Maine population by sex and age
This chart breaks the population down into sex and age groups according to the 2000 Census and how much it has changed since the 1990 Census.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau

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	2000 Census		1990 Census		Change
	Number	% of Total	Number	% of Total	since '90
Total population	1,274,923		1,227,928		3.83%
Male	620,309	48.70%	597,850	48.70%	3.76%
Female	654,614	51.30%	630,078	51.30%	3.89%
Median Age	39		34
0-4 years	70,726	5.50%	85,722	7.00%	-17.49%
5-9 years	83,022	6.50%	88,506	7.20%	-6.20%
10-14 years	92,252	7.20%	84,579	6.90%	9.07%
15-19 years	89,485	7.00%	87,927	7.20%	1.77%
20-24 years	69,656	5.50%	86,040	7.00%	-19.04%
25-34 years	157,617	12.40%	205,235	16.70%	-23.20%
35-44 years	212,980	16.70%	193,345	15.70%	10.16%
45-54 years	192,596	15.10%	124,751	10.20%	54.38%
55-59 years	68,490	5.40%	54,216	4.40%	26.33%
60-64 years	54,697	4.30%	54,234	4.40%	0.85%
65-74 years	96,196	7.50%	91,600	7.50%	5.02%
75-84 years	63,890	5.00%	53,547	4.40%	19.32%
85 years and over	23,316	1.80%	18,226	1.50%	27.93%

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