COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Cumberland County

Maine · 243,135 residents · 836 sq mi

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Cumberland County is a county of 243,135 people in Maine. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is roughly 16% ahead of the Maine median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 8.0% of residents. Median home value sits at $117,800. There are 22,477 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

28% 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

243,135

−8%vs 2000

vs 265,612 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.7

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

836 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024309K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(16,900)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(16,631)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.9%(14,340)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(16,586)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.7%(18,802)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.2%(44,259)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4416.5%(40,158)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(23,653)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(20,068)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(17,687)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.3%(10,537)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(3,514)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,286

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $44,048 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,816

−34%vs 2000

vs $23,949 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

8.0%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$117,800

+20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $129,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$522

+12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $615 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

64.3%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

35.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(252,915)

Black1%(2,690)

Hispanic / Latino1%(2,526)

Asian1.4%(3,671)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(238,215)

Black0.7%(1,653)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(1,771)

Asian0.9%(2,174)

Other0.4%(1,093)

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 American0.7%(2,033)

Mexican0.6%(1,897)

Puerto Rican0.4%(1,338)

Central American0.4%(1,206)

Ecuadorian0.2%(664)

Spaniard0.2%(656)

Cuban0.1%(409)

Guatemalan0.1%(363)

Colombian0.1%(340)

Venezuelan0.1%(328)

Salvadoran0.1%(282)

Argentine0.1%(268)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0.1%(254)

Costa Rican0.1%(241)

Dominican0.1%(221)

Nicaraguan0.1%(155)

Panamanian0%(90)

Chilean0%(86)

Bolivian0%(73)

Honduran0%(43)

Paraguayan0%(10)

Uruguayan0%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.6%(1,742)

Filipino0.4%(1,096)

Asian Indian0.3%(830)

Vietnamese0.2%(510)

Korean0.2%(475)

Kazakh0.1%(374)

Japanese0.1%(371)

Cambodian0.1%(357)

Taiwanese0.1%(245)

Thai0%(128)

Pakistani0%(109)

Okinawan0%(39)

+ 4 more asian origin groups with data

Malaysian0%(35)

Laotian0%(20)

Indonesian0%(15)

Nepalese0%(11)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(293)

Chamorro0%(141)

Samoan0%(17)

Ancestry

English21.3%(65,682)

Irish19.2%(59,160)

German8.6%(26,615)

French8.3%(25,729)

Italian7.2%(22,376)

French Canadian4.9%(15,005)

Scottish4.3%(13,421)

American4%(12,446)

Polish2.9%(8,974)

Subsaharan African2.5%(7,654)

Swedish1.7%(5,381)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(4,839)

+ 48 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh1%(2,997)

Russian1%(2,983)

Norwegian0.8%(2,352)

Dutch0.7%(2,290)

British0.7%(2,158)

Greek0.7%(2,105)

Danish0.6%(1,885)

Canadian0.6%(1,826)

Portuguese0.5%(1,507)

Finnish0.5%(1,436)

Hungarian0.4%(1,357)

Arab0.4%(1,299)

Somali0.4%(1,257)

Ukrainian0.3%(1,008)

Lithuanian0.3%(1,003)

Austrian0.3%(915)

Swiss0.3%(843)

Slovak0.3%(783)

Czech0.2%(743)

West Indian0.2%(647)

Lebanese0.2%(519)

Romanian0.1%(408)

Iraqi0.1%(405)

Armenian0.1%(384)

Brazilian0.1%(311)

Serbian0.1%(263)

Jamaican0.1%(259)

Croatian0.1%(253)

Bulgarian0.1%(250)

Iranian0.1%(213)

Australian0.1%(204)

Syrian0.1%(200)

Haitian0.1%(194)

Nigerian0.1%(177)

Ethiopian0.1%(166)

Latvian0%(153)

Turkish0%(113)

Barbadian0%(101)

Belgian0%(100)

Cape Verdean0%(77)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(66)

Israeli0%(48)

Guyanese0%(39)

Macedonian0%(29)

Slovene0%(26)

Palestinian0%(25)

Egyptian0%(20)

Moroccan0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

27.6%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

85.0%

−5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.2%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 14.4 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 married34.4%(43,657)

Married53.5%(67,957)

Widowed2.4%(3,086)

Divorced9.7%(12,363)

Women 15+

Never married29.1%(39,648)

Married49.2%(67,016)

Widowed8.2%(11,157)

Divorced13.5%(18,456)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.7%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

63.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 64.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.8%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.0%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

76.5%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

32.2%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 29.0% 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)18.6%(2,967)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.7%(3,152)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.1%(6,244)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.2%(832)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(89)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 15,984 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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