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People QuickFacts |
Portland |
Maine |
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Population, 2003 estimate |
63,635 | 1,305,728 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2003 |
-1.0% | 2.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
64,249 | 1,274,923 |
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Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
1.8% | 3.8% |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
5.1% | 5.5% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
18.8% | 23.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
13.9% | 14.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.1% | 51.3% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
91.3% | 96.9% |
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Black or African American persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.6% | 0.5% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.5% | 0.6% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
3.1% | 0.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting some other race, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.7% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.9% | 1.0% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 0.7% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
44.2% | 59.6% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.6% | 2.9% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
9.9% | 7.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
88.3% | 85.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
36.4% | 22.9% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
18.7 | 22.7 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
31,862 | 651,901 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
42.5% | 71.6% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$121,200 | $98,700 |
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Households, 2000 |
29,714 | 518,200 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.08 | 2.39 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$35,650 | $37,240 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$22,698 | $19,533 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
14.1% | 10.9% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Portland |
Maine |
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Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,477,494 | 7,305,592 |
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Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
1,292,308 | 12,737,087 |
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Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$20,875 | $10,229 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 1997 ($1000) |
147,378 | 1,510,182 |
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Total number of firms, 1997 |
7,945 | 127,467 |
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Minority-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
2.1% | 2.2% |
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Women-owned firms, percent of total, 1997 |
26.9% | 24.0% |
