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People QuickFacts |
Penobscot County |
Maine |
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Population, 2008 estimate |
148,651 | 1,316,456 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 |
2.6% | 3.3% |
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Population estimates base (April 1) 2000 |
144,919 | 1,274,922 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2008 |
5.6% | 5.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2008 |
20.3% | 20.9% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2008 |
13.9% | 15.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2008 |
51.1% | 51.2% |
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White persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
96.3% | 96.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.8% | 1.0% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
1.0% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2008 (a) |
0.9% | 0.9% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2008 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2008 |
1.0% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2008 (b) |
1.0% | 1.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2008 |
95.4% | 95.3% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
58.4% | 59.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.5% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
4.6% | 7.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
85.7% | 85.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.3% | 22.9% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
26,450 | 237,910 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
20.7 | 22.7 |
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Housing units, 2008 |
70,989 | 700,480 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
69.8% | 71.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
22.7% | 20.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$82,400 | $98,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
58,096 | 518,200 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.38 | 2.39 |
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Median household income, 2007 |
$41,348 | $45,832 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$17,801 | $19,533 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2007 |
13.5% | 12.2% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Penobscot County |
Maine |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2007 |
4,309 | 42,5061 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2007 |
59,437 | 503,7891 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2007 |
4.6% | 2.4%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2007 |
10,532 | 118,500 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
12,568 | 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 |
1.0% | 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 |
22.5% | 24.0% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
1,193,630 | 13,851,915 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
1,001,721 | 10,371,084 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
2,087,667 | 16,053,515 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$14,212 | $12,370 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
185,903 | 2,045,841 |
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Building permits, 2008 |
388 | 3,6151 |
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Federal spending, 2008 |
1,354,630 | 11,974,3611 |
