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About Cedar Lake, ME
Cedar Lake, ME is located in Penobscot County in the state of Maine.
The total City Population for Cedar Lake is about 4,835 with about 4 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $66,000, which is roughly 63% lower than the Average Home Value of $177,874 for the state of Maine, and roughly 65% lower than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $37,295, which is roughly 31% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $53,830 for the state of Maine, and roughly 35% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.05Male Population Estimate: 49.1%
Female Population Estimate: 50.9%
Median Age: 52.1
Male Median Age: 51.6
Female Median Age: 52.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:1.01%
Asian:0.52%
Black:0.46%
Hispanic:0.46%
Hawaiian:0.12%
Other:0.12%
Voting
![Susan Collins](/assets/images/politicians/senators/susan_collins.jpg)
![Angus King](/assets/images/politicians/senators/angus_king.jpg)
![Janet Mills](/assets/images/politicians/governors/janet_mills.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 43.78%
Libertarian: 2.15%
Other: 1.16%
Green: 0.87%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Cedar Lake specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Penobscot County: About 1.59403 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Penobscot County: About 86.2511 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Penobscot County is about 60% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 70% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Cedar Lake is about 9.3%.
Maine is ranked #11 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 68.97 out of 100.
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Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 72.42The average living wage for the state of Maine is $32.41/hr, while the states minimum wage is $12.15/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Maine a minimum wage score of 81.24 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $6.08/hr, which gives Maine a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 35.6 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Maine is $307.18, resulting in a UI benefit score of 100 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43✓ Maine does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Maine does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
✓ Maine does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
✓ Maine does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Maine does provide some form of paid family leave.
✓ Maine does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Maine does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Maine does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Maine does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Maine does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Maine does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Maine does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Maine does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70✓ Maine does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Maine does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Maine does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Maine does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Maine does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 04462Latitude: 45.668414
Longitude: -68.769541
TimeZone: Eastern (GMT -05:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: Northeast
Average Elevation: 627.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 207