| |
2000 Census |
1990 Census |
Change |
| |
Number
|
% of Total
|
Number
|
% of Total
|
since '90
|
| Total population |
1,274,923 |
|
1,227,928 |
|
3.83% |
| Population in households |
1,240,011 |
97.30% |
1,190,759 |
97.00% |
4.14% |
Householders
(click here for more information) |
518,200 |
40.60% |
465,312 |
37.90% |
11.37% |
| Spouses |
272,152 |
21.30% |
270,565 |
22.00% |
0.59% |
| Children |
342,506 |
26.90% |
363,463 |
29.60% |
-5.77% |
Own children younger
than 18 years |
279,827 |
21.90% |
289,452 |
23.60% |
-3.33% |
| Other relatives |
33,361 |
2.60% |
33,911 |
2.80% |
-1.62% |
Other relatives younger
than 18 years |
11,354 |
0.90% |
11,299 |
0.90% |
0.49% |
| Nonrelatives |
73,792 |
5.80% |
57,508 |
4.70% |
28.32% |
| Unmarried partner |
37,881 |
3.00% |
23,371 |
1.90% |
62.09% |
| In group quarters |
34,912 |
2.70% |
37,169 |
3.00% |
-6.07% |
| Institutionalized population |
13,091 |
1.00% |
14,136 |
1.20% |
-7.39% |
| Non-institutionalized population |
21,821 |
1.70% |
23,033 |
1.90% |
-5.26% |
MORE INFORMATION ON HOUSEHOLDERS
This chart examines the types of households in Maine. The "% of total" columns compare that number to the total households (518,200)
| |
2000 Census |
1990 Census |
Change |
| |
Number
|
% of total
|
Number
|
% of total
|
since '90
|
| TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS |
518,200 |
100.00% |
465,312 |
100.00% |
11.37% |
| Family households |
340,685 |
65.70% |
328,685 |
70.60% |
3.65% |
| Family households
with own
children younger than 18 |
157,325 |
30.40% |
161,143 |
34.60% |
-2.37% |
| Married couple family |
272,152 |
52.50% |
270,565 |
58.10% |
0.59% |
| Married couple family with own
children younger than 18 |
112,767 |
21.80% |
126,298 |
27.10% |
-10.71% |
| Female householder, no husband present |
49,022 |
9.50% |
44,360 |
9.50% |
10.51% |
| Female householder,
no husband present, with own children under 18 |
32,352 |
6.20% |
27,657 |
5.90% |
16.98% |
| Non-family households |
177,515 |
34.30% |
136,627 |
29.40% |
29.93% |
| Householder living alone |
139,969 |
27.00% |
108,474 |
23.30% |
29.03% |
| Householder 65 years and over |
55,483 |
10.70% |
48,257 |
10.40% |
14.97% |
| Households with people younger than 18 years |
167,685 |
32.40% |
170,811 |
36.70% |
-1.83% |
| Households with people 65 years and older |
128,137 |
24.70% |
114,341 |
24.60% |
12.07% |
| Average household size |
2.39 |
|
2.56 |
|
-6.64% |
| Average family size |
2.9 |
|
3.03 |
|
-4.29% |
|
