COMPARING TWO PLACES
Millinocket vs Orono
PLACE A
Millinocket, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Orono, Maine
Millinocket is 66% smaller than Orono. Orono earns more, with a median household income $9,339 higher. Orono has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -8%).
MILLINOCKETORONODIFFERENCE
Total population3,77911,151−66% vs Orono
Population density6661,581−915
Population growth-8.1%7.5%−15.6 pts
Median age57.521.6+35.9
Male43.8%50.0%−6.3 pts
Female56.2%50.0%+6.3 pts
Foreign-born2.6%5.7%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.6%86.4%+12.2 pts
Black0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other1.4%4.3%−2.9 pts
Median household income$50,445$59,784−$9,339
Per capita income$28,828$25,481+$3,347
Poverty rate18.7%27.0%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4230.420Even
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%69.8%−50.4 pts
Graduate degree5.9%41.0%−35.1 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%5.6%+1.2 pts
Labor force participation39.2%58.7%−19.5 pts
Median home value$99,800$262,900−$163,100
Median gross rent$451$1,280−$829
Owner-occupied83.5%41.7%+41.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.8%7.3%+17.5 pts
Rent-burdened households14.2%57.5%−43.3 pts
Average commute21.215.2+6.0
Worked from home1.7%11.0%−9.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured3.7%3.5%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024