COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brownville Junction vs Orono
PLACE A
Brownville Junction, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Orono, Maine
Brownville Junction is 95% smaller than Orono. Brownville Junction earns more, with a median household income $2,091 higher.
BROWNVILLE JUNCTIONORONODIFFERENCE
Total population52411,151−95% vs Orono
Population density8161,581−765
Population growth–7.5%–
Median age45.821.6+24.2
Male59.4%50.0%+9.3 pts
Female40.6%50.0%−9.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%5.7%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%86.4%+9.0 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other4.6%4.3%+0.3 pts
Median household income$61,875$59,784+$2,091
Per capita income$32,371$25,481+$6,890
Poverty rate20.2%27.0%−6.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4050.420−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%69.8%−53.8 pts
Graduate degree4.9%41.0%−36.1 pts
Unemployment rate10.9%5.6%+5.3 pts
Labor force participation46.4%58.7%−12.3 pts
Median home value$82,700$262,900−$180,200
Median gross rent$1,083$1,280−$197
Owner-occupied84.9%41.7%+43.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate22.3%7.3%+15.0 pts
Rent-burdened households34.4%57.5%−23.1 pts
Average commute50.315.2+35.1
Worked from home2.5%11.0%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured7.6%3.5%+4.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024