Moving to Millinocket, Maine

Population: 5,203. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,034 (-3.2% change)
Males: 2,520 (48.4%), Females: 2,683 (51.6%)

Penobscot County

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.5 years
Median household income: $29,318
Median house value: $53,600

Population by Race

Races in Millinocket:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: French (29.8%), English (17.5%), Irish (15.1%), United States (8.1%), Italian (6.6%), French Canadian (6.0%).

Elevation: 358 feet

Land area: 5.4 square miles

Map of Millinocket, ME

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Millinocket

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 13.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Millinocket town

  • Never married: 20.1%
  • Now married: 59.7%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 8.8%
  • Divorced: 10.9%

3.3% Foreign born (2.5% North America, 0.5% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Millinocket:

  • MILLINOCKET REGIONAL HOSPITAL (200 SOMERSET ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Millinocket:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Millinocket:

  • BANGOR INTL (about 60 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
  • NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 85 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
  • BRUNSWICK NAS (about 149 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Millinocket:

  • MILLINOCKET MUNI (about 3 miles; MILLINOCKET, ME; Abbreviation: MLT)
  • MILLINOCKET (about 10 miles; MILLINOCKET, ME; Abbreviation: 70B)
  • BUCKHORN CAMPS (about 16 miles; NORCROSS/MILLINOCKET/, ME; Abbreviation: 78B)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Millinocket:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 46 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 117 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 120 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 175 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 184 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 193 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 234 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)

Schools

Public high school in Millinocket:

  • STEARNS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 297; Location: 199 STATE STREET; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Millinocket:

  • GRANITE STREET SCHOOL (Students: 301; Location: 191 GRANITE STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MILLINOCKET MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 191; Location: 199 STATE ST SUITE 2; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Millinocket:

  • MILLINOCKET MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $143,200; Location: 5 MAINE AVENUE; 40,026 books; 365 audio materials; 1,255 video materials; 104 serial subscriptions)