Kittery town, ME

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 10,103 ( 613 from 2010 )
Land area: 17.8 square miles
Population density: 567.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	9,148	90.55%	2.7%
Black:	254	2.51%	198.8%
Indian:	27	0.27%	145.5%
Asian:	121	1.20%	13.1%
2+ races:	249	2.46%	99.2%
Hispanic:	278	2.75%	10.8%

Total non-White:	955	9.45%	63.2%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	243	3.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	370	4.7

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
9,490
8,905	93.84%
85	0.90%
11	0.12%
107	1.13%
125	1.32%
251	2.64%
585	6.16%

2000
9,543
9,048	94.81%
170	1.78%
8	0.08%
43	0.45%
99	1.04%
164	1.72%
495	5.19%

1990
9,408
8,980	95.45%
141	1.50%
15	0.16%
52	0.55%
n/a
220	2.34%
428	4.55%

1980
9,350
9,023	96.50%
181	1.94%
38	0.41%
48	0.51%
n/a
60	0.64%
327	3.50%

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

-143	-1.5
90	0.9

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

68	0.7
67	0.7

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

-43	-0.5
101	1.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Kittery 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
51.1
1,185	11.7%
8,918	88.3%
2,709	26.8%

4,849
2.02

2,727	56.2%
2,241	82.2%
118	4.3%
2,122	43.8%

2010
Number	Percent
43.2
1,729	18.2%
7,761	81.8%
1,683	17.7%

4,302
2.17

2,488	57.8%
1,992	80.1%
200	8.0%
1,814	42.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.1
2,094	21.9%
7,449	78.1%
1,444	15.1%

4,074
2.30

2,509	61.6%
2,118	84.4%
195	7.8%
1,565	38.4%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
2,151	22.9%
7,257	77.1%
1,218	12.9%

3,646
2.45

2,569	70.5%
2,231	86.8%
85	3.3%
1,077	29.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.8
2,276	24.3%
7,074	75.7%
1,160	12.4%

3,266
2.61

2,386	73.1%
2,046	85.8%
150	6.3%
880	26.9%

2022 Housing Data for Kittery town, ME

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	171	3.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	100	2.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	110	2.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	107	2.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	379	7.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	167	3.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	119	2.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	372	7.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	72	1.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	272	5.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	351	7.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	771	15.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	368	7.6%
$125,000 to $149,999	507	10.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	588	12.1%
$200,000 or more	395	8.1%

Median Household Income	82,608
Per Capita Income	48,939

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	200	4.1%
Public Assistance	178	3.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	253	5.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	4,418	71.7%
Unemployed	132	2.1%
In Armed Forces	327	5.3%

Total Labor Force	4,877	79.2%
Not in Labor Force	1,282	20.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,356	1,254	52.0%
Non-Profit	214	311	40.8%
Self-Employed	398	325	55.0%

Local Government	107	183	36.9%
State Government	54	63	46.2%
Federal Government	379	212	64.1%

Total Private + Self	1,754	1,579	52.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	754	769	49.5%
Total	2,508	2,348	51.6%

Pct. Govt.	20.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	790	16.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	720	14.8%
Professional, Technical	1,527	31.3%
Service Occupations	622	12.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	61	1.3%
All others	1,214	24.9%

White Collar		62.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	661	13.6%
Educational services	630	12.9%
Manufacturing	510	10.5%
Health care and social assistance	478	9.8%
Accommodation and food services	353	7.2%
Construction	323	6.6%
Other services	296	6.1%
Public administration	266	5.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	261	5.4%
Finance and insurance	248	5.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	154	3.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	146	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	117	2.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	110	2.3%
Utilities	85	1.7%
Wholesale trade	82	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	68	1.4%
Information	67	1.4%
Management	18	0.4%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	96	0.95%
Puerto Rican	10	0.10%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	48	0.48%

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	119	1.18%
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	90	0.89%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	29	0.29%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	5	0.05%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	53	0.52%
Korean	40	0.40%
Indian	10	0.10%
Chinese	5	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	9,239	94.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	208	2.1%
German, other Germanic	144	1.5%
Spanish	90	0.9%
Other Indo-European	87	0.9%
Korean	40	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	7	0.1%
Other	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	2,552	25.3%
English	2,348	23.2%
French	970	9.6%
Italian	866	8.6%
German	815	8.1%
French Canadian	534	5.3%
American	522	5.2%
Polish	371	3.7%
Scottish	361	3.6%
Swedish	309	3.1%
European	225	2.2%
Czech	133	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	133	1.3%
Portuguese	124	1.2%
Russian	119	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	10,012	99.1%
Not a citizen	91	0.9%

Native	9,732	96.3%
Foreign-born	371	3.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
67	0.8%	251	3.1%	1,805	22.2%	2,555	31.4%	2,095	25.7%	1,363	16.8%
Average years of education: 14.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	67	0.8%
9-12 Years	251	3.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,805	22.2%
Some College	2,555	31.4%
Bach. Degree	2,095	25.7%
Grad Degree	1,363	16.8%
Average years of education: 14.4

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +63	D +881	D + 8.8%
D +944
2020 vs. 2012	R -5	D +980	D + 10.9%
D +975
2020 vs. 2008	R -2	D +909	D + 10.0%
D +907

2016 vs. 2008	R -65	D +28	D + 1.2%
D -37
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	78%	Joe Biden (D)	4,418	68.9%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,809	28.2%	185	2.9%	6,412	-16	-19	0.78%
2016	70%	Hillary Clinton (D)	3,474	62.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,746	31.3%	366	6.6%	5,586	-14	-15	0.75%
2012	69%	Barack Obama* (D)	3,443	64.0%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,814	33.7%	120	2.2%	5,377	-7	-13	0.75%
2008	70%	Barack Obama (D)	3,511	65.2%	John McCain (R)	1,811	33.6%	64	1.2%	5,386	-7	-12	0.74%
2004	68%	John Kerry (D)	3,176	61.7%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,901	36.9%	72	1.4%	5,149	-8	-14	0.70%
2000	63%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	2,591	55.4%	George W. Bush (R)	1,787	38.2%	300	6.4%	4,678	-6	-10	0.72%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Kittery town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

4,418

68.9%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,809

28.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

114

1.8%

Other

1.1%

TOTAL

6,412

Turnout: 78%	Diff (St): -16	Diff (US): -19

2016 President, Kittery town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

3,474

62.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,746

31.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

264

4.7%

Other

102

1.8%

TOTAL

5,586

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -14	Diff (US): -15

2012 President, Kittery town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

3,443

64.0%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,814

33.7%

Other

120

2.2%

TOTAL

5,377

Turnout: 69%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -13

2008 President, Kittery town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

3,511

65.2%

John McCain (R)

1,811

33.6%

Other

1.2%

TOTAL

5,386

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -7	Diff (US): -12

2004 President, Kittery town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,901

36.9%

John Kerry (D)

3,176

61.7%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.7%

TOTAL

5,149

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): -8	Diff (US): -14

2000 President, Kittery town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,787

38.2%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

2,591

55.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

254

5.4%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

4,678

Turnout: 63%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): -10

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kittery town, ME

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	G	62%	Janet Mills* (D)	3,748	73.4%	Paul LePage (R)	1,267	24.8%	93 [+]	1.8%	5,108	-18	0.75%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Sam Hunkler (I) 93 (1.8%);
2020	S2	79%	Sara Gideon (D)	3,826	59.4%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,270	35.2%	349 [+]	5.4%	6,445	-16	0.79%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Lisa Savage (I) 237 (3.7%); Max Linn (I) 112 (1.7%);
2018	S1	61%	Angus King* (I)	2,786	56.2%	Eric Brakey (R)	1,202	24.2%	973 [+]	19.6%	4,961	-11	0.78%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Zak Ringelstein (D) 973 (19.6%);
2018	G	60%	Janet Mills (D)	3,183	65.8%	Shawn Moody (R)	1,383	28.6%	272 [+]	5.6%	4,838	-15	0.77%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Theresa Hayes (I) 272 (5.6%);
2014	S2	49%	Susan Collins* (R)	2,335	59.8%	Shenna Bellows (D)	1,572	40.2%	0	0.0%	3,907	-9	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Other (Write-in) 0 (0.0%);
2014	G	50%	Michael Michaud (D)	2,090	53.0%	Paul LePage* (R)	1,353	34.3%	502 [+]	12.7%	3,945	-14	0.65%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Eliot Cutler (I) 502 (12.7%); 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	5,283
Median Value	$395,100

Occupied	4,849	91.8%
Vacant	434	8.2%

Owned	3,227	66.5%
Rented	1,622	33.5%
Median Rent	$1,395

Single-Family Units	3,692	69.9%
Detached	3,323	62.9%
Attached	369	7.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	461	8.7%
Mobile Homes	199	3.8%

Kittery town, ME

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kittery town, ME

2022 Housing Data for Kittery town, ME

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kittery town, ME

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kittery town, ME

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kittery town, ME

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kittery town, ME