Waldo County, Maine Demographics

Waldo County is 3rd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Home ownership rate

Waldo County is 3rd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - White

Waldo County is 3rd in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

Waldo County is 4th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Waldo County is 5th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Waldo County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Female residents

Waldo County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in People per household

Waldo County is 6th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

Waldo County is 7th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Income below poverty line

Waldo County is 7th in Maine out of 16 other counties in Residents with college degree (older than 25)

Size Demographics
	Waldo County	Rank	Maine	US
Current population (2012)	38,820	11th	1,329,192	313,914,040
Size in square miles	729.9	12th	30,842.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	53.1	8th	43.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	Waldo County	Rank	Maine	US
Residents younger than 5	5.1%	4th	5.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.2%	5th	20.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	17.7%	10th	17.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Waldo County	Rank	Maine	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	90.0%	8th	90.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	24.6%	7th	27.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Waldo County	Rank	Maine	US
Race - White	97.2%	3rd	95.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	0.5%	12th	1.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.5%	6th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	14th	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	16th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.4%	9th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	12th	1.4%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	96.4%	3rd	94.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Waldo County	Rank	Maine	US
Female residents	51.1%	6th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.5%	16th	3.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Waldo County	Rank	Maine	US
Housing units	21,743	14th	725,577	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	9.0%	12th	19.3%	25.9%
Households	16,204	11th	551,601	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	79.2%	3rd	72.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$152,700	8th	$176,600	$186,200
People per household	2.4	6th	2.3	2.6
Building permits (last year)	67	11th	3,001	829,658

Income Demographics
	Waldo County	Rank	Maine	US
Income per capita	$22,706	10th	$26,195	$27,915
Income per household	$41,728	10th	$47,898	$52,762
Income below poverty line	14.5%	7th	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Waldo County	Rank	Maine	US
Non-farm private establishments	966	12th	40,112	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	8,393	13th	479,728	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	5,089	11th	150,389	27,092,908
Retail sales	$340,345	15th	$20,444,031	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$8,857	15th	$15,520	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$37,580	14th	$2,515,827	$613,795,732