STATE · ADMITTED 1820 · 2000 CENSUS
Maine
1,274,923 residents · 16 counties · 155 cities · 407 census tracts
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Maine has lower-than-average household income, with a median household income of $37,240. Population has held roughly steady since 1990. Median home value is $94,300.
Section 01
Population & growth
Population, 1990 – 2024
20241.4M
Age distribution, 2000
Under 55.5%(70,726)
5 to 96.5%(83,022)
10 to 147.2%(92,252)
15 to 197%(89,485)
20 to 245.5%(69,656)
25 to 3412.4%(157,617)
35 to 4416.7%(212,980)
45 to 5415.1%(192,596)
55 to 649.7%(123,187)
65 to 747.5%(96,196)
75 to 845%(63,890)
85 and over1.8%(23,316)
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Section 02
Income & economy
$37,240
+1%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $27,854 in 1990
US average: $42,589
1990 – 2024
Section 03
Housing
$94,300
−18%inflation adjusted, since 1990
from $87,300 in 1990
US average: $120,530
1990 – 2024
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Section 04
Race & ethnicity
1990
White, non-Hispanic98.4%(1,207,686)
Black0.4%(5,351)
Hispanic / Latino0.6%(7,069)
Asian0.6%(6,859)
2000
White, non-Hispanic96.5%(1,230,297)
Black0.5%(6,440)
Hispanic / Latino0.7%(9,360)
Asian0.7%(9,014)
No data for the years selected.
Section 04 · Origins
Detailed origins & ancestry
Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.
Hispanic origin
Mexican0.7%(9,096)
Puerto Rican0.5%(6,662)
South American0.3%(4,164)
Central American0.2%(2,985)
Spaniard0.1%(1,689)
Cuban0.1%(1,466)
Colombian0.1%(1,079)
Ecuadorian0.1%(872)
Peruvian0.1%(862)
Dominican0.1%(848)
Guatemalan0.1%(826)
Salvadoran0.1%(798)
+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data
Argentine0%(440)
Honduran0%(408)
Venezuelan0%(399)
Costa Rican0%(356)
Panamanian0%(336)
Chilean0%(256)
Nicaraguan0%(229)
Bolivian0%(172)
Uruguayan0%(54)
Paraguayan0%(10)
Asian origin
Chinese0.3%(4,277)
Filipino0.2%(3,143)
Asian Indian0.1%(1,714)
Vietnamese0.1%(1,390)
Korean0.1%(1,333)
Cambodian0.1%(853)
Japanese0%(571)
Thai0%(478)
Taiwanese0%(458)
Kazakh0%(445)
Pakistani0%(203)
Indonesian0%(104)
+ 10 more asian origin groups with data
Laotian0%(63)
Burmese0%(45)
Malaysian0%(43)
Okinawan0%(39)
Sri Lankan0%(36)
Nepalese0%(35)
Uzbek0%(20)
Hmong0%(14)
Mongolian0%(11)
Bangladeshi0%(2)
Pacific Islander origin
Native Hawaiian0%(654)
Chamorro0%(271)
Samoan0%(157)
Guamanian0%(5)
Tongan0%(1)
Marshallese0%(1)
Ancestry
English21.8%(302,917)
Irish16.5%(229,186)
French11.4%(157,540)
German7.8%(108,254)
French Canadian6.2%(85,512)
American5.9%(81,448)
Italian5.4%(75,398)
Scottish4.4%(61,333)
Polish2.2%(31,142)
Swedish1.5%(21,144)
Scotch-Irish1.4%(19,517)
Subsaharan African1%(13,660)
+ 51 more ancestry groups with data
Norwegian0.8%(10,723)
Canadian0.8%(10,710)
Welsh0.7%(10,221)
Dutch0.7%(9,540)
British0.7%(9,068)
Russian0.6%(7,833)
Portuguese0.5%(6,746)
Greek0.5%(6,615)
Finnish0.4%(5,909)
Arab0.4%(5,325)
Lithuanian0.4%(5,063)
Danish0.4%(4,912)
Hungarian0.3%(4,217)
Ukrainian0.2%(3,353)
Czech0.2%(3,328)
West Indian0.2%(2,864)
Lebanese0.2%(2,843)
Somali0.2%(2,617)
Swiss0.2%(2,147)
Slovak0.2%(2,099)
Austrian0.1%(2,015)
Jamaican0.1%(1,832)
Armenian0.1%(1,302)
Brazilian0.1%(937)
Romanian0.1%(885)
Nigerian0.1%(882)
Iraqi0.1%(737)
Syrian0%(616)
Belgian0%(547)
Bulgarian0%(545)
Haitian0%(544)
Serbian0%(503)
Australian0%(481)
Iranian0%(477)
Croatian0%(473)
Turkish0%(422)
Latvian0%(399)
Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(259)
Kenyan0%(236)
Ethiopian0%(205)
Slovene0%(201)
Cape Verdean0%(199)
Egyptian0%(132)
Barbadian0%(129)
Guyanese0%(111)
Israeli0%(110)
Moroccan0%(75)
Palestinian0%(66)
Macedonian0%(64)
Ghanaian0%(52)
Jordanian0%(21)
Section 05
Education
High school or higher
85.4%
+6.5 ptssince 1990
from 78.8% in 1990
US average: 80.3%
Section 06
Commute & transportation
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 married26.8%(132,473)
Married59.9%(295,841)
Widowed2.8%(13,992)
Divorced10.5%(51,911)
Women 15+
Never married21.2%(113,391)
Married55.4%(296,170)
Widowed11%(59,020)
Divorced12.4%(66,025)
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Section 02
Largest cities
Frequently asked
How many people live in Maine?
Maine has about 1,274,923 residents according to the 2000 Census.
What is the median household income in Maine?
The typical household in Maine earns about $37,240 a year. Half of households make more than that, and half make less.
Is Maine expensive?
In Maine, the median home is worth about $94,300, and the typical rent is about $497 a month.
How educated are people in Maine?
About 22.9% of adults age 25 and over in Maine hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the poverty rate in Maine?
About 10.9% of people in Maine live below the federal poverty line.
Has Maine grown since 1990?
Yes, Maine has grown since 1990. The population has added about 46,995 residents, a change of about 4 percent over that period.
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DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR + DECENNIAL CENSUS · UPDATED 2024