Standish town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,452 ( 578 from 2010 )
Land area: 59.1 square miles
Population density: 177.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,591	91.76%	0.4%
Black:	61	0.58%	35.6%
Indian:	46	0.44%	35.3%
Asian:	88	0.84%	87.2%
2+ races:	520	4.98%	360.2%
Hispanic:	146	1.40%	84.8%

Total non-White:	861	8.24%	169.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	37	0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	541	6.6

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
9,874
9,554	96.76%
45	0.46%
34	0.34%
47	0.48%
113	1.14%
79	0.80%
320	3.24%

2000
9,285
8,998	96.91%
73	0.79%
49	0.53%
40	0.43%
114	1.23%
11	0.12%
287	3.09%

1990
7,878
7,857	99.73%
21	0.27%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
21	0.27%

1980
5,946
5,849	98.37%
0	0.00%
10	0.17%
6	0.10%
n/a
81	1.36%
97	1.63%

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

556	6.0
33	0.4

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

1,141	14.5
266	3.4

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

2,008	33.8
-76	-1.3

Age, Family & Household Data for Standish 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
41.4
1,971	18.9%
8,481	81.1%
1,734	16.6%

3,622
2.70

2,606	71.9%
2,166	83.1%
87	3.3%
1,016	28.1%

2010
Number	Percent
38.8
2,144	21.7%
7,730	78.3%
1,011	10.2%

3,518
2.60

2,572	73.1%
2,066	80.3%
190	7.4%
946	26.9%

2000
Number	Percent
33.6
2,351	25.3%
6,934	74.7%
751	8.1%

3,178
2.74

2,455	77.2%
2,033	82.8%
158	6.4%
723	22.8%

1990
Number	Percent
31.0
2,001	25.4%
5,877	74.6%
675	8.6%

2,610
2.85

2,179	83.5%
1,894	86.9%
115	5.3%
431	16.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.7
1,997	33.6%
3,949	66.4%
518	8.7%

1,980
3.00

1,686	85.2%
1,525	90.5%
84	5.0%
294	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Standish town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	45	1.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	14	0.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	61	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	134	3.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	224	6.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	73	2.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	111	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	201	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	92	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	232	6.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	217	6.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	534	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	366	10.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	620	17.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	384	10.6%
$200,000 or more	314	8.7%

Median Household Income	91,429
Per Capita Income	37,210

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	62	1.7%
Public Assistance	53	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	502	13.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,362	76.8%
Unemployed	78	1.1%
In Armed Forces	14	0.2%

Total Labor Force	5,454	78.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,525	21.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,985	1,847	51.8%
Non-Profit	231	545	29.8%
Self-Employed	380	131	74.4%

Local Government	103	229	31.0%
State Government	125	133	48.4%
Federal Government	47	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	2,365	1,978	54.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	506	907	35.8%
Total	2,871	2,885	49.9%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	790	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,293	22.5%
Professional, Technical	1,375	23.9%
Service Occupations	955	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	25	0.4%
All others	1,343	23.3%

White Collar		60.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	868	15.1%
Retail trade	722	12.5%
Educational services	676	11.7%
Finance and insurance	543	9.4%
Construction	502	8.7%
Accommodation and food services	392	6.8%
Manufacturing	385	6.7%
Transportation and warehousing	357	6.2%
Other services	313	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	259	4.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	179	3.1%
Public administration	130	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	123	2.1%
Information	111	1.9%
Utilities	89	1.5%
Wholesale trade	82	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	25	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	87	0.83%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	4	0.04%

Total Central American	12	0.11%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	4	0.04%
Salvadoran	8	0.08%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	27	0.26%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	5	0.05%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	22	0.21%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	16	0.15%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Korean	30	0.29%
Cambodian	23	0.22%
Filipino	18	0.17%
Indian	9	0.09%
Chinese	7	0.07%
Vietnamese	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,840	97.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	109	1.1%
Spanish	59	0.6%
Other Indo-European	31	0.3%
Other Asian	23	0.2%
Other	19	0.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	10	0.1%
Korean	8	0.1%
Chinese	4	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	2,213	21.2%
Irish	1,808	17.3%
French	1,085	10.4%
American	841	8.0%
French Canadian	782	7.5%
Scottish	767	7.3%
German	548	5.2%
Italian	520	5.0%
Polish	196	1.9%
Swedish	176	1.7%
European	170	1.6%
Scotch-Irish	94	0.9%
Greek	86	0.8%
Hungarian	84	0.8%
Norwegian	83	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,394	99.4%
Not a citizen	58	0.6%

Native	10,293	98.5%
Foreign-born	159	1.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
68	1.0%	248	3.6%	1,934	28.1%	2,504	36.4%	1,345	19.5%	786	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	68	1.0%
9-12 Years	248	3.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,934	28.1%
Some College	2,504	36.4%
Bach. Degree	1,345	19.5%
Grad Degree	786	11.4%
Average years of education: 13.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +205	D +471	D + 10.2%
D +676
2020 vs. 2012	R +678	R +412	R + 7.5%
D +266
2020 vs. 2008	R +563	R +639	R + 11.4%
D -76

2016 vs. 2008	R +358	R +1,110	R + 21.6%
D -752
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	71%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,078	50.8%	Joe Biden (D)	2,820	46.5%	162	2.7%	6,060	7	4	0.74%
2016	66%	Donald Trump (R)	2,873	53.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,144	39.8%	375	7.0%	5,392	8	7	0.72%
2012	64%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,554	50.4%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,400	47.4%	113	2.2%	5,067	6	0	0.71%
2008	73%	Barack Obama (D)	2,896	52.8%	John McCain (R)	2,515	45.8%	79	1.4%	5,490	5	0	0.75%
2004	72%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,721	51.9%	John Kerry (D)	2,436	46.5%	86	1.6%	5,243	7	1	0.71%
2000	64%	George W. Bush (R)	2,186	49.0%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,017	45.2%	261	5.8%	4,464	5	1	0.68%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Standish town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,820

46.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,078

50.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

108

1.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

6,060

Turnout: 71%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Standish town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,144

39.8%

Donald Trump (R)

2,873

53.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

280

5.2%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

5,392

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Standish town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,554

50.4%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,400

47.4%

Other

113

2.2%

TOTAL

5,067

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): 0

2008 President, Standish town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,896

52.8%

John McCain (R)

2,515

45.8%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

5,490

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Standish town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,721

51.9%

John Kerry (D)

2,436

46.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

5,243

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 1

2000 President, Standish town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

2,186

49.0%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,017

45.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

204

4.6%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,464

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 1

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Standish town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	59%	Paul LePage (R)	2,506	50.3%	Janet Mills* (D)	2,393	48.0%	83 [+]	1.7%	4,982	8	0.74%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 83 (1.7%);
2020	S2	72%	Susan Collins* (R)	3,550	58.1%	Sara Gideon (D)	2,233	36.5%	329 [+]	5.4%	6,112	7	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 235 (3.8%); Max Linn (I) 94 (1.5%);
2018	S1	55%	Angus King* (I)	2,227	48.6%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,940	42.3%	415 [+]	9.1%	4,582	7	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 415 (9.1%);
2018	G	55%	Shawn Moody (R)	2,531	55.0%	Janet Mills (D)	1,829	39.7%	243 [+]	5.3%	4,603	12	0.73%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 243 (5.3%);
2014	S2	54%	Susan Collins* (R)	3,242	74.7%	Shenna Bellows (D)	1,094	25.2%	2 [+]	0.0%	4,338	6	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 2 (0.0%);
2014	G	55%	Paul LePage* (R)	2,567	58.5%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,505	34.3%	317 [+]	7.2%	4,389	10	0.72%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 317 (7.2%); 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	4,635
Median Value	$290,600

Occupied	3,622	78.1%
Vacant	1,013	21.9%

Owned	3,242	89.5%
Rented	380	10.5%
Median Rent	$1,406

Single-Family Units	4,095	88.3%
Detached	4,042	87.2%
Attached	53	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	19	0.4%
Mobile Homes	333	7.2%

Standish town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Standish town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Standish town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Standish town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Standish town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Standish town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Standish town, ME