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Language Spoken At Home in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 1,260,397 | 100% |
English only | 1,172,336 | 93.0% |
Language other than English | 88,061 | 7.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 21,658 | 1.7% |
Spanish | 12,141 | 1.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,697 | 0.2% |
Other Indo-European languages | 59,808 | 4.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 11,222 | 0.9% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 9,916 | 0.8% |
Speak English less than very well | 5,110 | 0.4% |
Other languages | 6,196 | 0.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,629 | 0.2% |
Ancestry in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,329,084 | 100% |
American | 104,744 | 7.9% |
Arab | 3,933 | 0.3% |
Czech | 2,442 | 0.2% |
Danish | 5,728 | 0.4% |
Dutch | 13,491 | 1.0% |
English | 295,094 | 22.2% |
French (except Basque) | 223,968 | 16.9% |
French Canadian | 100,435 | 7.6% |
German | 108,335 | 8.2% |
Greek | 6,845 | 0.5% |
Hungarian | 3,764 | 0.3% |
Irish | 235,202 | 17.7% |
Italian | 76,671 | 5.8% |
Lithuanian | 5,720 | 0.4% |
Norwegian | 10,204 | 0.8% |
Polish | 29,546 | 2.2% |
Portuguese | 8,339 | 0.6% |
Russian | 8,971 | 0.7% |
Scotch-Irish | 23,067 | 1.7% |
Scottish | 72,203 | 5.4% |
Slovak | 1,847 | 0.1% |
Subsaharan African | 6,572 | 0.5% |
Swedish | 24,822 | 1.9% |
Swiss | 2,513 | 0.2% |
Ukrainian | 2,722 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 11,140 | 0.8% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 1,731 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 553,208 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 349,857 | 63.2% |
With own children under 18 years | 141,300 | 25.5% |
Married-couple family | 273,869 | 49.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 94,052 | 17.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 22,886 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 13,437 | 2.4% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 53,102 | 9.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 33,811 | 6.1% |
Nonfamily households | 203,351 | 36.8% |
Householder living alone | 160,097 | 28.9% |
65 years and over | 63,077 | 11.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 153,127 | 27.7% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 150,479 | 27.2% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 1,293,440 | 100% |
Householder | 553,208 | 42.8% |
Spouse | 273,947 | 21.2% |
Child | 332,321 | 25.7% |
Other relatives | 45,733 | 3.5% |
Nonrelatives | 88,231 | 6.8% |
Unmarried partner | 47,260 | 3.7% |
Marital Status in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 536,255 | 100% |
Never married | 163,254 | 30.4% |
Now married, except separated | 286,367 | 53.4% |
Separated | 5,081 | 0.9% |
Widowed | 15,604 | 2.9% |
Divorced | 65,949 | 12.3% |
Females 15 years and over | 570,724 | 100% |
Never married | 138,376 | 24.2% |
Now married, except separated | 284,894 | 49.9% |
Separated | 7,687 | 1.3% |
Widowed | 56,791 | 10.0% |
Divorced | 82,976 | 14.5% |
Fertility in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 14,482 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 4,804 | 33.2% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 29 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 47 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 19 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 96 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 19 | 0% |
Grandparents in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 17,352 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 7,543 | 43.5% |
Less than 1 year | 1,706 | 9.8% |
1 or 2 years | 2,162 | 12.5% |
3 or 4 years | 1,271 | 7.3% |
5 or more years | 2,404 | 13.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 7,543 | 100% |
Who are female | 4,339 | 57.5% |
Who are married | 5,871 | 77.8% |
School Enrollment in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 307,504 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 16,506 | 5.4% |
Kindergarten | 14,365 | 4.7% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 122,804 | 39.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 68,681 | 22.3% |
College or graduate school | 85,148 | 27.7% |
Educational Attainment in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 938,624 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 32,822 | 3.5% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 55,454 | 5.9% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 321,100 | 34.2% |
Some college, no degree | 188,547 | 20.1% |
Associate's degree | 84,236 | 9.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 164,915 | 17.6% |
Graduate or professional degree | 91,550 | 9.8% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 90.6% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.3% |
Veteran Status in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 1,052,746 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 130,685 | 12.4% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 1,314,102 | 100% |
With a disability | 205,444 | 15.6% |
Under 18 years | 273,379 | 100% |
With a disability | 17,355 | 6.3% |
18 to 64 years | 834,608 | 100% |
With a disability | 109,617 | 13.1% |
65 years and over | 206,115 | 100% |
With a disability | 78,472 | 38.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 1,315,901 | 100% |
Same house | 1,135,846 | 86.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 176,579 | 13.4% |
Same county | 107,173 | 8.1% |
Different county | 69,406 | 5.3% |
Same state | 39,744 | 3.0% |
Different state | 29,662 | 2.3% |
Abroad | 3,476 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 1,329,084 | 100% |
Native | 1,284,935 | 96.7% |
Born in United States | 1,271,389 | 95.7% |
State of residence | 857,270 | 64.5% |
Different state | 414,119 | 31.2% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 13,546 | 1.0% |
Foreign born | 44,149 | 3.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 44,149 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 24,647 | 55.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 19,502 | 44.2% |
Year of Entry in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 57,695 | 100% |
Native | 13,546 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 246 | 1.8% |
Entered before 2010 | 13,300 | 98.2% |
Foreign born | 44,149 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,431 | 3.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 42,718 | 96.8% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Maine
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 44,149 | 100% |
Europe | 11,245 | 25.5% |
Asia | 12,436 | 28.2% |
Africa | 4,951 | 11.2% |
Oceania | 472 | 1.1% |
Latin America | 3,491 | 7.9% |
Northern America | 11,554 | 26.2% |