Moving to Perham, Maine
Population: 434. Estimated population in July 2024: 423 (-2.5% change)
Males: 216 (49.8%), Females: 218 (50.2%)
Aroostook County
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.4 years
Median household income: $25,962
Median house value: $54,500
Population by Race
Races in Perham:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
Ancestries: French (27.2%), English (24.9%), Irish (16.6%), Swedish (14.7%), German (7.8%), Scottish (6.2%).
Elevation: 630 feet
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Perham
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
- Unemployed: 6.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Perham town
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 10.9%
- Divorced: 6.9%
4.1% Foreign born (2.5% Europe, 1.6% North America).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Perham:
- CARY MEDICAL CENTER (about 14 miles; CARIBOU, ME)
- AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER,THE (about 18 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME)
- NORTHERN MAINE MEDICAL CENTER (about 37 miles; FORT KENT, ME)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Perham:
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL ARPT AT PRESQUE IS (about 16 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: PQI)
- BANGOR INTL (about 147 miles; BANGOR, ME; Abbreviation: BGR)
- BRUNSWICK NAS (about 237 miles; BRUNSWICK, ME; Abbreviation: NHZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Perham:
- CARIBOU MUNI (about 13 miles; CARIBOU, ME; Abbreviation: CAR)
- NORTHERN MAINE REGIONAL (about 15 miles; PRESQUE ISLE, ME; Abbreviation: 83B)
- PORTAGE LAKE MUNI (about 20 miles; PORTAGE LAKE, ME; Abbreviation: 87B)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Perham:
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE (about 131 miles; ORONO, ME; Full-time enrollment: 8,590)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON (about 201 miles; FARMINGTON, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,229)
- UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT AUGUSTA (about 204 miles; AUGUSTA, ME; Full-time enrollment: 3,172)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE (about 261 miles; PORTLAND, ME; Full-time enrollment: 7,381)
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE (about 268 miles; STANDISH, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,376)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND-UNIVERSITY CAMPUS (about 280 miles; BIDDEFORD, ME; Full-time enrollment: 2,251)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 319 miles; DURHAM, NH; Full-time enrollment: 12,586)