Belfast, Maine Neighborhood Info

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Belfast, Maine QuickFacts

	Belfast, Maine	United States
Total population	6,381	281,421,906
State	Maine
City	belfast

Belfast, Maine Population

	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
Male	2,976	46.64%	49.06%
Female	3,405	53.36%	50.94%
Median age (years)	43.3		35.3

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	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
18 years and over	5,048	79.11%	74.31%
21 years and over	4,834	75.76%	69.97%
62 years and over	1,468	23.01%	14.66%
65 years and over	1,279	20.04%	12.43%

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	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
White	6,225	97.56%	75.14%
Black or African American	18	0.28%	12.32%
Asian	18	0.28%	3.64%
Some other race	35	0.55%	5.46%
Two or more races	85	1.33%	2.43%

Belfast, Maine Housing

	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
Total households	2,765		105,480,101
Family households (families)	1,692	61.19%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	1,073	38.81%	31.94%

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	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
Total housing units	3,121		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	356	11.41%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	2,765	88.59%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	1,872	59.98%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	893	28.61%	30.77%

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	Belfast, Maine	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	70	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	438	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	363	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	169	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	77	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	40	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	7	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	108,200	119,600

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	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	525	18.99%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	769	27.81%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	416	15.05%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	419	15.15%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	337	12.19%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	299	10.81%	9.65%

Belfast, Maine Education

	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	1,316		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	56	4.26%	6.47%
Kindergarten	101	7.67%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	604	45.9%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	373	28.34%	21.38%
College or graduate school	182	13.83%	22.81%

Belfast, Maine Economy

	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
Population 16 years and over	5,201		217,168,077
In labor force	3,187	61.28%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	3,176	61.07%	63.39%
- - Employed	2,979	57.28%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	197	3.79%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	6.2		5.8
- Armed Forces	11	0.21%	0.53%
Not in labor force	2,014	38.72%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	2,850	54.8%	51.66%
In labor force	1,649	31.71%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	1,649	31.71%	29.65%
- - Employed	1,559	29.98%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	389	7.48%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	271		12,787,501

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	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	2,767		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	318	11.49%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	285	10.3%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	450	16.26%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	417	15.07%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	460	16.62%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	437	15.79%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	248	8.96%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	100	3.61%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	32	1.16%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	20	0.72%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,400		41,994

	Belfast, Maine	%, Belfast, Maine	United States
With earnings	2,108	40.53%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	40,585		56,604
With Social Security income	930	17.88%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,304		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	125	2.4%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,779		6,320
With public assistance income	129	2.48%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,895		3,032
With retirement income	496	9.54%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	17,859		17,376

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