Cities / Maine / Fort Kent

Fort Kent, ME

2,515 people

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Population & People

Population

2,515

Median age

46.9

Median household income

$50,513

Poverty rate

11.9%

Unemployment rate

1.8%

Bachelor's degree+

34.0%

Avg. commute

13 min

Hispanic or Latino

1.8%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$152,900

Median gross rent

$901/mo

Homeownership rate

65.83%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,432

HUD Fair Market Rent (Maine statewide average across 529 areas — not specific to Fort Kent), 2026. Efficiency $1066, 1BR $1133, 2BR $1432, 3BR $1891, 4BR $2077. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Maine commercial electricity

20.96¢/kWh

Maine industrial electricity

15.5¢/kWh

Maine residential electricity

27.78¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

102843.7

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

78200.8

All-Transactions House Price Index for Maine

1044.11

Unemployment Rate

3.1%

Source: FRED, Maine-specific series.

Nearby Airports

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Maine energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Maine economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).