2022 population: 307,451 ( 25,777 from 2010 , 4,375 from 2020)
Land area: 836.2 square miles
Population density: 367.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	274,009	89.12%	6.0%
Black:	11,064	3.60%	68.2%
Indian:	801	0.26%	2.2%
Asian:	7,922	2.58%	36.9%
2+ races:	6,099	1.98%	31.1%
Hispanic:	7,556	2.46%	49.8%

Total non-White:	33,442	10.88%	44.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	6,377	10.5
Deaths:	7,045	11.6
Net Migration:	3,181	5.2
Net Immigration:	1,886	3.1

Change in White population:	15,541	5.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	10,236	3.6

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
281,674
258,468	91.76%
6,577	2.33%
819	0.29%
5,785	2.05%
4,651	1.65%
5,045	1.79%
23,206	8.24%

2000
265,612
252,915	95.22%
2,690	1.01%
710	0.27%
3,754	1.41%
2,737	1.03%
2,526	0.95%
12,697	4.78%

1990
243,135
236,865	97.42%
1,602	0.66%
701	0.29%
2,196	0.90%
n/a
1,771	0.73%
6,270	2.58%

1980
215,789
212,258	98.36%
975	0.45%
225	0.10%
960	0.44%
n/a
1,290	0.60%
3,531	1.64%

1970
192,528
190,560	98.98%
678	0.35%
148	0.08%
337	0.18%
n/a
683	0.35%
1,968	1.02%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
27,657	10.4
22,138	8.3
5,170	1.9
3,841	1.4

5,553	2.1
10,509	4.0

Number	Rate
1990's
31,362	12.9
22,316	9.2
2,361	1.0
3,018	1.2

16,050	6.6
6,427	2.6

Number	Rate
1980's
33,341	15.5
20,873	9.7
15,908	7.4
n/a

24,607	11.4
2,739	1.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
11,170	5.8
n/a

21,698	11.3
1,563	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Cumberland County, 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
42.1
55,317	18.0%
252,134	82.0%
59,050	19.2%

128,184
2.30

75,841	59.2%
61,825	81.5%
4,976	6.6%
52,343	40.8%

2010
Number	Percent
41.0
58,894	20.9%
222,780	79.1%
40,157	14.3%

117,339
2.32

70,778	60.3%
54,885	77.5%
6,848	9.7%
46,561	39.7%

2000
Number	Percent
37.6
61,910	23.3%
203,702	76.7%
35,451	13.3%

108,037
2.38

68,161	63.1%
55,091	80.8%
6,207	9.1%
39,876	36.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.7
56,832	23.4%
186,303	76.6%
31,738	13.1%

94,607
2.49

63,593	67.2%
52,287	82.2%
5,358	8.4%
31,014	32.8%

1980
Number	Percent
31.1
57,742	26.8%
158,047	73.2%
27,498	12.7%

78,826
2.64

56,178	71.3%
47,084	83.8%
4,609	8.2%
22,648	28.7%

2022 Housing Data for Cumberland County, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,451	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,031	3.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,042	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,971	3.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,102	3.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,458	2.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,917	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,867	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	4,432	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	8,682	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	11,474	9.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,971	13.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	13,531	10.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	10,940	8.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	13,907	10.8%
$200,000 or more	17,408	13.6%

Median Household Income	87,710
Per Capita Income	51,405

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	125
Compared to U.S.	114

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4,767	3.7%
Public Assistance	2,564	2.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10,925	8.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	151,325	79.2%
Unemployed	4,919	2.6%
In Armed Forces	467	0.2%

Total Labor Force	156,711	82.0%
Not in Labor Force	34,387	18.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		20.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	55,773	46,490	54.5%
Non-Profit	8,435	18,052	31.8%
Self-Employed	12,837	8,041	61.5%

Local Government	4,282	6,409	40.1%
State Government	2,081	2,368	46.8%
Federal Government	1,482	903	62.1%

Total Private + Self	68,610	54,531	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	16,280	27,732	37.0%
Total	84,890	82,263	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	10.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34,505	20.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	33,150	19.8%
Professional, Technical	49,632	29.7%
Service Occupations	23,634	14.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	1,037	0.6%
All others	26,443	15.8%

White Collar		70.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	28,757	17.2%
Retail trade	19,187	11.5%
Educational services	17,214	10.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	16,812	10.0%
Manufacturing	13,538	8.1%
Finance and insurance	12,484	7.5%
Accommodation and food services	10,636	6.4%
Construction	9,421	5.6%
Other services	7,104	4.2%
Transportation and warehousing	5,195	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,043	3.0%
Public administration	4,727	2.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,760	2.2%
Wholesale trade	3,677	2.2%
Information	3,653	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,097	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,808	1.1%
Utilities	1,029	0.6%
Management	157	0.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	65	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,597	0.53%
Puerto Rican	1,497	0.49%
Cuban	261	0.09%
Dominican	143	0.05%

Total Central American	883	0.29%
Costa Rican	73	0.02%
Guatemalan	450	0.15%
Honduran	46	0.02%
Nicaraguan	79	0.03%
Panamanian	117	0.04%
Salvadoran	88	0.03%
Other Central American	30	0.01%

Total South American	1,178	0.39%
Argentinean	193	0.06%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	25	0.01%
Colombian	365	0.12%
Ecuadorian	280	0.09%
Paraguayan	4	0.00%
Peruvian	132	0.04%
Uruguayan	12	0.00%
Venezuelan	156	0.05%
Other South American	11	0.00%

Other Hispanic	1,336	0.44%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	1,332	0.44%
Indian	979	0.32%
Filipino	947	0.31%
Korean	603	0.20%
Vietnamese	534	0.18%
Cambodian	507	0.17%
Thai	317	0.10%
Japanese	292	0.10%
Taiwanese	51	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	268,076	92.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4,910	1.7%
Other	3,721	1.3%
Spanish	3,177	1.1%
Other Indo-European	3,134	1.1%
Other Asian	1,533	0.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	1,019	0.4%
Arabic	856	0.3%
German, other Germanic	772	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	61,781	20.4%
Irish	56,250	18.5%
French	28,687	9.5%
German	25,028	8.3%
Italian	23,013	7.6%
French Canadian	17,073	5.6%
American	13,609	4.5%
Scottish	13,075	4.3%
Polish	8,697	2.9%
Swedish	5,552	1.8%
European	5,313	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	5,179	1.7%
Other Subsaharan African	3,789	1.2%
Welsh	3,149	1.0%
Norwegian	3,073	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	294,123	97.0%
Not a citizen	9,234	3.0%

Native	284,062	93.6%
Foreign-born	19,295	6.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3,212	1.4%	5,120	2.3%	45,860	20.6%	55,563	25.0%	67,158	30.2%	45,387	20.4%
Average years of education: 14.7

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3,212	1.4%
9-12 Years	5,120	2.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	45,860	20.6%
Some College	55,563	25.0%
Bach. Degree	67,158	30.2%
Grad Degree	45,387	20.4%
Average years of education: 14.7

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	133,147	128,068	5,079	3.8%	5.3%
1991	132,224	124,125	8,099	6.1%	7.8%
1992	132,293	124,933	7,360	5.6%	7.4%
1993	129,262	122,674	6,588	5.1%	6.8%
1994	129,468	123,733	5,735	4.4%	6.6%
1995	131,401	126,586	4,815	3.7%	5.9%
1996	136,622	132,418	4,204	3.1%	5.3%
1997	139,717	135,799	3,918	2.8%	5.2%
1998	140,284	136,805	3,479	2.5%	4.5%
1999	141,661	138,421	3,240	2.3%	4.0%

2000	149,798	146,122	3,676	2.5%	3.3%
2001	149,600	145,461	4,139	2.8%	3.8%
2002	149,972	145,007	4,965	3.3%	4.5%
2003	151,734	146,229	5,505	3.6%	5.1%
2004	153,447	148,284	5,163	3.4%	4.6%
2005	155,196	149,512	5,684	3.7%	4.9%
2006	155,928	150,522	5,406	3.5%	4.7%
2007	157,217	151,819	5,398	3.4%	4.7%
2008	157,401	150,942	6,459	4.1%	5.3%
2009	156,407	145,897	10,510	6.7%	8.4%

2010	156,505	145,927	10,578	6.8%	8.4%
2011	158,112	148,311	9,801	6.2%	7.7%
2012	159,472	150,299	9,173	5.8%	7.2%
2013	160,650	152,056	8,594	5.3%	6.7%
2014	159,584	152,585	6,999	4.4%	5.6%
2015	158,956	153,481	5,475	3.4%	4.4%
2016	162,396	157,678	4,718	2.9%	3.8%
2017	164,877	160,549	4,328	2.6%	3.4%
2018	165,283	161,178	4,105	2.5%	3.1%
2019	165,561	162,001	3,560	2.2%	2.7%

2020	160,863	152,368	8,495	5.3%	5.4%
2021	163,251	156,698	6,553	4.0%	4.6%
2022	161,629	157,741	3,888	2.4%	2.9%
2023	166,187	162,199	3,988	2.4%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	149,869
Median Value	$372,900

Occupied	128,184	85.5%
Vacant	21,685	14.5%

Owned	89,627	69.9%
Rented	38,557	30.1%
Median Rent	$1,389

Single-Family Units	103,847	69.3%
Detached	96,931	64.7%
Attached	6,916	4.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	21,504	14.3%
Mobile Homes	6,079	4.1%

Cumberland County, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cumberland County, ME

2022 Housing Data for Cumberland County, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cumberland County, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Cumberland County, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cumberland County, ME

Historical Labor Force Data for Cumberland County, ME