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Bangor, Maine

City in Penobscot County, Maine · ZIP 04401

  • Penobscot County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 11 public schools
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  • 32,446 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 13,967Households
  • $58,096Median household income
  • $206,300Median home value
  • 11Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Bangor

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Population, 2000 to 2020+0.9%
31k32k33k34k2000: 31,47320002010: 33,03920102020: 31,753202031,47331,753
Population of Bangor at each census
CensusPopulation
200031,473
201033,039
202031,753

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 23, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 23, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 23, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Bangor
Under $50k44%
$50k to $100k30.8%
$100k to $150k12.3%
$150k to $200k5.9%
$200k and over7%

Median household income $58,096 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 23, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Bangor
Owner occupied
6,552 units
Renter occupied
7,415 units
Vacancy rate
10.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 23, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Bangor compared with its county and state
Bangor compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureBangorPenobscot CountyMaine
Population31,663153,5711,377,400
Median household income$58,096$63,248$71,773
Median age40.742.544.8
Median home value$206,300$193,800$266,400
Bachelor’s degree or higher36.3%30.5%35.3%
Foreign-born residents5.3%3.2%3.9%
Owner-occupied homes46.9%70.3%74.0%
Mean commute to work17.0 minutes22.8 minutes24.4 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 23, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Public schools in Bangor11
Public schools in Bangor, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
Abraham Lincoln SchoolPublicPre-K–3Bangor Public Schools
Downeast SchoolPublicPre-K–3Bangor Public Schools
Fairmount SchoolPublic4–5Bangor Public Schools
Fourteenth Street SchoolPublicPre-K–3Bangor Public Schools
Fruit Street SchoolPublicPre-K–3Bangor Public Schools
Mary Snow SchoolPublic4–5Bangor Public Schools
Vine Street SchoolPublicPre-K–3Bangor Public Schools
James F. Doughty SchoolPublic6–8Bangor Public Schools
William S. Cohen SchoolPublic6–8Bangor Public Schools
Bangor High SchoolPublic9–12Bangor Public Schools
United Technologies Ctr-Region 4Career and technicalNBangor-Region 4

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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