Androscoggin County, Maine (ME)

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• • 98,81987.4%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6,0825.4%Two or more races
  • 3,9143.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2,4612.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1,3961.2%Asian alone
  • 2990.3%Some other race alone
  • 520.05%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $267,476

Here:	$267,476
State:	$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $202,361

Here:	$202,361
State:	$496,775

In 2-unit structures: $200,400

Here:	$200,400
State:	$349,654

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $182,257

Here:	$182,257
State:	$366,418

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $238,166

Here:	$238,166
State:	$342,001

Mobile homes: $73,615

Here:	$73,615
State:	$142,980

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 13
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 22
• Thefts: 100
• Auto thefts: 6

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

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 10
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 12
• Burglaries: 17
• Thefts: 93
• Auto thefts: 5

Health of residents in Androscoggin County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,749 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,630 (1.1%)

Area name: Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Androscoggin County is $464 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $567 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $718 a month.

Cities in this county include: Lewiston, Auburn, Lisbon, Turner, Poland, Sabattus, Lisbon Falls, Greene, Durham, Mechanic Falls.

2023 air pollution in Androscoggin County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.027 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 5.5 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Below U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Hancock County , Kennebec County , Brookings County, South Dakota , Gem County, Idaho , Hand County, South Dakota .

Current college students: 5,688
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 93.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 5,168 (62.8% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,4222010 or later
• 1,2662000 to 2009
• 4811990 to 1999
• 3231980 to 1989
• 2071970 to 1979
• 1,477Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.8%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 31,494
• One, attached: 929
• Two: 3,885
• 3 or 4: 4,079
• 5 to 9: 3,524
• 10 to 19: 1,370
• 20 to 49: 1,099
• 50 or more: 454
• Mobile homes: 3,535

Housing units in Androscoggin County with a mortgage: 20,655 (1,489 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,431 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 942

Religion statistics for Androscoggin County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Androscoggin County:

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 Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding, Incident Period: January 26, 2015 to January 29, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4208: March 12, 2015, FEMA Id: 4208, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm, Flood
• Maine Winter Storm, Snow Storm, Flooding, Incident Period: February 08, 2013 to February 10, 2013, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4108: March 25, 2013, FEMA Id: 4108, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Storm, Flood, Snow
• Maine Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1815: January 09, 2009, FEMA Id: 1815, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Incident Period: July 18, 2008 to August 16, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1788: September 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1788, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, 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 11, 2005 to March 12, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3210: April 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3210, Natural disaster type: Snow
• Maine Snow, Incident Period: March 09, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3209: April 01, 2005, FEMA Id: 3209, Natural disaster type: Snow
• 18 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

7.04% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($50,069 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.71% relocated from other counties in Maine ($30,850 average AGI)
2.33% relocated from other states ($19,219 average AGI)

Androscoggin County:	2.33%
Maine average:	3.89%

from Cumberland County, ME	2.09% ($51,675 average AGI)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.59% ($45,584)
from Oxford County, ME	0.57% ($38,251)
from York County, ME	0.44% ($39,985)
from Sagadahoc County, ME	0.32% ($44,754)
from Franklin County, ME	0.22% ($37,812)
from Penobscot County, ME	0.14% ($40,270)

6.23% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($50,717 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.02% relocated to other counties in Maine ($32,310 average AGI)
2.21% relocated to other states ($18,407 average AGI)

Androscoggin County:	2.21%
Maine average:	2.63%

to Cumberland County, ME	1.18% ($50,674 average AGI)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.76% ($55,687)
to Oxford County, ME	0.74% ($51,518)
to Sagadahoc County, ME	0.28% ($42,148)
to Franklin County, ME	0.27% ($41,992)
to York County, ME	0.25% ($43,736)
to Penobscot County, ME	0.16% ($46,333)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.5
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 12.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 9.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Androscoggin County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 5%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 23,414 (7,001 living alone), Female householders: 22,819 (5,360 living alone)

• 21,622 spouses (21,259 opposite-sex spouses), 6,421 unmarried partners, (6,084 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 25,308 children (22,654 natural, 847 adopted, 1,807 stepchildren), 3,149 grandchildren, 270 brothers or sisters, 382 parents, 115 foster children, 1,776 other relatives, 3,655 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 4,092

Size of family households: 13,666 2-persons, 6,635 3-persons, 5,152 4-persons, 2,471 5-persons, 851 6-persons, 591 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 12,361 1-person, 3,826 2-persons, 318 3-persons, 310 4-persons, 52 5-persons.

11,346 married couples with children.
7,918 single-parent households (3,032 men, 4,886 women).

89.1% of residents of Androscoggin speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
7.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 24% speak English not well).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $646,894,000 ($6,044 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $29,726,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $277,994,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $132,860,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $1,653,000
Federal grants: $197,318,000
Federal procurement contracts: $5,657,000 ($1,152,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $31,413,000 ($11,999,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,980,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $59,348,000
Federal Government insurance: $28,591,000

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

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.01 millions of gallons per day (12% from ground, 88% from surface)

• Year house built in Androscoggin County, Maine
• 5642020 or later
• 1,8372010 to 2019
• 4,5412000 to 2009
• 3,8881990 to 1999
• 5,3691980 to 1989
• 8,1221970 to 1979
• 4,8211960 to 1969
• 4,9291950 to 1959
• 3,3451940 to 1949
• 12,9531939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Androscoggin County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Androscoggin County, Maine
• 281 room
• 982 rooms
• 7593 rooms
• 3,1574 rooms
• 7,2915 rooms
• 8,1046 rooms
• 2,9747 rooms
• 5,0248 rooms
• 4,3709+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Androscoggin County, Maine
• 4701 room
• 4802 rooms
• 2,8083 rooms
• 4,5244 rooms
• 2,3705 rooms
• 2,5646 rooms
• 3537 rooms
• 3358 rooms
• 5249+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Androscoggin County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Androscoggin County, Maine
• 167no bedroom
• 5661 bedroom
• 8,2992 bedrooms
• 14,8293 bedrooms
• 5,8334 bedrooms
• 2,1115+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Androscoggin County, Maine
• 470no bedroom
• 4,4411 bedroom
• 5,7142 bedrooms
• 3,1513 bedrooms
• 5504 bedrooms
• 1025+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Androscoggin County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 755no vehicle
• 7,1881 vehicle
• 16,0572 vehicles
• 5,6933 vehicles
• 1,4114 vehicles
• 7015+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Androscoggin County in renter-occupied apartments
• 3,037no vehicle
• 6,6821 vehicle
• 3,7792 vehicles
• 5543 vehicles
• 3074 vehicles
• 695+ vehicles

86.6% of Androscoggin County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Maine.

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

• This state: 79,318
• Other state: 28,016
• Northeast: 18,164
• Midwest: 2,411
• South: 5,445
• West: 1,996

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 3,386
• Number of aged recipients: 200
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,186
• Number of recipients under 18: 438
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,488
• Number of recipients older than 64: 460
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,372
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,431

Androscoggin County on our top lists:

• #21 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #55 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #73 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+)"