What percentage of people rent in Island Falls, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in Island Falls, ME, 2020–2024
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20.4% (±8.2 points) of the occupied homes in Island Falls, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 65 renting households against 254 that own their home.

In Island Falls, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 20.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 20.4% (±8.2 points)
Renting households: 65 (±28)
Median renter income: $36,875 (±$34,194)

Who rents and who owns in Island Falls

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Island Falls	Aroostook County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	20.4% (±8.2 points)	25.5% (±1.5 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	65 (±28)	7,627 (±477)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	254 (±53)	22,305 (±529)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	2.4 (±0.6)	1.8 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$36,875 (±$34,194)	$31,504 (±$4,288)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$60,179 (±$5,328)	$68,652 (±$2,547)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In Island Falls, the renter share is not measurably different from Aroostook County (25.5%).

It is not measurably different from Maine (25.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Aroostook County, Island Falls ranks 24 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 125 of 482.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Island Falls has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	19.8% (±8.4 points)	20.4% (±8.2 points)	+0.6 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$507 (±$183)	$636 (±$124)	+25.4%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$40,052 (±$8,070)	$56,328 (±$8,365)	+40.6%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Island Falls

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Island Falls
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Island Falls	—	20.4% (±8.2 points)	—
Oakfield	7.4 mi	30.1% (±12.0 points)	Not measurably different
Dyer Brook	7.7 mi	6.9% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Crystal	8.7 mi	7.2% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Hersey	9.8 mi	34.8% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sherman	10 mi	11.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Linneus	12 mi	10.6% (±4.6 points)	Lower
Smyrna	13 mi	4.6% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Glenwood Plantation	13 mi	0.0% (±100.0 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Dyer Brook, ME (6.9%), Crystal, ME (7.2%), Linneus, ME (10.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Aroostook County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
17 (tie)	Washburn	21.8% (±5.3 points)
19	Wade	21.7% (±10.5 points)
20 (tie)	St. Francis	21.5% (±8.6 points)
20 (tie)	St. John Plantation	21.5% (±8.3 points)
22	Fort Kent	21.1% (±6.2 points)
23	Haynesville	20.6% (±17.2 points)
24	Island Falls	20.4% (±8.2 points)
25	Mapleton	20.1% (±11.5 points)
26 (tie)	New Limerick	20.0% (±10.3 points)
26 (tie)	Reed Plantation	20.0% (±17.4 points)
28	Eagle Lake	19.4% (±6.1 points)
29	Garfield Plantation	18.8% (±18.3 points)
30	Littleton	17.5% (±7.4 points)

Showing 13 of 64 places in Aroostook County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 Island Falls

How many renters are there in Island Falls?

Island Falls has an estimated 65 (±28) renting households, 20.4% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Island Falls?

In Island Falls, the share of households that rent went from 19.8% in 2015–2019 to 20.4% in 2020–2024 (+0.6 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Island Falls?

A renting household in Island Falls has 2.4 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Island Falls?

The median renting household in Island Falls, ME has an income of $36,875 (±$34,194) a year, against $60,179 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Island Falls town, Aroostook County, Maine (county subdivision:35065, 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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