2022 population: 125,540 ( 3,389 from 2010 , 1,904 from 2020)
Land area: 867.5 square miles
Population density: 144.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	117,603	93.68%	0.9%
Black:	1,049	0.84%	63.4%
Indian:	654	0.52%	17.0%
Asian:	1,268	1.01%	36.3%
2+ races:	2,494	1.99%	33.1%
Hispanic:	2,472	1.97%	64.4%

Total non-White:	7,937	6.32%	41.7%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,450	9.9
Deaths:	3,567	14.4
Net Migration:	2,840	11.5
Net Immigration:	167	0.7

Change in White population:	1,054	0.9
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,335	1.9

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
122,151
116,549	95.41%
642	0.53%
559	0.46%
930	0.76%
1,874	1.53%
1,504	1.23%
5,602	4.59%

2000
117,114
113,566	96.97%
384	0.33%
450	0.38%
708	0.60%
1,100	0.94%
852	0.73%
3,548	3.03%

1990
115,904
114,082	98.43%
247	0.21%
414	0.36%
759	0.65%
n/a
402	0.35%
1,822	1.57%

1980
109,889
108,508	98.74%
105	0.10%
306	0.28%
344	0.31%
n/a
594	0.54%
1,381	1.26%

1970
95,247
94,680	99.40%
105	0.11%
91	0.10%
84	0.09%
n/a
236	0.25%
567	0.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
11,554	9.9
10,659	9.1
3,417	2.9
371	0.3

2,983	2.5
2,054	1.8

Number	Rate
1990's
13,202	11.4
11,228	9.7
-2,368	-2.0
225	0.2

-516	-0.4
1,726	1.5

Number	Rate
1980's
15,427	14.0
10,595	9.6
1,579	1.4
n/a

5,574	5.1
441	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,868	8.3
n/a

13,828	14.5
814	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Kennebec 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
44.3
23,606	18.8%
101,934	81.2%
25,596	20.4%

53,452
2.25

32,252	60.3%
23,970	74.3%
3,298	10.2%
21,200	39.7%

2010
Number	Percent
42.8
25,308	20.7%
96,843	79.3%
18,960	15.5%

51,128
2.32

32,368	63.3%
24,517	75.7%
3,325	10.3%
18,760	36.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.5
27,944	23.9%
89,170	76.1%
16,685	14.2%

47,738
2.38

31,420	65.8%
24,784	78.9%
3,322	10.6%
16,318	34.2%

1990
Number	Percent
34.2
29,313	25.3%
86,591	74.7%
15,541	13.4%

43,879
2.55

30,937	70.5%
25,714	83.1%
2,679	8.7%
12,942	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.6
31,570	28.7%
78,319	71.3%
13,411	12.2%

38,569
2.74

28,586	74.1%
24,172	84.6%
2,322	8.1%
9,983	25.9%

2022 Housing Data for Kennebec County, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,556	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,089	3.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,961	3.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,799	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,635	4.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,101	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,268	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,887	5.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,324	4.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	4,303	8.1%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,279	9.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	7,009	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	5,573	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,368	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,674	6.9%
$200,000 or more	2,626	4.9%

Median Household Income	62,118
Per Capita Income	36,009

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	91
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,412	6.4%
Public Assistance	1,147	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,263	13.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	54,643	71.7%
Unemployed	2,470	3.2%
In Armed Forces	123	0.2%

Total Labor Force	57,236	75.1%
Not in Labor Force	18,958	24.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	18,778	15,682	54.5%
Non-Profit	3,031	5,362	36.1%
Self-Employed	4,410	2,114	67.6%

Local Government	1,783	2,825	38.7%
State Government	1,948	3,027	39.2%
Federal Government	649	663	49.5%

Total Private + Self	23,188	17,796	56.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	7,411	11,877	38.4%
Total	30,599	29,673	50.8%

Pct. Govt.	18.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	9,002	14.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	12,806	21.2%
Professional, Technical	15,818	26.2%
Service Occupations	9,358	15.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	559	0.9%
All others	13,345	22.1%

White Collar		62.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	10,311	17.1%
Retail trade	8,532	14.1%
Educational services	7,586	12.6%
Construction	4,965	8.2%
Public administration	4,871	8.1%
Manufacturing	4,210	7.0%
Accommodation and food services	3,328	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,961	4.9%
Other services	2,429	4.0%
Finance and insurance	2,373	3.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,797	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	1,485	2.5%
Wholesale trade	1,343	2.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,146	1.9%
Information	912	1.5%
Utilities	847	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	588	1.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	585	1.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	51	0.1%
Management	9	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	456	0.37%
Puerto Rican	330	0.27%
Cuban	141	0.11%
Dominican	62	0.05%

Total Central American	137	0.11%
Costa Rican	21	0.02%
Guatemalan	5	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	40	0.03%
Salvadoran	71	0.06%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	212	0.17%
Argentinean	7	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	13	0.01%
Colombian	26	0.02%
Ecuadorian	41	0.03%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	99	0.08%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	9	0.01%
Other South American	17	0.01%

Other Hispanic	865	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	411	0.33%
Filipino	189	0.15%
Vietnamese	159	0.13%
Indian	114	0.09%
Korean	84	0.07%
Taiwanese	68	0.05%
Cambodian	18	0.01%
Japanese	11	0.01%
Indonesian	6	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	112,587	95.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2,545	2.2%
Spanish	875	0.7%
Other Indo-European	502	0.4%
German, other Germanic	466	0.4%
Chinese	415	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	292	0.2%
Other	116	0.1%
Other Asian	104	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	26,382	21.3%
French	22,164	17.9%
Irish	18,704	15.1%
French Canadian	10,107	8.2%
German	9,008	7.3%
American	6,773	5.5%
Italian	5,213	4.2%
Scottish	5,092	4.1%
Polish	3,089	2.5%
Scotch-Irish	1,772	1.4%
Swedish	1,714	1.4%
European	1,612	1.3%
Norwegian	1,309	1.1%
Dutch	1,134	0.9%
Russian	1,052	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	122,803	99.0%
Not a citizen	1,200	1.0%

Native	120,931	97.5%
Foreign-born	3,072	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,764	2.0%	3,131	3.5%	31,763	35.3%	26,473	29.4%	16,692	18.5%	10,196	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,764	2.0%
9-12 Years	3,131	3.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	31,763	35.3%
Some College	26,473	29.4%
Bach. Degree	16,692	18.5%
Grad Degree	10,196	11.3%
Average years of education: 13.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	61,088	58,340	2,748	4.5%	5.3%
1991	61,056	56,689	4,367	7.2%	7.8%
1992	61,086	56,686	4,400	7.2%	7.4%
1993	59,435	55,449	3,986	6.7%	6.8%
1994	58,747	54,973	3,774	6.4%	6.6%
1995	59,890	55,863	4,027	6.7%	5.9%
1996	60,621	57,072	3,549	5.9%	5.3%
1997	60,276	56,840	3,436	5.7%	5.2%
1998	59,181	56,020	3,161	5.3%	4.5%
1999	59,562	56,911	2,651	4.5%	4.0%

2000	61,285	59,157	2,128	3.5%	3.3%
2001	60,797	58,519	2,278	3.7%	3.8%
2002	60,750	58,094	2,656	4.4%	4.5%
2003	61,029	57,828	3,201	5.2%	5.1%
2004	60,986	58,033	2,953	4.8%	4.6%
2005	62,051	58,918	3,133	5.0%	4.9%
2006	62,939	60,074	2,865	4.6%	4.7%
2007	62,739	59,864	2,875	4.6%	4.7%
2008	63,405	60,116	3,289	5.2%	5.3%
2009	63,236	58,264	4,972	7.9%	8.4%

2010	63,150	58,167	4,983	7.9%	8.4%
2011	63,259	58,620	4,639	7.3%	7.7%
2012	63,002	58,655	4,347	6.9%	7.2%
2013	63,761	59,751	4,010	6.3%	6.7%
2014	63,463	60,072	3,391	5.3%	5.6%
2015	62,035	59,397	2,638	4.3%	4.4%
2016	62,459	60,193	2,266	3.6%	3.8%
2017	62,835	60,749	2,086	3.3%	3.4%
2018	62,416	60,542	1,874	3.0%	3.1%
2019	62,273	60,628	1,645	2.6%	2.7%

2020	61,376	58,332	3,044	5.0%	5.4%
2021	61,683	59,007	2,676	4.3%	4.6%
2022	60,945	59,223	1,722	2.8%	2.9%
2023	62,344	60,714	1,630	2.6%	2.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	62,778
Median Value	$198,300

Occupied	53,452	85.1%
Vacant	9,326	14.9%

Owned	38,739	72.5%
Rented	14,713	27.5%
Median Rent	$900

Single-Family Units	42,581	67.8%
Detached	41,918	66.8%
Attached	663	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	5,692	9.1%
Mobile Homes	6,866	10.9%

Kennebec County, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kennebec County, ME

2022 Housing Data for Kennebec County, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kennebec County, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kennebec County, ME

Historical Labor Force Data for Kennebec County, ME