Median Age in Penobscot County, ME
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
42.5 years
Rank #1,344/3,222 · #14 in ME
58th
Penobscot 42.5 years
ME 44.8 years -5.1%
US 38.9 years +9.3%
Median Age Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Age Change
National Distribution
How Penobscot County's median age of 42.5 years compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 21.4 years to 86.2 years.
Distribution of Median Age Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Penobscot County for median age.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,341 | Barber County, KS | 42.5 years |
| #1,342 | Breckinridge County, KY | 42.5 years |
| #1,343 | Mason County, KY | 42.5 years |
| #1,344 | Penobscot County, ME | 42.5 years |
| #1,345 | Goodhue County, MN | 42.5 years |
| #1,346 | Morrison County, MN | 42.5 years |
| #1,347 | Andrew County, MO | 42.5 years |
About Median Age
Penobscot County, Maine has a median age of 42.5 years, ranking #1,344 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.3% above the national value of 38.9 years. Within Maine, it ranks #14 of 16. This places it in the 58th percentile nationally.
The median age of the total population. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.