Cumberland Center, ME

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,790
US Senator
Susan Collins
Republican Party
US Senator
Angus King
Independent Party
2024 Median Age
37.9
1.34% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
8.64%
24.1% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$170,125
17.2% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$539,500
12.2% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
1,496
3.6% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cumberland Center, 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.

98.5% of the residents in Cumberland Center, ME are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Cumberland Center, ME was $539,500, and the homeownership rate was 99.2%.

Most people in Cumberland Center, ME drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 23.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Cumberland Center, ME was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Cumberland Center, ME is home to a population of 2.79k people, from which 98.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 1.83% of Cumberland Center, ME residents were born outside of the country (51 people).

In 2024, there were 24.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.59k people) in Cumberland Center, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 104 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 51 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.3%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.5% of Cumberland Center, ME residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cumberland Center, ME was 98.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cumberland Center, ME
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.59k ± 551
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    104 ± 154
  3. Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
    51 ± 76
3.73%
Hispanic Population
104 people

In 2024, there were 24.9 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.59k people) in Cumberland Center, ME than any other race or ethnicity. There were 104 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 51 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

3.73% of the people in Cumberland Center, ME are hispanic (104 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cumberland Center, 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

1.83%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
51 people
3.06%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
86 people

As of 2024, 1.83% of Cumberland Center, ME residents (51 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 Cumberland Center, ME was 3.06%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    16 ± 29
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    9 ± 22

Cumberland Center, ME has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.78 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cumberland Center, ME employs 1.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cumberland Center, ME were Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (214 people), and Educational Services (202 people), and the highest paying industries were Public Administration ($170,286), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($124,643), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($107,120).

Employment

Occupations

1.5k
2024 Value
± 286
3.6%
1 Year growth
± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cumberland Center, ME grew at a rate of 3.6%, from 1.44k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cumberland Center, ME, are Management Occupations (321 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (181 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (138 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cumberland Center, ME.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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

1.5k
2024 Value
± 286
3.6%
1 Year growth
± 26.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cumberland Center, ME grew at a rate of 3.6%, from 1.44k employees to 1.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cumberland Center, ME, are Health Care & Social Assistance (266 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (214 people), and Educational Services (202 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cumberland Center, ME, though some of these residents may live in Cumberland Center, 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

$91,250
Median earning men ± $34,761
$62,402
Median earning women ± $20,759

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($175,625), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($133,594), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($105,833).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($153,125), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($93,125), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($62,262).

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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 Cumberland Center, 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.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cumberland Center, ME was $539,500 in 2024, which is 1.62 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $480,700 to $539,500, a 12.2% increase. The homeownership rate in Cumberland Center, ME is 99.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cumberland Center, ME have an average commute time of 23.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cumberland Center, ME is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$539,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$74,211
$961
Median Property Taxes
±$180

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 Cumberland Center, ME the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

99.2%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 99.2% of the housing units in Cumberland Center, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 93.1%.

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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.
$170,125
Median Household Income
± $33,232
969
Number of Households
± 192

In 2024, the median household income of the 969 households in Cumberland Center, ME grew to $170,125 from the previous year's value of $145,208.

The following chart displays the households in Cumberland Center, 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 Cumberland Center, 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 (58.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (33.6%)
  3. Carpooled (3.92%)

In 2024, 58.8% of workers in Cumberland Center, ME drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (33.6%) and those who carpooled to work (3.92%).

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

23.6 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cumberland Center, ME have a shorter commute time (23.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.916% of the workforce in Cumberland Center, ME have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cumberland Center, ME distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cumberland Center, ME have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

8.64% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cumberland Center, ME (241 out of 2.79k 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 15, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cumberland Center, 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

97.2% of the population of Cumberland Center, ME has health coverage, with 76.3% on employee plans, 4.27% on Medicaid, 7.42% on Medicare, 9.21% 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, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 31.9% under 18 years, 8.14% between 18 and 34 years, 49% between 35 and 64 years, and 11% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.4% were men and 51.6% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

2.76%
Uninsured
76.3%
Employer Coverage
4.27%
Medicaid
7.42%
Medicare
9.21%
Non-Group
0%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cumberland Center, ME declined by 28.8% from 3.88% to 2.76%.

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