People QuickFacts Bangor Maine Population, 2011 estimate 33,011 1,328,188 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 33,039 1,328,361 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.1% 0.0% Population, 2010 33,039 1,328,361 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 5.5% 5.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 17.8% 20.7% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 14.4% 15.9% Female persons, percent, 2010 51.8% 51.1%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 93.1% 95.2% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.7% 1.2% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 0.6% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.7% 1.0% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 2.0% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 1.5% 1.3% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 92.2% 94.4%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 75.1% 86.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 3.7% 3.3% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 6.1% 7.1% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 89.8% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 27.5% 26.5% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 15.2 22.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 50.0% 73.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 47.1% 19.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $146,400 $176,200 Households, 2006-2010 14,342 551,125 Persons per household, 2006-2010 2.13 2.34 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $24,179 $25,385 Median household income 2006-2010 $37,467 $46,933 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 18.7% 12.6%     Business QuickFacts Bangor Maine Total number of firms, 2007 3,490 150,389 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.7% 0.5% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.5% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.7% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 0.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 22.6% 25.6%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 225,344 16,363,192 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 854,104 8,823,719 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 1,823,980 20,444,031 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $58,345 $15,520 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 136,105 2,515,827     Geography QuickFacts Bangor Maine Land area in square miles, 2010 34.26 30,842.92 Persons per square mile, 2010 964.3 43.1 FIPS Code 02795 23 Counties Penobscot County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts