Durham town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,176 ( 328 from 2010 )
Land area: 38.3 square miles
Population density: 109.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	3,925	93.99%	5.0%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	62	1.48%	181.8%
2+ races:	72	1.72%	100.0%
Hispanic:	117	2.80%	277.4%

Total non-White:	251	6.01%	128.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	187	5.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	141	4.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
3,848
3,738	97.14%
11	0.29%
5	0.13%
22	0.57%
36	0.94%
31	0.81%
110	2.86%

2000
3,381
3,344	98.91%
7	0.21%
4	0.12%
0	0.00%
21	0.62%
5	0.15%
37	1.09%

1990
2,851
2,838	99.54%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.21%
n/a
7	0.25%
13	0.46%

1980
2,074
2,060	99.32%
0	0.00%
3	0.14%
0	0.00%
n/a
9	0.43%
14	0.68%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

394	11.7
73	2.2

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

506	17.7
24	0.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

778	37.5
-1	-0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Durham town, ME

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
38.4
910	21.8%
3,266	78.2%
555	13.3%

1,663
2.51

1,269	76.3%
1,073	84.6%
56	4.4%
394	23.7%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
858	22.3%
2,990	77.7%
357	9.3%

1,496
2.57

1,143	76.4%
951	83.2%
61	5.3%
353	23.6%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
911	26.9%
2,470	73.1%
225	6.7%

1,232
2.74

993	80.6%
877	88.3%
44	4.4%
239	19.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
794	27.8%
2,057	72.2%
211	7.4%

996
2.86

852	85.5%
745	87.4%
47	5.5%
144	14.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.4
725	35.0%
1,349	65.0%
164	7.9%

643
3.23

548	85.2%
474	86.5%
27	4.9%
95	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Durham town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	14	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	1.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	48	2.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	15	0.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	55	3.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	61	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	77	4.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	80	4.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	116	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	122	7.3%
$75,000 to $99,999	446	26.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	72	4.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	195	11.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	246	14.8%
$200,000 or more	99	6.0%

Median Household Income	89,273
Per Capita Income	40,610

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	0.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10	0.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,159	78.2%
Unemployed	140	5.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,299	83.3%
Not in Labor Force	461	16.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	865	838	50.8%
Non-Profit	6	186	3.1%
Self-Employed	198	36	84.6%

Local Government	37	64	36.6%
State Government	15	9	62.5%
Federal Government	50	20	71.4%

Total Private + Self	1,063	874	54.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	108	279	27.9%
Total	1,171	1,153	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	8.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	478	20.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	571	24.5%
Professional, Technical	501	21.5%
Service Occupations	219	9.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	29	1.2%
All others	563	24.1%

White Collar		66.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	369	15.8%
Retail trade	349	15.0%
Construction	285	12.2%
Health care and social assistance	270	11.6%
Educational services	196	8.4%
Finance and insurance	167	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	131	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	119	5.1%
Accommodation and food services	99	4.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	86	3.7%
Public administration	72	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	57	2.4%
Wholesale trade	53	2.3%
Other services	40	1.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	17	0.7%
Information	11	0.5%
Utilities	11	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	117	2.80%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	62	1.48%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	3,828	98.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	31	0.8%
Spanish	22	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9	0.2%
German, other Germanic	2	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,116	26.7%
French	763	18.3%
Irish	732	17.5%
American	414	9.9%
German	275	6.6%
Scottish	238	5.7%
French Canadian	201	4.8%
Italian	188	4.5%
Polish	89	2.1%
Russian	66	1.6%
Dutch	53	1.3%
European	48	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	46	1.1%
Slovak	42	1.0%
Swedish	36	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,176	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	4,098	98.1%
Foreign-born	78	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
10	0.3%	221	7.3%	813	26.7%	892	29.3%	886	29.1%	222	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	10	0.3%
9-12 Years	221	7.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	813	26.7%
Some College	892	29.3%
Bach. Degree	886	29.1%
Grad Degree	222	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +67	D +210	D + 8.8%
D +277
2020 vs. 2012	R +253	R +29	R + 1.5%
D +224
2020 vs. 2008	R +258	R +143	R + 6.3%
D +115

2016 vs. 2008	R +191	R +353	R + 15.1%
D -162
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	86%	Joe Biden (D)	1,361	48.8%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,333	47.8%	96	3.4%	2,790	4	1	0.34%
2016	81%	Donald Trump (R)	1,266	49.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,084	42.7%	190	7.5%	2,540	5	4	0.34%
2012	76%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,137	49.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,080	46.8%	91	3.9%	2,308	6	0	0.32%
2008	82%	Barack Obama (D)	1,246	52.6%	John McCain (R)	1,075	45.4%	47	2.0%	2,368	5	0	0.32%
2004	87%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,171	50.0%	John Kerry (D)	1,129	48.2%	43	1.8%	2,343	5	-1	0.32%
2000	76%	George W. Bush (R)	919	48.7%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	851	45.1%	119	6.3%	1,889	5	1	0.29%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,361

48.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,333

47.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.3%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

2,790

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,084

42.7%

Donald Trump (R)

1,266

49.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

147

5.8%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,540

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 4

2012 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,137

49.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,080

46.8%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

2,308

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,246

52.6%

John McCain (R)

1,075

45.4%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

2,368

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,171

50.0%

John Kerry (D)

1,129

48.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

2,343

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Durham town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

919

48.7%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

851

45.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

100

5.3%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

1,889

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Durham town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	76%	Janet Mills* (D)	1,248	50.5%	Paul LePage (R)	1,171	47.4%	53 [+]	2.1%	2,472	5	0.37%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 53 (2.1%);
2020	S2	87%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,575	55.8%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,043	37.0%	204 [+]	7.2%	2,822	5	0.34%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 164 (5.8%); Max Linn (I) 40 (1.4%);
2018	S1	70%	Angus King* (I)	1,125	50.5%	Eric Brakey (R)	924	41.5%	177 [+]	8.0%	2,226	6	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 173 (7.8%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);
2018	G	69%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,142	52.2%	Janet Mills (D)	932	42.6%	113 [+]	5.2%	2,187	9	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 113 (5.2%);
2014	S2	68%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,587	75.9%	Shenna Bellows (D)	504	24.1%	0	0.0%	2,091	7	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	68%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,229	58.2%	Michael Michaud (D)	715	33.9%	168 [+]	8.0%	2,112	10	0.35%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 168 (8.0%); Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,669
Median Value	$246,100

Occupied	1,663	99.6%
Vacant	6	0.4%

Owned	1,534	92.2%
Rented	129	7.8%
Median Rent	$1,051

Single-Family Units	1,359	81.4%
Detached	1,333	79.9%
Attached	26	1.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	270	16.2%

Durham town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Durham town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Durham town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Durham town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Durham town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Durham town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Durham town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Durham town, ME