Hampden town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 7,759 ( 502 from 2010 )
Land area: 37.9 square miles
Population density: 204.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	7,072	91.15%	1.6%
Black:	39	0.50%	5.4%
Indian:	20	0.26%	51.2%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	508	6.55%	595.9%
Hispanic:	120	1.55%	50.0%

Total non-White:	687	8.85%	134.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	108	1.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	394	6.6

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
7,257
6,964	95.96%
37	0.51%
41	0.56%
56	0.77%
73	1.01%
80	1.10%
293	4.04%

2000
6,327
6,187	97.79%
18	0.28%
46	0.73%
14	0.22%
27	0.43%
8	0.13%
140	2.21%

1990
5,974
5,813	97.30%
0	0.00%
4	0.07%
0	0.00%
n/a
26	0.44%
161	2.70%

1980
5,261
5,237	99.54%
9	0.17%
0	0.00%
10	0.19%
n/a
5	0.10%
24	0.46%

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

777	12.3
153	2.4

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

374	6.3
-21	-0.4

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

576	10.9
137	2.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Hampden 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
41.8
2,020	26.0%
5,739	74.0%
1,434	18.5%

2,972
2.60

2,120	71.3%
1,870	88.2%
147	6.9%
852	28.7%

2010
Number	Percent
40.8
1,788	24.6%
5,469	75.4%
943	13.0%

2,862
2.53

2,053	71.7%
1,670	81.3%
169	8.2%
809	28.3%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
1,716	27.1%
4,611	72.9%
680	10.7%

2,438
2.59

1,806	74.1%
1,533	84.9%
118	6.5%
632	25.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.8
1,681	28.1%
4,293	71.9%
532	8.9%

2,127
2.81

1,615	75.9%
1,398	86.6%
100	6.2%
512	24.1%

1980
Number	Percent
29.8
1,667	31.7%
3,594	68.3%
418	7.9%

1,730
3.03

1,455	84.1%
1,261	86.7%
108	7.4%
275	15.9%

2022 Housing Data for Hampden town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	83	2.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	25	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	81	2.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	89	3.0%
$25,000 to $29,999	76	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	131	4.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	27	0.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	140	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	84	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	281	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	161	5.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	331	11.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	543	18.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	189	6.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	324	10.9%
$200,000 or more	407	13.7%

Median Household Income	97,260
Per Capita Income	44,901

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	41	1.4%
Public Assistance	30	1.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	72	2.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	3,700	82.9%
Unemployed	75	1.7%
In Armed Forces	12	0.3%

Total Labor Force	3,787	84.8%
Not in Labor Force	678	15.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		16.9%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,262	1,042	54.8%
Non-Profit	389	397	49.5%
Self-Employed	278	82	77.2%

Local Government	73	149	32.9%
State Government	45	145	23.7%
Federal Government	57	18	76.0%

Total Private + Self	1,540	1,124	57.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	564	709	44.3%
Total	2,104	1,833	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	789	20.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	771	19.6%
Professional, Technical	1,156	29.4%
Service Occupations	539	13.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	49	1.2%
All others	682	17.3%

White Collar		69.0%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,045	26.5%
Retail trade	488	12.4%
Educational services	316	8.0%
Accommodation and food services	316	8.0%
Finance and insurance	288	7.3%
Manufacturing	228	5.8%
Public administration	222	5.6%
Construction	206	5.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	198	5.0%
Transportation and warehousing	178	4.5%
Wholesale trade	114	2.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	95	2.4%
Other services	76	1.9%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	64	1.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	52	1.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	30	0.8%
Utilities	21	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	120	1.55%
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	7,138	96.8%
Arabic	111	1.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	51	0.7%
German, other Germanic	36	0.5%
Spanish	19	0.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	18	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	1,482	19.1%
Irish	1,358	17.5%
German	799	10.3%
French	661	8.5%
Italian	516	6.7%
American	504	6.5%
Scottish	424	5.5%
French Canadian	385	5.0%
Polish	188	2.4%
Lithuanian	136	1.8%
Scotch-Irish	130	1.7%
Arab	120	1.5%
Russian	108	1.4%
Swedish	108	1.4%
European	96	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	7,682	99.0%
Not a citizen	77	1.0%

Native	7,565	97.5%
Foreign-born	194	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
90	1.7%	95	1.8%	1,089	20.1%	1,623	30.0%	1,529	28.3%	984	18.2%
Average years of education: 14.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	90	1.7%
9-12 Years	95	1.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,089	20.1%
Some College	1,623	30.0%
Bach. Degree	1,529	28.3%
Grad Degree	984	18.2%
Average years of education: 14.6

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +162	D +360	D + 8.3%
D +522
2020 vs. 2012	R +166	D +272	D + 6.0%
D +438
2020 vs. 2008	R +113	D +179	D + 3.8%
D +292

2016 vs. 2008	R -49	R +181	R + 4.5%
D -230
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Joe Biden (D)	2,451	50.2%	Donald Trump* (R)	2,265	46.4%	162	3.3%	4,878	2	0	0.60%
2016	74%	Donald Trump (R)	2,103	47.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,929	43.8%	369	8.4%	4,401	3	2	0.59%
2012	74%	Mitt Romney (R)	2,099	50.1%	Barack Obama* (D)	2,013	48.0%	79	1.9%	4,191	9	3	0.59%
2008	83%	Barack Obama (D)	2,159	49.4%	John McCain (R)	2,152	49.2%	61	1.4%	4,372	9	4	0.60%
2004	86%	George W. Bush* (R)	2,247	52.9%	John Kerry (D)	1,933	45.5%	64	1.5%	4,244	8	2	0.57%
2000	80%	George W. Bush (R)	1,962	53.3%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,508	41.0%	211	5.7%	3,681	9	5	0.56%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Hampden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,451

50.2%

Donald Trump* (R)

2,265

46.4%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

123

2.5%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

4,878

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 2	Diff (US): 0

2016 President, Hampden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,929

43.8%

Donald Trump (R)

2,103

47.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

272

6.2%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

4,401

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 2

2012 President, Hampden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

2,013

48.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

2,099

50.1%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

4,191

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

2008 President, Hampden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

2,159

49.4%

John McCain (R)

2,152

49.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

4,372

Turnout: 83%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 4

2004 President, Hampden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

2,247

52.9%

John Kerry (D)

1,933

45.5%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.9%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

4,244

Turnout: 86%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 2

2000 President, Hampden town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,962

53.3%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,508

41.0%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

180

4.9%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

3,681

Turnout: 80%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hampden town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	64%	Janet Mills* (D)	2,034	50.0%	Paul LePage (R)	1,976	48.6%	57 [+]	1.4%	4,067	6	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 57 (1.4%);
2020	S2	78%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,827	57.6%	Sara Gideon (D)	1,834	37.3%	250 [+]	5.1%	4,911	7	0.60%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 184 (3.7%); Max Linn (I) 66 (1.3%);
2018	S1	59%	Angus King* (I)	1,873	51.6%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,490	41.1%	264 [+]	7.3%	3,627	6	0.57%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 264 (7.3%);
2018	G	57%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,689	48.0%	Janet Mills (D)	1,665	47.3%	168 [+]	4.8%	3,522	5	0.56%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 168 (4.8%);
2014	S2	57%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,483	74.7%	Shenna Bellows (D)	843	25.3%	0	0.0%	3,326	6	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	58%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,772	52.8%	Michael Michaud (D)	1,335	39.7%	252 [+]	7.5%	3,359	5	0.55%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 252 (7.5%); 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	3,173
Median Value	$268,200

Occupied	2,972	93.7%
Vacant	201	6.3%

Owned	2,559	86.1%
Rented	413	13.9%
Median Rent	$1,035

Single-Family Units	2,796	88.1%
Detached	2,667	84.1%
Attached	129	4.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	164	5.2%
Mobile Homes	58	1.8%

Hampden town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hampden town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Hampden town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hampden town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hampden town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Hampden town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Hampden town, ME