| | People QuickFacts | Penobscot County | Maine |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 1,328,188 |
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Population, 2010 | 153,923 | 1,328,361 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | 6.2% | 4.2% |
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Population, 2000 | 144,919 | 1,274,923 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.2% | 5.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 19.7% | 20.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 14.5% | 15.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 50.7% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 95.4% | 95.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 1.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 1.2% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.9% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.5% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 1.1% | 1.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 94.7% | 94.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 82.9% | 86.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 2.7% | 3.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 5.1% | 7.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 89.5% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 23.3% | 26.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 14,646 | 137,386 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 21.5 | 22.8 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 73,860 | 721,830 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 70.5% | 73.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 21.1% | 19.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $133,600 | $176,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 62,282 | 551,125 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.34 | 2.34 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $22,977 | $25,385 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $42,658 | $46,933 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 15.7% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Penobscot County | Maine |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 4,219 | 40,6161 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 59,622 | 488,9321 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 4.9% | -0.6%1 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 9,504 | 109,679 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 14,132 | 150,389 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.3% | 0.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.6% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.0% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.0% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.9% | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 24.0% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 1,088,511 | 16,363,192 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 8,823,719 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 2,983,923 | 20,444,031 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,080 | $15,520 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 224,163 | 2,515,827 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 272 | 3,0341 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 1,551,364 | 14,462,6891 |
