Language Spoken At Home in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 115,951 | 100% |
English only | 109,146 | 94.1% |
Language other than English | 6,805 | 5.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,333 | 1.1% |
Spanish | 1,084 | 0.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 126 | 0.1% |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,897 | 4.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 879 | 0.8% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 688 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 305 | 0.3% |
Other languages | 136 | 0.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 23 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 122,022 | 100% |
American | 7,736 | 6.3% |
Arab | 492 | 0.4% |
Czech | 133 | 0.1% |
Danish | 392 | 0.3% |
Dutch | 935 | 0.8% |
English | 27,779 | 22.8% |
French (except Basque) | 27,817 | 22.8% |
French Canadian | 9,897 | 8.1% |
German | 9,693 | 7.9% |
Greek | 346 | 0.3% |
Hungarian | 257 | 0.2% |
Irish | 20,203 | 16.6% |
Italian | 5,616 | 4.6% |
Lithuanian | 387 | 0.3% |
Norwegian | 859 | 0.7% |
Polish | 2,193 | 1.8% |
Portuguese | 923 | 0.8% |
Russian | 711 | 0.6% |
Scotch-Irish | 2,070 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 5,621 | 4.6% |
Slovak | 173 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 74 | 0.1% |
Swedish | 2,052 | 1.7% |
Swiss | 252 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 288 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 1,076 | 0.9% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 182 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 51,276 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 32,205 | 62.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,374 | 26.1% |
Married-couple family | 24,662 | 48.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,569 | 16.7% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,304 | 4.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,514 | 3.0% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 5,239 | 10.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 3,291 | 6.4% |
Nonfamily households | 19,071 | 37.2% |
Householder living alone | 15,114 | 29.5% |
65 years and over | 5,801 | 11.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 14,262 | 27.8% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 13,384 | 26.1% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 118,654 | 100% |
Householder | 51,276 | 43.2% |
Spouse | 24,696 | 20.8% |
Child | 30,915 | 26.1% |
Other relatives | 3,689 | 3.1% |
Nonrelatives | 8,078 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 4,965 | 4.2% |
Marital Status in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 49,073 | 100% |
Never married | 14,621 | 29.8% |
Now married, except separated | 25,493 | 51.9% |
Separated | 455 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 1,692 | 3.4% |
Divorced | 6,812 | 13.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 52,553 | 100% |
Never married | 12,679 | 24.1% |
Now married, except separated | 25,469 | 48.5% |
Separated | 829 | 1.6% |
Widowed | 5,129 | 9.8% |
Divorced | 8,447 | 16.1% |
Fertility in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,096 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 378 | 34.5% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 25 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 39 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,201 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 509 | 42.4% |
Less than 1 year | 39 | 3.2% |
1 or 2 years | 191 | 15.9% |
3 or 4 years | 115 | 9.6% |
5 or more years | 164 | 13.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 509 | 100% |
Who are female | 314 | 61.7% |
Who are married | 415 | 81.5% |
School Enrollment in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 28,003 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,861 | 6.6% |
Kindergarten | 1,212 | 4.3% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 11,391 | 40.7% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 6,514 | 23.3% |
College or graduate school | 7,025 | 25.1% |
Educational Attainment in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 85,911 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 2,843 | 3.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 4,761 | 5.5% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 31,322 | 36.5% |
Some college, no degree | 17,878 | 20.8% |
Associate's degree | 8,348 | 9.7% |
Bachelor's degree | 12,823 | 14.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,936 | 9.2% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 91.1% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 24.2% |
Veteran Status in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 96,608 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 12,547 | 13.0% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 120,758 | 100% |
With a disability | 20,907 | 17.3% |
Under 18 years | 25,243 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,798 | 7.1% |
18 to 64 years | 77,051 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,612 | 15.1% |
65 years and over | 18,464 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,497 | 40.6% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 121,162 | 100% |
Same house | 105,191 | 86.8% |
Different house in the U.S. | 15,707 | 13.0% |
Same county | 10,320 | 8.5% |
Different county | 5,387 | 4.4% |
Same state | 3,275 | 2.7% |
Different state | 2,112 | 1.7% |
Abroad | 264 | 0.2% |
Place Of Birth in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 122,022 | 100% |
Native | 119,357 | 97.8% |
Born in United States | 118,255 | 96.9% |
State of residence | 87,043 | 71.3% |
Different state | 31,212 | 25.6% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 1,102 | 0.9% |
Foreign born | 2,665 | 2.2% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 2,665 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,644 | 61.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 1,021 | 38.3% |
Year of Entry in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 3,767 | 100% |
Native | 1,102 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 8 | 0.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 1,094 | 99.3% |
Foreign born | 2,665 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 50 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,615 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Kennebec County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 2,665 | 100% |
Europe | 701 | 26.3% |
Asia | 933 | 35.0% |
Africa | 51 | 1.9% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 245 | 9.2% |
Northern America | 735 | 27.6% |