COMPARING TWO PLACES
Presque Isle vs Bangor
PLACE A
Presque Isle, Maine
VS
PLACE B
Bangor, Pennsylvania
Presque Isle is 70% larger than Bangor. Bangor earns more, with a median household income $14,308 higher. Bangor has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -9%).
PRESQUE ISLEBANGORDIFFERENCE
Total population8,6945,118+70% vs Bangor
Population density1153,430−3,316
Population growth-9.2%-1.6%−7.6 pts
Median age44.137.7+6.4
Male47.9%44.5%+3.5 pts
Female52.1%55.5%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born3.4%1.2%+2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic90.1%84.4%+5.7 pts
Black1.7%0.3%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%11.1%−9.7 pts
Asian0.8%0.2%+0.6 pts
Other6.0%4.0%+2.0 pts
Median household income$55,768$70,076−$14,308
Per capita income$33,974$34,772−$798
Poverty rate15.5%9.5%+5.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4070.463−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%23.2%+3.0 pts
Graduate degree9.7%7.2%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%2.9%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation60.6%68.8%−8.2 pts
Median home value$147,200$173,800−$26,600
Median gross rent$904$1,134−$230
Owner-occupied57.8%72.7%−14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%8.5%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.6%46.3%−0.7 pts
Average commute14.427.0−12.6
Worked from home6.7%6.2%+0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured5.7%4.9%+0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025