Moving to Bangor, Maine
Population: 31,473. Estimated population in July 2024: 31,074 (-1.3% change)
Males: 14,863 (47.2%), Females: 16,610 (52.8%)
Penobscot County
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $29,740
Median house value: $87,300
Population by Race
Races in Bangor:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
- American Indian (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.4%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: English (18.7%), Irish (17.6%), French (12.5%), United States (11.0%), German (6.2%), French Canadian (5.2%).
Elevation: 158 feet
Land area: 34.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bangor
- High school or higher: 87.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 26.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 10.2%
- Unemployed: 5.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bangor city
- Never married: 32.4%
- Now married: 44.1%
- Separated: 1.7%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 13.6%
3.4% Foreign born (1.1% Asia, 1.1% North America, 0.8% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -3,207 (-9.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Bangor:
- ACADIA HOSPITAL,THE (268 STILLWATER AVE)
- BANGOR MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE (656 STATE ST)
- EASTERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (489 STATE ST)
- ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL (360 BROADWAY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bangor:
- BANGOR INTL (about 3 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 102 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
- PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (about 133 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Abbreviation: PWM)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bangor:
- BREWER (about 5 miles; BREWER, ME; Abbreviation: 0B2)
- LUCKY LANDING MARINA AND SPB (about 7 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: 06B)
- DEWITT FLD,OLD TOWN MUNI (about 13 miles; OLD TOWN, ME; Abbreviation: OLD)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/Universities in Bangor:
- HUSSON COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,350; Location: ONE COLLEGE CIR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.husson.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- EASTERN MAINE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 825; Location: 354 HOGAN RD; Public; Website: www.emtc.org)
- BEAL COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 276; Location: 629 MAIN ST; Private, for-profit; Website: bealcollege.com)
- NEW ENGLAND SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS (Full-time enrollment: 93; Location: 1 COLLEGE CIR; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.nescom.org)
- PIERRES SCHOOL OF BEAUTY (Full-time enrollment: 89; Location: 89 STATE STREET; Private, for-profit)
- BANGOR THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY (Full-time enrollment: 52; Location: 300 UNION ST; Private, not-for-profit; Website: www.BTS.edu; Offers Master’s degree)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM CENTRAL OFFICE (Location: 107 MAINE AVENUE; Public; Offers Doctor’s degree)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bangor:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 17 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 76 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 94 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 130 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 143 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 148 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 190 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)
Schools
Public high schools in Bangor:
- BANGOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,470; Location: 885 BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CTR-REGION 4 (Location: 200 HOGAN ROAD; Grades: 09 – 12)
Private high schools in Bangor:
- JOHN BAPST MEM HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 485; Location: 100 BROADWAY; Grades: 9 – 12)
- BANGOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 407; Location: 1476 BROADWAY; Grades: PK – 12)
- STILLWATER ACADEMY (Students: 26; Location: P O BOX 425; Grades: 2 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bangor:
- WILLIAM S COHEN SCHOOL (Students: 503; Location: 304 GARLAND STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- JAMES F. DOUGHTY SCHOOL (Students: 494; Location: 143 FIFTH STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FAIRMOUNT SCHOOL (Students: 288; Location: 58 THIRTEENTH STREET; Grades: 04 – 05)
- FRUIT STREET SCHOOL (Students: 275; Location: 175 FRUIT STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
- MARY SNOW SCHOOL (Students: 265; Location: 435 BROADWAY; Grades: 04 – 05)
- DOWNEAST SCHOOL (Students: 250; Location: 100 MOOSEHEAD BLVD; Grades: KG – 03)
- VINE STREET SCHOOL (Students: 213; Location: 66 VINE STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 45 FOREST AVENUE; Grades: KG – 03)
- FOURTEENTH STREET SCHOOL (Students: 154; Location: 224 FOURTEENTH STREET; Grades: KG – 03)
Private primary/middle schools in Bangor:
- ST MARY S PARISH SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 768 OHIO STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- ST JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 108; Location: 166 STATE STREET; Grades: KG – 8)
- HILLTOP SCHOOL (Students: 91; Location: 218 OHIO ST; Grades: PK – KG)
- PENOBSCOT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 71; Location: 1423 OHIO ST; Grades: PK – 8)
- BANGOR MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 24; Location: 30 OTIS STREET; Grades: PK – KG)
- BUILDING BLOCKS INC. (Students: 13; Location: PO BOX 854; Grades: PK – KG)
Libraries
Library in Bangor:
- BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,943,568; Location: 145 HARLOW STREET; 459,468 books; 1,496 audio materials; 1,289 video materials; 614 serial subscriptions)