Somerset County, Maine QuickFacts

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People QuickFacts	Somerset County	Maine
?  Population, 2000	50,888	1,274,923
?  Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000	2.3%	3.8%
?  Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000	5.7%	5.5%
?  Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000	24.7%	23.6%
?  Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000	14.3%	14.4%
?  White persons, percent, 2000 (a)	98.0%	96.9%
?  Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.2%	0.5%
?  American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.4%	0.6%
?  Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a)	0.3%	0.7%
?  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a)	Z	Z
?  Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a)	0.1%	0.2%
?  Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000	0.9%	1.0%
?  Female population, percent, 2000	51.0%	51.3%
?  Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b)	0.5%	0.7%
?  White persons, not of Hispanic/Latino origin, percent, 2000	97.7%	96.5%
?  High school graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	22,823	627,153
?  College graduates, persons 25 years and over, 1990	3,325	149,352
?  Housing units, 2000	28,222	651,901
?  Homeownership rate, 2000	77.8%	71.6%
?  Households, 2000	20,496	518,200
?  Persons per household, 2000	2.44	2.39
?  Households with persons under 18 years, percent, 2000	34.0%	32.4%
?  Median household money income, 1997 model-based estimate	$28,300	$33,140
?  Persons below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	14.9%	10.7%
?  Children below poverty, percent, 1997 model-based estimate	20.6%	14.9%

Business QuickFacts	Somerset County	Maine
?  Private nonfarm establishments with paid employees, 1998	1,195	38,334
?  Private nonfarm employment, 1998	15,110	456,715
?  Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1998	8.2%	7.7%
?  Nonemployer establishments, 1997	3,334	95,557
?  Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000)	1,239,890	14,097,609
?  Retail sales, 1997 ($1000)	356,453	12,737,087
?  Retail sales per capita, 1997	$6,808	$10,229
?  Minority-owned firms, 1992	NA	1,099
?  Women-owned firms, 1992	1,223	35,260
?  Housing units authorized by building permits, 1999	67	5,6881
?  Federal funds and grants, 1999 ($1000)	217,040	7,281,484
?  Local government employment - full-time equivalent, 1997	2,382	46,260

Geography QuickFacts	Somerset County	Maine
?  Land area, 2000 (square miles)	3,927	30,862
?  Persons per square mile, 2000	13.0	41.3
?  Metropolitan Area	None

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown