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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.53% 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. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Bangor spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 17.04 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.The population of Bangor is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.
