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.

A relatively large number of people in Presque Isle telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.92% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

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 14.30 minutes getting to work every day.

Presque Isle 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.

The percentage of people in Presque Isle who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 25.46% of adults in Presque Isle have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Presque Isle in 2018 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.