool 12 · Work from home 10 · Walk 7 · Transit 2 · Bike 2
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Bangor is $219,600 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Bangor has 31,938 residents across 8 census tracts and 7 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 41.0; the population is 87.7% White, 3.6% Multiracial, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Black, 1.7% Asian and 1.1% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 35.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 17.9% (Census ACS).
Fruit Street School (85%), Abraham Lincoln School (78%) and Mary Snow School (76%) lead the elementary schools; William S. Cohen School (77%) and James F. Doughty School (65%) lead the middle schools; Bangor High School is the high school with reported scores (61%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,055/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Bangor is $59,942 a year, 30% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Bangor, median rent is $1,055/month and the median home value is $219,600 (Census ACS).
Bangor reported 1.7 violent crimes and 40.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 78°F; winter lows average 14°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 43 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Bangor are winter weather (99), ice storm (96) and lightning (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Bangor, 6.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).