Presque Isle is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 8,678 people and three associated neighborhoods, Presque Isle is the 29th largest community in Maine.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.92% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
One of the benefits of Presque Isle is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.30 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Being a small city, Presque Isle does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of people in Presque Isle who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.46% of adults in Presque Isle have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Presque Isle in 2022 was $30,466, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,864 for a family of four. However, Presque Isle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Presque Isle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Presque Isle residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Presque Isle include French, English, Irish, German, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Presque Isle is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.