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Hampden, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Hampden is a Census CDP of 5,161 people across 10.96 square miles of land, in Penobscot County. Median household income is $112,228, 83.6 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 5 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Hampden
What Hampden is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area10.96 sq mi
- Water area0.67 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land471
- County holding the largest share of its areaPenobscot 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.
Hampden
How many people live in Hampden
- Population5,161
- Median age41.1
- Population under 181,203 plus or minus 429
- Share under 1823.3 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Population 65 and over962 plus or minus 256
- Share 65 and over18.6 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Households1,982
- Family households1,479
- Share of households that are families74.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hampden
Income and work in Hampden
- Median household income$112,228
- Per capita income$53,153
- Civilian labor force2,881
- Employed2,838
- Unemployed43 plus or minus 50
- Unemployment rate1.5 percent plus or minus 1.7
- Adults 25 and over3,704
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher47.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree18.3 percent plus or minus 5.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hampden
Housing in Hampden
- Housing units2,118
- Occupied units1,982
- Vacant units136 plus or minus 106
- Vacancy rate6.4 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Owner occupied1,657
- Renter occupied325 plus or minus 146
- Ownership rate83.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$285,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,133 plus or minus $375
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.1 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Single family units1,801
- Share single family85.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more317 plus or minus 185
- Share in buildings of two or more15.0 percent plus or minus 8.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hampden
How Hampden gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,227
- Commuting under 15 minutes858 plus or minus 292
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.5 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more406 plus or minus 186
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Drove alone78.1 percent
- Carpooled5.3 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home16.1 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Hampden
SBA loans in Hampden (7(a))
- Approvals5
- Gross approval$2,250,000
- Average approval$450,000
- Median approval$350,000
- Largest approval$1,000,000
- Jobs supported39
- Jobs per approval7.8
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hampden, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Hampden
SBA loans in Hampden (504)
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$737,000
- Average approval$368,500
- Median approval$368,500
- Largest approval$406,000
- Jobs supported25
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hampden, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Hampden
Flood risk in Hampden
- NFIP communityTown of Hampden
- NFIP community number230168
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/19/23
The Town of Hampden participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230168 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Penobscot County, not Hampden
Penobscot County context, not Hampden figures
- Establishments in Penobscot County4,222
- Covered employment, Penobscot County71,983
- Average annual pay, Penobscot County$55,593
- Housing units permitted, Penobscot County450
Every figure in this section is published for Penobscot County as a whole and is not a measurement of Hampden.
All Penobscot 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
Hampden questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Hampden, Maine?
5,161, in 1,982 households. Hampden CDP covers 10.96 square miles of land, which is 471 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Hampden in?
Penobscot 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 Hampden?
$112,228. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $285,900. Median gross rent is $1,133 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Hampden businesses?
5 7(a) approvals totaling $2.3 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $350,000, plus 2 504 approvals worth $737,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Hampden, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Hampden borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Hampden. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Hampden in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Hampden appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Hampden, town of, community 230168, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. 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 Hampden figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Penobscot 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 Hampden.
Is zoning published for Hampden?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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