CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Orono

Maine · 9,789 residents · 7.05 sq mi

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Orono is home to 9,789 people in Maine. This is an unusually credentialed place: 54% of adults have a four-year degree. This skews young, with a median age of 21.2. 47% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 22.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. Getting to work takes 15 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.2

US median: 33.0

More educated

54% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,789

+19%vs 2000

vs 8,253 in 2000

1990 – 2024

Median age

21.2

−3%vs 2000

vs 22.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

7.05 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202411K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 52%(191)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 93.8%(369)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 142.4%(231)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1925.8%(2,527)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2433.8%(3,305)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 348.1%(794)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 447.8%(760)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.5%(440)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.8%(470)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.7%(361)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.3%(224)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(117)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,986

+17%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,262 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,852

−31%vs 2000

vs $14,252 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.4%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$91,900

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $110,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$424

+13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $494 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

46.6%

+4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 42.5% in 2000

53.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(7,643)

Black1.4%(113)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(105)

Asian2.6%(212)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96%(9,394)

Black0.7%(64)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(123)

Asian2%(195)

Other1.4%(136)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

South American1.3%(150)

Mexican1.2%(132)

Colombian0.5%(52)

Central American0.4%(45)

Honduran0.4%(45)

Dominican0.4%(43)

Puerto Rican0.4%(40)

Ecuadorian0.3%(33)

Venezuelan0.2%(21)

Cuban0.2%(18)

Uruguayan0.2%(17)

Spaniard0.1%(15)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Bolivian0.1%(13)

Argentine0.1%(8)

Peruvian0.1%(6)

Asian origin

Chinese1.7%(187)

Asian Indian0.4%(48)

Burmese0.3%(36)

Filipino0.3%(35)

Vietnamese0.3%(34)

Taiwanese0.1%(16)

Uzbek0.1%(14)

Pakistani0.1%(11)

Korean0.1%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(13)

Ancestry

Irish18.4%(2,050)

English16.5%(1,839)

German10.1%(1,128)

French7.5%(835)

Italian6.9%(767)

Polish4.4%(495)

American4.2%(472)

Scottish3.9%(430)

French Canadian3.4%(378)

Norwegian1.4%(159)

British1.2%(134)

Portuguese1.1%(121)

+ 34 more ancestry groups with data

Danish1.1%(119)

Canadian1%(117)

Russian1%(115)

Scotch-Irish1%(114)

Iranian0.9%(101)

Greek0.9%(98)

Swedish0.9%(97)

Hungarian0.7%(83)

Arab0.6%(70)

Dutch0.6%(65)

Brazilian0.5%(60)

Serbian0.5%(59)

Subsaharan African0.5%(59)

Welsh0.4%(48)

Ukrainian0.4%(44)

Armenian0.3%(34)

Austrian0.3%(30)

Australian0.3%(29)

Lebanese0.2%(19)

Latvian0.2%(19)

Moroccan0.2%(17)

Czech0.1%(16)

Lithuanian0.1%(16)

West Indian0.1%(16)

Jamaican0.1%(16)

Turkish0.1%(13)

Finnish0.1%(12)

Guyanese0.1%(12)

Iraqi0.1%(8)

Romanian0.1%(8)

Haitian0.1%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(8)

Belgian0.1%(7)

Slovak0%(5)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

53.9%

+3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.5%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 92.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

32.2%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.9 min

+36%vs 2000

vs 10.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married74.7%(3,923)

Married19.9%(1,043)

Widowed1.8%(93)

Divorced3.6%(191)

Women 15+

Never married71.5%(3,835)

Married18.3%(980)

Widowed5.4%(291)

Divorced4.8%(257)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−3.3 ptssince 2013

from 6.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

69.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.7%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 21.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

9.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 10.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 8.8% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

86.1%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 88.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

19.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)45.9%(118)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(40)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era21%(54)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.8%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.7%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 257 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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