| | People QuickFacts | Portland | Maine |
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Population, 2011 estimate | 66,363 | 1,328,188 |
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Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base | 66,194 | 1,328,361 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 | 0.3% | 0.0% |
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Population, 2010 | 66,194 | 1,328,361 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 5.4% | 5.2% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 17.1% | 20.7% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 12.6% | 15.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 51.2% | 51.1% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.0% | 95.2% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 7.1% | 1.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 3.5% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | Z | 0.0% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 2.7% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 3.0% | 1.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 83.6% | 94.4% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 75.8% | 86.2% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 11.0% | 3.3% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 14.1% | 7.1% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 91.3% | 89.8% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 43.2% | 26.5% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 17.5 | 22.8 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 45.9% | 73.1% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 55.5% | 19.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $248,100 | $176,200 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 30,686 | 551,125 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.07 | 2.34 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $27,794 | $25,385 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $44,422 | $46,933 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 17.5% | 12.6% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Portland | Maine |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 8,790 | 150,389 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 0.5% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 0.8% | 0.5% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 1.5% | 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 | 0.8% | 0.7% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 29.3% | 25.6% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 886,652 | 16,363,192 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,124,523 | 8,823,719 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 1,321,816 | 20,444,031 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $20,911 | $15,520 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 245,987 | 2,515,827 |