South Portland, Maine Neighborhood Info

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South Portland, Maine QuickFacts

	South Portland, Maine	United States
Total population	23,324	281,421,906
State	Maine
City	south portland

South Portland, Maine Population

	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
Male	11,018	47.24%	49.06%
Female	12,306	52.76%	50.94%
Median age (years)	37.9		35.3

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	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
18 years and over	18,121	77.69%	74.31%
21 years and over	17,342	74.35%	69.97%
62 years and over	3,936	16.88%	14.66%
65 years and over	3,401	14.58%	12.43%

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	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
White	22,345	95.8%	75.14%
Black or African American	146	0.63%	12.32%
Asian	370	1.59%	3.64%
Some other race	157	0.67%	5.46%
Two or more races	306	1.31%	2.43%

South Portland, Maine Housing

	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
Total households	10,047		105,480,101
Family households (families)	6,043	60.15%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	4,004	39.85%	31.94%

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	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
Total housing units	10,349		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	302	2.92%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	10,047	97.08%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	6,467	62.49%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	3,580	34.59%	30.77%

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	South Portland, Maine	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	40	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	1,800	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	2,818	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	562	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	223	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	49	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	26	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.57%
Median (dollars)	112,900	119,600

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	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	1,752	17.44%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	2,925	29.11%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	1,448	14.41%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	1,559	15.52%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	1,038	10.33%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	1,325	13.19%	9.65%

South Portland, Maine Education

	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	5,766		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	344	5.97%	6.47%
Kindergarten	298	5.17%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	2,317	40.18%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	1,423	24.68%	21.38%
College or graduate school	1,384	24.0%	22.81%

South Portland, Maine Economy

	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
Population 16 years and over	18,756		217,168,077
In labor force	13,199	70.37%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	13,108	69.89%	63.39%
- - Employed	12,674	67.57%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	434	2.31%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	3.3		5.8
- Armed Forces	91	0.49%	0.53%
Not in labor force	5,557	29.63%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	10,092	53.81%	51.66%
In labor force	6,552	34.93%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	6,536	34.85%	29.65%
- - Employed	6,351	33.86%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	1,564	8.34%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	1,135		12,787,501

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	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	10,042		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	695	6.92%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	615	6.12%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	1,223	12.18%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	1,241	12.36%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	2,074	20.65%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	2,442	24.32%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	962	9.58%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	569	5.67%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	88	0.88%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	133	1.32%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	42,770		41,994

	South Portland, Maine	%, South Portland, Maine	United States
With earnings	8,016	42.74%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	54,209		56,604
With Social Security income	2,818	15.02%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	11,138		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	331	1.76%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,968		6,320
With public assistance income	356	1.9%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	2,020		3,032
With retirement income	1,859	9.91%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	15,052		17,376

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