Somerset County, Maine (ME)

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• • 48,08094.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,7053.3%Two or more races
  • 7181.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2400.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2300.4%Asian alone
  • 750.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 620.1%Some other race alone
  • 170.03%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $204,176

Here:	$204,176
State:	$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,500

Here:	$200,500
State:	$496,775

In 2-unit structures: $144,246

Here:	$144,246
State:	$349,654

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $441,593

Here:	$441,593
State:	$366,418

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $270,949

Here:	$270,949
State:	$342,001

Mobile homes: $101,406

Here:	$101,406
State:	$142,980

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $711,279

Here:	$711,279
State:	$41,429

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 4
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 41
• Thefts: 220
• Auto thefts: 30

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 20
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 18
• Burglaries: 45
• Thefts: 217
• Auto thefts: 15

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,894 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,664 (1.0%)

Area name: Somerset County, ME
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Somerset County is $446 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $529 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $747 a month.

Cities in this county include: Skowhegan, Pittsfield, Madison, Fairfield, Canaan, Palmyra, St. Albans, Norridgewock, Cornville, Harmony.

Neighboring counties: Iron County, Wisconsin , Keweenaw County, Michigan , Pine County, Minnesota .

Current college students: 1,445
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 91.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.7%

Number of foreign born residents: 840 (55.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1842010 or later
• 1712000 to 2009
• 621990 to 1999
• 1041980 to 1989
• 521970 to 1979
• 534Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 22,512
• One, attached: 133
• Two: 954
• 3 or 4: 843
• 5 to 9: 615
• 10 to 19: 165
• 20 to 49: 345
• 50 or more: 67
• Mobile homes: 4,404
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 23

Housing units in Somerset County with a mortgage: 9,217 (1,000 second mortgage, 13 home equity loan, 961 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 669

Religion statistics for Somerset County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Somerset County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Maine Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4522-ME: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4522, Natural disaster type: Other
• Maine Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4354, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 18, 2009 to July 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1852: July 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1852, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2008 to May 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1755: May 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1755, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 23, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1693: April 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1693, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3256: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3256, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melts, and Ice Jams, Incident Period: March 29, 2005 to May 03, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1591: June 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1591, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: March 09, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3209: April 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3209, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: February 10, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3206: March 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3206, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 14, 2003 to December 15, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3194: January 26, 2004, FEMA Id: 3194, Natural disaster type: Snow
• 14 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.63% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($48,526 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
5.02% relocated from other counties in Maine ($27,515 average AGI)
2.61% relocated from other states ($21,011 average AGI)

Somerset County:	2.61%
Maine average:	3.89%

from Kennebec County, ME	2.02% ($39,636 average AGI)
from Penobscot County, ME	1.10% ($43,251)
from Franklin County, ME	0.36% ($36,986)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.34% ($54,090)
from Waldo County, ME	0.20% ($43,205)
from Piscataquis County, ME	0.19% ($26,378)
from York County, ME	0.17% ($68,559)

6.25% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,646 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.56% relocated to other counties in Maine ($34,014 average AGI)
1.69% relocated to other states ($13,631 average AGI)

Somerset County:	1.69%
Maine average:	2.63%

to Kennebec County, ME	1.86% ($46,375 average AGI)
to Penobscot County, ME	1.09% ($44,419)
to Franklin County, ME	0.31% ($68,933)
to Waldo County, ME	0.26% ($43,000)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.20% ($56,605)
to Androscoggin County, ME	0.20% ($37,579)
to York County, ME	0.11% ($58,364)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 11.7

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.5

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Somerset County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 10,917 (3,163 living alone), Female householders: 12,113 (3,570 living alone)

• 11,051 spouses (10,874 opposite-sex spouses), 2,792 unmarried partners, (2,732 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 10,575 children (9,899 natural, 243 adopted, 441 stepchildren), 1,081 grandchildren, 167 brothers or sisters, 159 parents, 292 foster children, 423 other relatives, 1,232 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 807

Size of family households: 8,029 2-persons, 2,981 3-persons, 1,999 4-persons, 736 5-persons, 240 6-persons, 271 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 6,728 1-person, 1,993 2-persons, 37 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 41 6-persons.

5,448 married couples with children.
2,290 single-parent households (805 men, 1,485 women).

97.2% of residents of Somerset speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (90% speak English very well, 1% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 41% speak English well, 1% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $323,464,000 ($6,271 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $7,720,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $140,656,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,173,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $514,000
Federal grants: $100,444,000
Federal procurement contracts: $12,430,000 ($1,806,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,248,000 ($64,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $491,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,721,000
Federal Government insurance: $26,229,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 3.16 millions of gallons per day (52% from ground, 48% from surface)

• Year house built in Somerset County, Maine
• 462020 or later
• 2,1902010 to 2019
• 3,1642000 to 2009
• 4,1851990 to 1999
• 4,3871980 to 1989
• 4,4841970 to 1979
• 2,0951960 to 1969
• 1,5671950 to 1959
• 1,3281940 to 1949
• 6,4681939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Somerset County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maine
• 1041 room
• 2982 rooms
• 9403 rooms
• 2,3624 rooms
• 4,0775 rooms
• 3,5066 rooms
• 2,2957 rooms
• 1,8868 rooms
• 2,4369+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maine
• 1191 room
• 2192 rooms
• 1,1683 rooms
• 1,4694 rooms
• 6535 rooms
• 1,1226 rooms
• 2937 rooms
• 348 rooms
• 1029+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Somerset County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Somerset County, Maine
• 158no bedroom
• 1,3841 bedroom
• 4,8352 bedrooms
• 7,5933 bedrooms
• 3,2134 bedrooms
• 7255+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Somerset County, Maine
• 128no bedroom
• 1,4431 bedroom
• 1,8402 bedrooms
• 1,5373 bedrooms
• 2054 bedrooms
• 225+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County, Maine in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 500no vehicle
• 5,2301 vehicle
• 7,7032 vehicles
• 3,0243 vehicles
• 1,0154 vehicles
• 3485+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Somerset County in renter-occupied apartments
• 908no vehicle
• 2,4451 vehicle
• 1,6242 vehicles
• 1973 vehicles
• 164 vehicles
• 125+ vehicles

88.7% of Somerset County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Maine.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 35,337
• Other state: 14,426
• Northeast: 10,367
• Midwest: 1,415
• South: 1,589
• West: 1,072

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,772
• Number of aged recipients: 121
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,651
• Number of recipients under 18: 164
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,304
• Number of recipients older than 64: 304
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 759
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 733

Somerset County on our top lists:

• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #37 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #52 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #79 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"