COMPARING TWO PLACES
Old Town vs Orono
PLACE A
Old, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Orono, Maine
Old Town is 32% smaller than Orono. Orono earns more, with a median household income $8,199 higher. Orono has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -5%).
OLD TOWNORONODIFFERENCE
Total population7,58911,151−32% vs Orono
Population density1961,581−1,385
Population growth-5.2%7.5%−12.7 pts
Median age37.021.6+15.4
Male50.3%50.0%+0.3 pts
Female49.7%50.0%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born3.2%5.7%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.3%86.4%+2.9 pts
Black3.3%1.4%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%4.4%−2.0 pts
Asian0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Other5.0%4.3%+0.7 pts
Median household income$51,585$59,784−$8,199
Per capita income$32,781$25,481+$7,300
Poverty rate21.3%27.0%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.420+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%69.8%−33.0 pts
Graduate degree20.7%41.0%−20.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%5.6%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation65.0%58.7%+6.3 pts
Median home value$208,100$262,900−$54,800
Median gross rent$989$1,280−$291
Owner-occupied59.3%41.7%+17.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%7.3%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households49.2%57.5%−8.4 pts
Average commute20.215.2+5.0
Worked from home21.4%11.0%+10.5 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.6%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.9%3.5%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024