CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Caribou

Maine · 9,415 residents · 79.3 sq mi

Time machine

VIEWING

COMPARE TO

The short version

Caribou is a city of 9,415 people in Maine. The typical home is worth $53,000. About 13% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average. Households here earn about 20% less than in Maine as a whole. Households take in $22,166 at the median, 26% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

13% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,415

+13%vs 2000

vs 8,312 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−15%vs 2000

vs 40.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

79.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(641)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(634)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(614)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.4%(697)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.9%(650)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.1%(1,516)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.2%(1,434)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(981)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(945)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.9%(741)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.4%(415)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(147)

US avg: 1.2%

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,166

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,485 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,487

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,061 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

+3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,000

+15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $60,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$371

+23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.7% in 2000

33.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96%(7,983)

Black0.3%(24)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(38)

Asian0.9%(75)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97%(9,136)

Black0.7%(69)

Hispanic / Latino0%(4)

Asian0.7%(70)

Other1.5%(140)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.8%(56)

Central American0.1%(6)

Guatemalan0.1%(6)

Puerto Rican0.1%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.2%(15)

Korean0.2%(12)

Japanese0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.3%(25)

Ancestry

French26.5%(1,954)

American14.4%(1,061)

English14.1%(1,044)

French Canadian11.2%(824)

Irish7.9%(582)

Swedish6.2%(457)

German5.3%(390)

Italian3.9%(290)

Scottish3.6%(265)

British1.5%(111)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(105)

Polish1.1%(79)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.7%(50)

Canadian0.4%(29)

Portuguese0.4%(26)

Czech0.2%(16)

Russian0.2%(14)

West Indian0.1%(11)

Jamaican0.1%(11)

Arab0.1%(6)

Lebanese0.1%(6)

Danish0.1%(6)

Norwegian0%(3)

RANKED:Largest French population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest French Canadian population · Largest Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.0%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.1%

−4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.0 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 11.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.8%(851)

Married47.6%(1,634)

Widowed6.4%(220)

Divorced21.2%(728)

Women 15+

Never married20.8%(621)

Married52.7%(1,572)

Widowed14%(416)

Divorced12.5%(372)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 7.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.3%

+6.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 11.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.5%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.9%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 59.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.3%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 53.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)10.7%(70)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.6%(201)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.6%(293)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.2%(100)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 657 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.

BAR + DOT: THIS PLACE · TICK: US AVERAGE

Drill deeper