Caribou City, Maine

Caribou City is a one of the Aroostook County, Maine, located in Northeastern Region (New England) of United States. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 8312 inhabitants. The July 2008 population estimate is 8093, It is the 17th most populous in the U.S. state of Maine. It covers total area of 80.18 sq mi (207.67 kmē), of which, 79.29 square miles (205.36 kmē) of it is land and 0.89 square miles (2.31 kmē) of it is water, it is the second largest by area in the U.S. state of Maine.

According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 8312 people, 3517 households, and 2325 families residing in the city. The population density was 104.8 people per square mile (40.46/kmē), it would be the fourth least densely populated city in the U.S. state of Maine. There were 3858 housing units at an average density of 48.7 per square mile (18.8/kmē). It has an average household size was 2.32 persons, and the average family size was 2.84 persons. In the city Age distribution was 22.5% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.8 males. The median age is 40.8 years, The median age of males was 39.2 years, for females the median age was 42.6 years. The racial or ethnic makeup of the city was 96.22% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 1.48% American Indian, 0.91% Asian, 0.07% Native Hawaiian, 0.94% from two or more races and 0.08% Other races.

Caribou city Maine Population 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Population 2000-2008
Caribou city Maine School Enrollment
School Enrollment 2000
Caribou City Maine GDP
GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the city was $29485, it is Maine's 36th poorest city by median household income. The median income for a family in the city was $38378, it would be the 36th lowest city by median family income in the U.S. state of Maine. The per capita income for the city was $16061, it is 36th poorest city by per capita income in Maine. The median income of city was $18592, Median income for males is $23435, compared with $14948 for females.

In 2000, 1812 pupils and students, of which 914 are male and 898 are female, 21.8% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 122 nursery or pri school, 83 kindergarten, 855 elementary school, 463 high school and 289 College graduate school.

YearPopulation
April 2000 census8312
April 2000 Estimate8312
July 2000 Estimate8308
July 2001 Estimate8214
July 2002 Estimate8203
July 2003 Estimate8190
July 2004 Estimate8208
July 2005 Estimate8203
July 2006 Estimate8163
July 2007 Estimate8143
July 2008 Estimate8093
SchoolMaleFemaleTotal
Nursery school7250122
Kindergarten374683
Elementary school454401855
High school255208463
College or graduate school96193289
PlaceMedian household incomeMedian family incomePer capita income
Caribou city, Maine$29485$38378$16061
Aroostook County, Maine$28837$36044$15033
Maine, United States$37240$45179$19533
United States$41994$50046$21587