Somerset County, Maine demographics

Population: 50,424
Median age: 46.9

Median household income: 47,488

Demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics of Somerset County, Maine.

Population

202150,424
202050,573
201950,520
201850,710
201750,994
201651,363
201551,577
201451,762
201351,942
201252,098
201152,228
201052,261
200951,175

Somerset County, ME cities

Anson CDP - 833

Bingham CDP - 738

Fairfield CDP - 2,185

Hartland CDP - 597

Madison CDP - 2,516

Norridgewock CDP - 1,278

Pittsfield CDP - 2,994

Skowhegan CDP - 6,344

Census data for Somerset County, Maine

Demographic and housing estimates in Somerset County, Maine

Total population
Total population50,424
Male25,056
Female25,368
Population by age
Total population50,424
Under 5 years2,353
5 to 9 years2,816
10 to 14 years2,593
15 to 19 years2,746
20 to 24 years2,384
25 to 34 years5,480
35 to 44 years5,661
45 to 54 years7,233
55 to 59 years4,017
60 to 64 years4,344
65 to 74 years6,668
75 to 84 years3,147
85 years and over982
Median age (years)46.9
Under 18 years9,586
16 years and over42,055
18 years and over40,838
21 years and over39,329
62 years and over13,224
65 years and over10,797
Population by race
Total population50,424
One race49,068
   White48,411
   Black or African American201
   American Indian and Alaska Native112
   Asian225
   Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0
   Some other race119
Two or more races1,356
Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population40,487
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population20,061
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population20,426

Social characteristics in Somerset County, Maine

Households by type
Total households21,596
Family households (families)9,931
Married-couple family2,269
Male householder, no wife present, family3,960
Female householder, no husband present, family2,999
Nonfamily households5,436
Average household size7,995
Average family size2.30

Economic characteristics in Somerset County, Maine

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households21,596
Less than $10,0001,409
$10,000 to $14,9991,676
$15,000 to $24,9992,811
$25,000 to $34,9992,433
$35,000 to $49,9992,990
$50,000 to $74,9993,810
$75,000 to $99,9992,894
$100,000 to $149,9992,364
$150,000 to $199,999695
$200,000 or more514
Median household income (dollars)47,488

Housing characteristics in Somerset County, Maine

Housing occupancy
Total housing units29,894
Occupied housing units21,596
Vacant housing units8,298
Units in structure
Total housing units29,894
1-unit, detached22,675
1-unit, attached161
2 units778
3 or 4 units721
5 to 9 units533
10 to 19 units160
20 or more units413
Mobile home4,425
Boat, RV, van, etc.28
Year structure built
Total housing units29,894
Built 2014 or later6
Built 2010 to 20131,325
Built 2000 to 20093,461
Built 1990 to 19994,442
Built 1980 to 19894,172
Built 1970 to 19794,613
Built 1960 to 19691,896
Built 1950 to 19591,620
Built 1940 to 19491,382
Built 1939 or earlier6,977
Rooms
Total housing units29,894
1 room669
2 rooms1,129
3 rooms2,792
4 rooms5,175
5 rooms5,919
6 rooms5,694
7 rooms3,514
8 rooms2,224
9 rooms or more2,778
Median rooms5.4
Bedrooms
Total housing units29,894
No bedroom737
1 bedroom3,881
2 bedrooms8,918
3 bedrooms11,640
4 bedrooms3,689
5 or more bedrooms1,029
Housing tenure
Occupied housing units21,596
Owner-occupied16,721
Renter-occupied4,875
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.38
Average household size of renter-occupied unit2.04
Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units21,596
Moved in 2017 or later1,920
Moved in 2015 to 20164,518
Moved in 2010 to 20143,284
Moved in 2000 to 20094,884
Moved in 1990 to 19992,989
Moved in 1989 and earlier4,001
Value
Owner-occupied units16,721
Less than $50,0001,773
$50,000 to $99,9994,224
$100,000 to $149,9994,112
$150,000 to $199,9992,632
$200,000 to $299,9992,458
$300,000 to $499,9991,180
$500,000 to $999,999284
$1,000,000 or more58
Median (dollars)124,200
Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units16,721
Housing units with a mortgage8,642
Housing units without a mortgage8,079
Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent4,234
Less than $500804
$500 to $9992,634
$1,000 to $1,499675
$1,500 to $1,999119
$2,000 to $2,4992
$2,500 to $2,9990
$3,000 or more0
Median (dollars)767
No rent paid641

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