COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Cumberland County

Maine · 265,612 residents · 836 sq mi

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Cumberland County is a county of 265,612 people in Maine. 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That is roughly 18% ahead of the Maine median. Poverty is uncommon here, at 7.9% of residents. Headcount has barely moved since 1990. Median home value sits at $129,800.

At a glance

Average income

near the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.6

US median: 35.2

More educated

34% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

265,612

+9%since 1990

from 243,135 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.6

+12%since 1990

from 33.7 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

836 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024309K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.8%(15,443)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.6%(17,507)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(18,513)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.6%(17,576)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.7%(15,247)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.9%(36,902)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4417.5%(46,351)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.9%(39,665)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.7%(23,084)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 746.6%(17,599)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.9%(12,929)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(4,796)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$44,048

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $32,286 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,949

+51%since 1990

from $15,816 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

7.9%

−0.1 ptssince 1990

from 8.0% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$129,800

−16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $117,800 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$615

−11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $522 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

66.8%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 64.3% in 1990

33.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic98%(238,215)

Black0.7%(1,653)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(1,771)

Asian0.9%(2,174)

2000

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

Black1%(2,690)

Hispanic / Latino1%(2,526)

Asian1.4%(3,671)

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

34.2%

+6.7 ptssince 1990

from 27.6% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

90.1%

+5.1 ptssince 1990

from 85.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

12.5%

+3.3 ptssince 1990

from 9.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

−26%since 1990

from 19.4 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married29.6%(30,190)

Married58.3%(59,499)

Widowed2.6%(2,685)

Divorced9.5%(9,730)

Women 15+

Never married24.4%(27,297)

Married52.9%(59,305)

Widowed10.3%(11,562)

Divorced12.4%(13,882)

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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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