Presque Isle is a somewhat small city located in the state of Maine. With a population of 8,678 people and three associated neighborhoods, Presque Isle is the 29th largest community in Maine.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.92% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Presque Isle spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 14.30 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Being a small city, Presque Isle does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Presque Isle is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 25.46% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Presque Isle in 2022 was $30,466, which is lower middle income relative to Maine, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $121,864 for a family of four. However, Presque Isle contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Presque Isle home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Presque Isle residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Presque Isle include French, English, Irish, German, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Presque Isle is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.