Perry town, ME

Washington County, ME

2022 population: 746 ( 143 from 2010 )
Land area: 29.3 square miles
Population density: 25.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	588	78.82%	22.3%
Black:	0	0.00%	0.0%
Indian:	66	8.85%	29.0%
Asian:	9	1.21%	125.0%
2+ races:	48	6.43%	84.6%
Hispanic:	35	4.69%	288.9%

Total non-White:	158	21.18%	19.7%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-169	-23.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	26	3.5

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
889
757	85.15%
0	0.00%
93	10.46%
4	0.45%
26	2.92%
9	1.01%
132	14.85%

2000
810
680	83.95%
0	0.00%
107	13.21%
0	0.00%
19	2.35%
4	0.49%
130	16.05%

1990
788
706	89.59%
2	0.25%
80	10.15%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
82	10.41%

1980
766
727	94.91%
0	0.00%
39	5.09%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
39	5.09%

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

77	9.5
2	0.2

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

-26	-3.3
48	6.1

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

-21	-2.7
43	5.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry 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
42.7
184	24.7%
562	75.3%
161	21.6%

300
2.49

201	67.0%
167	83.1%
5	2.5%
99	33.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.0
212	23.8%
677	76.2%
124	13.9%

362
2.46

253	69.9%
207	81.8%
11	4.3%
109	30.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.5
231	28.5%
579	71.5%
77	9.5%

321
2.50

227	70.7%
180	79.3%
17	7.5%
94	29.3%

1990
Number	Percent
34.9
226	28.7%
562	71.3%
106	13.5%

286
2.76

230	80.4%
197	85.7%
7	3.0%
56	19.6%

1980
Number	Percent
33.1
236	30.8%
530	69.2%
110	14.4%

272
2.82

214	78.7%
178	83.2%
9	4.2%
58	21.3%

2022 Housing Data for Perry town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	11	3.7%
$10,000 to $14,999	7	2.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	2	0.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	17	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	13	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	7	2.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	9	3.0%
$45,000 to $49,999	2	0.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	16	5.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	56	18.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	56	18.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	31	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	32	10.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	15	5.0%
$200,000 or more	24	8.0%

Median Household Income	75,625
Per Capita Income	39,307

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	12	4.0%
Public Assistance	4	1.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	32	10.7%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	247	59.5%
Unemployed	15	3.6%
In Armed Forces	16	3.9%

Total Labor Force	278	67.0%
Not in Labor Force	137	33.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		36.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	74	78	48.7%
Non-Profit	8	11	42.1%
Self-Employed	63	7	90.0%

Local Government	13	22	37.1%
State Government	8	14	36.4%
Federal Government	13	4	76.5%

Total Private + Self	137	85	61.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	42	51	45.2%
Total	179	136	56.8%

Pct. Govt.	23.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	84	26.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	48	15.2%
Professional, Technical	65	20.6%
Service Occupations	28	8.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	6	1.9%
All others	90	28.6%

White Collar		62.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Professional, scientific, technical	39	12.4%
Educational services	39	12.4%
Public administration	35	11.1%
Health care and social assistance	33	10.5%
Retail trade	30	9.5%
Manufacturing	30	9.5%
Construction	29	9.2%
Wholesale trade	15	4.8%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15	4.8%
Transportation and warehousing	14	4.4%
Finance and insurance	10	3.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	6	1.9%
Other services	5	1.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	2	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	35	4.69%
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	1	0.13%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	636	89.0%
Spanish	32	4.5%
Other	30	4.2%
Other Indo-European	11	1.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.6%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	2	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	147	19.7%
Irish	75	10.1%
American	65	8.7%
French	44	5.9%
Italian	41	5.5%
Scottish	40	5.4%
German	32	4.3%
French Canadian	27	3.6%
Eastern European	20	2.7%
Iranian	15	2.0%
Scotch-Irish	15	2.0%
Portuguese	11	1.5%
Canadian	10	1.3%
Polish	8	1.1%
Brazilian	7	0.9%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	743	99.6%
Not a citizen	3	0.4%

Native	727	97.5%
Foreign-born	19	2.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.8%	14	2.8%	132	26.5%	182	36.5%	126	25.3%	41	8.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.8%
9-12 Years	14	2.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	132	26.5%
Some College	182	36.5%
Bach. Degree	126	25.3%
Grad Degree	41	8.2%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -8	D +43	D + 10.5%
D +35
2020 vs. 2012	R +41	R +54	R + 11.7%
D -13
2020 vs. 2008	R +21	R +58	R + 12.5%
D -37

2016 vs. 2008	R +29	R +101	R + 23.0%
D -72
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	79%	Donald Trump* (R)	258	54.9%	Joe Biden (D)	206	43.8%	6	1.3%	470	11	8	0.06%
2016	73%	Donald Trump (R)	266	58.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	171	37.3%	22	4.8%	459	13	12	0.06%
2012	68%	Barack Obama* (D)	219	48.8%	Mitt Romney (R)	217	48.3%	13	2.9%	449	7	1	0.06%
2008	74%	Barack Obama (D)	243	49.8%	John McCain (R)	237	48.6%	8	1.6%	488	8	3	0.07%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	207	50.1%	John Kerry (D)	197	47.7%	9	2.2%	413	6	-1	0.06%
2000	65%	George W. Bush (R)	178	47.5%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	169	45.1%	28	7.5%	375	3	0	0.06%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Perry town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

206

43.8%

Donald Trump* (R)

258

54.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.4%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

470

Turnout: 79%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Perry town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

171

37.3%

Donald Trump (R)

266

58.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.7%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

459

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2012 President, Perry town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

219

48.8%

Mitt Romney (R)

217

48.3%

Other

2.9%

TOTAL

449

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 1

2008 President, Perry town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

243

49.8%

John McCain (R)

237

48.6%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

488

Turnout: 74%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Perry town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

207

50.1%

John Kerry (D)

197

47.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

1.0%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

413

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 6	Diff (US): -1

2000 President, Perry town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

178

47.5%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

169

45.1%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.6%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

375

Turnout: 65%	Diff (St): 3	Diff (US): 0

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	70%	Paul LePage (R)	222	53.1%	Janet Mills* (D)	184	44.0%	12 [+]	2.9%	418	11	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 12 (2.9%);
2020	S2	79%	Susan Collins* (R)	302	63.6%	Sara Gideon (D)	154	32.4%	19 [+]	4.0%	475	13	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 12 (2.5%); Max Linn (I) 7 (1.5%);
2018	S1	65%	Angus King* (I)	199	50.3%	Eric Brakey (R)	160	40.4%	37 [+]	9.3%	396	5	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 37 (9.3%);
2018	G	65%	Shawn Moody (R)	193	48.7%	Janet Mills (D)	178	44.9%	25 [+]	6.3%	396	6	0.06%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 25 (6.3%);
2014	S2	62%	Susan Collins* (R)	277	69.6%	Shenna Bellows (D)	121	30.4%	0	0.0%	398	1	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	62%	Paul LePage* (R)	219	54.5%	Michael Michaud (D)	151	37.6%	32 [+]	8.0%	402	6	0.07%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 31 (7.7%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.2%);

*: 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	504
Median Value	$169,800

Occupied	300	59.5%
Vacant	204	40.5%

Owned	252	84.0%
Rented	48	16.0%
Median Rent	$1,125

Single-Family Units	456	90.5%
Detached	454	90.1%
Attached	2	0.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	48	9.5%

Perry town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Perry town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Perry town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Perry town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Perry town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Perry town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Perry town, ME