Somerset County, Maine (ME)

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• • 47,51093.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,9103.8%Two or more races
  • 6491.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2550.5%Asian alone
  • 2180.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 910.2%Some other race alone
  • 730.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2021:

Detached houses: $171,943

Here:	$171,943
State:	$325,684

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,784

Here:	$153,784
State:	$307,286

In 2-unit structures: $119,091

Here:	$119,091
State:	$368,314

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $388,133

Here:	$388,133
State:	$288,675

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $238,583

Here:	$238,583
State:	$303,328

Mobile homes: $79,282

Here:	$79,282
State:	$81,154

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $646,801

Here:	$646,801
State:	$89,040

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 220
• Auto thefts: 30

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 20
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 217
• Auto thefts: 15

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: $1,796 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,588 (1.2%)

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: 90.4%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 924 (56.0% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1922010 or later
• 1622000 to 2009
• 591990 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: 22,996
• One, attached: 175
• Two: 713
• 3 or 4: 718
• 5 to 9: 553
• 10 to 19: 167
• 20 to 49: 309
• 50 or more: 64
• Mobile homes: 4,492
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 32

Housing units in Somerset County with a mortgage: 9,135 (903 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 821 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 620

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.

7.63% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,526 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.02% relocated from other counties in Maine ($27,515 average AGI)
2.61% relocated from other states ($21,011 average AGI)

Somerset County:	2.61%
Maine average:	3.89%

from Kennebec County, ME	2.02% ($39,636 average AGI)
from Penobscot County, ME	1.10% ($43,251)
from Franklin County, ME	0.36% ($36,986)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.34% ($54,090)
from Waldo County, ME	0.20% ($43,205)
from Piscataquis County, ME	0.19% ($26,378)
from York County, ME	0.17% ($68,559)

6.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,646 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.56% relocated to other counties in Maine ($34,014 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($13,631 average AGI)

Somerset County:	1.69%
Maine average:	2.63%

to Kennebec County, ME	1.86% ($46,375 average AGI)
to Penobscot County, ME	1.09% ($44,419)
to Franklin County, ME	0.31% ($68,933)
to Waldo County, ME	0.26% ($43,000)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.20% ($56,605)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.20% ($37,579)
to York County, ME	0.11% ($58,364)

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2019: 11.5

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: 10,364 (3,003 living alone), Female householders: 12,088 (3,781 living alone)

• 10,290 spouses (10,163 opposite-sex spouses), 2,540 unmarried partners, (2,503 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 11,642 children (11,021 natural, 146 adopted, 491 stepchildren), 976 grandchildren, 263 brothers or sisters, 312 parents, 90 foster children, 418 other relatives, 1,236 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 716

Size of family households: 7,295 2-persons, 3,075 3-persons, 2,082 4-persons, 760 5-persons, 351 6-persons, 115 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,787 1-person, 1,868 2-persons, 79 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 33 6-persons.

5,803 married couples with children.
2,285 single-parent households (651 men, 1,634 women).

97.3% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 4% speak English not well, 9% don't speak English at all).

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
• 62020 or later
• 1,8792010 to 2019
• 3,7152000 to 2009
• 3,8681990 to 1999
• 4,0851980 to 1989
• 4,4731970 to 1979
• 2,0141960 to 1969
• 1,6561950 to 1959
• 1,4961940 to 1949
• 6,5821939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Somerset County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maine
• 1391 room
• 1902 rooms
• 9093 rooms
• 2,2044 rooms
• 3,9585 rooms
• 3,5556 rooms
• 2,5757 rooms
• 1,7858 rooms
• 2,3769+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maine
• 1611 room
• 1942 rooms
• 9973 rooms
• 1,1584 rooms
• 7505 rooms
• 1,0336 rooms
• 3267 rooms
• 418 rooms
• 1259+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Somerset County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maine
• 159no bedroom
• 1,2621 bedroom
• 4,4092 bedrooms
• 8,1713 bedrooms
• 2,9934 bedrooms
• 7545+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maine
• 156no bedroom
• 1,2521 bedroom
• 1,7932 bedrooms
• 1,2033 bedrooms
• 2834 bedrooms
• 485+ 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
• 597no vehicle
• 5,0101 vehicle
• 7,8252 vehicles
• 2,9583 vehicles
• 1,0574 vehicles
• 2675+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in renter-occupied apartments
• 930no vehicle
• 2,2811 vehicle
• 1,3322 vehicles
• 1903 vehicles
• 274 vehicles
• 85+ vehicles

86.8% of Somerset County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Maine.

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

• This state: 34,881
• Other state: 14,485
• Northeast: 10,066
• Midwest: 1,400
• South: 1,573
• West: 1,373

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+)"