With 31,938 people, Bangor is a city in Maine. Owners hold 47% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 17 minutes. The typical home is worth $219,600, having more than doubled since 2000. 6% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 20% less than in Maine as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $59,942, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
35% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 44%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Bangor
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$184,565 → $219,600(+19%)US over the same years: +67%
White share96.5% → 87.7%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Bangor's population equals 21% of Penobscot County's. Its number of households without a car equals 41% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 37% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)14.9%(306)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.5%(340)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.2%(931)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War4.9%(101)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.2%(107)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 2,059 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Bangor, decade by decade
Bangor population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
33,181
$59,219
$184,565
24.4%
8.6
2000
31,473
$54,176
$152,655
26.5%
13.5
2010
33,039
$53,899
$210,607
27.5%
18.7
2020
31,753
$57,618
$188,108
36.7%
29.5
2024
31,938
$59,942
$219,600
35.1%
28.4
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
