COMPARING TWO PLACES
Patten vs Bangor
PLACE A
Patten, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Bangor, Pennsylvania
Patten is 88% smaller than Bangor. Bangor earns more, with a median household income $24,326 higher.
PATTENBANGORDIFFERENCE
Total population6075,118−88% vs Bangor
Population density3053,430−3,125
Population growth–-1.6%–
Median age56.137.7+18.4
Male47.4%44.5%+3.0 pts
Female52.6%55.5%−3.0 pts
Foreign-born0.7%1.2%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.5%84.4%+14.1 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other1.5%4.0%−2.5 pts
Median household income$45,750$70,076−$24,326
Per capita income$25,647$34,772−$9,125
Poverty rate28.4%9.5%+18.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%23.2%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree1.7%7.2%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.3%2.9%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation48.5%68.8%−20.3 pts
Median home value$83,000$173,800−$90,800
Median gross rent$389$1,134−$745
Owner-occupied72.4%72.7%−0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%8.5%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households34.1%46.3%−12.2 pts
Average commute24.627.0−2.5
Worked from home24.3%6.2%+18.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.0%4.9%+5.1 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024