Chelsea town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 2,775 ( 54 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.5 square miles
Population density: 142.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,636	94.99%	0.5%
Black:	14	0.50%	600.0%
Indian:	10	0.36%	64.3%
Asian:	5	0.18%	76.2%
2+ races:	98	3.53%	276.9%
Hispanic:	12	0.43%	42.9%

Total non-White:	139	5.01%	41.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	13	0.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	41	1.8

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
2,721
2,623	96.40%
2	0.07%
28	1.03%
21	0.77%
26	0.96%
21	0.77%
98	3.60%

2000
2,552
2,485	97.37%
10	0.39%
7	0.27%
0	0.00%
37	1.45%
13	0.51%
67	2.63%

1990
2,497
2,483	99.44%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
14	0.56%

1980
2,522
2,496	98.97%
0	0.00%
20	0.79%
4	0.16%
n/a
2	0.08%
26	1.03%

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

138	5.4
31	1.2

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

2	0.1
53	2.1

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

-13	-0.5
-12	-0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Chelsea 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
45.1
606	21.8%
2,169	78.2%
665	24.0%

1,022
2.51

732	71.6%
553	75.5%
98	13.4%
290	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
44.9
552	20.3%
2,169	79.7%
396	14.6%

1,046
2.48

758	72.5%
596	78.6%
63	8.3%
288	27.5%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
638	25.0%
1,914	75.0%
271	10.6%

944
2.60

704	74.6%
538	76.4%
66	9.4%
240	25.4%

1990
Number	Percent
32.0
657	26.3%
1,840	73.7%
273	10.9%

831
2.77

634	76.3%
493	77.8%
68	10.7%
197	23.7%

1980
Number	Percent
32.6
747	29.6%
1,775	70.4%
261	10.3%

696
3.11

579	83.2%
494	85.3%
30	5.2%
117	16.8%

2022 Housing Data for Chelsea town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	38	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	68	6.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	70	6.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	32	3.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	26	2.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	43	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	35	3.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	29	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	74	7.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	93	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	182	17.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	107	10.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	94	9.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	93	9.1%
$200,000 or more	38	3.7%

Median Household Income	76,250
Per Capita Income	33,347

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	56	5.5%
Public Assistance	51	5.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	184	18.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	1,119	71.7%
Unemployed	45	2.9%
In Armed Forces	14	0.9%

Total Labor Force	1,178	75.5%
Not in Labor Force	383	24.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.4%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	400	312	56.2%
Non-Profit	30	45	40.0%
Self-Employed	92	39	70.2%

Local Government	29	61	32.2%
State Government	44	107	29.1%
Federal Government	2	40	4.8%

Total Private + Self	492	351	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	105	253	29.3%
Total	597	604	49.7%

Pct. Govt.	23.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	229	19.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	262	21.8%
Professional, Technical	226	18.8%
Service Occupations	193	16.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	5	0.4%
All others	291	24.2%

White Collar		59.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	206	17.2%
Retail trade	181	15.1%
Construction	132	11.0%
Public administration	121	10.1%
Other services	85	7.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	85	7.1%
Educational services	83	6.9%
Accommodation and food services	65	5.4%
Manufacturing	62	5.2%
Wholesale trade	53	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	45	3.7%
Finance and insurance	40	3.3%
Utilities	14	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	13	1.1%
Information	8	0.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	0.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	3	0.11%
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	9	0.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	5	0.18%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,548	97.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	52	2.0%
Other Indo-European	10	0.4%
Tagalog	5	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	592	21.3%
Irish	509	18.3%
French	410	14.8%
German	228	8.2%
Polish	167	6.0%
French Canadian	150	5.4%
American	110	4.0%
Scotch-Irish	99	3.6%
Scottish	89	3.2%
Italian	71	2.6%
Lithuanian	63	2.3%
Norwegian	28	1.0%
Canadian	24	0.9%
Dutch	22	0.8%
European	21	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	2,756	99.3%
Not a citizen	19	0.7%

Native	2,737	98.6%
Foreign-born	38	1.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
66	3.2%	153	7.5%	863	42.5%	560	27.6%	290	14.3%	100	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	66	3.2%
9-12 Years	153	7.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	863	42.5%
Some College	560	27.6%
Bach. Degree	290	14.3%
Grad Degree	100	4.9%
Average years of education: 12.8

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +57	D +28	D + 4.1%
D +85
2020 vs. 2012	R +313	R +401	R + 27.4%
D -88
2020 vs. 2008	R +269	R +372	R + 24.9%
D -103

2016 vs. 2008	R +212	R +400	R + 29.1%
D -188
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Donald Trump* (R)	917	58.7%	Joe Biden (D)	605	38.7%	41	2.6%	1,563	15	12	0.19%
2016	67%	Donald Trump (R)	860	58.5%	Hillary Clinton (D)	520	35.4%	90	6.1%	1,470	14	13	0.20%
2012	62%	Barack Obama* (D)	693	51.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	604	44.7%	53	3.9%	1,350	4	-2	0.19%
2008	65%	Barack Obama (D)	708	51.2%	John McCain (R)	648	46.9%	26	1.9%	1,382	7	1	0.19%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	671	49.5%	John Kerry (D)	660	48.7%	24	1.8%	1,355	5	-1	0.18%
2000	61%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	642	54.7%	George W. Bush (R)	465	39.6%	67	5.7%	1,174	-4	-8	0.18%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

605

38.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

917

58.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

1,563

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 12

2016 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

520

35.4%

Donald Trump (R)

860

58.5%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

1,470

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 14	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

693

51.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

604

44.7%

Other

3.9%

TOTAL

1,350

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): -2

2008 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

708

51.2%

John McCain (R)

648

46.9%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

1,382

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 1

2004 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

671

49.5%

John Kerry (D)

660

48.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.2%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,355

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Chelsea town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

465

39.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

642

54.7%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.7%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

1,174

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): -8

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chelsea town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	58%	Paul LePage (R)	716	55.5%	Janet Mills* (D)	543	42.1%	30 [+]	2.3%	1,289	13	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 30 (2.3%);
2020	S2	71%	Susan Collins* (R)	1,005	63.9%	Sara Gideon (D)	464	29.5%	104 [+]	6.6%	1,573	13	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 75 (4.8%); Max Linn (I) 29 (1.8%);
2018	S1	54%	Angus King* (I)	588	48.7%	Eric Brakey (R)	539	44.7%	80 [+]	6.6%	1,207	9	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 80 (6.6%);
2018	G	54%	Shawn Moody (R)	650	53.9%	Janet Mills (D)	467	38.7%	90 [+]	7.5%	1,207	11	0.19%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 90 (7.5%);
2014	S2	55%	Susan Collins* (R)	912	75.7%	Shenna Bellows (D)	292	24.2%	1 [+]	0.1%	1,205	7	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2014	G	56%	Paul LePage* (R)	687	56.3%	Michael Michaud (D)	443	36.3%	91 [+]	7.5%	1,221	8	0.20%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 90 (7.4%); Other (Write-in) 1 (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	1,022
Median Value	$155,500

Occupied	1,022	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Owned	948	92.8%
Rented	74	7.2%
Median Rent	$1,343

Single-Family Units	807	79.0%
Detached	797	78.0%
Attached	10	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	192	18.8%

Chelsea town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Chelsea town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Chelsea town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Chelsea town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Chelsea town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Chelsea town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Chelsea town, ME