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