Cambridge town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 522 ( 60 from 2010 )
Land area: 19.3 square miles
Population density: 27.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	491	94.06%	10.8%
Black:	4	0.77%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	2	0.38%	33.3%
2+ races:	25	4.79%	257.1%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	31	5.94%	63.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	48	12.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	12	3.1

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
462
443	95.89%
0	0.00%
2	0.43%
3	0.65%
7	1.52%
7	1.52%
19	4.11%

2000
547
546	99.82%
1	0.18%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
1	0.18%

1990
490
452	92.24%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
38	7.76%

1980
480
465	96.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
3	0.62%
15	3.12%

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

-103	-18.8
18	3.3

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

94	19.2
-37	-7.6

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

-13	-2.7
23	4.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Cambridge 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
39.0
101	19.3%
421	80.7%
114	21.8%

234
2.23

158	67.5%
122	77.2%
15	9.5%
76	32.5%

2010
Number	Percent
48.3
81	17.5%
381	82.5%
81	17.5%

197
2.35

136	69.0%
113	83.1%
8	5.9%
61	31.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.6
146	26.7%
401	73.3%
75	13.7%

207
2.64

157	75.8%
137	87.3%
9	5.7%
50	24.2%

1990
Number	Percent
32.5
118	24.1%
372	75.9%
25	5.1%

163
3.01

123	75.5%
98	79.7%
11	8.9%
40	24.5%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
169	35.2%
311	64.8%
47	9.8%

155
3.10

127	81.9%
114	89.8%
9	7.1%
28	18.1%

2022 Housing Data for Cambridge town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	19	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	20	8.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	18	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	13	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	12	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3	1.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	1.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	25	10.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	15	6.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	28	12.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	53	22.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	10	4.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	3	1.3%
$200,000 or more	4	1.7%

Median Household Income	56,667
Per Capita Income	30,831

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	4.7%
Public Assistance	5	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	22	9.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	224	68.3%
Unemployed	10	3.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	234	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	94	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	55	60	47.8%
Non-Profit	4	53	7.0%
Self-Employed	50	5	90.9%

Local Government	0	3	0.0%
State Government	0	8	0.0%
Federal Government	2	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	105	65	61.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6	64	8.6%
Total	111	129	46.2%

Pct. Govt.	5.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	77	32.1%
Sales and Office Occupations	28	11.7%
Professional, Technical	28	11.7%
Service Occupations	13	5.4%
All others	94	39.2%

White Collar		55.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	69	28.8%
Construction	67	27.9%
Manufacturing	27	11.2%
Accommodation and food services	15	6.2%
Educational services	13	5.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	12	5.0%
Retail trade	10	4.2%
Public administration	8	3.3%
Other services	7	2.9%
Professional, scientific, technical	4	1.7%
Wholesale trade	3	1.2%
Information	2	0.8%
Finance and insurance	2	0.8%
Transportation and warehousing	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	%
Thai	1	0.19%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	474	91.9%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	34	6.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	6	1.2%
German, other Germanic	1	0.2%
Other Asian	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	146	28.0%
Polish	53	10.2%
French	46	8.8%
German	30	5.7%
Irish	30	5.7%
French Canadian	24	4.6%
American	23	4.4%
European	17	3.3%
Scotch-Irish	17	3.3%
Canadian	14	2.7%
Italian	7	1.3%
British	5	1.0%
Welsh	3	0.6%
Russian	2	0.4%
Northern European	1	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	507	97.1%
Not a citizen	15	2.9%

Native	498	95.4%
Foreign-born	24	4.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1	0.3%	51	13.3%	136	35.5%	108	28.2%	67	17.5%	20	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1	0.3%
9-12 Years	51	13.3%
H.S. Grad or GED	136	35.5%
Some College	108	28.2%
Bach. Degree	67	17.5%
Grad Degree	20	5.2%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +3	D +4	D + 3.4%
D +7
2020 vs. 2012	R +11	R +35	R + 15.5%
D -24
2020 vs. 2008	R +10	R +33	R + 14.7%
D -23

2016 vs. 2008	R +7	R +37	R + 18.2%
D -30
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	60%	Donald Trump* (R)	176	69.8%	Joe Biden (D)	72	28.6%	4	1.6%	252	26	23	0.03%
2016	65%	Donald Trump (R)	173	66.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	65	24.9%	23	8.8%	261	21	20	0.03%
2012	69%	Mitt Romney (R)	165	61.3%	Barack Obama* (D)	96	35.7%	8	3.0%	269	20	14	0.04%
2008	69%	John McCain (R)	166	62.2%	Barack Obama (D)	95	35.6%	6	2.2%	267	22	17	0.04%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	175	61.4%	John Kerry (D)	100	35.1%	10	3.5%	285	17	11	0.04%
2000	61%	George W. Bush (R)	149	60.6%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	75	30.5%	22	8.9%	246	17	13	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Cambridge town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

28.6%

Donald Trump* (R)

176

69.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.2%

Other

0.4%

TOTAL

252

Turnout: 60%	Diff (St): 26	Diff (US): 23

2016 President, Cambridge town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

24.9%

Donald Trump (R)

173

66.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

6.9%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

261

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 21	Diff (US): 20

2012 President, Cambridge town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

35.7%

Mitt Romney (R)

165

61.3%

Other

3.0%

TOTAL

269

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 14

2008 President, Cambridge town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

35.6%

John McCain (R)

166

62.2%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

267

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Cambridge town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

175

61.4%

John Kerry (D)

100

35.1%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.8%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

285

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 11

2000 President, Cambridge town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

149

60.6%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.5%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

6.9%

Other

2.0%

TOTAL

246

Turnout: 61%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 13

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cambridge town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	53%	Paul LePage (R)	160	72.4%	Janet Mills* (D)	58	26.2%	3 [+]	1.4%	221	30	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 3 (1.4%);
2020	S2	61%	Susan Collins* (R)	186	72.4%	Sara Gideon (D)	55	21.4%	16 [+]	6.2%	257	21	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 10 (3.9%); Max Linn (I) 6 (2.3%);
2018	S1	45%	Eric Brakey (R)	113	61.1%	Angus King* (I)	64	34.6%	8 [+]	4.3%	185	26	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 8 (4.3%);
2018	G	46%	Shawn Moody (R)	125	66.5%	Janet Mills (D)	54	28.7%	9 [+]	4.8%	188	23	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 6 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 3 (1.6%);
2014	S2	53%	Susan Collins* (R)	178	84.0%	Shenna Bellows (D)	34	16.0%	0	0.0%	212	16	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	55%	Paul LePage* (R)	154	70.0%	Michael Michaud (D)	59	26.8%	7 [+]	3.2%	220	22	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 7 (3.2%); 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	295
Median Value	$148,800

Occupied	234	79.3%
Vacant	61	20.7%

Owned	222	94.9%
Rented	12	5.1%
Median Rent	$704

Single-Family Units	249	84.4%
Detached	242	82.0%
Attached	7	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	46	15.6%

Cambridge town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Cambridge town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Cambridge town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Cambridge town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Cambridge town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Cambridge town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Cambridge town, ME