What percentage of people rent in Oakfield, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in Oakfield, ME, 2020–2024
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30.1% (±12.0 points) of the occupied homes in Oakfield, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 96 renting households against 223 that own their home.

In Oakfield, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (+4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 30.1% (±12.0 points)
Renting households: 96 (±48)
Median renter income: $21,339 (±$4,589)

Who rents and who owns in Oakfield

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Oakfield	Aroostook County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	30.1% (±12.0 points)	25.5% (±1.5 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	96 (±48)	7,627 (±477)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	223 (±57)	22,305 (±529)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.4 (±0.2)	1.8 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.3)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$21,339 (±$4,589)	$31,504 (±$4,288)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$59,034 (±$13,151)	$68,652 (±$2,547)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

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

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

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Aroostook County, Oakfield ranks 10 of 64 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 54 of 482.

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

How renting in Oakfield 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	25.9% (±7.7 points)	30.1% (±12.0 points)	+4.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$396 (±$312)	$592 (±$261)	+49.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,750 (±$9,861)	$46,378 (±$3,408)	+37.4%	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 Oakfield

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Oakfield
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Oakfield	—	30.1% (±12.0 points)	—
Smyrna	6.1 mi	4.6% (±3.4 points)	Lower
Dyer Brook	6.6 mi	6.9% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Linneus	7.0 mi	10.6% (±4.6 points)	Lower
New Limerick	7.3 mi	20.0% (±10.3 points)	Not measurably different
Island Falls	7.4 mi	20.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different
Ludlow	9.3 mi	9.6% (±4.9 points)	Lower
Merrill	9.9 mi	8.8% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Hersey	12 mi	34.8% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Smyrna, ME (4.6%), Dyer Brook, ME (6.9%), 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
4	Caswell	36.9% (±22.4 points)
5	Houlton	36.2% (±6.2 points)
6	Van Buren	35.8% (±8.3 points)
7	Hersey	34.8% (±26.9 points)
8	Ashland	33.9% (±12.7 points)
9	Madawaska	32.3% (±8.2 points)
10	Oakfield	30.1% (±12.0 points)
11	Mars Hill	29.4% (±9.2 points)
12	Grand Isle	28.7% (±13.9 points)
13	Caribou	27.7% (±5.0 points)
14	Moro Plantation	25.0% (±33.2 points)
15	Hamlin	24.5% (±15.5 points)
16	Allagash	23.9% (±11.0 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 Oakfield

How many renters are there in Oakfield?

Oakfield has an estimated 96 (±48) renting households, 30.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Oakfield?

In Oakfield, the share of households that rent went from 25.9% in 2015–2019 to 30.1% in 2020–2024 (+4.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Oakfield?

A renting household in Oakfield has 1.4 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Oakfield?

The median renting household in Oakfield, ME has an income of $21,339 (±$4,589) a year, against $59,034 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 Oakfield town, Aroostook County, Maine (county subdivision:54385, 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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