| | People QuickFacts | Waldo County | Maine |
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Population, 2012 estimate | 38,820 | 1,329,192 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 38,786 | 1,328,361 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 | 0.1% | 0.1% |
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Population, 2010 | 38,786 | 1,328,361 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 | 5.2% | 5.1% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 | 20.7% | 20.3% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 | 16.6% | 16.3% |
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Female persons, percent, 2011 | 51.1% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 97.3% | 95.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.4% | 1.3% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 0.7% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) | 0.5% | 1.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) | Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 | 1.3% | 1.5% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) | 1.0% | 1.4% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 | 96.5% | 94.3% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 | 86.4% | 86.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 | 1.5% | 3.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 | 2.4% | 7.0% |
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High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 90.0% | 90.2% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 | 24.6% | 27.1% |
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Veterans, 2007-2011 | 4,270 | 134,547 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 | 26.3 | 23.0 |
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Housing units, 2011 | 21,743 | 725,577 |
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Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 | 79.2% | 72.7% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 | 9.0% | 19.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 | $152,700 | $176,600 |
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Households, 2007-2011 | 16,204 | 551,601 |
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Persons per household, 2007-2011 | 2.36 | 2.34 |
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Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 | $22,706 | $26,195 |
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Median household income, 2007-2011 | $41,728 | $47,898 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 | 14.5% | 12.8% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Waldo County | Maine |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2010 | 972 | 40,5711 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2010 | 8,451 | 480,9321 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2000-2010 | -9.1 | -2.21 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2010 | 3,787 | 110,374 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 5,089 | 150,389 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 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 | F | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.7% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 210,346 | 16,363,192 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 522,257 | 8,823,719 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 340,345 | 20,444,031 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $8,857 | $15,520 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 37,580 | 2,515,827 |
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Building permits, 2011 | 65 | 2,744 |