Fort Kent, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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32%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

67%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Kent	Maine	National
Income per capita	$59,407	$41,801	$44,883
Median household income	$73,679	$75,250	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$110,345	$92,426	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,087	$41,013	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,820	$49,176	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,136	$36,497	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.6%	4.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.0%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Kent is 32% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fort Kent is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Kent is 67% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Kent is 6% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,114 $73,679 $147,358

City

$50,161 $75,250 $150,500

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Fort Kent median earnings by income bracket

Fort Kent employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.9%	8.9%
Manufacturing sector	15.0%	15.0%
Financial & insurance services	7.8%	7.8%
Wholesale & retail services	17.3%	17.3%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%	5.9%
Education, health & social services	16.7%	16.7%
Other	23.1%	23.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Madawaska, ME	2,838	$45,459	44.1%
Fort Kent, ME	2,282	$73,679	9.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cave City, AR	2,282	$53,931	33.7%
Topton, PA	2,282	$112,862	38.8%
Tullytown, PA	2,282	$95,850	17.8%
Chetek, WI	2,282	$76,456	6.0%
Bagdad, AZ	2,281	$103,629	27.4%
Fort Kent, ME	2,282	$73,679	9.4%

Source: The Fort Kent, ME employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.