Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Caribou is worth considering.
Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Caribou spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 15.39 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Caribou is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Caribou is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.79% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Caribou in 2022 was $36,009, which is middle income relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,036 for a family of four. However, Caribou contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Caribou home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Caribou residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Caribou include French, English, French Canadian, Irish, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Caribou is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Polish.
