Farmington town, ME

Franklin County, ME

2022 population: 7,813 ( 53 from 2010 )
Land area: 55.7 square miles
Population density: 140.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,228	92.51%	3.1%
Black:	67	0.86%	235.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	75	0.96%	127.3%
2+ races:	353	4.52%	229.9%
Hispanic:	53	0.68%	47.0%

Total non-White:	585	7.49%	97.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-235	-3.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	288	4.5

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
7,760
7,463	96.17%
20	0.26%
32	0.41%
33	0.43%
107	1.38%
100	1.29%
297	3.83%

2000
7,410
7,253	97.88%
6	0.08%
16	0.22%
80	1.08%
37	0.50%
18	0.24%
157	2.12%

1990
7,436
7,324	98.49%
9	0.12%
48	0.65%
0	0.00%
n/a
55	0.74%
112	1.51%

1980
6,730
6,660	98.96%
4	0.06%
0	0.00%
44	0.65%
n/a
22	0.33%
70	1.04%

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

210	2.8
140	1.9

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

-71	-1.0
45	0.6

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

664	9.9
42	0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Farmington 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
46.6
844	10.8%
6,969	89.2%
2,192	28.1%

3,260
2.08

1,439	44.1%
1,122	78.0%
135	9.4%
1,821	55.9%

2010
Number	Percent
32.1
1,242	16.0%
6,518	84.0%
1,199	15.5%

3,072
2.17

1,597	52.0%
1,174	73.5%
193	12.1%
1,475	48.0%

2000
Number	Percent
31.9
1,379	18.6%
6,031	81.4%
1,180	15.9%

2,810
2.25

1,586	56.4%
1,200	75.7%
160	10.1%
1,224	43.6%

1990
Number	Percent
29.0
1,592	21.4%
5,844	78.6%
1,018	13.7%

2,640
2.45

1,618	61.3%
1,326	82.0%
150	9.3%
1,022	38.7%

1980
Number	Percent
25.4
1,701	25.3%
5,029	74.7%
806	12.0%

2,151
2.70

1,452	67.5%
1,179	81.2%
185	12.7%
699	32.5%

2022 Housing Data for Farmington town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	160	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	259	7.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	283	8.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	149	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	161	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	122	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	151	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	178	5.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	125	3.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	327	10.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	259	7.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	385	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	262	8.0%
$125,000 to $149,999	204	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	85	2.6%
$200,000 or more	150	4.6%

Median Household Income	50,827
Per Capita Income	34,294

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	248	7.6%
Public Assistance	139	4.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	706	21.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,154	66.6%
Unemployed	68	1.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	3,222	68.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,513	32.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	844	917	47.9%
Non-Profit	275	413	40.0%
Self-Employed	253	134	65.4%

Local Government	126	223	36.1%
State Government	139	162	46.2%
Federal Government	17	46	27.0%

Total Private + Self	1,097	1,051	51.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	557	844	39.8%
Total	1,654	1,895	46.6%

Pct. Govt.	20.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	452	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	517	14.0%
Professional, Technical	1,341	36.4%
Service Occupations	903	24.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	31	0.8%
All others	473	12.8%

White Collar		62.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,134	30.8%
Health care and social assistance	826	22.4%
Retail trade	326	8.8%
Manufacturing	209	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	203	5.5%
Other services	190	5.2%
Accommodation and food services	164	4.4%
Construction	140	3.8%
Public administration	112	3.0%
Finance and insurance	81	2.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	73	2.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	72	2.0%
Information	47	1.3%
Transportation and warehousing	44	1.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	40	1.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	25	0.7%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.04%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	3	0.04%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	3	0.04%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	11	0.14%
Argentinean	11	0.14%
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	36	0.46%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	29	0.37%
Vietnamese	20	0.26%
Thai	13	0.17%
Taiwanese	7	0.09%
Indian	2	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	7,321	97.4%
Other Asian	49	0.7%
Chinese	36	0.5%
Other	36	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	31	0.4%
German, other Germanic	25	0.3%
Spanish	11	0.1%
Other Indo-European	4	0.1%
Arabic	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,799	23.0%
Irish	1,201	15.4%
French	916	11.7%
French Canadian	610	7.8%
German	598	7.7%
Italian	555	7.1%
Scottish	313	4.0%
European	302	3.9%
American	285	3.6%
Polish	146	1.9%
Dutch	135	1.7%
Swedish	129	1.7%
Finnish	116	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	101	1.3%
African	99	1.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,704	98.6%
Not a citizen	109	1.4%

Native	7,503	96.0%
Foreign-born	310	4.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22	0.4%	241	4.6%	1,599	30.4%	1,391	26.5%	1,213	23.1%	792	15.1%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22	0.4%
9-12 Years	241	4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,599	30.4%
Some College	1,391	26.5%
Bach. Degree	1,213	23.1%
Grad Degree	792	15.1%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +58	D +188	D + 3.8%
D +246
2020 vs. 2012	R +242	R +458	R + 12.4%
D -216
2020 vs. 2008	R +119	R +713	R + 14.8%
D -594

2016 vs. 2008	R +61	R +901	R + 18.6%
D -840
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Joe Biden (D)	2,225	57.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,541	39.5%	140	3.6%	3,906	-5	-7	0.48%
2016	60%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,979	51.5%	Donald Trump (R)	1,483	38.6%	382	9.9%	3,844	-6	-7	0.51%
2012	60%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,441	62.5%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,299	33.2%	168	4.3%	3,908	-8	-14	0.55%
2008	68%	Barack Obama (D)	2,819	64.9%	John McCain (R)	1,422	32.7%	101	2.3%	4,342	-8	-13	0.59%
2004	66%	John Kerry (D)	2,484	60.2%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,540	37.3%	101	2.4%	4,125	-7	-13	0.56%
2000	60%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,888	52.5%	George W. Bush (R)	1,340	37.2%	371	10.3%	3,599	-7	-11	0.55%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Farmington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,225

57.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,541

39.5%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.0%

Other

1.5%

TOTAL

3,906

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): -5	Diff (US): -7

2016 President, Farmington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,979

51.5%

Donald Trump (R)

1,483

38.6%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

260

6.8%

Other

122

3.2%

TOTAL

3,844

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -7

2012 President, Farmington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,441

62.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,299

33.2%

Other

168

4.3%

TOTAL

3,908

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -14

2008 President, Farmington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,819

64.9%

John McCain (R)

1,422

32.7%

Other

101

2.3%

TOTAL

4,342

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -13

2004 President, Farmington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,540

37.3%

John Kerry (D)

2,484

60.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

1.3%

TOTAL

4,125

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -13

2000 President, Farmington town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,340

37.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,888

52.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

313

8.7%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

3,599

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Farmington town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	51%	Janet Mills* (D)	1,980	61.7%	Paul LePage (R)	1,166	36.3%	62 [+]	1.9%	3,208	-6	0.47%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 62 (1.9%);
2020	S2	63%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,835	46.6%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,773	45.0%	328 [+]	8.3%	3,936	-4	0.48%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 254 (6.5%); Max Linn (I) 74 (1.9%);
2018	S1	52%	Angus King* (I)	1,837	55.7%	Eric Brakey (R)	949	28.8%	514 [+]	15.6%	3,300	-6	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 514 (15.6%);
2018	G	51%	Janet Mills (D)	2,032	62.9%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,138	35.3%	58 [+]	1.8%	3,228	-8	0.51%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 57 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	S2	48%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,091	67.2%	Shenna Bellows (D)	1,009	32.4%	12 [+]	0.4%	3,112	-1	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 12 (0.4%);
2014	G	49%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,449	46.0%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,421	45.1%	278 [+]	8.8%	3,148	-3	0.52%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 274 (8.7%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.1%);

*: 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	3,656
Median Value	$202,900

Occupied	3,260	89.2%
Vacant	396	10.8%

Owned	1,783	54.7%
Rented	1,477	45.3%
Median Rent	$876

Single-Family Units	2,155	58.9%
Detached	2,114	57.8%
Attached	41	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	696	19.0%
Mobile Homes	392	10.7%

Farmington town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Farmington town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Farmington town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Farmington town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Farmington town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Farmington town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Farmington town, ME