Demographics of Bangor city, Maine

Bangor city, Maine had 32,518 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +792 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Bangor city, in four figures

32,518
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 31,938 ±28.; +2.5%
Change since July 2020: +792 people.; 41.0 ±1.3
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,942 ±$7,028
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Bangor city, Maine's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Bangor city, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Bangor city, Maine's population grew 2.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Bangor city, Maine's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	31,726	100.0	100.0
2021	31,489	99.3	100.2
2022	31,612	99.6	100.7
2023	32,495	102.4	101.6
2024	32,523	102.5	102.5
2025	32,518	102.5	103.1

Population of Bangor city, Maine on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	31,726	—
2021	31,489	−237
2022	31,612	+123
2023	32,495	+883
2024	32,523	+28
2025	32,518	−5

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.0 ±1.3: for men 39.5 ±3.1 and for women 41.6 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Bangor city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Maine	United States
Under 5	1,231 ±286	3.9% ±0.9	4.5% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,087 ±479	12.8% ±1.5	13.6% ±0.2	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,460 ±483	10.8% ±1.5	8.0% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,059 ±698	28.4% ±2.2	24.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,748 ±708	24.3% ±2.2	27.4% ±0.2	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	6,353 ±599	19.9% ±1.9	22.4% ±0.2	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,942 ±$7,028, and income per person $38,557 ±$2,433, in 2024 dollars. The median is $74,733 ±$795 in Maine and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Bangor city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Maine	United States
Under $25,000	3,281 ±546	22.5% ±3.7	15.0% ±0.4	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,019 ±501	20.7% ±3.4	18.4% ±0.4	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,536 ±453	17.4% ±3.0	16.8% ±0.4	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,875 ±406	12.9% ±2.7	13.0% ±0.4	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,995 ±349	13.7% ±2.3	18.4% ±0.4	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	858 ±194	5.9% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.3	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,017 ±242	7.0% ±1.6	9.4% ±0.3	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Bangor city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Maine	United States
All ages	5,310 ±696	17.9% ±2.3	10.7% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,282 ±322	25.5% ±5.6	13.1% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	3,142 ±502	18.7% ±2.9	10.5% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	886 ±233	11.2% ±2.8	9.7% ±0.4	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Bangor city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Bangor city	Maine	United States
Housing units	16,042 ±505	751,876 ±671	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.9% ±1.3	79.4% ±0.3	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.1% ±2.1	20.6% ±0.3	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	47.2% ±3.1	74.3% ±0.5	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	52.8% ±3.2	25.7% ±0.4	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$219,600 ±$10,305	$296,600 ±$2,876	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,055 ±$43	$1,139 ±$13	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1954 ±4	1977 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Bangor city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Maine	United States
Hispanic or Latino	975 ±284	3.1% ±0.9	2.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	27,996 ±540	87.7% ±1.7	89.9% ±0.2	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	909 ±221	2.8% ±0.7	1.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	537 ±219	1.7% ±0.7	1.1% ±0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	83 to 261	0.3% to 0.8%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 382	0% to 1.2%	0.4% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,152 ±298	3.6% ±0.9	4.2% ±0.2	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Bangor city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Maine	United States
Born in the state	20,629 ±778	64.6% ±2.4	59.6% ±0.4	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	9,107 ±799	28.5% ±2.5	35.2% ±0.3	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	291 ±118	0.9% ±0.4	1.1% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,911 ±401	6.0% ±1.3	4.1% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,106 ±292	3.5% ±0.9	2.1% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	805 ±237	2.5% ±0.7	1.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Bangor city among the places and towns of Maine

3rd of 81 places and towns of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Maine page.

Places of Maine near Bangor city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Portland city	68,854 ±52
Lewiston city	38,324 ±26
Bangor city	31,938 ±28
South Portland city	26,930 ±31
Auburn city	24,602 ±29
Scarborough town	23,215 ±54
Biddeford city	22,498 ±22
Brunswick town	22,336 ±30

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Bangor city, Maine

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Maine by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 3 Places in Maine by poverty rate
No. 4 Places in Maine by foreign-born share
No. 29 Places in Maine by median age
No. 29 Places in Maine by median rent
No. 35 Places in Maine by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026