Friendship town, ME

Knox County, ME

2022 population: 1,145 ( 7 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.1 square miles
Population density: 81.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,116	97.47%	2.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	13	1.14%	225.0%
Hispanic:	16	1.40%	300.0%

Total non-White:	29	2.53%	190.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-26	-2.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	19	2.0

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
1,152
1,142	99.13%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.17%
4	0.35%
4	0.35%
10	0.87%

2000
1,204
1,194	99.17%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
4	0.33%
6	0.50%
10	0.83%

1990
1,099
1,095	99.64%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
4	0.36%
4	0.36%

1980
1,065
1,062	99.72%
0	0.00%
3	0.28%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
3	0.28%

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

-52	-4.3
0	0.0

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

99	9.0
6	0.5

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

33	3.1
1	0.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Friendship 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
56.9
193	16.9%
952	83.1%
469	41.0%

509
2.25

317	62.3%
263	83.0%
22	6.9%
192	37.7%

2010
Number	Percent
50.1
198	17.2%
954	82.8%
292	25.3%

508
2.27

352	69.3%
288	81.8%
15	4.3%
156	30.7%

2000
Number	Percent
42.4
253	21.0%
951	79.0%
237	19.7%

504
2.39

349	69.2%
313	89.7%
8	2.3%
155	30.8%

1990
Number	Percent
38.0
276	25.1%
823	74.9%
222	20.2%

434
2.53

319	73.5%
290	90.9%
9	2.8%
115	26.5%

1980
Number	Percent
32.0
302	28.4%
763	71.6%
147	13.8%

378
2.82

317	83.9%
289	91.2%
8	2.5%
61	16.1%

2022 Housing Data for Friendship town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	37	7.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	1.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	25	4.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	18	3.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	34	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	13	2.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	4	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	45	8.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	53	10.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	71	13.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	71	13.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	44	8.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	16	3.1%
$200,000 or more	42	8.3%

Median Household Income	70,625
Per Capita Income	41,918

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	0	0.0%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	18	3.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	352	73.0%
Unemployed	14	2.9%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	366	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	116	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	104	98	51.5%
Non-Profit	9	39	18.8%
Self-Employed	96	33	74.4%

Local Government	3	41	6.8%
State Government	7	16	30.4%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	200	131	60.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	19	96	16.5%
Total	219	227	49.1%

Pct. Govt.	15.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34	7.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	33	7.4%
Professional, Technical	138	30.9%
Service Occupations	96	21.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	45	10.1%
All others	145	32.5%

White Collar		46.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	86	19.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	15.2%
Educational services	59	13.2%
Construction	35	7.8%
Other services	35	7.8%
Manufacturing	32	7.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	29	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	24	5.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	19	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	17	3.8%
Retail trade	17	3.8%
Finance and insurance	9	2.0%
Public administration	9	2.0%
Information	4	0.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	0.7%

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	8	0.70%
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	8	0.70%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	8	0.70%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,082	97.8%
Spanish	15	1.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	0.5%
German, other Germanic	3	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	291	25.4%
German	143	12.5%
Irish	98	8.6%
American	97	8.5%
Italian	58	5.1%
Scottish	54	4.7%
Scotch-Irish	36	3.1%
Polish	35	3.1%
French	26	2.3%
Scandinavian	22	1.9%
European	20	1.7%
Finnish	16	1.4%
Dutch	12	1.0%
French Canadian	12	1.0%
Slovak	11	1.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,145	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	1,131	98.8%
Foreign-born	14	1.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
7	0.8%	45	5.0%	276	30.6%	195	21.6%	236	26.2%	142	15.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	7	0.8%
9-12 Years	45	5.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	276	30.6%
Some College	195	21.6%
Bach. Degree	236	26.2%
Grad Degree	142	15.8%
Average years of education: 14.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +52	R +14	D + 0.8%
D +38
2020 vs. 2012	R +117	R +129	R + 15.6%
D -12
2020 vs. 2008	R +81	R +87	R + 10.0%
D -6

2016 vs. 2008	R +29	R +73	R + 10.7%
D -44
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	85%	Donald Trump* (R)	477	59.7%	Joe Biden (D)	309	38.7%	13	1.6%	799	16	13	0.10%
2016	78%	Donald Trump (R)	425	57.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	271	36.6%	45	6.1%	741	12	11	0.10%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	360	51.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	321	45.5%	24	3.4%	705	10	4	0.10%
2008	76%	John McCain (R)	396	55.0%	Barack Obama (D)	315	43.8%	9	1.2%	720	15	9	0.10%
2004	82%	George W. Bush* (R)	461	59.2%	John Kerry (D)	301	38.6%	17	2.2%	779	15	8	0.11%
2000	78%	George W. Bush (R)	444	59.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	253	33.9%	49	6.6%	746	16	12	0.11%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Friendship town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

309

38.7%

Donald Trump* (R)

477

59.7%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.4%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

799

Turnout: 85%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 13

2016 President, Friendship town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

271

36.6%

Donald Trump (R)

425

57.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

741

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2012 President, Friendship town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

321

45.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

360

51.1%

Other

3.4%

TOTAL

705

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 4

2008 President, Friendship town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

315

43.8%

John McCain (R)

396

55.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

720

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 9

2004 President, Friendship town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

461

59.2%

John Kerry (D)

301

38.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.4%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

779

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 8

2000 President, Friendship town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

444

59.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

253

33.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.0%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

746

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Friendship town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	81%	Paul LePage (R)	476	62.1%	Janet Mills* (D)	278	36.2%	13 [+]	1.7%	767	20	0.11%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 13 (1.7%);
2020	S2	85%	Susan Collins* (R)	526	65.3%	Sara Gideon (D)	244	30.3%	35 [+]	4.3%	805	14	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 25 (3.1%); Max Linn (I) 10 (1.2%);
2018	S1	68%	Eric Brakey (R)	303	47.1%	Angus King* (I)	293	45.6%	47 [+]	7.3%	643	12	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 47 (7.3%);
2018	G	67%	Shawn Moody (R)	338	53.1%	Janet Mills (D)	270	42.5%	28 [+]	4.4%	636	10	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 27 (4.2%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);
2014	S2	65%	Susan Collins* (R)	445	72.6%	Shenna Bellows (D)	168	27.4%	0	0.0%	613	4	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	65%	Paul LePage* (R)	382	61.6%	Michael Michaud (D)	201	32.4%	37 [+]	6.0%	620	13	0.10%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 37 (6.0%); 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	820
Median Value	$273,200

Occupied	509	62.1%
Vacant	311	37.9%

Owned	440	86.4%
Rented	69	13.6%
Median Rent	$1,279

Single-Family Units	748	91.2%
Detached	740	90.2%
Attached	8	1.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	69	8.4%

Friendship town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Friendship town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Friendship town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Friendship town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Friendship town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Friendship town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Friendship town, ME