What percentage of people rent in Patten, ME?

Name: Renters and owners in Patten, ME, 2020–2024
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17.5% (±6.7 points) of the occupied homes in Patten, ME are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 94 renting households against 444 that own their home.

In Patten, the share of households that rent went from 22.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 17.5% (±6.7 points)
Renting households: 94 (±34)
Median renter income: $15,000 (±$12,178)

Who rents and who owns in Patten

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Patten	Penobscot County	Maine	United States
Renter-occupied share	17.5% (±6.7 points)	29.5% (±1.4 points)	25.7% (±0.4 points)	34.8%
Renting households	94 (±34)	19,211 (±946)	153,586 (±2,467)	45,017,354
Owning households	444 (±90)	46,010 (±969)	443,573 (±3,445)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.8 (±0.5)	2.0 (±0.1)	1.9 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.1 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$15,000 (±$12,178)	$38,518 (±$2,423)	$44,257 (±$1,278)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$54,205 (±$7,277)	$81,825 (±$3,359)	$88,635 (±$995)	$100,009

In Patten, the renter share is lower than in Penobscot County (29.5%).

It is also lower than in Maine (25.7%).

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

In Penobscot County, Patten ranks 21 of 58 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 184 of 482.

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

How renting in Patten 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	22.0% (±9.6 points)	17.5% (±6.7 points)	−4.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$557 (±$413)	$389 (±$99)	−30.2%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$29,450 (±$4,668)	$51,484 (±$5,769)	+74.8%	Up 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 Patten

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Patten
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Patten	—	17.5% (±6.7 points)	—
Crystal	5.2 mi	7.2% (±7.8 points)	Lower
Stacyville	6.6 mi	11.6% (±8.3 points)	Not measurably different
Mount Chase	7.3 mi	10.0% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Hersey	8.8 mi	34.8% (±26.9 points)	Not measurably different
Sherman	9.5 mi	11.6% (±6.6 points)	Not measurably different
Moro Plantation	14 mi	25.0% (±33.2 points)	Not measurably different
Dyer Brook	14 mi	6.9% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Island Falls	14 mi	20.4% (±8.2 points)	Not measurably different

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

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

Households that rent across Penobscot County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
15	East Millinocket	20.7% (±5.5 points)
16	Eddington	19.4% (±8.3 points)
17	Newburgh	18.8% (±4.8 points)
18	Levant	18.6% (±7.4 points)
19	Glenburn	18.3% (±8.2 points)
20	Corinth	17.8% (±6.4 points)
21	Patten	17.5% (±6.7 points)
22	Kenduskeag	16.6% (±7.1 points)
23	Alton	16.5% (±7.3 points)
24	Millinocket	15.9% (±9.2 points)
25	Bradley	15.4% (±6.4 points)
26	Webster Plantation	14.6% (±13.9 points)
27	Passadumkeag	14.4% (±9.0 points)

Showing 13 of 58 places in Penobscot 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 Patten

How many renters are there in Patten?

Patten has an estimated 94 (±34) renting households, 17.5% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Patten?

In Patten, the share of households that rent went from 22.0% in 2015–2019 to 17.5% in 2020–2024 (−4.5 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Patten?

A renting household in Patten has 1.8 people on average, against 2.1 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Patten?

The median renting household in Patten, ME has an income of $15,000 (±$12,178) a year, against $54,205 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 Patten town, Penobscot County, Maine (county subdivision:57150, in state:23 county:019).

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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