Compare Portland, ME vs Maine (ME) vs United States

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Metric Portland, ME
City
Maine (ME)
State
United States
Country
Overview
Total population 68,854 1,387,817 334,922,499
Rent $1,577 $1,139 $1,413
Year built 1946 1977 1980
Household income $79,540 $74,733 $80,734
Per capita income $52,781 $43,742 $44,673
Poverty rate 11.2% 10.7% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.9% 3.1% 4.0%
Household size 2.0 2.3 2.5
Rent over 30% of income 48.4% 44.1% 47.6%
Demographics
Total population 68,854 1,387,817 334,922,499
Adults over 25 52,291 1,026,250 230,807,303
Total households 32,965 597,159 129,227,496
Household size 2.0 2.3 2.5
Income & Poverty
Household income $79,540 $74,733 $80,734
Per capita income $52,781 $43,742 $44,673
Poverty rate 11.2% 10.7% 12.5%
Unemployment rate 2.9% 3.1% 4.0%
Rent over 30% of income 48.4% 44.1% 47.6%
Housing
Rent $1,577 $1,139 $1,413
Year built 1946 1977 1980
Households that rent 53.1% 25.7% 34.8%
Households that own 46.9% 74.3% 65.2%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.9 5.5 5.5
Race
White 78% 90.5% 61%
Black 9.3% 1.8% 12.2%
Asian 3.9% 1.2% 6%
Two or more races 7.4% 5.3% 12.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 3.1% 2.2% 19.3%
Not Hispanic or Latino 96.9% 97.8% 80.7%
Commute
Commute rate 75.2% 84.1% 84.9%
Commute time to work 19.0 min 25.0 min 26.0 min
Work from home 24.8% 15.9% 15.1%
Education
Less than high school 17.1% 22% 27.5%
High school graduate or GED 15.1% 30.1% 26%
Some college or associate degree 8.1% 11.7% 10.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 59.7% 36.2% 35.7%