Caribou is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 7,328 people and three associated neighborhoods, Caribou is the 44th largest community in Maine.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.52% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Caribou has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Caribou a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.39 minutes getting to work every day.
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.