Rangeley town, ME

Franklin County, ME

2022 population: 966 ( 202 from 2010 )
Land area: 41.5 square miles
Population density: 23.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	966	100.00%	15.2%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	0	0.00%	100.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-173	-18.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-29	-3.0

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
1,168
1,139	97.52%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
6	0.51%
5	0.43%
12	1.03%
29	2.48%

2000
1,048
1,040	99.24%
0	0.00%
2	0.19%
0	0.00%
3	0.29%
3	0.29%
8	0.76%

1990
1,063
1,038	97.65%
0	0.00%
14	1.32%
0	0.00%
n/a
11	1.03%
25	2.35%

1980
1,023
1,015	99.22%
0	0.00%
6	0.59%
0	0.00%
n/a
2	0.20%
8	0.78%

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

99	9.4
21	2.0

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

2	0.2
-17	-1.6

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

23	2.2
17	1.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Rangeley 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
56.5
149	15.4%
817	84.6%
227	23.5%

519
1.86

277	53.4%
231	83.4%
20	7.2%
242	46.6%

2010
Number	Percent
51.4
189	16.2%
979	83.8%
294	25.2%

575
2.03

338	58.8%
271	80.2%
28	8.3%
237	41.2%

2000
Number	Percent
41.6
248	23.7%
800	76.3%
208	19.8%

442
2.36

281	63.6%
234	83.3%
25	8.9%
161	36.4%

1990
Number	Percent
40.2
227	21.4%
836	78.6%
202	19.0%

455
2.34

300	65.9%
249	83.0%
19	6.3%
155	34.1%

1980
Number	Percent
40.3
237	23.2%
786	76.8%
173	16.9%

409
2.50

296	72.4%
259	87.5%
20	6.8%
113	27.6%

2022 Housing Data for Rangeley town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	104	20.0%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	1.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	29	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	5	1.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	15	2.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	42	8.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	56	10.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	54	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	88	17.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	67	12.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	11	2.1%
$150,000 to $199,999	9	1.7%
$200,000 or more	19	3.7%

Median Household Income	56,723
Per Capita Income	36,607

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	43	8.3%
Public Assistance	2	0.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	51	9.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	428	64.7%
Unemployed	70	10.6%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	498	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	164	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		35.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	117	168	41.1%
Non-Profit	0	5	0.0%
Self-Employed	66	77	46.2%

Local Government	43	12	78.2%
State Government	21	2	91.3%
Federal Government	10	4	71.4%

Total Private + Self	183	245	42.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	74	23	76.3%
Total	257	268	49.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	108	20.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	124	23.6%
Professional, Technical	27	5.1%
Service Occupations	103	19.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	15	2.9%
All others	163	31.0%

White Collar		49.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	83	15.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	66	12.6%
Construction	62	11.8%
Finance and insurance	49	9.3%
Accommodation and food services	47	9.0%
Public administration	45	8.6%
Educational services	38	7.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	33	6.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	5.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	23	4.4%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	14	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	12	2.3%
Health care and social assistance	9	1.7%
Transportation and warehousing	7	1.3%
Other services	5	1.0%
Wholesale trade	2	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	957	100.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	313	32.4%
Irish	218	22.6%
French	123	12.7%
German	96	9.9%
American	61	6.3%
Scottish	53	5.5%
Swedish	45	4.7%
French Canadian	36	3.7%
Greek	28	2.9%
Polish	17	1.8%
Austrian	14	1.4%
European	14	1.4%
Eastern European	5	0.5%
Ukrainian	4	0.4%
Italian	3	0.3%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	966	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	962	99.6%
Foreign-born	4	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	57	7.2%	303	38.0%	287	36.0%	66	8.3%	84	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	57	7.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	303	38.0%
Some College	287	36.0%
Bach. Degree	66	8.3%
Grad Degree	84	10.5%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +65	R +58	R + 6.4%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +99	R +139	R + 18.5%
D -40
2020 vs. 2008	R +94	R +181	R + 24.4%
D -87

2016 vs. 2008	R +29	R +123	R + 18.0%
D -94
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	98%	Donald Trump* (R)	449	59.2%	Joe Biden (D)	294	38.8%	15	2.0%	758	15	12	0.09%
2016	84%	Donald Trump (R)	384	53.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	287	39.9%	49	6.8%	720	8	7	0.10%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	350	50.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	334	48.0%	12	1.7%	696	9	3	0.10%
2008	80%	Barack Obama (D)	381	50.8%	John McCain (R)	355	47.3%	14	1.9%	750	7	2	0.10%
2004	86%	George W. Bush* (R)	440	58.4%	John Kerry (D)	295	39.2%	18	2.4%	753	14	8	0.10%
2000	87%	George W. Bush (R)	395	56.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	247	35.5%	54	7.8%	696	13	9	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Rangeley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

294

38.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

449

59.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

758

Turnout: 98%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Rangeley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

287

39.9%

Donald Trump (R)

384

53.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.1%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

720

Turnout: 84%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 7

2012 President, Rangeley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

334

48.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

350

50.3%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

696

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 3

2008 President, Rangeley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

381

50.8%

John McCain (R)

355

47.3%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

750

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 2

2004 President, Rangeley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

440

58.4%

John Kerry (D)

295

39.2%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

753

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Rangeley town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

395

56.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

247

35.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.8%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

696

Turnout: 87%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 9

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rangeley town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	90%	Paul LePage (R)	382	54.6%	Janet Mills* (D)	305	43.6%	12 [+]	1.7%	699	12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 12 (1.7%);
2020	S2	98%	Susan Collins* (R)	515	67.7%	Sara Gideon (D)	219	28.8%	27 [+]	3.5%	761	17	0.09%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 23 (3.0%); Max Linn (I) 4 (0.5%);
2018	S1	76%	Angus King* (I)	308	49.7%	Eric Brakey (R)	250	40.3%	62 [+]	10.0%	620	5	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 62 (10.0%);
2018	G	76%	Shawn Moody (R)	331	53.5%	Janet Mills (D)	257	41.5%	31 [+]	5.0%	619	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 31 (5.0%);
2014	S2	67%	Susan Collins* (R)	467	77.8%	Shenna Bellows (D)	133	22.2%	0	0.0%	600	9	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	68%	Paul LePage* (R)	359	58.9%	Michael Michaud (D)	193	31.7%	57 [+]	9.4%	609	11	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 57 (9.4%); 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	1,837
Median Value	$235,900

Occupied	519	28.3%
Vacant	1,318	71.7%

Owned	336	64.7%
Rented	183	35.3%
Median Rent	$649

Single-Family Units	1,624	88.4%
Detached	1,601	87.2%
Attached	23	1.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units	59	3.2%
Mobile Homes	54	2.9%

Rangeley town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rangeley town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Rangeley town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rangeley town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rangeley town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rangeley town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rangeley town, ME