COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Piscataquis County

Maine · 18,653 residents · 3,961 sq mi

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Piscataquis County is a county of 18,653 people in Maine. 79% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $46,500. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Households here earn about 21% less than in Maine as a whole. The median household earns $22,132, about 27% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

18,653

+8%vs 2000

vs 17,235 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

−16%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,961 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(1,154)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(1,544)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,545)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,295)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(867)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(2,788)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.9%(2,973)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(1,791)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410%(1,874)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,529)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.1%(953)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(340)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,132

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,250 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,919

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,374 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.2%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$46,500

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$324

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $373 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

20.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(16,801)

Black0.2%(36)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(89)

Asian0.3%(46)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(18,471)

Black0.1%(20)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(40)

Asian0.3%(57)

Other0.6%(105)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(190)

Cuban0.3%(52)

Spaniard0.2%(31)

Puerto Rican0.1%(14)

Central American0.1%(9)

Salvadoran0%(7)

South American0%(7)

Colombian0%(7)

Costa Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(83)

Filipino0.3%(50)

Vietnamese0%(7)

Japanese0%(1)

Thai0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(28)

Ancestry

English18.7%(3,222)

Irish14.7%(2,531)

French9.6%(1,656)

German8.6%(1,490)

American7.9%(1,359)

Scottish5%(859)

French Canadian4.9%(840)

Italian4%(687)

Polish1.9%(330)

Swedish1.9%(320)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(228)

British1.3%(219)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.9%(153)

Welsh0.7%(114)

Canadian0.6%(101)

Dutch0.5%(92)

Finnish0.5%(84)

Russian0.5%(80)

Slovak0.3%(48)

Czech0.3%(46)

Greek0.2%(40)

Portuguese0.2%(34)

Subsaharan African0.2%(31)

Nigerian0.2%(31)

Latvian0.2%(30)

Danish0.2%(26)

Lithuanian0.1%(24)

Swiss0.1%(23)

Hungarian0.1%(22)

Armenian0%(6)

Ukrainian0%(5)

Guyanese0%(3)

Arab0%(2)

Lebanese0%(2)

Romanian0%(2)

Austrian0%(1)

Belgian0%(1)

Croatian0%(1)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population · Largest German population · Largest American population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.3%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.5%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 18.1 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married24.2%(1,863)

Married57.1%(4,389)

Widowed2.4%(183)

Divorced16.3%(1,257)

Women 15+

Never married17.8%(1,321)

Married53.5%(3,965)

Widowed12.2%(905)

Divorced16.4%(1,214)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.1%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 40.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.0%

−5.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.7%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 29.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

55.6%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21%(278)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.5%(284)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era44.7%(590)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.2%(29)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,321 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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