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Fort Kent, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Fort Kent is a Census CDP of 2,398 people across 5.36 square miles of land, in Aroostook County. Median household income is $50,513, 65.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 18 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.5 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Fort Kent
What Fort Kent is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area5.36 sq mi
- Water area0.26 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land448
- County holding the largest share of its areaAroostook County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Fort Kent
- Population2,398
- Median age46.9
- Population under 18326 plus or minus 115
- Share under 1813.6 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Population 65 and over661 plus or minus 144
- Share 65 and over27.6 percent
- Households1,159
- Family households557
- Share of households that are families48.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Fort Kent
- Median household income$50,513
- Per capita income$57,341 plus or minus $30,045
- Civilian labor force1,061
- Employed1,042
- Unemployed19 plus or minus 26
- Unemployment rate1.8 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,869
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.0 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.9 percent plus or minus 4.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Fort Kent
- Housing units1,381
- Occupied units1,159
- Vacant units222 plus or minus 113
- Vacancy rate16.1 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied763
- Renter occupied396 plus or minus 121
- Ownership rate65.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,900 plus or minus $57,021
- Median gross rent, monthly$901
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.4 percent plus or minus 4.3
- Single family units684 plus or minus 151
- Share single family49.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more509 plus or minus 174
- Share in buildings of two or more36.9 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Mobile homes188 plus or minus 100
- Median year structure built1971
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Fort Kent gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute862 plus or minus 196
- Commuting under 15 minutes582 plus or minus 196
- Share commuting under 15 minutes67.5 percent plus or minus 16.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more209 plus or minus 112
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.2 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone72.7 percent
- Carpooled4.6 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport1.0 percent plus or minus 2.3
- Walked5.6 percent plus or minus 7.3
- Worked from home16.1 percent plus or minus 10.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Fort Kent (7(a))
- Approvals18
- Gross approval$2,510,100
- Average approval$139,450
- Median approval$90,100
- Largest approval$465,300
- Jobs supported31
- Jobs per approval1.7
- Loans with a final outcome8
- Paid in full8
- Charged off0
- Median term61 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders5
- Distinct industries by NAICS8
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Kent, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Fort Kent
- NFIP communityTown of Fort Kent
- NFIP community number230019
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 9
- Currently effective map date07/06/16
The Town of Fort Kent participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230019 and carries Community Rating System class 9, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Aroostook County, not Fort Kent
Aroostook County context, not Fort Kent figures
- Establishments in Aroostook County1,903
- Covered employment, Aroostook County25,999
- Average annual pay, Aroostook County$51,148
- Housing units permitted, Aroostook County82
Every figure in this section is published for Aroostook County as a whole and is not a measurement of Fort Kent.
All Aroostook County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Fort Kent questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Fort Kent, Maine?
2,398, in 1,159 households. Fort Kent CDP covers 5.36 square miles of land, which is 448 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Fort Kent in?
Aroostook County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Fort Kent?
$50,513. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,900. Median gross rent is $901 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Fort Kent businesses?
18 7(a) approvals totaling $2.5 m since FY2020, across 5 lenders, median approval $90,100. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Fort Kent, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Fort Kent borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Fort Kent. Only 8 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Fort Kent in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Fort Kent appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Fort Kent, town of, community 230019, carrying Community Rating System class 9, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Fort Kent figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Aroostook County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Fort Kent.
Is zoning published for Fort Kent?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.