Recent News About Orono
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Census Bureau: 81.8% of people in Penobscot County were old enough to vote in 2021
Of the 152,211 citizens living in Penobscot County in 2021, 81.8% were old enough to vote, equating to 124,526 individuals, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained on Oct. 26.
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Did the population of Penobscot County rise or fall from 2020 to 2021?
Penobscot County had the third largest population in Maine in 2021.
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11.3% of households in Orono received food stamps in 2020
Orono ranked 90th in Maine for the percentage of households receiving food stamps in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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73.6 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Orono
73.6 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Orono in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Orono in 2020
Of the 9,523 people living in Orono in 2020, 48.7 percent (4,639) were women and 51.3 percent (4,884) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Maine Highlands News.
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Census Bureau: 3.6% of people in Orono identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 9,541 citizens living in Orono in 2019, 96.4 percent said they were only one race, while 3.6 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 92.5 percent of people in Orono were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 9,541 citizens living in Orono in 2019, 8,821 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Orono population was 9,541 in 2019
Orono had a population of 9,541 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Maine Highlands News.
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69.3 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Orono
69.3 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Orono in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Orono in 2019
Of the 9,541 people living in Orono in 2019, 47.8 percent (4,557) were women and 52.2 percent (4,984) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Maine Highlands News.
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70.7 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Orono
70.7 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Orono in 2018, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Census Bureau: 81.9 percent of people in Penobscot County were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 151,696 citizens living in Penobscot County in 2020, 124,181 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 2.5% of people in Penobscot County identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 151,696 citizens living in Penobscot County in 2020, 97.5 percent said they were only one race, while 2.5 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 4.7% of people in Orono identified as multi-racial in 2020
Of the 9,523 citizens living in Orono in 2020, 95.3 percent said they were only one race, while 4.7 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in March.
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Census Bureau: 93.1 percent of people in Orono were old enough to vote in 2020
Of the 9,523 citizens living in Orono in 2020, 8,867 were old enough to vote as of March 24, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau reports Orono population was 9,523 in 2020
Orono had a population of 9,523 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Maine Highlands News.
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The Housing Foundation Management & Development II receives a PPP loan between $150K-$350K on April 29
The Housing Foundation Management & Development II received a Paycheck Protection Program loan for between $150,000 and $350,000 on April 29, according to the US Treasury Department.
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Eight retail trade businesses in ZIP code 04473 employ between 10 and 19 people in 2017
There were eight retail trade businesses in ZIP code 04473 that employed between 10 and 19 people in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Eight professional, scientific and technical services businesses in ZIP code 04473 employ between 5 and 9 people in 2017
There were eight professional, scientific and technical services businesses in ZIP code 04473 that employed between five and nine people in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.
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Eight real estate, rental and leasing businesses in ZIP code 04473 employ fewer than 5 people in 2017
There were eight real estate, rental and leasing businesses in ZIP code 04473 that employed fewer than five people in 2017, according to County Business Patterns (CBP) statistics provided by the United States Census Bureau.