Statewide Claims to Fame

Piscataquis County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Piscataquis County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Home ownership rate

Piscataquis County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Piscataquis County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Size in square miles

Piscataquis County is 3rd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Income below poverty line

Piscataquis County is 4th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Piscataquis County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Asian

Piscataquis County is 7th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - White

Piscataquis County is 7th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Piscataquis County is 9th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Piscataquis County, Maine Border Map - Phone Size

General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Piscataquis County Rank Maine US
Current population (2012) 17,290 16th 1,329,192 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3,960.9 2nd 30,842.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 4.4 16th 43.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Piscataquis County Rank Maine US
Residents younger than 5 4.4% 14th 5.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 18.7% 13th 20.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 21.9% 2nd 17.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Piscataquis County Rank Maine US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 87.9% 12th 90.2% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.9% 14th 27.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Piscataquis County Rank Maine US
Race - White 97.0% 7th 95.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.5% 10th 1.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 4th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.8% 6th 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 1st 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 16th 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 1.1% 9th 1.4% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.1% 7th 94.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Piscataquis County Rank Maine US
Female residents 50.2% 16th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.6% 14th 3.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Piscataquis County Rank Maine US
Housing units 15,467 16th 725,577 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 8.4% 14th 19.3% 25.9%
Households 7,860 16th 551,601 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 79.2% 2nd 72.7% 66.1%
Home median value $106,900 14th $176,600 $186,200
People per household 2.2 16th 2.3 2.6
Building permits (last year) 16 16th 3,001 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Piscataquis County Rank Maine US
Income per capita $20,871 14th $26,195 $27,915
Income per household $35,123 16th $47,898 $52,762
Income below poverty line 16.9% 3rd 12.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Piscataquis County Rank Maine US
Non-farm private establishments 436 16th 40,112 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 4,445 16th 479,728 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,957 16th 150,389 27,092,908
Retail sales $196,521 16th $20,444,031 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,440 11th $15,520 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $13,589 16th $2,515,827 $613,795,732

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