Cumberland County, Maine Demographics

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Building permits (last year)

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Current population (2012)

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Foreign born residents

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Home median value

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Households

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Housing units

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Income per capita

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Income per household

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Asian

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Retail sales

Cumberland County is 1st in Maine out of 16 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Size Demographics
	Cumberland County	Rank	Maine	US
Current population (2012)	283,921	1st	1,329,192	313,914,040
Size in square miles	835.2	11th	30,842.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	337.2	1st	43.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Cumberland County	Rank	Maine	US
Residents younger than 5	5.0%	8th	5.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.1%	8th	20.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	15.3%	15th	17.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Cumberland County	Rank	Maine	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	93.6%	1st	90.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	39.9%	1st	27.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Cumberland County	Rank	Maine	US
Race - White	93.0%	15th	95.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.7%	2nd	1.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	15th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	2.2%	1st	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	13th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.7%	4th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	1st	1.4%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.4%	15th	94.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Cumberland County	Rank	Maine	US
Female residents	51.4%	2nd	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	5.5%	1st	3.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Cumberland County	Rank	Maine	US
Housing units	139,546	1st	725,577	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	27.0%	2nd	19.3%	25.9%
Households	117,138	1st	551,601	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	67.8%	15th	72.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$245,900	1st	$176,600	$186,200
People per household	2.3	9th	2.3	2.6
Building permits (last year)	691	1st	3,001	829,658

Income Demographics
	Cumberland County	Rank	Maine	US
Income per capita	$32,277	1st	$26,195	$27,915
Income per household	$57,267	1st	$47,898	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.7%	13th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Cumberland County	Rank	Maine	US
Non-farm private establishments	10,743	1st	40,112	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	153,928	1st	479,728	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	34,968	1st	150,389	27,092,908
Retail sales	$5,277,196	1st	$20,444,031	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$19,119	3rd	$15,520	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$734,947	1st	$2,515,827	$613,795,732