Moose River town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 231 ( 13 from 2010 )
Land area: 40.1 square miles
Population density: 5.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	226	97.84%	8.7%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	0.0%
2+ races:	5	2.16%	0.0%
Hispanic:	0	0.00%	100.0%

Total non-White:	5	2.16%	50.0%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	18	10.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	-5	-2.8

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
218
208	95.41%
0	0.00%
2	0.92%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
8	3.67%
10	4.59%

2000
246
226	91.87%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
20	8.13%
20	8.13%

1990
251
251	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
264
264	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

-18	-7.3
-10	-4.1

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

-25	-10.0
20	8.0

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

-13	-4.9
0	0.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Moose River 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
35.7
74	32.0%
157	68.0%
17	7.4%

90
2.57

53	58.9%
53	100.0%
0	0.0%
37	41.1%

2010
Number	Percent
45.6
43	19.7%
175	80.3%
30	13.8%

95
2.29

62	65.3%
56	90.3%
4	6.5%
33	34.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.3
76	30.9%
170	69.1%
29	11.8%

96
2.50

70	72.9%
64	91.4%
4	5.7%
26	27.1%

1990
Number	Percent
31.5
79	31.5%
172	68.5%
26	10.4%

95
2.64

71	74.7%
63	88.7%
6	8.5%
24	25.3%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
88	33.3%
176	66.7%
31	11.7%

82
3.22

64	78.0%
61	95.3%
0	0.0%
18	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Moose River town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	3.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	2	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	8	8.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	3	3.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	2	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	1	1.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	2	2.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	3.3%
$50,000 to $59,999	27	30.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	2	2.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	29	32.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	2	2.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	6	6.7%

Median Household Income	59,118
Per Capita Income	25,477

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	11	12.2%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	11	12.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	113	79.6%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	3	2.1%

Total Labor Force	116	81.7%
Not in Labor Force	26	18.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		18.3%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	39	32	54.9%
Non-Profit	0	2	0.0%
Self-Employed	12	5	70.6%

Local Government	0	6	0.0%
State Government	2	6	25.0%
Federal Government	9	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	51	37	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11	14	44.0%
Total	62	51	54.9%

Pct. Govt.	20.4%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1	0.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	14	12.4%
Professional, Technical	23	20.4%
Service Occupations	19	16.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	11	9.7%
All others	56	49.6%

White Collar		33.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	21	18.6%
Retail trade	21	18.6%
Educational services	19	16.8%
Public administration	14	12.4%
Manufacturing	12	10.6%
Health care and social assistance	9	8.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	5	4.4%
Transportation and warehousing	3	2.7%
Construction	3	2.7%
Accommodation and food services	2	1.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	2	1.8%
Wholesale trade	1	0.9%
Other services	1	0.9%

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	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	215	96.8%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	3.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	56	24.2%
French Canadian	48	20.8%
English	46	19.9%
Swedish	26	11.3%
Irish	16	6.9%
Canadian	15	6.5%
Dutch	14	6.1%
Scottish	12	5.2%
French	10	4.3%
Norwegian	4	1.7%
American	3	1.3%
European	2	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	231	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	224	97.0%
Foreign-born	7	3.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
0	0.0%	4	2.7%	76	51.7%	34	23.1%	28	19.0%	5	3.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	0	0.0%
9-12 Years	4	2.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	76	51.7%
Some College	34	23.1%
Bach. Degree	28	19.0%
Grad Degree	5	3.4%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +13	R +15	R + 5.9%
D -2
2020 vs. 2012	R +31	R +51	R + 38.9%
D -20
2020 vs. 2008	R +30	R +55	R + 44.4%
D -25

2016 vs. 2008	R +17	R +40	R + 38.6%
D -23
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	67%	Donald Trump* (R)	107	86.3%	Joe Biden (D)	13	10.5%	4	3.2%	124	42	39	0.02%
2016	63%	Donald Trump (R)	94	81.7%	Hillary Clinton (D)	15	13.0%	6	5.2%	115	37	36	0.02%
2012	63%	Mitt Romney (R)	76	67.9%	Barack Obama* (D)	33	29.5%	3	2.7%	112	27	21	0.02%
2008	66%	John McCain (R)	77	67.0%	Barack Obama (D)	38	33.0%	0	0.0%	115	27	21	0.02%
2004	75%	George W. Bush* (R)	87	67.4%	John Kerry (D)	41	31.8%	1	0.8%	129	23	17	0.02%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	73	66.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	34	30.9%	3	2.7%	110	22	18	0.02%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Moose River town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

10.5%

Donald Trump* (R)

107

86.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

124

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 42	Diff (US): 39

2016 President, Moose River town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

13.0%

Donald Trump (R)

81.7%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 37	Diff (US): 36

2012 President, Moose River town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

29.5%

Mitt Romney (R)

67.9%

Other

2.7%

TOTAL

112

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2008 President, Moose River town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

33.0%

John McCain (R)

67.0%

TOTAL

115

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 27	Diff (US): 21

2004 President, Moose River town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

67.4%

John Kerry (D)

31.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

129

Turnout: 75%	Diff (St): 23	Diff (US): 17

2000 President, Moose River town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

66.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

30.9%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.8%

TOTAL

110

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 22	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moose River town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	44%	Paul LePage (R)	67	81.7%	Janet Mills* (D)	11	13.4%	4 [+]	4.9%	82	39	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 4 (4.9%);
2020	S2	66%	Susan Collins* (R)	107	87.7%	Sara Gideon (D)	10	8.2%	5 [+]	4.1%	122	37	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 4 (3.3%); Max Linn (I) 1 (0.8%);
2018	S1	45%	Eric Brakey (R)	58	69.9%	Angus King* (I)	23	27.7%	2 [+]	2.4%	83	35	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 2 (2.4%);
2018	G	46%	Shawn Moody (R)	66	77.6%	Janet Mills (D)	15	17.6%	4 [+]	4.7%	85	34	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 4 (4.7%);
2014	S2	56%	Susan Collins* (R)	93	92.1%	Shenna Bellows (D)	8	7.9%	0	0.0%	101	24	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	57%	Paul LePage* (R)	81	79.4%	Michael Michaud (D)	18	17.6%	3 [+]	2.9%	102	31	0.02%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 3 (2.9%); 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	140
Median Value	$124,400

Occupied	90	64.3%
Vacant	50	35.7%

Owned	87	96.7%
Rented	3	3.3%
Median Rent	n/a

Single-Family Units	116	82.9%
Detached	116	82.9%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	24	17.1%

Moose River town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Moose River town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Moose River town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Moose River town, ME

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Moose River town, ME

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Moose River town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Moose River town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Moose River town, ME