Dover-Foxcroft, ME

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2024 Population
2,745
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
37
11.5% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
18.5%
11.3% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$56,250
8.34% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$158,800
15.5% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,229
11.9% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Dover-Foxcroft, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.8% of the residents in Dover-Foxcroft, ME are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Dover-Foxcroft, ME was $158,800, and the homeownership rate was 57.9%.

Most people in Dover-Foxcroft, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14 minutes. The average car ownership in Dover-Foxcroft, ME was 2 cars per household.

United StatesMainePiscataquis County, MENorthwest Maine--Oxford, Somerset, Franklin & Somerset Counties PUMA, ME

Population & Diversity

Dover-Foxcroft, ME is home to a population of 2.75k people, from which 98.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.89% of Dover-Foxcroft, ME residents were born outside of the country (52 people).

In 2024, there were 44.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.57k people) in Dover-Foxcroft, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 58 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 35 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.8%
2024 Citizenship
98.7%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.8% of Dover-Foxcroft, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Dover-Foxcroft, ME was 98.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Dover-Foxcroft, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.57k ± 344
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    58 ± 53
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    35 ± 37
2.19%
Hispanic Population
60 people

In 2024, there were 44.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.57k people) in Dover-Foxcroft, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 58 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 35 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.19% of the people in Dover-Foxcroft, ME are hispanic (60 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    10,100 ± 2,458 people
  2. China
    2,593 ± 1,249 people
  3. Other Africa, not specified
    2,479 ± 1,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 10,100 Maine residents, followed by China with 2,593 and Other Africa, not specified with 2,479.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.89%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
52 people
2.79%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
77 people

As of 2024, 1.89% of Dover-Foxcroft, ME residents (52 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Dover-Foxcroft, ME was 2.79%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    80 ± 78
  2. Vietnam
    25 ± 32

Dover-Foxcroft, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.2 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Dover-Foxcroft, ME employs 1.23k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Dover-Foxcroft, ME were Construction (281 people), Retail Trade (226 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (182 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($113,750), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($94,063), and Public Administration ($64,375).

Employment

Occupations

1.23k
2024 Value
± 281
11.9%
1 Year growth
± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dover-Foxcroft, ME grew at a rate of 11.9%, from 1.1k employees to 1.23k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Dover-Foxcroft, ME, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (138 people), Transportation Occupations (118 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (110 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Dover-Foxcroft, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

1.23k
2024 Value
± 281
11.9%
1 Year growth
± 28.4%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Dover-Foxcroft, ME grew at a rate of 11.9%, from 1.1k employees to 1.23k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Dover-Foxcroft, ME, are Construction (281 people), Retail Trade (226 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (182 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Dover-Foxcroft, ME, though some of these residents may live in Dover-Foxcroft, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$61,923
Median earning men ± $15,071
$35,683
Median earning women ± $7,384

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($64,420), Manufacturing ($61,635), and Construction ($54,561).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,198), Retail Trade ($36,149), and Manufacturing ($30,500).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 627k people employed in Maine. This represents a 1.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maine.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Dover-Foxcroft, ME. Showing the available data for Maine.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (52.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (45.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.08%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maine for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

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Susan Collins
Senator from Maine2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Angus King
Senator from Maine1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Dover-Foxcroft, ME was $158,800 in 2024, which is 0.477 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $137,500 to $158,800, a 15.5% increase. The homeownership rate in Dover-Foxcroft, ME is 57.9%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Dover-Foxcroft, ME have an average commute time of 14 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Dover-Foxcroft, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$158,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$14,286
$687
Median Property Taxes
±$181

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Dover-Foxcroft, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Dover-Foxcroft, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

57.9%
Homeownership
2024
64.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57.9% of the housing units in Dover-Foxcroft, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.1%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$56,250
Median Household Income
± $14,626
1.19k
Number of Households
± 242

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.19k households in Dover-Foxcroft, ME grew to $56,250 from the previous year's value of $51,919.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Dover-Foxcroft, ME is from Maine.
0.439
2023 Wage GINI in Maine
0.437
2022 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2023, the income inequality in Maine was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.449% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (7.54%)
  3. Walked (7.2%)

In 2024, 82.2% of workers in Dover-Foxcroft, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (7.54%) and those who walked to work (7.2%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

14 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Dover-Foxcroft, ME have a shorter commute time (14 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.733% of the workforce in Dover-Foxcroft, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Dover-Foxcroft, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Dover-Foxcroft, ME have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

18.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Dover-Foxcroft, ME (480 out of 2.59k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Dover-Foxcroft, ME is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

88.2% of the population of Dover-Foxcroft, ME has health coverage, with 31% on employee plans, 31.4% on Medicaid, 12.2% on Medicare, 9.32% on non-group plans, and 4.21% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maine see 932 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (932 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1406 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 177 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.6% were men and 56.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 20.5% under 18 years, 26.6% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 43.6% were men and 56.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

11.8%
Uninsured
31%
Employer Coverage
31.4%
Medicaid
12.2%
Medicare
9.32%
Non-Group
4.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Dover-Foxcroft, ME grew by 69.1% from 6.99% to 11.8%.

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