Cumberland County, Maine (ME)

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• • 263,03986.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 16,5985.4%Two or more races
  • 9,8533.2%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 7,1152.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 7,0472.3%Asian alone
  • 1,0470.3%Some other race alone
  • 3940.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1380.05%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $394,652

Here:	$394,652
State:	$325,684

Townhouses or other attached units: $417,333

Here:	$417,333
State:	$307,286

In 2-unit structures: $369,891

Here:	$369,891
State:	$368,314

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $434,101

Here:	$434,101
State:	$288,675

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $328,876

Here:	$328,876
State:	$303,328

Mobile homes: $92,401

Here:	$92,401
State:	$81,154

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 15
• Burglaries: 58
• Thefts: 212
• Auto thefts: 17

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 15
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 24
• Burglaries: 59
• Thefts: 243
• Auto thefts: 16

Health of residents in Cumberland County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:

Health of residents in Cumberland County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $4,235 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $4,179 (1.1%)

Area name: Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cumberland County is $570 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $735 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $878 a month.

Cities in this county include: Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Windham, Brunswick, Falmouth, Standish, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Gray.

2019 air pollution in Cumberland County:

Carbon Monoxide: 0.208 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.037 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 9.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Bay County, Michigan , Rutland County, Vermont , Waldo County , Linn County, Oregon , Lewis County, New York .

Current college students: 16,414
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 96.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 52.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 20,255 (52.9% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 10,7542010 or later
• 3,5842000 to 2009
• 2,8561990 to 1999
• 2,0151980 to 1989
• 8711970 to 1979
• 3,130Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 98,860
• One, attached: 7,775
• Two: 7,622
• 3 or 4: 9,372
• 5 to 9: 6,704
• 10 to 19: 5,399
• 20 to 49: 3,504
• 50 or more: 6,256
• Mobile homes: 5,871
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 91

Housing units in Cumberland County with a mortgage: 61,833 (9,262 second mortgage, 188 home equity loan, 8,532 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,374

Religion statistics for Cumberland County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cumberland County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Maine Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4522-ME: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4522, Natural disaster type: Other
• Maine Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4354, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4208: March 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4208, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Maine Winter Storm, Snow Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4108: March 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4108, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Flood, Snow
• Maine Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: February 23, 2010 to March 02, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1891: March 25, 2010, FEMA Id: 1891, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3298: December 15, 2008, FEMA Id: 3298, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Maine Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1815: January 09, 2009, FEMA Id: 1815, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 18, 2008 to August 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1788: September 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1788, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 23, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1693: April 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1693, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3256: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3256, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 23 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.41% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($90,476 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.64% relocated from other counties in Maine ($19,806 average AGI)
4.77% relocated from other states ($70,669 average AGI)

Cumberland County:	4.77%
Maine average:	3.89%

from York County, ME	1.07% ($59,071 average AGI)
from Androscoggin County, ME	0.39% ($50,674)
from Middlesex County, MA	0.33% ($120,231)
from Sagadahoc County, ME	0.25% ($59,570)
from Suffolk County, MA	0.23% ($112,585)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.21% ($58,475)
from Oxford County, ME	0.18% ($42,731)

6.72% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($81,612 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.54% relocated to other counties in Maine ($33,980 average AGI)
3.18% relocated to other states ($47,632 average AGI)

Cumberland County:	3.18%
Maine average:	2.63%

to York County, ME	1.30% ($55,489 average AGI)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.70% ($51,675)
to Sagadahoc County, ME	0.36% ($98,753)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.28% ($67,388)
to Oxford County, ME	0.25% ($56,009)
to Penobscot County, ME	0.15% ($55,255)
to Middlesex County, MA	0.12% ($78,406)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.6

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 9.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 5.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2018: 5.6

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cumberland County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 61,151 (17,625 living alone), Female householders: 68,826 (23,145 living alone)

• 62,684 spouses (61,639 opposite-sex spouses), 11,277 unmarried partners, (10,795 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 74,779 children (71,198 natural, 1,278 adopted, 2,303 stepchildren), 2,049 grandchildren, 1,707 brothers or sisters, 4,075 parents, 346 foster children, 2,291 other relatives, 8,065 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 7,981

Size of family households: 38,187 2-persons, 15,443 3-persons, 15,830 4-persons, 5,069 5-persons, 1,207 6-persons, 390 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 40,770 1-person, 11,674 2-persons, 1,196 3-persons, 211 4-persons.

42,283 married couples with children.
10,305 single-parent households (2,586 men, 7,719 women).

92.8% of residents of Cumberland speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (61% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak other language at home (58% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,821,204,000 ($6,659 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $318,198,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $661,932,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $283,686,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,891,000
Federal grants: $403,715,000
Federal procurement contracts: $178,100,000 ($136,993,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $288,880,000 ($138,283,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,874,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $216,657,000
Federal Government insurance: $159,125,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.15 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)

• Year house built in Cumberland County, Maine
• 7822020 or later
• 12,0832010 to 2019
• 18,4422000 to 2009
• 15,4091990 to 1999
• 18,9871980 to 1989
• 18,1941970 to 1979
• 11,7981960 to 1969
• 12,0181950 to 1959
• 9,5511940 to 1949
• 34,1901939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Cumberland County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cumberland County, Maine
• 3071 room
• 1982 rooms
• 2,6933 rooms
• 9,4844 rooms
• 16,6255 rooms
• 18,2426 rooms
• 16,5007 rooms
• 11,0848 rooms
• 16,6099+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland County, Maine
• 2,0511 room
• 4,1672 rooms
• 8,9813 rooms
• 8,6254 rooms
• 6,2715 rooms
• 3,9756 rooms
• 1,8137 rooms
• 9438 rooms
• 1,4099+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cumberland County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cumberland County, Maine
• 307no bedroom
• 3,2721 bedroom
• 18,7722 bedrooms
• 42,6703 bedrooms
• 22,3734 bedrooms
• 4,3485+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland County, Maine
• 2,398no bedroom
• 13,0221 bedroom
• 15,6692 bedrooms
• 4,7973 bedrooms
• 1,7094 bedrooms
• 6405+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland County, Maine in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,648no vehicle
• 25,5041 vehicle
• 45,0402 vehicles
• 13,5013 vehicles
• 3,8054 vehicles
• 1,2445+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cumberland County in renter-occupied apartments
• 7,142no vehicle
• 19,2071 vehicle
• 9,4942 vehicles
• 1,6363 vehicles
• 6314 vehicles
• 1255+ vehicles

87.5% of Cumberland County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Maine.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 159,774
• Other state: 121,407
• Northeast: 77,361
• Midwest: 13,428
• South: 16,974
• West: 13,644

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,899
• Number of aged recipients: 410
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 4,489
• Number of recipients under 18: 480
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 3,577
• Number of recipients older than 64: 842
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,038
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 2,115

Cumberland County on our top lists:

• #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the best general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest carbon monoxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #74 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #81 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"