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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Penobscot County is $24,076, which is lower than the state average of $27,332 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Penobscot County median household income is $44,543, which has grown by 29.96% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.05% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Penobscot County residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #9

Penobscot County	24,076 USD
Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Penobscot County	25,577 USD
Maine	27,957 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Penobscot County	30,730 USD
Maine	32,893 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Penobscot County	21,575 USD
Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #9

Penobscot County	44,543 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Penobscot County	57,849 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Penobscot County	29.96%
Maine	31.05%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Penobscot County		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.13%	$9,840, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.93%	$16,121, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.68%	$2,684, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.44%	$19,102, see rank	19.24%	$21,273	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Penobscot County	57,004 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Penobscot County	69,981 USD
Maine	76,851 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Penobscot County	Maine	U.S.
White	$44,820, see rank	$49,258	$56,900
Black	$32,159, see rank	$24,370	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,364, see rank	$39,421	$42,396
Asian	$72,531, see rank	$53,495	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,315, see rank	$28,835	$37,170
One Race, Other	$82,813, see rank	$60,933	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,846, see rank	$37,367	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Penobscot County	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$27,076, see rank	$27,557	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,361, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,364, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$30,627, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Penobscot County	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	127,862, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	62,498, 48.88%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	40,566, 64.91%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	255, 0.41%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	40,311, 64.50%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	36,488, 90.52%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,823, 9.48%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	21,932, 35.09%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	65,364, 51.12%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	38,691, 59.19%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	18, 0.03%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	38,673, 59.17%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	36,208, 93.63%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,465, 6.37%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	26,673, 40.81%, see rank	39.67%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Penobscot County	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	71,554, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	57,432, 80.26%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,889, 9.63%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	434, 0.61%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	2,797, 3.91%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	1,269, 1.77%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,733, 3.82%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Penobscot County	21.1 minutes
Maine	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Penobscot County	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	72,696	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	36,488, 50.19%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,068, 30.33%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,677, 15.56%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,544, 17.93%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	512, 1.40%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,661, 10.03%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,245, 17.12%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	36,208, 49.81%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,043, 38.78%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	8,956, 24.73%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,533, 31.85%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	87, 0.24%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	156, 0.43%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,359, 3.75%, see rank	4.57%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Penobscot County	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	72,696, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,531, 2.11%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	4,663, 6.41%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,234, 5.82%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,784, 2.45%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,503, 14.45%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,329, 4.58%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	1,115, 1.53%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,252, 4.47%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,145, 7.08%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24,260, 33.37%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,748, 9.28%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,980, 4.10%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,152, 4.34%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Penobscot County	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	24,818	16.92%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,123	10.70%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.