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Orono, Maine: commercial real estate data.
Orono is a Census CDP of 11,151 people across 7.05 square miles of land, in Penobscot County. Median household income is $59,784, 41.7 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 4 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $733,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Orono
What Orono is
- Census place typeCDP
- Land area7.05 sq mi
- Water area0.66 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,581
- 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.
Orono
How many people live in Orono
- Population11,151
- Median age21.6
- Population under 18757 plus or minus 184
- Share under 186.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Population 65 and over1,227
- Share 65 and over11.0 percent
- Households2,930
- Family households1,201
- Share of households that are families41.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orono
Income and work in Orono
- Median household income$59,784
- Per capita income$25,481
- Civilian labor force6,177
- Employed5,834
- Unemployed343 plus or minus 150
- Unemployment rate5.6 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over3,790
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher69.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree41.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orono
Housing in Orono
- Housing units3,162
- Occupied units2,930
- Vacant units232 plus or minus 140
- Vacancy rate7.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied1,221
- Renter occupied1,709
- Ownership rate41.7 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$262,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,280
- Annual rent as a share of median income25.7 percent
- Single family units1,431
- Share single family45.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,731
- Share in buildings of two or more54.7 percent
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1976
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orono
How Orono gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,984
- Commuting under 15 minutes2,868
- Share commuting under 15 minutes57.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more664 plus or minus 202
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more13.3 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Drove alone58.5 percent
- Carpooled8.3 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Public transport0.6 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked18.9 percent
- Worked from home11.0 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Orono
SBA loans in Orono (7(a))
- Approvals4
- Gross approval$733,600
- Average approval$183,400
- Median approval$84,000
- Largest approval$555,600
- Jobs supported63
- Jobs per approval15.8
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term102 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders3
- Distinct industries by NAICS3
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orono, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Orono
SBA loans in Orono (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$1,852,000
- Average approval$617,333
- Median approval$727,000
- Largest approval$992,000
- Jobs supported26
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orono, in any county, FY2010 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, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Orono
Flood risk in Orono
- NFIP communityTown of Orono
- NFIP community number230113
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/19/23
The Town of Orono participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 230113 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 Orono
Penobscot County context, not Orono 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 Orono.
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.
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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
Orono questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Orono, Maine?
11,151, in 2,930 households. Orono CDP covers 7.05 square miles of land, which is 1,581 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Orono 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 Orono?
$59,784. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $262,900. Median gross rent is $1,280 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Orono businesses?
4 7(a) approvals totaling $733,600 since FY2020, across 3 lenders, median approval $84,000, plus 3 504 approvals worth $1.9 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Orono, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Orono borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Orono. Only 0 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 Orono in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Orono appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Orono, town of, community 230113, 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 Orono 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 Orono.
Is zoning published for Orono?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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