Housing data for Hersey, ME

Hersey, ME has an estimated 47 residents and 49 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a town in Aroostook County.

34.8% of households rent.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
47 (±17)
Housing units
49 (±22)
Households that rent
34.8%
Residents since 2015–2019
−39.7%

What stands out in Hersey

Median real estate taxes: $2,417 (±$626) in Hersey, higher than in Aroostook County ($1,672).

Housing in Hersey at a glance

  • Rent burden: 0.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 34.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $31,250 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $162,500 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,375 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $2,417 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 36.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 18.3% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 65.2% heat with fuel oil or kerosene (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 24.7 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −39.7% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 39.1% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Hersey against Aroostook County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HerseyAroostook CountyMaineUnited States
Residents47 (±17)67,058 (exact)1,387,817 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units49 (±22)38,450 (±135)751,876 (±671)143,775,355
Households that rent34.8% (±26.9 points)25.5% (±1.5 points)25.7% (±0.4 points)34.8%
Median gross rent—$784 (±$37)$1,139 (±$13)$1,413
Median household income$31,250 (±$26,494)$56,700 (±$1,809)$74,733 (±$795)$80,734
Median home value$162,500 (±$113,273)$149,700 (±$6,059)$296,600 (±$2,876)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$2,417 (±$626)$1,672 (±$44)$3,036 (±$26)$3,119
Built before 198018.3% (±57.3 points)63.0% (±2.3 points)54.5% (±0.6 points)49.7%
Average commute24.7 minutes (±14.1)18.3 minutes (±0.7)24.6 minutes (±0.3)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband65.2% (±18.1 points)84.3% (±1.5 points)90.3% (±0.3 points)91.0%
Median age of residents60.5 years (±3.2)48.3 years (±0.3)44.8 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Hersey covers 39.7 square miles of land, about 1 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Hersey has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents78 (±28)47 (±17)−39.7%Not a measurable change
Housing units51 (±14)49 (±22)−3.9%Not a measurable change
Median home value$112,500 (±$83,987)$162,500 (±$113,273)+44.4%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$55,000 (±$43,038)$31,250 (±$26,494)−43.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$790 (±$492)$1,375 (±$789)+74.1%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,536 (±$503)$2,417 (±$626)+57.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent10.0% (±10.9 points)34.8% (±26.9 points)+24.8 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±100.0 points)0.0% (±96.4 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Aroostook County

Hersey has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Aroostook County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Aroostook County recorded 69 violent and 625 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Hersey

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
0478017%783$488$123,800$62,727

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Hersey

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Dyer Brook5.3 mi—$135,0006.9%
Crystal6.2 mi$1,563$129,2007.2%
Moro Plantation6.5 mi—$175,00025.0%
Mount Chase6.7 mi$1,281$115,70010.0%
Merrill7.8 mi—$131,6008.8%
Patten8.8 mi$389$127,60017.5%
Island Falls9.8 mi$636$108,30020.4%
Oakfield12 mi$592$144,30030.1%

HUD Fair Market Rent for Hersey, fiscal year 2027

Aroostook County, ME, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$892$898$1,175$1,581$1,642

HUD income limits for Hersey, fiscal year 2026

Aroostook County, ME, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$19,300$32,200$51,450
2 people$22,050$36,800$58,800
3 people$27,320$41,400$66,150
4 people$33,000$45,950$73,500
5 people$38,680$49,650$79,400
6 people$44,360$53,350$85,300
7 people$50,040$57,000$91,150
8 people$55,720$60,700$97,050

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Aroostook County, ME, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $73,800.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hersey

Is Hersey growing?

In Hersey, the number of residents went from 78 in 2015–2019 to 47 in 2020–2024 (−39.7%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Hersey?

The ZIP code that covers Hersey is 04780.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 04780?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 04780 is $488 (±$170) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Hersey town, Aroostook County, Maine (county subdivision:32685, in state:23 county:003).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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