Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2005: $2,801 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2005: $2,623 (1.2%)
Area name: Cumberland County, ME (part) HUD Metro FMR Area
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cumberland County is $570 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $735 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $878 a month.
Cities in this county include: Portland
, South Portland
, Brunswick
, Scarborough
, Westbrook
, Windham
, Gorham
, Falmouth
, Standish
, Cape Elizabeth
.
2005 air pollution in Cumberland County:
Carbon Monoxide: 1 ppm (standard limit: 9 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.017 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.090 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.073 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
Annual: 28 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10)
24-hour (standard limit: 150 µg/m3):
81 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
Annual (standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3):
11.9 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)
24-hour (standard limit: 35 µg/m3):
29 µg/m3.
Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.004 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides 24-hour: 0.015 ppm (standard limit: 0.14 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring
counties: Androscoggin County
, Oxford County
, Sagadahoc County
, York County
.
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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Cumberland County: Long
Lake Bible Camp
(A),
Nokomis Camping Area
(B),
Hemlock Hills Campground
(C),
Castle Tower
(D),
Pumpkin Valley
(E),
Frye Island Golf Course
(F),
Camp Somoset
(G),
High Head Yacht Club
(H),
Oak Ledge Camp
(I),
Cumberland Farmers Club
(J),
Hinds Boys Scout Camp
(K),
Brunswick Industrial Park
(L),
Cape Elizabeth Light
(M),
Willowdale Golf Course
(N),
Dundee Power Station
(O),
Portland Country Club
(P),
Camp Woodlands
(Q),
Camp Winaco
(R),
New Gloucester Station
(S),
Camp Skylemar
(T)
Shopping Centers: Pond
Cove Shopping Center
(1),
Gray Plaza Shopping Center
(2)
Churches in Cumberland County include: Naples
United Methodist Church
(A),
Emmaus Church
(B),
Scarborough Free Baptist Church
(C),
North Street Church
(D),
Bridgton Road Church
(E),
North Yarmouth Church
(F),
Standish Congregational Church
(G),
Emmaus Lutheran Church
(H),
Spurwink Church
(I)
Cemeteries: Lakeside
Cemetery
(1),
Friendship Cemetery
(2),
Lower Corner Cemetery
(3),
Friends Cemetery
(4),
Leighton Cemetery
(5),
North Raymond Cemetery
(6),
South Street Cemetery
(7)
Lakes and reservoirs: Massacre
Pond
(A),
Ingalls Pond
(B),
Island Pond
(C),
Mariner Pond
(D),
Notched Pond
(E),
Nubble Pond
(F),
Sinkhole, The
(G),
Adams Pond
(H)
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Crooked
River
(A),
Libby Brook
(B),
Dutton Hills Brook
(C),
Dunstan River
(D),
Cousins River
(E),
Douglass Brook
(F),
Douglas Brook
(G),
Collyer Brook
(H),
Collins Brook
(I)
Parks in Cumberland County include: Ferry
Beach State Park
(1),
Crescent Beach State Park
(2),
New Gloucester Historic District
(3),
Mast Landing Bird Sanctuary
(4),
Pennellville Historic District
(5),
Steep Falls Wildlife Management Area
(6),
Wildwood Park
(7),
Two Lights State Park
(8),
Lobstermans Statue
(9)
Beaches: Thomas
Point Beach
(A),
Pine Point Beach
(B),
Cliff House Beach
(C),
Scarborough Beach
(D),
Crescent Beach
(E),
Back Shore
(F),
Andrews Beach
(G)
Post office: South
Freeport Post Office
(A).
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Unemployment in September 2007:
Current college students: 16,414
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 10,116 (49% naturalized citizens)
| Cumberland
County: |
3.8% | | Whole
state: |
2.9% |
Year
of entry for the foreign-born population |
- 1995
to March 2000: 2,558
- 1990
to 1994: 1,542
- 1985
to 1989: 1,211
- 1980
to 1984: 804
- 1975
to 1979: 425
- 1970
to 1974: 446
- 1970
to 1974: 472
- 1965
to 1969: 2,658
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Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 88.7%
Housing units in structures:
- One,
detached: 77,307
- One,
attached: 5,071
- Two:
8,657
- 3
or 4: 9,306
- 5
to 9: 6,406
- 10
to 19: 3,377
- 20
or more: 6,798
- Mobile
homes: 5,636
- Boats,
RVs, vans, etc.: 42
Housing units in Cumberland County with a mortgage: 41,178 (3,554 second mortgage, 7,036 home equity loan, 153 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15,225 Agriculture
in Cumberland County
Average size of farms: 91 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $29519
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $768.52
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 33.11%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $34717
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 28.12%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 4.56%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $45387
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 84.06%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 7.37
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 26.02%
Vegetables: 538 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 285 acres
Most
common industries for males: |
- Construction
(10%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (8%)
- Educational
services (6%)
- Accommodation
and food services (6%)
- Health
care (5%)
- Finance
and insurance (5%)
- Public
administration (4%)
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Most
common industries for females: |
- Health
care (16%)
- Educational
services (13%)
- Finance
and insurance (10%)
- Accommodation
and food services (7%)
- Professional,
scientific, and technical services (6%)
- Social
assistance (4%)
- Administrative
and support and waste management services (3%)
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Most
common occupations for males in 2005: |
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (7%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Building
and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Sales
representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)
- Driver/sales
workers and truck drivers (4%)
- Material
recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)
- Computer
specialists (3%)
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Most
common occupations for females in 2005:
|
- Other
office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other
management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
- Other
sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
- Secretaries
and administrative assistants (4%)
- Registered
nurses (4%)
- Cashiers
(4%)
- Business
operations specialists (4%)
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Most
common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
|
- Canada
(19%)
- United
Kingdom (7%)
- Vietnam
(5%)
- Germany
(5%)
- Cambodia
(5%)
- Other
Eastern Africa (4%)
- Bosnia
and Herzegovina (4%)
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Most
common first ancestries reported in Cumberland County:
|
- English
(20%)
- Irish
(15%)
- French
(except Basque) (10%)
- United
States or American (8%)
- Italian
(8%)
- French
Canadian (6%)
- German
(6%)
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Means of transportation to work
- Drove
a car alone: 108,338 (79%)
- Carpooled:
13,022 (9%)
- Bus
or trolley bus: 1,529 (1%)
- Subway
or elevated: 39 (0%)
- Railroad:
11 (0%)
- Ferryboat:
293 (0%)
- Taxi:
319 (0%)
- Motorcycle:
76 (0%)
- Bicycle:
584 (0%)
- Walked:
6,069 (4%)
- Other
means: 673 (0%)
- Worked
at home: 6,303 (5%)
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People
in group quarters in Cumberland County, Maine
- 3454
people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1686
people in nursing homes
- 1055
people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 537
people in state prisons
- 374
people in military barracks, etc.
- 344
people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 317
people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 179
people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 123
people in religious group quarters
- 113
people in other group homes
- 113
people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 110
people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 62
people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 59
people in homes for the mentally ill
- 44
people in halfway houses
- 26
people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 13
people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 9
people in military ships
- 6
people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 6
people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 2
people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
Average
gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $62,607.
7.13% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,342 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.13% | | Maine
average: |
6.39% |
0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($412 average AGI)
| Cumberland
County: |
0.15% | | Maine
average: |
0.12% |
3.37% relocated from other counties in Maine ($16,753 average AGI)
3.61% relocated from other states ($26,177 average AGI)
| Cumberland
County: |
3.61% | | Maine
average: |
2.95% |
Top
counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
| from
York County, ME
|
1.21% ($38,497 average AGI) |
| from
Androscoggin County, ME
|
0.47% ($36,730) |
| from
Sagadahoc County, ME
|
0.40% ($35,747) |
| from
Kennebec County, ME
|
0.26% ($32,672) |
| from
Oxford County, ME
|
0.25% ($29,839) |
| from
Penobscot County, ME
|
0.24% ($31,894) |
| from
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.18% ($56,965) |
7.21% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,140 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: |
7.21% | | Maine
average: |
6.44% |
0.11% of residents moved to foreign countries ($478 average AGI)
| Cumberland
County: |
0.11% | | Maine
average: |
0.07% |
3.30% relocated to other counties in Maine ($17,251 average AGI)
3.81% relocated to other states ($25,410 average AGI)
| Cumberland
County: |
3.81% | | Maine
average: |
3.05% |
Top
counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
| to
York County, ME
|
1.13% ($37,688 average AGI) |
| to
Androscoggin County, ME
|
0.67% ($37,820) |
| to
Sagadahoc County, ME
|
0.46% ($41,082) |
| to
Kennebec County, ME
|
0.24% ($36,300) |
| to
Oxford County, ME
|
0.22% ($34,869) |
| to
Middlesex County, MA
|
0.17% ($38,661) |
| to
Penobscot County, ME
|
0.16% ($34,836) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.6
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.1
Births
per 1000 population in Cumberland County |
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.9
Deaths
per 1000 population in Cumberland County |
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 5.3
Infant
deaths per 1000 live births in Cumberland County |
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 42,336 (35,270 aged, 7,066 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 3%
Household
type by relationship
Households: 256,969
- In
family households: 205,883 (50,267 male householders, 17,894 female householders)
54,933
spouses, 71,140 children (66,133 natural, 1,972 adopted, 3,035 stepchildren), 2,223 grandchildren, 1,321 brothers or sisters, 1,262 parents, 2,077 other relatives, 4,766 non-relatives
- In
nonfamily households: 51,086 (17,092 male householders (11,920 living alone)), 22,784 female householders (18,770 living alone)), 11,210 nonrelatives
- In
group quarters: 8,643 (2,863 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 30,555 2-persons, 15,550 3-persons, 14,521 4-persons, 5,432 5-persons, 1,581 6-persons, 522 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 30,690 1-person, 7,886 2-persons, 938 3-persons, 229 4-persons, 83 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons.
44,717 married couples with children.
13,381 single-parent households (2,889 men, 10,492 women).
94.1% of residents of Cumberland County speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (54% speak English very well, 12% speak English well, 27% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all). In
fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,821,204,000 ($6659 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $318,198,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $661,932,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $283,686,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,891,000
Federal grants: $403,715,000
Federal procurement contracts: $178,100,000 ($136,993,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $288,880,000 ($138,283,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $7,874,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $216,657,000
Federal Government insurance: $159,125,000
Population
change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 15,630
| Here: |
57 per 1000 residents | | State: |
54 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 12,420
| Here: |
45 per 1000 residents | | State: | 49
per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,080
| Here: |
+8 per 1000 residents | | State: |
+4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +4,416
| Here: |
+16 per 1000 residents | | State: | +28
per 1000 residents |
Population
growth in Cumberland County |
Total
withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 28.15 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median
number of rooms in apartments:
Year
house built:
|
- 1999
to March 2000: 2,354
- 1995
to 1998: 6,541
- 1990
to 1994: 7,935
- 1980
to 1989: 19,299
- 1970
to 1979: 17,514
- 1960
to 1969: 11,955
- 1950
to 1959: 11,793
- 1940
to 1949: 9,698
- 1939
or earlier: 35,511
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Rooms
in owner-occupied houses in Cumberland County, Maine: |
- 1
room: 85
- 2
rooms: 295
- 3
rooms: 1,439
- 4
rooms: 7,628
- 5
rooms: 14,099
- 6
rooms: 16,667
- 7
rooms: 13,503
- 8
rooms: 8,977
- 9
or more rooms: 9,373
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Rooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland County, Maine: |
- 1
room: 1,379
- 2
rooms: 3,367
- 3
rooms: 8,495
- 4
rooms: 9,766
- 5
rooms: 6,755
- 6
rooms: 3,321
- 7
rooms: 1,576
- 8
rooms: 599
- 9
or more rooms: 665
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Bedrooms
in owner-occupied houses and condos in Cumberland County: |
- no
bedroom: 114
- 1
bedroom: 2,032
- 2
bedrooms: 18,365
- 3
bedrooms: 33,149
- 4
bedrooms: 14,854
- 5
or more bedrooms: 3,552
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Bedrooms
in renter-occupied apartments in Cumberland County: |
- no
bedroom: 1,856
- 1
bedroom: 12,557
- 2
bedrooms: 14,085
- 3
bedrooms: 5,573
- 4
bedrooms: 1,400
- 5
or more bedrooms: 452
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Cars
and other vehicles available in Cumberland County in owner-occupied houses/condos:
|
- no
vehicle: 2,127
- 1
vehicle: 20,573
- 2
vehicles: 35,614
- 3
vehicles: 10,654
- 4
vehicles: 2,332
- 5
or more vehicles: 766
|
Cars
and other vehicles available in Cumberland County in renter-occupied apartments
|
- no
vehicle: 7,142
- 1
vehicle: 17,370
- 2
vehicles: 9,499
- 3
vehicles: 1,488
- 4
vehicles: 228
- 5
or more vehicles: 196
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55% of Cumberland County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out
of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out
of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Maine.
| Cumberland
County: |
55.0% | | State
average: | 60.1% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This
state: 166361
- Northeast:
57081
- Midwest:
11008
- South:
11792
- West:
6910
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $113,200 Housing
units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing
units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (83%)
- Utility
gas (6%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood
(3%)
- Electricity
(2%)
|
Most
commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
|
- Fuel
oil, kerosene, etc. (57%)
- Utility
gas (23%)
- Electricity
(10%)
- Bottled,
tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Other
fuel (1%)
- Wood
(1%)
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Private
vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,281
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 1,449
Students in private undegraduate colleges: 4,278
Cumberland
County government finances in 2004:
- Bond
Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,740,000
- Charges
- All Other: $4,371,000
Parking Facilities: $258,000
- Current
Operations - Corrections - Other: $11,136,000
Police Protection: $4,772,000
General Public Buildings: $2,174,000
Central Staff Services: $1,547,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,376,000
General - Other: $990,000
Welfare - Other: $421,000
Financial Administration: $301,000
- General
- Interest on Debt: $814,000
- Local
Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,448,000
- Long
Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,300,000
- Long
Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $16,300,000
- Long
Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $2,000,000
- Miscellaneous
- Rents: $4,638,000
General Revenue, NEC: $4,341,000
Interest Earnings: $53,000
- Other
Funds - Cash & Deposits: $7,667,000
- State
Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,567,000
General Support: $150,000
- Tax
- Property: $18,178,000
- Total
Salaries & Wages: $11,127,000
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