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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Penobscot is $25,717, which is lower than the state average of $27,332 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Penobscot median household income is $41,250. On average Penobscot residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is about the same as 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, #100

Penobscot	25,717 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	18,872 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	21,810 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	16,131 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, #144

Penobscot	41,250 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Penobscot	54,242 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Penobscot		-10.46%
Maine		31.05%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Penobscot median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Maine and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.08%	$11,059, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.59%	$17,074, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.50%	$1,638, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.51%	$32,973, 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	52,656 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Penobscot	65,216 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	Maine	U.S.
White	$41,250, see rank	$49,258	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Penobscot	Maine	U.S.
25 to 44	$26,417, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,016, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$29,107, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Penobscot	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,018, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	453, 44.50%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	310, 68.43%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	310, 68.43%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	305, 98.39%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 1.61%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	143, 31.57%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	565, 55.50%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	288, 50.97%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	288, 50.97%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	259, 89.93%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	29, 10.07%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	277, 49.03%, 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	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	519, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	364, 70.13%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	91, 17.53%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	8, 1.54%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	27, 5.20%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	29, 5.59%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Penobscot	26.0 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	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	564	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	305, 54.08%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	78, 25.57%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	40, 13.11%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	42, 13.77%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 4.26%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	72, 23.61%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41, 13.44%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	259, 45.92%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	118, 45.56%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	92, 35.52%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37, 14.29%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 1.16%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 0.77%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 2.70%, 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	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	564, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 4.08%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	81, 14.36%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	22, 3.90%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.53%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	62, 10.99%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30, 5.32%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	16, 2.84%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2, 0.35%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	92, 16.31%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	180, 31.91%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10, 1.77%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	18, 3.19%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 4.43%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Penobscot	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	183	16.71%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	52	15.66%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

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