COMPARING TWO PLACES
Castine vs Bangor
PLACE A
Castine, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Bangor, Pennsylvania
Castine is 81% smaller than Bangor. Castine earns more, with a median household income $98,440 higher.
CASTINEBANGORDIFFERENCE
Total population9965,118−81% vs Bangor
Population density6463,430−2,784
Population growth-1.5%-1.6%+0.2 pts
Median age20.437.7−17.3
Male66.0%44.5%+21.5 pts
Female34.0%55.5%−21.5 pts
Foreign-born7.5%1.2%+6.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.4%84.4%+1.0 pts
Black4.0%0.3%+3.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.5%11.1%−5.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other5.0%4.0%+1.1 pts
Median household income$168,516$70,076+$98,440
Per capita income$38,886$34,772+$4,114
Poverty rate0.7%9.5%−8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3260.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher88.1%23.2%+64.9 pts
Graduate degree57.7%7.2%+50.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%2.9%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation49.9%68.8%−18.9 pts
Median home value$798,800$173,800+$625,000
Median gross rent$850$1,134−$284
Owner-occupied90.2%72.7%+17.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate58.8%8.5%+50.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%46.3%−46.3 pts
Average commute14.127.0−12.9
Worked from home14.2%6.2%+8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.5%4.9%−3.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024