Portland, ME

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US Senator

Susan Collins

Republican Party

US Senator

Angus King

Independent Party

2023 Median Age

37.5

0.266% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$76,174

6.54% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$452,600

9.96% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

39,590

0.223% 1-year growth

About

In N/A, Portland, ME had a population of N/A people with a median age of 37.5 and a median household income of $76,174. Between N/A and N/A the population of Portland, ME N/A from N/A to N/A, a N/A% N/A and its median household income grew from $71,498 to $76,174, a 6.54% increase.

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None of the households in Portland, 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.

The largest universities in Portland, ME are University of Southern Maine (1,748 degrees awarded in 2023), Maine College of Art & Design (131 degrees), and Empire Beauty School-Maine (77 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Portland, ME was $452,600, and the homeownership rate was 46.7%.

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Economy

The economy of Portland, ME employs 39.6k people. The largest industries in Portland, ME are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Maine have an average income that is 1.23 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,509. The income inequality in Maine (measured using the Gini index) is 0.437, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

39.6k

2023 Value

± 1,590

0.223%

1 Year growth

± 5.55%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Portland, ME grew at a rate of 0.223%, from 39.5k employees to 39.6k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Portland, ME, are Management Occupations (5,033 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,707 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,363 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Portland, ME.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Maine (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

39.6k

2023 Value

± 1,590

0.223%

1 Year growth

± 5.55%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Portland, ME grew at a rate of 0.223%, from 39.5k employees to 39.6k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Portland, ME, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Portland, ME, though some of these residents may live in Portland, ME and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($77,794), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($70,038), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($66,912).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($73,824), Construction ($70,678), and Information ($67,909).

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.

Civics

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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Maine

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Susan Collins

Senator from Maine

Assumed office on January 3, 1997

Angus King

Senator from Maine

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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Maine

Maine is currently represented by 2 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Maine have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Portland, ME awarded 1,966 degrees. The student population of Portland, ME in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,905 male students and 5,308 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Portland, ME are White (1,620 and 83.2%), followed by Black or African American (109 and 5.6%), Hispanic or Latino (66 and 3.39%), and Unknown (65 and 3.34%).

The largest universities in Portland, ME by number of degrees awarded are University of Southern Maine (1,748 and 88.9%), Maine College of Art & Design (131 and 6.66%), and Empire Beauty School-Maine (77 and 3.92%).

The most popular majors in Portland, ME are Registered Nursing (168 and 8.55%), Educational Psychology (93 and 4.73%), and Law (84 and 4.27%).

The median tuition costs in Portland, ME are $40,668 for private four year colleges, and $8,316 and $24,500 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Portland, ME, the percentage of applicants admitted was 79.1%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 15.8%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 8,213 (35.4% men and 64.6% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 8,213 students enrolled in Portland, ME, 35.4% men and 64.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 6,364 records, of which 66.1% were women and 33.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions
65 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
168 degrees awarded
General Business Administration & Management
83 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Portland, ME was Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions with 65 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Portland, ME according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

University of Southern Maine
1,748 degrees awarded
Maine College of Art & Design
131 degrees awarded
Empire Beauty School-Maine
77 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was University of Southern Maine with 1,748 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 577 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Portland, ME, which is 0.415 times less than the 1,389 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,620 degrees mean that there were 14.9 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 109 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($40,668) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($2,604) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,250) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.538% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.438% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (355k), Some college (229k), and Bachelors Degree (225k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Portland, ME was $452,600 in 2023, which is 1.49 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $411,600 to $452,600, a 9.96% increase. The homeownership rate in Portland, ME is 46.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Median household income in Portland, ME is $76,174. In N/A, the place with the highest median household income in Portland, ME was Census Tract 21.01 with a value of $115,644, followed by Census Tract 20.02 and Census Tract 18, with respective values of $111,480 and $103,581.

Housing

Property

$452,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$12,770

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Median Property Taxes

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

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

Rent vs Own

46.7%

Homeownership

2023

62.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 46.7% of the housing units in Portland, ME were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 45.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Portland, ME compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 21.01
Census Tract 20.02
Census Tract 18

In N/A, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Portland, ME was Census Tract 21.01 with a value of $115,644, followed by Census Tract 20.02 and Census Tract 18, with respective values of $111,480 and $103,581.

The following map shows all of the places in Portland, ME colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$76,174

Median Household Income

± $4,158

32.4k

Number of Households

± 1,353

In 2023, the median household income of the 32.4k households in Portland, ME grew to $76,174 from the previous year's value of $71,498.

The following chart displays the households in Portland, 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 N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Portland, ME is from Maine.

0.437

2022 Wage GINI in Maine

0.436

2021 Wage GINI in Maine

In 2022, the income inequality in Maine was 0.437 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.204% growth from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat less even. The GINI for Maine was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Maine in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Maine across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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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.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

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The chart below shows how the median household income in Portland, ME compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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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.

Social Needs

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Health

N/A% of the population of Portland, ME has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cumberland County, ME see 583 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.02% decrease from the previous year (595 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 939 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 129 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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583 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cumberland County, ME

Primary care physicians in Cumberland County, ME see an average of 583 patients per year. This represents a 2.02% decrease from the previous year (595 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cumberland County, ME in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 16.5% under 18 years, 29.3% between 18 and 34 years, 37.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 16.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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

Uninsured People

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Portland, ME changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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