Cumberland County, Maine

Interactive maps and statistics for Cumberland County, Maine: income, age, education, housing, health and more, set beside Maine and the United States.

Cumberland County, Maine is among the highest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher (68th of 3,222 counties), and among the highest in the country for worked from home (91st of 3,222 counties).

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Key figures

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States	Rank
Total Population	308,827	1,387,817	334,922,499	234th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$95,677	$74,733	$80,734	212th of 3,221
Median Age	42.2	44.8	38.9	1435th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	53.0%	36.2%	35.7%	68th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$451,200	$296,600	$332,700	190th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,589	$1,139	$1,413	195th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	7.3%	10.7%	12.5%	2971st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.1%	3.8%	5.2%	2496th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	369.3	45.0	n/a	430th of 3,222
Foreign Born	6.7%	4.1%	14.1%	697th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	79.8	n/a	n/a	304th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	69.8%	74.3%	65.2%	2312th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	23.2	24.6	26.4	1851st of 3,221
Worked from Home	21.8%	15.9%	15.1%	91st of 3,222
Uninsured	5.8%	n/a	n/a	2873rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	48.1%	48.0%	46.9%	1819th of 3,222
Broadband Access	90.8%	n/a	n/a	277th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Cumberland County, Maine

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	85.6%	89.9%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.8%	2.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	2.2%	1.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	5.5%	4.2%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	26.2	18.9	61.4

Age in Cumberland County, Maine

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States
Median Age	42.2	44.8	38.9
Under 18 %	18.0%	18.1%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.3%	8.0%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	13.6%	12.0%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	13.4%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.3%	27.4%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.4%	22.4%	17.2%

Households and families in Cumberland County, Maine

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States
Households	132,168	597,159	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.3	2.5
Family Households	59.2%	60.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.7%	23.7%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.1%	12.7%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.1%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	31.6%	29.1%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Cumberland County, Maine

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States
Per Capita Income	$55,739	$43,742	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	10.9%	15.0%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	15.0%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	19.7%	18.4%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	16.0%	9.4%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	7.3%	10.7%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	18.2%	26.0%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	12.0%	n/a

Housing in Cumberland County, Maine

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States
Housing Units	153,286	751,876	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	63.3%	70.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	15.0%	9.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	13.8%	20.6%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,977.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	30.2%	25.7%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	29.4%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$4,707	$3,036	n/a

Education in Cumberland County, Maine

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States
Less than High School	3.2%	5.2%	10.4%
High School Graduate	19.9%	30.1%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	23.9%	28.5%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	31.6%	22.5%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	21.4%	13.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Cumberland County, Maine

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States
Labour Force Participation	67.7%	61.7%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	63.7%	70.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.9%	0.5%	3.2%
Walked to Work	5.0%	3.4%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.4%	32.7%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.2%	6.9%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	6.9%	6.8%	n/a

Origins and language in Cumberland County, Maine

Statistic	Cumberland County, Maine	Maine	United States
Born in State of Residence	52.7%	59.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	3.3%	2.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.4%	1.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	92.4%	94.0%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.3%	1.0%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.8%	6.2%	16.7%

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