Cousins Island, ME

Census Place

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2024 Population
658
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
58.1
3.01% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
2.74%
Infinityk% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$180,625
49% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$658,000
3.77% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
294
68% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cousins Island, ME reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.4% of the residents in Cousins Island, ME are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cousins Island, ME was $658,000, and the homeownership rate was 96.7%.

Most people in Cousins Island, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25.2 minutes. The average car ownership in Cousins Island, ME was 3 cars per household.

United StatesMaineCumberland County, MEPortland-South Portland, MESagadahoc County & Northern Cumberland County PUMA, ME

Population & Diversity

Cousins Island, ME is home to a population of 658 people, from which 99.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 7.29% of Cousins Island, ME residents were born outside of the country (48 people).

In 2024, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (621 people) in Cousins Island, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 10 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.4%
2024 Citizenship
99.2%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.4% of Cousins Island, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cousins Island, ME was 99.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cousins Island, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    621 ± 201
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    27 ± 45
  3. American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic)
    10 ± 21
4.1%
Hispanic Population
27 people

In 2024, there were 23 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (621 people) in Cousins Island, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 27 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 10 American Indian & Alaska Native (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.1% of the people in Cousins Island, ME are hispanic (27 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cousins Island, ME as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Maine.
Most Common Origin
  1. Canada
    10,100 ± 2,458 people
  2. China
    2,593 ± 1,249 people
  3. Other Africa, not specified
    2,479 ± 1,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Maine was Canada, the natal country of 10,100 Maine residents, followed by China with 2,593 and Other Africa, not specified with 2,479.

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Foreign-Born Population

7.29%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
48 people
0.786%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
4 people

As of 2024, 7.29% of Cousins Island, ME residents (48 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cousins Island, ME was 0.786%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Vietnam
Most Common Service Period
43 ± 47

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Cousins Island, ME.

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Economy

The economy of Cousins Island, ME employs 294 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cousins Island, ME were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (144 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (70 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($231,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($230,667), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($133,716).

Employment

Occupations

294
2024 Value
± 132
68%
1 Year growth
± 45.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cousins Island, ME grew at a rate of 68%, from 175 employees to 294 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cousins Island, ME, are Business & Financial Operations Occupations (54 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (54 people), and Life, Physical, & Social Science Occupations (40 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cousins Island, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Maine.

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

294
2024 Value
± 132
68%
1 Year growth
± 45.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cousins Island, ME grew at a rate of 68%, from 175 employees to 294 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cousins Island, ME, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (144 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (70 people), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cousins Island, ME, though some of these residents may live in Cousins Island, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$133,007
Median earning men ± $68,935
$126,378
Median earning women ± $27,465

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($134,662).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($126,603) and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($121,625).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
1.54%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 627k people employed in Maine. This represents a 1.54% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Maine.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing the state of Maine. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Cousins Island, ME. Showing the available data for Maine.
2024 Election Results
  1. Kamala Harris (52.4%)
    Democratic Party
  2. Donald J. Trump (45.5%)
    Republican Party
  3. Jill Stein (1.08%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Maine went to Kamala Harris with 52.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (45.5%), followed by Jill Stein (1.08%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Maine for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

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Susan Collins
Senator from Maine2
Assumed office on January 3, 1997
Angus King
Senator from Maine1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013
Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont join meetings of the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Susan Collins and Angus King are the senators currently representing Maine.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Maine over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cousins Island, ME was $658,000 in 2024, which is 1.98 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $634,100 to $658,000, a 3.77% increase. The homeownership rate in Cousins Island, ME is 96.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cousins Island, ME have an average commute time of 25.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cousins Island, ME is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$658,000
Median Property Value 2024
±$94,741
$263
Median Property Taxes
±$94

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cousins Island, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cousins Island, ME compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

96.7%
Homeownership
2024
66.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 96.7% of the housing units in Cousins Island, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 94.9%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$180,625
Median Household Income
± $158,457
272
Number of Households
± 101

In 2024, the median household income of the 272 households in Cousins Island, ME grew to $180,625 from the previous year's value of $121,250.

The following chart displays the households in Cousins Island, ME distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cousins Island, ME is from Maine.
0.439
2023 Wage GINI in Maine
0.437
2022 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2023, the income inequality in Maine was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.449% growth from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (78.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (21.8%)

In 2024, 78.2% of workers in Cousins Island, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.8%) and those who carpooled to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

25.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cousins Island, ME have a shorter commute time (25.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Cousins Island, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

3 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cousins Island, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cousins Island, ME have 3 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

2.74% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cousins Island, ME (18 out of 658 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cousins Island, ME is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.6% of the population of Cousins Island, ME has health coverage, with 51.1% on employee plans, 1.22% on Medicaid, 22.3% on Medicare, 17.9% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Maine see 932 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (932 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1406 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 177 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 13.2% under 18 years, 17.6% between 18 and 34 years, 36.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 32.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

7.45%
Uninsured
51.1%
Employer Coverage
1.22%
Medicaid
22.3%
Medicare
17.9%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cousins Island, ME declined by 25.7% from 10% to 7.45%.

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