Maine Profile and Statistics

Maine Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Maine had 542424 total households with the average home having 2.35 residents and the average family coming in at 2.84.

Of those homes reported, 28.3% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 19.1% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 14527 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 35076 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Maine, 148786 people live alone, and of that, 57258 are 65 and over.

There were 164998 (30.4%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 135813 (25%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Maine

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 1276853, 42.5 percent are the main “Householder,” while 21.7 are spouses. There are 331798 children, and 42508 comprise “other relatives.” 82865 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 43626 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Maine Census Marital Status data

In Maine, there are 525243 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 153685 have never married; 291329 are currently still married, but have separated. 5496 are legally separated, 60147 are divorced and 14586 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (562340), 23.7% never married, 51% are married but separated while 1.4% are legally still separated. 13.5% are divorced and 10.4% are widowed.

Maine Fertility Rates and ME Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Maine (ME): In the 2007 report, 15744 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Maine (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 4600 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 28 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 48 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 17 babies, while there were 106 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 17.

Maine Grandparents Statistics

There are 14401 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 6013 (41.8%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 58% are the grandmothers and 76.2% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 1590 have done it for less than a year; 1354 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 1119 handling things 3 or 4 years and 1950 doing the job 5 or more years.

Maine School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (ME)

In Maine, 309492 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 14815 (4.8%) are in nursery or preschool; 15036 (4.9%) are in kindergarten, while 124822 (40.3%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 73177 (23.6%) are slogging through High School, while 81642 (26.4%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 36.4% (333705); 17% (156466) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (917697), 38987 (4.2%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 63486 (6.9%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 333705 (36.4%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 162582 (17.7%) have some college experience but no degree; 81003 (8.8%) reached an Associate’s degree; 156466 (17%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 81468 (8.9%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Maine is 1028313. Of that, 143635 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 1227154 (100%) – of that, 233271 (19%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (174864), 17462 (10%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (867732), 141080 (16.3%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (184558), 74729 (40.5%) have a disability.

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