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    Demographic Data





    Maine Population Statistics

    Source & Methodology

    Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

    Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

    Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2024 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2026.

    Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

    Maine Population & Age Distribution

    The Total Population of Maine is:

    1,405,012

    Age

    Under 5 Years:
    4.5%
    5 - 17:
    13.6%
    18 - 24:
    8.0%
    25 - 34:
    12.0%
    35 - 54:
    24.4%
    55 - 64:
    15.1%
    Over 65 Years:
    22.4%

    Educational Attainment of Adults

    High School Graduates
    College Graduated
    Attending College
    94.8%
    94.8%
    36.2%
    36.2%
    4.7%
    4.7%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Income

    Per capita Income

    Maine
    USA
    $43,742
    $43,742
    $44,673
    $44,673

    Median household income

    Maine
    USA
    $74,733
    $74,733
    $80,734
    $80,734
    Individuals Below Poverty Level

    10.7%

    Employment Industries

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    Healthcare
    Retail
    Education
    Manufacturing
    Construction
    Professional, scientific, and technical services
    Accommodation
    Finance
    Other
    Public Service
    Administration
    Transportation
    Agriculture
    Arts
    Wholesale
    Information Technology
    Real Estate
    Utilities
    Mining
    Management
    16.6%
    16.6%
    12.6%
    12.6%
    10.8%
    10.8%
    8.9%
    8.9%
    7.7%
    7.7%
    6.9%
    6.9%
    6.0%
    6.0%
    5.0%
    5.0%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    3.4%
    3.4%
    3.3%
    3.3%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.7%
    1.7%
    1.6%
    1.6%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    0.9%
    0.9%
    0.1%
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    0.1%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Race & Ethnic Diversity

    White
    Other Race / Two or More Races
    Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
    Black Or African American
    Asian
    American Indian And Alaska Native
    Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
    89.9%
    89.9%
    4.6%
    4.6%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.8%
    1.8%
    1.1%
    1.1%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100.0%
    % of Residents

    Ancestry

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    Unclassified
    English
    Irish
    French
    Other groups
    German
    French Canadian
    Italian
    Scottish
    Polish
    Swedish
    Scots-Irish
    European
    Norwegian
    Canadian
    Welsh
    Dutch
    British
    Russian
    Portuguese
    24.7%
    24.7%
    21.8%
    21.8%
    16.5%
    16.5%
    11.4%
    11.4%
    9.7%
    9.7%
    7.8%
    7.8%
    6.2%
    6.2%
    5.4%
    5.4%
    4.4%
    4.4%
    2.2%
    2.2%
    1.5%
    1.5%
    1.4%
    1.4%
    1.3%
    1.3%
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    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.8%
    0.7%
    0.7%
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    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.7%
    0.6%
    0.6%
    0.5%
    0.5%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents

    Languages Spoken

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    English
    French
    Spanish
    African languages
    German
    Native American languages
    Chinese
    Indic languages
    Arabic
    Tagalog
    Slavic languages
    Portuguese
    Russian
    Vietnamese
    Other Asian languages
    Polish
    West Germanic languages
    Korean
    Italian
    Hindi
    94.0%
    94.0%
    2.3%
    2.3%
    1.0%
    1.0%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.3%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
    0.2%
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    0.1%
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    0.1%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0.0%
    0% 100%
    % of Residents
    Foreign Born ME Residents

    4.1%

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