Nationwide Claims to Fame

Aroostook County is 47th out of 3,143 other counties in Size in square miles

Statewide Claims to Fame

Aroostook County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Size in square miles

Aroostook County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Foreign born residents

Aroostook County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Aroostook County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Aroostook County is 4th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Aroostook County is 5th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Aroostook County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Current population (2012)

Aroostook County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Households

Aroostook County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Income below poverty line

Aroostook County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Main Cities Within Aroostook County, Maine

Aroostook County, Maine Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Aroostook County Rank Maine US
Current population (2012) 70,868 6th 1,329,192 313,914,040
Size in square miles 6,671.3 1st 30,842.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 10.8 15th 43.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Aroostook County Rank Maine US
Residents younger than 5 4.9% 11th 5.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 19.5% 9th 20.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 20.0% 5th 17.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Aroostook County Rank Maine US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.2% 16th 90.2% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.4% 15th 27.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Aroostook County Rank Maine US
Race - White 95.6% 12th 95.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.8% 4th 1.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.7% 2nd 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.5% 15th 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 2nd 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.3% 13th 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.0% 13th 1.4% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 94.8% 12th 94.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Aroostook County Rank Maine US
Female residents 50.7% 12th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 4.9% 2nd 3.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Aroostook County Rank Maine US
Housing units 39,571 7th 725,577 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 17.5% 6th 19.3% 25.9%
Households 30,459 6th 551,601 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 71.7% 13th 72.7% 66.1%
Home median value $88,400 16th $176,600 $186,200
People per household 2.3 12th 2.3 2.6
Building permits (last year) 86 9th 3,001 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Aroostook County Rank Maine US
Income per capita $20,659 15th $26,195 $27,915
Income per household $37,138 14th $47,898 $52,762
Income below poverty line 15.7% 6th 12.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Aroostook County Rank Maine US
Non-farm private establishments 2,005 7th 40,112 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 22,038 6th 479,728 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 6,174 9th 150,389 27,092,908
Retail sales $1,105,943 6th $20,444,031 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $15,350 7th $15,520 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $71,782 10th $2,515,827 $613,795,732

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