Bangor is a medium-sized city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 31,588 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Bangor is the third largest community in Maine. Bangor has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.Bangor is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 85.39% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Bangor is a city of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bangor who work in healthcare (11.05%), office and administrative support (10.88%), and management occupations (10.14%). Also of interest is that Bangor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Bangor telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.53% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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 Bangor is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.04 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.The citizens of Bangor are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.53% of adults in Bangor have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Bangor in 2022 was $36,120, which is middle income relative to Maine, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $144,480 for a family of four. However, Bangor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bangor is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bangor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bangor residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bangor include English, Irish, French, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bangor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
