Presque Isle, ME

Census Place

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2024 Population
8,736
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
44.1
5% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
15.5%
0.949% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$55,768
2.84% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$147,200
3.37% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
4,270
1.74% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Presque Isle, 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% of the residents in Presque Isle, ME are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Presque Isle, ME are University of Maine at Presque Isle (391 degrees awarded in 2023) and Northern Maine Community College (163 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Presque Isle, ME was $147,200, and the homeownership rate was 57.8%.

Most people in Presque Isle, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Presque Isle, ME was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Presque Isle, ME is home to a population of 8.74k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.42% of Presque Isle, ME residents were born outside of the country (299 people).

In 2024, there were 28.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.88k people) in Presque Isle, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 276 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 182 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%
2024 Citizenship
98%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Presque Isle, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Presque Isle, ME was 98%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Presque Isle, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.88k ± 201
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    276 ± 96
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    182 ± 73
1.4%
Hispanic Population
122 people

In 2024, there were 28.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.88k people) in Presque Isle, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 276 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 182 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

1.4% of the people in Presque Isle, ME are hispanic (122 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

3.42%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
299 people
2.95%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
258 people

As of 2024, 3.42% of Presque Isle, ME residents (299 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 Presque Isle, ME was 2.95%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    215 ± 91
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    171 ± 91
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    128 ± 75

Presque Isle, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.26 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Presque Isle, ME employs 4.27k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Presque Isle, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (824 people), Educational Services (652 people), and Retail Trade (477 people), and the highest paying industries were Transportation & Warehousing ($102,945), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,704), and Public Administration ($72,917).

Employment

Occupations

4.27k
2024 Value
± 478
1.74%
1 Year growth
± 15.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Presque Isle, ME grew at a rate of 1.74%, from 4.2k employees to 4.27k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Presque Isle, ME, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (563 people), Management Occupations (395 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (380 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Presque Isle, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

4.27k
2024 Value
± 478
1.74%
1 Year growth
± 15.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Presque Isle, ME grew at a rate of 1.74%, from 4.2k employees to 4.27k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Presque Isle, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (824 people), Educational Services (652 people), and Retail Trade (477 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Presque Isle, ME, though some of these residents may live in Presque Isle, 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

$53,835
Median earning men ± $7,057
$37,123
Median earning women ± $5,397

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($102,704), Public Administration ($97,647), and Information ($93,056).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,417), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($42,813), and Information ($41,630).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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%.

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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 Presque Isle, 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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Education

In 2023, universities in Presque Isle, ME awarded 554 degrees. The student population of Presque Isle, ME in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,291 male students and 1,668 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Presque Isle, ME are White (376 and 78.7%), Hispanic or Latino (31 and 6.49%), Black or African American (23 and 4.81%), and Asian (21 and 4.39%).

The largest universities in Presque Isle, ME by number of degrees awarded are University of Maine at Presque Isle (391 and 70.6%) and Northern Maine Community College (163 and 29.4%).

The most popular majors in Presque Isle, ME are Liberal Arts & Sciences (138 and 24.9%), General Business Administration & Management (125 and 22.6%), and Accounting (38 and 6.86%).

The median tuition cost in Presque Isle, ME for a public four year colleges is $7,650 for in-state students and $12,840 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Presque Isle, ME, the percentage of applicants admitted was 97.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 18%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 2,959 (43.6% men and 56.4% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 2,959 students enrolled in Presque Isle, ME, 43.6% men and 56.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 2,167 records, of which 57.5% were women and 42.5% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Accounting
    33 degrees awarded
  2. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    123 degrees awarded
  3. General Business Administration & Management
    107 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Presque Isle, ME was Accounting with 33 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. University of Maine at Presque Isle
    391 degrees awarded
  2. Northern Maine Community College
    163 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Maine at Presque Isle with 391 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 229 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Presque Isle, ME, which is 0.705 times less than the 325 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 376 degrees mean that there were 12.1 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 31 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,650) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,430) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,400) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Presque Isle, ME was $147,200 in 2024, which is 0.442 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $142,400 to $147,200, a 3.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Presque Isle, ME is 57.8%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Presque Isle, ME have an average commute time of 14.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Presque Isle, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$147,200
Median Property Value 2024
±$11,144
$2,359
Median Property Taxes
±$334

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Rent vs Own

57.8%
Homeownership
2024
70.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 57.8% of the housing units in Presque Isle, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 57.3%.

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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.
$55,768
Median Household Income
± $5,958
4.08k
Number of Households
± 450

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.08k households in Presque Isle, ME declined from $55,768 from the previous year's value of $57,396.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Presque Isle, 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 (85.4%)
  2. Worked At Home (6.66%)
  3. Carpooled (3.64%)

In 2024, 85.4% of workers in Presque Isle, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (6.66%) and those who carpooled to work (3.64%).

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Commute Time

14.4 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Presque Isle, ME have a shorter commute time (14.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Presque Isle, 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 Presque Isle, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Presque Isle, ME have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Presque Isle, ME (1.3k out of 8.43k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Presque Isle, ME is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

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

94.3% of the population of Presque Isle, ME has health coverage, with 37.8% on employee plans, 25.5% on Medicaid, 13.2% on Medicare, 15.6% on non-group plans, and 2.16% 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, 48% were men and 52% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 19.3% under 18 years, 22.5% between 18 and 34 years, 36.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 21.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

5.72%
Uninsured
37.8%
Employer Coverage
25.5%
Medicaid
13.2%
Medicare
15.6%
Non-Group
2.16%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Presque Isle, ME grew by 4.13% from 5.49% to 5.72%.

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