COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Somerset County

Maine · 49,767 residents · 3,924 sq mi

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With 49,767 people, Somerset County is a county in Maine. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. About 10% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $56,700. Households here earn about 18% less than in Maine as a whole. Median household income is $22,829, under the $30,130 national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% 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

49,767

−2%vs 2000

vs 50,888 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.8

−13%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3,924 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202451K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(3,484)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(3,813)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(3,899)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(3,787)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.1%(3,058)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.7%(7,819)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.5%(7,698)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(5,184)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(4,531)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(3,711)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.1%(2,035)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.5%(748)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,829

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,731 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,471

−32%vs 2000

vs $15,474 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,700

+11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$344

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $421 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.8% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(49,699)

Black0.2%(117)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(234)

Asian0.3%(168)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(49,439)

Black0.1%(49)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(210)

Asian0.1%(65)

Other0.4%(214)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Puerto Rican0.6%(281)

Mexican0.5%(250)

Spaniard0.1%(37)

South American0.1%(33)

Peruvian0.1%(32)

Cuban0.1%(28)

Central American0.1%(27)

Salvadoran0.1%(27)

Ecuadorian0%(1)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(90)

Filipino0.1%(69)

Thai0%(12)

Korean0%(6)

Cambodian0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(3)

Japanese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(32)

Samoan0%(2)

Marshallese0%(1)

Ancestry

English21%(10,681)

Irish15.4%(7,826)

French11%(5,587)

American7.8%(3,974)

German6.9%(3,521)

French Canadian6.3%(3,216)

Scottish4.8%(2,437)

Italian3.7%(1,908)

Polish2.3%(1,150)

Swedish1%(532)

Canadian0.9%(472)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(359)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.7%(343)

Portuguese0.6%(298)

Dutch0.6%(284)

British0.5%(249)

Welsh0.5%(243)

Arab0.4%(193)

Finnish0.3%(178)

Russian0.3%(159)

Lebanese0.2%(117)

Hungarian0.2%(114)

Ukrainian0.2%(107)

Danish0.2%(94)

Lithuanian0.2%(93)

Greek0.2%(92)

West Indian0.1%(75)

Slovak0.1%(72)

Austrian0.1%(60)

Australian0.1%(59)

Armenian0.1%(51)

Subsaharan African0.1%(47)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0.1%(41)

Czech0.1%(39)

Syrian0.1%(38)

Jamaican0.1%(34)

Swiss0%(11)

Croatian0%(9)

Moroccan0%(7)

Belgian0%(6)

Cape Verdean0%(5)

Turkish0%(3)

Romanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.5%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.9%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.3 min

+19%vs 2000

vs 17.9 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 married29.8%(6,405)

Married54%(11,608)

Widowed3.1%(659)

Divorced13.2%(2,833)

Women 15+

Never married21.8%(4,765)

Married52%(11,359)

Widowed11.4%(2,485)

Divorced14.9%(3,251)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.9%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 44.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 25.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 4.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.5%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 58.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.6%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 47.6% 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)15.3%(676)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)29.4%(1,300)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38.6%(1,711)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3%(131)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.1%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,429 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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