Somerset County, Maine (ME)

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• • 48,27295.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 9311.8%Two or more races
  • 5721.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2980.6%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2520.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1930.4%Asian alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $154,454

Here:	$154,454
State:	$259,950

Townhouses or other attached units: $145,050

Here:	$145,050
State:	$300,718

In 2-unit structures: $107,758

Here:	$107,758
State:	$265,102

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $315,452

Here:	$315,452
State:	$278,220

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $205,141

Here:	$205,141
State:	$260,833

Mobile homes: $75,577

Here:	$75,577
State:	$87,621

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $415,610

Here:	$415,610
State:	$88,000

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 4
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 10
• Burglaries: 85
• Thefts: 185
• Auto thefts: 18

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 11
• Burglaries: 148
• Thefts: 178
• Auto thefts: 32

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 2019: $1,669 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,396 (1.3%)

Area name: Somerset County, ME
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Somerset County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $747 a month.

Cities in this county include: Skowhegan, Pittsfield, Madison, Fairfield, Canaan, Palmyra, St. Albans, Norridgewock, Cornville, Harmony.

Neighboring counties: Iron County, Wisconsin , Keweenaw County, Michigan , Pine County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 1,445
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 88.3%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 930 (60.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 962010 or later
• 1732000 to 2009
• 961990 to 1999
• 1041980 to 1989
• 521970 to 1979
• 534Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 65.6%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 23,357
• One, attached: 233
• Two: 930
• 3 or 4: 1,082
• 5 to 9: 386
• 10 to 19: 149
• 20 to 49: 556
• 50 or more: 88
• Mobile homes: 4,435
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 44

Housing units in Somerset County with a mortgage: 8,427 (59 second mortgage, 800 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 8,265

Religion statistics for Somerset County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Somerset County:

Tornado activity:

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 Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 18, 2009 to July 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1852: July 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1852, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2008 to May 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1755: May 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1755, Natural disaster type: Storm, 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
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melts, and Ice Jams, Incident Period: March 29, 2005 to May 03, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1591: June 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1591, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: March 09, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3209: April 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3209, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: February 10, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3206: March 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3206, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 14, 2003 to December 15, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3194: January 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 3194, Natural disaster type: Snow
• 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.10% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($36,104 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.46% relocated from other counties in Maine ($24,717 average AGI)
1.64% relocated from other states ($11,387 average AGI)

Somerset County:	1.64%
Maine average:	2.80%

from Kennebec County, ME	1.88% ($35,563 average AGI)
from Penobscot County, ME	0.98% ($30,652)
from Franklin County, ME	0.42% ($28,182)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.26% ($33,918)
from Waldo County, ME	0.17% ($25,438)
from Androscoggin County, ME	0.14% ($28,423)
from Piscataquis County, ME	0.13% ($40,280)

6.17% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($36,633 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.44% relocated to other counties in Maine ($24,825 average AGI)
1.73% relocated to other states ($11,808 average AGI)

Somerset County:	1.73%
Maine average:	2.61%

to Kennebec County, ME	1.91% ($35,189 average AGI)
to Penobscot County, ME	0.95% ($32,551)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.35% ($42,953)
to Franklin County, ME	0.25% ($29,319)
to Waldo County, ME	0.24% ($34,644)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.15% ($28,481)
to York County, ME	0.13% ($27,800)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 11.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Somerset County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,642 (3,019 living alone), Female householders: 11,199 (3,382 living alone)

• 10,063 spouses (9,921 opposite-sex spouses), 2,290 unmarried partners, (2,235 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,691 children (10,624 natural, 415 adopted, 650 stepchildren), 1,045 grandchildren, 239 brothers or sisters, 223 parents, 122 foster children, 724 other relatives, 1,881 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 770

Size of family households: 7,449 2-persons, 2,853 3-persons, 1,911 4-persons, 840 5-persons, 349 6-persons, 178 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,113 1-person, 1,869 2-persons, 124 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 37 6-persons.

5,256 married couples with children.
2,984 single-parent households (812 men, 2,172 women).

96.7% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 67% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (32% speak English very well, 68% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $323,464,000 ($6,271 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,720,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $140,656,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,173,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $514,000
Federal grants: $100,444,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,430,000 ($1,806,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,248,000 ($64,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $491,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,721,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,229,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.16 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)

• Year house built in Somerset County, Maine
• 5562014 or later
• 7842010 to 2013
• 3,3412000 to 2009
• 4,3861990 to 1999
• 4,7161980 to 1989
• 4,5591970 to 1979
• 1,8361960 to 1969
• 1,8231950 to 1959
• 1,2881940 to 1949
• 7,7951939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Somerset County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maine
• 1131 room
• 3332 rooms
• 7103 rooms
• 2,6504 rooms
• 3,5115 rooms
• 3,3466 rooms
• 2,1247 rooms
• 1,7778 rooms
• 2,1019+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maine
• 2111 room
• 2982 rooms
• 7933 rooms
• 1,4894 rooms
• 9745 rooms
• 9066 rooms
• 2887 rooms
• 1148 rooms
• 2209+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Somerset County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maine
• 145no bedroom
• 1,0291 bedroom
• 4,5852 bedrooms
• 7,3743 bedrooms
• 2,7184 bedrooms
• 7695+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maine
• 208no bedroom
• 1,1651 bedroom
• 1,9852 bedrooms
• 1,4983 bedrooms
• 2624 bedrooms
• 1705+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 723no vehicle
• 4,5981 vehicle
• 7,0422 vehicles
• 3,1483 vehicles
• 8594 vehicles
• 2355+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,075no vehicle
• 2,4511 vehicle
• 1,3352 vehicles
• 2633 vehicles
• 354 vehicles
• 225+ vehicles

86.8% of Somerset 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, 72% lived in Maine.

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

• This state: 36,051
• Other state: 13,169
• Northeast: 9,356
• Midwest: 943
• South: 1,890
• West: 952

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,772
• Number of aged recipients: 121
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,651
• Number of recipients under 18: 164
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,304
• Number of recipients older than 64: 304
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 759
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 733

Somerset County on our top lists:

• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"