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People QuickFacts |
Franklin County |
Maine |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
30,017 | 1,321,574 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
1.9% | 3.7% |
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Population, 2000 |
29,467 | 1,274,923 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
4.6% | 5.3% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
19.9% | 21.3% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
14.0% | 14.6% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.3% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
97.7% | 96.7% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.3% | 0.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.4% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.7% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
0.8% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
0.7% | 1.0% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
97.0% | 95.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
62.1% | 59.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.6% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.9% | 7.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.2% | 85.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.9% | 22.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
5,501 | 237,910 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.2 | 22.7 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
20,126 | 691,132 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
76.1% | 71.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
14.9% | 20.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$78,300 | $98,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
11,806 | 518,200 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.40 | 2.39 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$34,846 | $41,287 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$15,796 | $19,533 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
13.6% | 11.5% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Franklin County |
Maine |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
866 | 41,9331 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
10,421 | 497,3871 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
-1.1% | 1.1%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
2,649 | 114,020 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
3,130 | 135,410 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | S |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.5% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
21.7% | 24.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
623,545 | 13,851,915 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
42,496 | 10,371,084 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
295,273 | 16,053,515 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$9,932 | $12,370 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
38,876 | 2,045,841 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
217 | 7,2931 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
162,469 | 10,864,5511 |
