Penobscot County, Maine

154,710 people. The median home is worth $214,100 (typical Maine town: $238,950) and the median household earns $66,356.

Towns in Penobscot County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Bangor	31,753	$219,600	$59,942	41.0
Orono	11,183	$272,600	$61,528	21.8
Orono	10,185	$262,900	$59,784	21.6
Brewer	9,672	$245,300	$66,613	40.1
Hampden	7,709	$301,300	$111,959	41.0
Old Town	7,431	$208,100	$51,585	37.0
Hermon	6,461	$333,600	$96,629	41.1
Lincoln	4,853	$141,500	$56,089	52.4
Glenburn	4,648	$276,900	$97,474	47.7
Hampden	4,516	$285,900	$112,228	41.1
Millinocket	4,114	$103,800	$51,007	54.2
Millinocket	4,104	$99,800	$50,445	57.5
Orrington	3,812	$309,000	$94,556	49.5
Dexter	3,803	$170,600	$51,845	51.0
Holden	3,277	$289,400	$92,200	45.0
Newport	3,133	$234,800	$60,365	50.3
Milford	3,069	$176,400	$85,111	43.3
Levant	2,940	$268,500	$86,071	39.7
Corinth	2,900	$135,800	$64,229	42.7
Carmel	2,867	$256,800	$82,188	46.4
Lincoln	2,667	$142,100	$49,097	55.3

71,983 jobs in 2024, average pay $55,593 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

NOAA recorded 1,518 storm events in Penobscot County from 1996 to 2026, with 1 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Penobscot County has been included in 22 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
January 30, 2024	Severe Storm	DR-4754: Severe Storm And Flooding
September 14, 2023	Hurricane	EM-3598: Hurricane Lee
April 4, 2020	Biological	DR-4522: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3444: Covid-19
January 2, 2018	Severe Storm	DR-4354: Severe Storm And Flooding
May 9, 2008	Flood	DR-1755: Severe Storms And Flooding

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).