Kennebec County vs. Somerset County
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Kennebec County (ME) Somerset County (ME)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 122,083 50,592
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) -0.1% -3.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 122,154 52,226
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 122,151 52,228
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.0% 4.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 19.3% 19.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 19.9% 20.8%
Female persons, percent 51.2% 50.3%
White alone, percent 95.9% 96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent 0.8% 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.5% 0.6%
Asian alone, percent 0.9% 0.7%
Two or More Races, percent 1.8% 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 1.6% 1.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 94.6% 95.6%
Veterans, 2014-2018 10,304 4,329
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 2.4% 1.6%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 62,923 30,968
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 70.7% 75.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $155,000 $112,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,212 $1,036
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $473 $390
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $744 $718
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 21.2% 10.0%
Building permits, 2018 306 83
Households, 2014-2018 51,542 21,533
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.29 2.32
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 85.9% 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 4.7% 3.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 87.2% 82.7%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 79.5% 72.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 91.7% 87.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 27.1% 16.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 12.7% 16.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 9.7% 12.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 61.6% 57.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 58.9% 54.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 222,904 43,770
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 1,293,618 208,604
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 634,158 1,607,252
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 1,613,656 61,059
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 2,179,332 610,982
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $17,885 $11,770
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.8 25.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $52,929 $42,491
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $29,084 $23,557
Persons in poverty, percent 11.2% 16.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017 3,240 1,180
Total employment, 2017 48,911 13,268
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 1,964,181 539,529
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 3.0% -2.6%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 8,640 3,181
All firms, 2012 10,981 4,142
Men-owned firms, 2012 6,016 2,436
Women-owned firms, 2012 3,168 1,061
Minority-owned firms, 2012 318 166
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 10,239 3,846
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 1,268 558
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 8,890 3,227
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.9% 0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 26.0% 20.0%
Population per square mile, 2010 140.8 13.3
Land area in square miles, 2010 867.52 3,924.40
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Kennebec county (ME) and Somerset county (ME) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.