Sweden town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 546 ( 155 from 2010 )
Land area: 28.8 square miles
Population density: 18.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	502	91.94%	34.9%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	26	4.76%	1200.0%
Asian:	3	0.55%	200.0%
2+ races:	15	2.75%	36.4%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	44	8.06%	131.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	130	40.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	25	7.8

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
391
372	95.14%
1	0.26%
2	0.51%
1	0.26%
11	2.81%
3	0.77%
19	4.86%

2000
316
314	99.37%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.63%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.63%

1990
222
207	93.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
15	6.76%

1980
164
164	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

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

58	18.4
17	5.4

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

107	48.2
-13	-5.9

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

43	26.2
15	9.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Sweden 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
46.0
121	22.2%
425	77.8%
123	22.5%

201
2.72

117	58.2%
94	80.3%
14	12.0%
84	41.8%

2010
Number	Percent
50.9
69	17.6%
322	82.4%
86	22.0%

178
2.20

122	68.5%
101	82.8%
6	4.9%
56	31.5%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
85	26.9%
231	73.1%
40	12.7%

123
2.57

93	75.6%
74	79.6%
6	6.5%
30	24.4%

1990
Number	Percent
42.5
34	15.3%
188	84.7%
28	12.6%

96
2.31

70	72.9%
58	82.9%
9	12.9%
26	27.1%

1980
Number	Percent
38.9
40	24.4%
124	75.6%
28	17.1%

75
2.19

49	65.3%
45	91.8%
4	8.2%
26	34.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sweden town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2	1.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	8	4.0%
$15,000 to $19,999	13	6.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	11	5.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	6	3.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	10	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	6	3.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	12	6.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	15	7.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	7	3.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	17	8.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	37	18.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	39	19.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	3.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	7	3.5%
$200,000 or more	5	2.5%

Median Household Income	71,563
Per Capita Income	33,085

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	6.0%
Public Assistance	1	0.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	21	10.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	239	77.1%
Unemployed	16	5.2%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	255	82.3%
Not in Labor Force	55	17.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	62	66	48.4%
Non-Profit	30	18	62.5%
Self-Employed	29	23	55.8%

Local Government	2	30	6.2%
State Government	0	0	?%
Federal Government	0	0	?%

Total Private + Self	91	89	50.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	32	48	40.0%
Total	123	137	47.3%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	43	16.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	49	18.8%
Professional, Technical	47	18.1%
Service Occupations	45	17.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4	1.5%
All others	76	29.2%

White Collar		53.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	48	18.5%
Construction	44	16.9%
Retail trade	31	11.9%
Educational services	26	10.0%
Health care and social assistance	25	9.6%
Manufacturing	24	9.2%
Accommodation and food services	20	7.7%
Transportation and warehousing	8	3.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	8	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	6	2.3%
Public administration	6	2.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	4	1.5%
Information	3	1.2%
Finance and insurance	2	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2	0.8%
Other services	2	0.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1	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	%
Filipino	3	0.55%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	503	98.6%
Other Asian	5	1.0%
German, other Germanic	2	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	210	38.5%
French	65	11.9%
Irish	63	11.5%
Scottish	51	9.3%
German	35	6.4%
Italian	28	5.1%
Polish	26	4.8%
French Canadian	23	4.2%
Lebanese	22	4.0%
American	16	2.9%
Scotch-Irish	12	2.2%
Swedish	11	2.0%
Canadian	5	0.9%
British	4	0.7%
Portuguese	3	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	536	98.2%
Not a citizen	10	1.8%

Native	528	96.7%
Foreign-born	18	3.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
6	1.5%	25	6.2%	151	37.5%	107	26.6%	88	21.8%	26	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	6	1.5%
9-12 Years	25	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	151	37.5%
Some College	107	26.6%
Bach. Degree	88	21.8%
Grad Degree	26	6.5%
Average years of education: 13.5

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -8	D +58	D + 21.3%
D +50
2020 vs. 2012	R +12	D +28	D + 7.8%
D +40
2020 vs. 2008	R +6	D +43	D + 14.5%
D +49

2016 vs. 2008	R +14	R +15	R + 6.9%
D -1
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Joe Biden (D)	165	58.3%	Donald Trump* (R)	108	38.2%	10	3.5%	283	-6	-9	0.03%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	116	46.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	115	46.4%	17	6.9%	248	2	1	0.03%
2012	65%	Barack Obama* (D)	125	55.3%	Mitt Romney (R)	96	42.5%	5	2.2%	226	1	-5	0.03%
2008	74%	Barack Obama (D)	116	51.6%	John McCain (R)	102	45.3%	7	3.1%	225	5	0	0.03%
2004	76%	George W. Bush* (R)	112	55.4%	John Kerry (D)	88	43.6%	2	1.0%	202	11	5	0.03%
2000	76%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	79	45.1%	George W. Bush (R)	78	44.6%	18	10.3%	175	1	-3	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Sweden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

165

58.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

108

38.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

2.1%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

283

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -9

2016 President, Sweden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

115

46.4%

Donald Trump (R)

116

46.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

248

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 1

2012 President, Sweden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

125

55.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

42.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

226

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -5

2008 President, Sweden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

116

51.6%

John McCain (R)

102

45.3%

Other

3.1%

TOTAL

225

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 0

2004 President, Sweden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

112

55.4%

John Kerry (D)

43.6%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.5%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

202

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 5

2000 President, Sweden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

44.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

45.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

8.6%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

175

Turnout: 76%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): -3

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sweden town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	51%	Janet Mills* (D)	137	60.6%	Paul LePage (R)	85	37.6%	4 [+]	1.8%	226	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 4 (1.8%);
2020	S2	64%	Susan Collins* (R)	141	49.8%	Sara Gideon (D)	124	43.8%	18 [+]	6.4%	283	-1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 13 (4.6%); Max Linn (I) 5 (1.8%);
2018	S1	52%	Angus King* (I)	116	53.7%	Eric Brakey (R)	83	38.4%	17 [+]	7.9%	216	3	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 17 (7.9%);
2018	G	51%	Janet Mills (D)	101	47.2%	Shawn Moody (R)	94	43.9%	19 [+]	8.9%	214	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 19 (8.9%);
2014	S2	55%	Susan Collins* (R)	130	63.7%	Shenna Bellows (D)	74	36.3%	0	0.0%	204	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	55%	Paul LePage* (R)	101	49.3%	Michael Michaud (D)	90	43.9%	14 [+]	6.8%	205	1	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 14 (6.8%); 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	345
Median Value	$275,000

Occupied	201	58.3%
Vacant	144	41.7%

Owned	193	96.0%
Rented	8	4.0%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	303	87.8%
Detached	303	87.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	40	11.6%

Sweden town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sweden town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Sweden town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sweden town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sweden town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sweden town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sweden town, ME