COMPARING TWO PLACES
Millinocket vs Bangor
PLACE A
Millinocket, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Bangor, Pennsylvania
Millinocket is 26% smaller than Bangor. Bangor earns more, with a median household income $19,631 higher. Bangor has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -8%).
MILLINOCKETBANGORDIFFERENCE
Total population3,7795,118−26% vs Bangor
Population density6663,430−2,764
Population growth-8.1%-1.6%−6.5 pts
Median age57.537.7+19.8
Male43.8%44.5%−0.7 pts
Female56.2%55.5%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born2.6%1.2%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.6%84.4%+14.2 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other1.4%4.0%−2.5 pts
Median household income$50,445$70,076−$19,631
Per capita income$28,828$34,772−$5,944
Poverty rate18.7%9.5%+9.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4230.463−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%23.2%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree5.9%7.2%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%2.9%+3.8 pts
Labor force participation39.2%68.8%−29.6 pts
Median home value$99,800$173,800−$74,000
Median gross rent$451$1,134−$683
Owner-occupied83.5%72.7%+10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.8%8.5%+16.3 pts
Rent-burdened households14.2%46.3%−32.1 pts
Average commute21.227.0−5.8
Worked from home1.7%6.2%−4.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.7%4.9%−1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024