Compare Cumberland County, ME vs Portland Metro Area, ME vs Maine (ME) vs United States
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| Metric |
Cumberland County, ME County |
Portland Metro Area, ME Metro Area |
Maine (ME) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 308,827 | 562,843 | 1,387,817 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,589 | $1,485 | $1,139 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1976 | 1978 | 1977 | 1980 |
| Household income | $95,677 | $92,175 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $55,739 | $52,055 | $43,742 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 7.3% | 7.6% | 10.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.1% | 44.5% | 44.1% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 308,827 | 562,843 | 1,387,817 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 227,438 | 418,921 | 1,026,250 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 132,168 | 240,027 | 597,159 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $95,677 | $92,175 | $74,733 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $55,739 | $52,055 | $43,742 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 7.3% | 7.6% | 10.7% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 47.1% | 44.5% | 44.1% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,589 | $1,485 | $1,139 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1976 | 1978 | 1977 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 30.2% | 26.8% | 25.7% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 69.8% | 73.2% | 74.3% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 86.2% | 88.4% | 90.5% | 61% |
| Black | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 2.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.8% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 97.2% | 97.5% | 97.8% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 78.2% | 80.4% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 23.0 min | 25.0 min | 25.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 21.8% | 19.6% | 15.9% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 18.1% | 19.8% | 22% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 19.9% | 23.7% | 30.1% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9% | 10.6% | 11.7% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 53% | 45.9% | 36.2% | 35.7% |