Statewide Claims to Fame

Somerset County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Income below poverty line

Somerset County is 2nd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Somerset County is 3rd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Size in square miles

Somerset County is 4th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

Somerset County is 4th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Somerset County is 5th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Somerset County is 5th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - White

Somerset County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Home ownership rate

Somerset County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Somerset County is 7th in Maine out of 16 other counties in People per household

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Somerset County Rank Maine US
Current population (2012) 51,910 9th 1,329,192 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3,924.4 3rd 30,842.9 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 13.3 13th 43.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Somerset County Rank Maine US
Residents younger than 5 5.0% 6th 5.0% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 20.8% 2nd 20.0% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.5% 11th 17.0% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Somerset County Rank Maine US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 86.7% 14th 90.2% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 15.4% 16th 27.1% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Somerset County Rank Maine US
Race - White 97.1% 5th 95.3% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.4% 13th 1.3% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.5% 5th 0.7% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 12th 1.1% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.0% 4th 0.0% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.4% 10th 1.5% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 0.9% 16th 1.4% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 96.3% 4th 94.1% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Somerset County Rank Maine US
Female residents 50.5% 14th 51.1% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 1.9% 12th 3.3% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Somerset County Rank Maine US
Housing units 30,770 9th 725,577 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 10.7% 11th 19.3% 25.9%
Households 21,795 9th 551,601 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 77.9% 6th 72.7% 66.1%
Home median value $111,700 13th $176,600 $186,200
People per household 2.4 7th 2.3 2.6
Building permits (last year) 50 15th 3,001 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Somerset County Rank Maine US
Income per capita $21,105 13th $26,195 $27,915
Income per household $37,875 13th $47,898 $52,762
Income below poverty line 18.5% 2nd 12.8% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Somerset County Rank Maine US
Non-farm private establishments 1,158 11th 40,112 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 13,511 9th 479,728 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 4,351 14th 150,389 27,092,908
Retail sales $577,288 9th $20,444,031 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $11,211 14th $15,520 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $44,981 12th $2,515,827 $613,795,732

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