Portland, Maine Neighborhood Info

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Portland, Maine QuickFacts

	Portland, Maine	United States
Total population	64,249	281,421,906
State	Maine
City	portland

Portland, Maine Population

	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
Male	30,753	47.87%	49.06%
Female	33,496	52.13%	50.94%
Median age (years)	35.7		35.3

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	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
18 years and over	52,177	81.21%	74.31%
21 years and over	49,753	77.44%	69.97%
62 years and over	10,109	15.73%	14.66%
65 years and over	8,909	13.87%	12.43%

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	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
White	58,638	91.27%	75.14%
Black or African American	1,665	2.59%	12.32%
Asian	1,982	3.08%	3.64%
Some other race	769	1.2%	5.46%
Two or more races	1,195	1.86%	2.43%

Portland, Maine Housing

	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
Total households	29,714		105,480,101
Family households (families)	13,547	45.59%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	16,167	54.41%	31.94%

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	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
Total housing units	31,864		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	2,148	6.74%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	29,714	93.25%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	12,617	39.6%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	17,097	53.66%	30.77%

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	Portland, Maine	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	113	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	2,499	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	4,540	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,470	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	626	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	268	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	58	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	5	0.57%
Median (dollars)	121,200	119,600

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	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	8,224	27.68%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	9,463	31.85%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	3,887	13.08%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	3,710	12.49%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,864	6.27%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	2,567	8.64%	9.65%

Portland, Maine Education

	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	14,946		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	865	5.79%	6.47%
Kindergarten	691	4.62%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	5,698	38.12%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	2,897	19.38%	21.38%
College or graduate school	4,795	32.08%	22.81%

Portland, Maine Economy

	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
Population 16 years and over	53,543		217,168,077
In labor force	37,003	69.11%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	36,931	68.97%	63.39%
- - Employed	35,150	65.65%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	1,781	3.33%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	4.8		5.8
- Armed Forces	72	0.13%	0.53%
Not in labor force	16,540	30.89%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	28,349	52.95%	51.66%
In labor force	18,295	34.17%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	18,295	34.17%	29.65%
- - Employed	17,549	32.78%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	3,810	7.12%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	2,475		12,787,501

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	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	29,722		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	3,582	12.05%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,178	7.33%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	4,359	14.67%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	4,473	15.05%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	5,118	17.22%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	5,382	18.11%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,553	8.59%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	1,258	4.23%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	324	1.09%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	495	1.67%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	35,650		41,994

	Portland, Maine	%, Portland, Maine	United States
With earnings	23,458	43.81%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	48,011		56,604
With Social Security income	7,254	13.55%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,313		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	1,877	3.51%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,134		6,320
With public assistance income	1,602	2.99%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,695		3,032
With retirement income	4,045	7.55%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,414		17,376

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