Freeport town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 8,700 ( 821 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.7 square miles
Population density: 250.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,917	91.00%	6.4%
Black:	1	0.01%	97.8%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	239	2.75%	36.6%
2+ races:	335	3.85%	241.8%
Hispanic:	178	2.05%	114.5%

Total non-White:	783	9.00%	78.4%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	477	7.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	344	5.3

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
7,879
7,440	94.43%
45	0.57%
26	0.33%
175	2.22%
98	1.24%
83	1.05%
439	5.57%

2000
7,800
7,548	96.77%
29	0.37%
7	0.09%
67	0.86%
58	0.74%
72	0.92%
252	3.23%

1990
6,905
6,821	98.78%
0	0.00%
48	0.70%
27	0.39%
n/a
9	0.13%
84	1.22%

1980
5,863
5,736	97.83%
0	0.00%
28	0.48%
62	1.06%
n/a
37	0.63%
127	2.17%

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

-108	-1.4
187	2.4

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

727	10.5
168	2.4

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

1,085	18.5
-43	-0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Freeport 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
47.5
1,776	20.4%
6,924	79.6%
2,153	24.7%

3,413
2.50

2,553	74.8%
2,105	82.5%
146	5.7%
860	25.2%

2010
Number	Percent
45.0
1,796	22.8%
6,083	77.2%
1,208	15.3%

3,209
2.40

2,173	67.7%
1,792	82.5%
177	8.1%
1,036	32.3%

2000
Number	Percent
39.8
1,931	24.8%
5,869	75.2%
1,002	12.8%

3,082
2.47

2,181	70.8%
1,768	81.1%
210	9.6%
901	29.2%

1990
Number	Percent
35.1
1,648	23.9%
5,257	76.1%
835	12.1%

2,641
2.56

1,949	73.8%
1,693	86.9%
148	7.6%
692	26.2%

1980
Number	Percent
31.4
1,583	27.0%
4,280	73.0%
670	11.4%

2,154
2.65

1,608	74.7%
1,308	81.3%
138	8.6%
546	25.3%

2022 Housing Data for Freeport town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	93	2.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	163	4.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	81	2.4%
$20,000 to $24,999	13	0.4%
$25,000 to $29,999	131	3.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	53	1.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	127	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	93	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	69	2.0%
$50,000 to $59,999	145	4.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	254	7.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	561	16.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	236	6.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	393	11.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	375	11.0%
$200,000 or more	626	18.3%

Median Household Income	95,398
Per Capita Income	52,871

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	147	4.3%
Public Assistance	94	2.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	246	7.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,854	78.8%
Unemployed	170	3.5%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	4,024	82.3%
Not in Labor Force	866	17.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		21.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,665	1,081	60.6%
Non-Profit	179	437	29.1%
Self-Employed	349	306	53.3%

Local Government	115	96	54.5%
State Government	14	74	15.9%
Federal Government	80	7	92.0%

Total Private + Self	2,014	1,387	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	388	614	38.7%
Total	2,402	2,001	54.6%

Pct. Govt.	8.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	996	22.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,149	26.1%
Professional, Technical	1,128	25.6%
Service Occupations	603	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	33	0.7%
All others	527	12.0%

White Collar		74.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	796	18.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	583	13.2%
Health care and social assistance	565	12.8%
Educational services	421	9.6%
Accommodation and food services	363	8.2%
Other services	339	7.7%
Construction	302	6.9%
Finance and insurance	282	6.4%
Manufacturing	240	5.5%
Public administration	117	2.7%
Wholesale trade	114	2.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	52	1.2%
Transportation and warehousing	52	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	52	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	46	1.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	28	0.6%
Management	26	0.6%
Information	15	0.3%
Utilities	10	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	14	0.16%
Puerto Rican	62	0.71%
Cuban	7	0.08%
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	74	0.85%
Argentinean	27	0.31%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	3	0.03%
Ecuadorian	22	0.25%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	22	0.25%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	21	0.24%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	192	2.21%
Japanese	18	0.21%
Korean	11	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,519	93.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	173	2.1%
Chinese	147	1.8%
German, other Germanic	133	1.6%
Spanish	62	0.8%
Vietnamese	18	0.2%
Korean	13	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,288	26.3%
German	1,171	13.5%
Irish	877	10.1%
Italian	587	6.7%
French	549	6.3%
French Canadian	422	4.9%
American	403	4.6%
Scottish	390	4.5%
British	236	2.7%
Polish	218	2.5%
Swedish	155	1.8%
Eastern European	143	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	137	1.6%
Ukrainian	118	1.4%
Welsh	114	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	8,561	98.4%
Not a citizen	139	1.6%

Native	8,364	96.1%
Foreign-born	336	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
207	3.2%	72	1.1%	1,444	22.2%	1,187	18.2%	1,702	26.1%	1,904	29.2%
Average years of education: 14.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	207	3.2%
9-12 Years	72	1.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,444	22.2%
Some College	1,187	18.2%
Bach. Degree	1,702	26.1%
Grad Degree	1,904	29.2%
Average years of education: 14.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +31	D +854	D + 8.8%
D +885
2020 vs. 2012	R -51	D +1,112	D + 13.3%
D +1,061
2020 vs. 2008	R +76	D +962	D + 9.6%
D +1,038

2016 vs. 2008	R +45	D +108	D + 0.8%
D +153
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	88%	Joe Biden (D)	4,327	70.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,675	27.1%	182	2.9%	6,184	-17	-20	0.75%
2016	82%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,442	63.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,644	30.2%	361	6.6%	5,447	-15	-16	0.73%
2012	81%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,266	64.1%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,726	33.8%	107	2.1%	5,099	-7	-13	0.71%
2008	83%	Barack Obama (D)	3,289	65.9%	John McCain (R)	1,599	32.0%	102	2.0%	4,990	-8	-14	0.68%
2004	84%	John Kerry (D)	3,007	59.9%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,906	38.0%	103	2.1%	5,016	-7	-13	0.68%
2000	76%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,346	52.5%	George W. Bush (R)	1,766	39.5%	359	8.0%	4,471	-4	-8	0.69%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Freeport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,327

70.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,675

27.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

111

1.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,184

Turnout: 88%	Diff (St): -17	Diff (US): -20

2016 President, Freeport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,442

63.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,644

30.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

265

4.9%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

5,447

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): -15	Diff (US): -16

2012 President, Freeport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,266

64.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,726

33.8%

Other

107

2.1%

TOTAL

5,099

Turnout: 81%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -13

2008 President, Freeport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,289

65.9%

John McCain (R)

1,599

32.0%

Other

102

2.0%

TOTAL

4,990

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -14

2004 President, Freeport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,906

38.0%

John Kerry (D)

3,007

59.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.3%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,016

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -13

2000 President, Freeport town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,766

39.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,346

52.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

318

7.1%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

4,471

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Freeport town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	74%	Janet Mills* (D)	3,828	73.1%	Paul LePage (R)	1,331	25.4%	81 [+]	1.5%	5,240	-17	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 81 (1.5%);
2020	S2	88%	Sara Gideon (D)	3,762	60.2%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,147	34.4%	336 [+]	5.4%	6,245	-17	0.76%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 288 (4.6%); Max Linn (I) 48 (0.8%);
2018	S1	75%	Angus King* (I)	3,430	66.4%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,181	22.9%	551 [+]	10.7%	5,162	-12	0.81%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 551 (10.7%);
2018	G	74%	Janet Mills (D)	3,309	65.3%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,527	30.1%	234 [+]	4.6%	5,070	-13	0.80%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 234 (4.6%);
2014	S2	71%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,797	60.4%	Shenna Bellows (D)	1,831	39.6%	1 [+]	0.0%	4,629	-8	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	72%	Michael Michaud (D)	2,482	53.0%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,720	36.7%	479 [+]	10.2%	4,681	-11	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 479 (10.2%); 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	4,003
Median Value	$430,500

Occupied	3,413	85.3%
Vacant	590	14.7%

Owned	2,743	80.4%
Rented	670	19.6%
Median Rent	$1,548

Single-Family Units	3,110	77.7%
Detached	2,979	74.4%
Attached	131	3.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	378	9.4%
Mobile Homes	249	6.2%

Freeport town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Freeport town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Freeport town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Freeport town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Freeport town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Freeport town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Freeport town, ME