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Portland-South Portland, ME Metro Area

571,534 Population
2,081.4 square miles 274.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

43.7 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$54,492 ±$1,857 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$93,062 ±$2,016 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

7.6% ±1% (42,642  ±5,297) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

26.7 minutes ±0.8 (6,645,635  ±267,017) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

248,586 ±4,011 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.2 ±0 (557,889  ±408) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.8% ±1% (4,703  ±1,221) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

294,137 ±197 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$474,200 ±$8,483 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.6% ±1.1% (60,256  ±6,356.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

96.1% ±2.4% (412,587  ±10,449.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
48.1% ±1.7% (206,351  ±7,286.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6% (34,301  ±3,667) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±0.6% (30,413  ±2,695) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
30,413 Total veterans ±2,695 26,790 Male ±2,673 3,623 Female ±757

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