Portland, Maine Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	64,249	100.0

Male	30,753	47.9
Female	33,496	52.1

Under 5 years	3,305	5.1
5 to 9 years	3,216	5.0
10 to 14 years	3,463	5.4
15 to 19 years	3,535	5.5
20 to 24 years	5,413	8.4
25 to 34 years	12,408	19.3
35 to 44 years	10,778	16.8
45 to 54 years	8,516	13.3
55 to 59 years	2,641	4.1
60 to 64 years	2,065	3.2
65 to 74 years	4,018	6.3
75 to 84 years	3,410	5.3
85 years and over	1,481	2.3

Median age (years)	35.7	(X)

18 years and over	52,177	81.2
Male	24,574	38.2
Female	27,603	43.0
21 years and over	49,753	77.4
62 years and over	10,109	15.7
65 years and over	8,909	13.9
Male	3,158	4.9
Female	5,751	9.0

RACE
One race	63,054	98.1
White	58,638	91.3
Black or African American	1,665	2.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	302	0.5
Asian	1,982	3.1
Asian Indian	128	0.2
Chinese	200	0.3
Filipino	101	0.2
Japanese	58	0.1
Korean	73	0.1
Vietnamese	653	1.0
Other Asian ¹	769	1.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	36	0.1
Native Hawaiian	3	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	7	0.0
Samoan	15	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	11	0.0
Some other race	431	0.7
Two or more races	1,195	1.9

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	59,612	92.8
Black or African American	2,085	3.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	652	1.0
Asian	2,304	3.6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	72	0.1
Some other race	801	1.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	64,249	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	974	1.5
Mexican	185	0.3
Puerto Rican	191	0.3
Cuban	56	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	542	0.8
Not Hispanic or Latino	63,275	98.5
White alone	58,201	90.6

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	64,249	100.0
In households	61,806	96.2
Householder	29,714	46.2
Spouse	9,545	14.9
Child	14,015	21.8
Own child under 18 years	11,127	17.3
Other relatives	1,988	3.1
Under 18 years	589	0.9
Nonrelatives	6,544	10.2
Unmarried partner	2,490	3.9
In group quarters	2,443	3.8
Institutionalized population	924	1.4
Noninstitutionalized population	1,519	2.4

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	29,714	100.0
Family households (families)	13,547	45.6
With own children under 18 years	6,355	21.4
Married-couple family	9,545	32.1
With own children under 18 years	3,940	13.3
Female householder, no husband present	3,127	10.5
With own children under 18 years	1,971	6.6
Nonfamily households	16,167	54.4
Householder living alone	11,919	40.1
Householder 65 years and over	3,427	11.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	6,807	22.9
Households with individuals 65 years and over	6,298	21.2

Average household size	2.08	(X)
Average family size	2.89	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	31,862	100.0
Occupied housing units	29,714	93.3
Vacant housing units	2,148	6.7
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	950	3.0

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	0.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	3.6	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	29,714	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	12,617	42.5
Renter-occupied housing units	17,097	57.5

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.41	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	1.84	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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