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Somerset County, Maine

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Table

Somerset County, Maine
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
51,338
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024)
51,338
Population estimates, July 1, 2023, (V2023)
51,302
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024)
50,478
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2023)
50,481
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024)
1.7%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2023, (V2023)
1.6%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 50,477
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 52,228
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent
4.6%
Persons under 18 years, percent
18.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent
23.5%
Female persons, percent
50.1%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent
96.2%
Black alone, percent (a)(a)
0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent (a)(a)
0.6%
Asian alone, percent (a)(a)
0.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent (a)(a)
Z
Two or More Races, percent
1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent (b)(b)
1.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent
94.9%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2019-2023 4,560
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2019-2023 1.5%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2023, (V2023) 30,327
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2019-2023 77.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2019-2023 $155,200
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2019-2023 $1,245
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortage, 2019-2023 $483
Median gross rent, 2019-2023 $887
Building Permits, 2023 135
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2019-2023 22,737
Persons per household, 2019-2023 2.20
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2019-2023 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2019-2023 2.2%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2019-2023 92.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2019-2023 85.3%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 92.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2019-2023 20.3%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2019-2023 15.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent
9.7%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 55.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2019-2023 50.7%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 74,932
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 328,173
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 121,304
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 914,668
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $17,893
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2019-2023 27.6
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $56,199
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2023 dollars), 2019-2023 $32,452
Persons in poverty, percent
13.3%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2022 1,208
Total employment, 2022 13,532
Total annual payroll, 2022 ($1,000) 678,646
Total employment, percent change, 2021-2022 4.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2022 3,521
All employer firms, Reference year 2022 1,021
Men-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 680
Women-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 121
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 22
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 890
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 68
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2022 831
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 12.9
Population per square mile, 2010 13.3
Land area in square miles, 2020 3,924.27
Land area in square miles, 2010 3,924.40
FIPS Code 23025
Value Notes

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Fact Notes Value Flags

QuickFacts data are derived from: Population Estimates, American Community Survey, Census of Population and Housing, Current Population Survey, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, State and County Housing Unit Estimates, County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, Economic Census, Survey of Business Owners, Building Permits.

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