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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Aroostook Unorganized Territory is $21,586, which is lower than the state average of $27,332 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Aroostook Unorganized Territory median household income is $41,780. On average Aroostook Unorganized Territory residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #171

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	21,586 USD
Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	21,890 USD
Maine	27,957 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	28,750 USD
Maine	32,893 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	16,548 USD
Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #140

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	41,780 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	44,875 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	2.58%
Maine	31.05%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Aroostook Unorganized Territory median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Maine and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Aroostook Unorganized Territory		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.30%	$3,386, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	54.07%	$18,993, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.54%	$2,118, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.04%	$20,172, see rank	19.24%	$21,273	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	47,026 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	53,676 USD
Maine	76,851 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Aroostook Unorganized Territory	Maine	U.S.
White	$41,856, see rank	$49,258	$56,900
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,875, see rank	$28,835	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Aroostook Unorganized Territory	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$30,682, see rank	$27,557	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,333, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,443, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$37,500, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Aroostook Unorganized Territory	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,446, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	771, 53.32%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	363, 47.08%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	363, 47.08%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	318, 87.60%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	45, 12.40%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	408, 52.92%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	675, 46.68%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	277, 41.04%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	277, 41.04%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	238, 85.92%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39, 14.08%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	398, 58.96%, see rank	39.67%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Aroostook Unorganized Territory	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	538, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	443, 82.34%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	42, 7.81%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.74%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.56%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	46, 8.55%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Aroostook Unorganized Territory	26.0 minutes
Maine	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Aroostook Unorganized Territory	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	556	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	318, 57.19%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	61, 19.18%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	20, 6.29%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	83, 26.10%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	57, 17.92%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 7.55%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41, 12.89%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	238, 42.81%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	97, 40.76%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	38, 15.97%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	91, 38.24%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12, 5.04%, see rank	4.57%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Aroostook Unorganized Territory	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	556, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	81, 14.57%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	32, 5.76%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	41, 7.37%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 1.98%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	68, 12.23%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	84, 15.11%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23, 4.14%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	33, 5.94%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	107, 19.24%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12, 2.16%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	51, 9.17%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13, 2.34%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Aroostook Unorganized Territory	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	218	13.87%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	49	9.40%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.