East Millinocket is home to 1,495 people in Maine. At a median age of 45.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 2000, reaching $86,200. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. That trails the Maine median by roughly 44%. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $42,011, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 14%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about East Millinocket
What changed most since 1990
Median home value (2024 dollars)$125,284 → $86,200(−31%)US over the same years: +67%
Poverty rate9.1% → 21.7%(+12.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population2,075 → 1,495(−28%)US over the same years: +35%
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)7.2%(9)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)32.8%(41)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.2%(39)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.6%(17)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 125 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
East Millinocket, decade by decade
East Millinocket 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
2,075
$73,272
$125,284
9.1%
1.3
2000
1,701
$57,869
$99,827
14.0%
4.5
2010
1,567
$47,071
$94,514
15.5%
7.4
2020
1,560
$53,532
$74,056
19.8%
13.4
2024
1,495
$42,011
$86,200
20.9%
8.0
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.
