Franklin County vs. Kennebec County

Franklin County (ME)Kennebec County (ME)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)29,897122,083
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.8%-0.1%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)30,767122,154
Population, Census, April 1, 201030,768122,151
Persons under 5 years, percent4.2%5.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent17.5%19.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent22.4%19.9%
Female persons, percent50.9%51.2%
White alone, percent96.8%95.9%
Black or African American alone, percent0.6%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.5%0.9%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.3%1.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent95.7%94.6%
Veterans, 2014-20182,83810,304
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.3%2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)22,27762,923
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201879.2%70.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$138,800$155,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,083$1,212
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$397$473
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$621$744
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201312.6%21.2%
Building permits, 2018136306
Households, 2014-201811,81751,542
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.29
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.2%85.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20182.5%4.7%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201886.6%87.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201875.6%79.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%91.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201825.4%27.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.0%12.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.8%9.7%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.2%61.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%58.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)41,395222,904
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)156,3881,293,618
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)395,5232,179,332
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$12,913$17,885
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201825.023.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,053$52,929
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,030$29,084
Persons in poverty, percent14.5%11.2%
Total employer establishments, 20178623,240
Total employment, 20179,40048,911
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)283,2161,964,181
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20176.4%3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20172,4578,640
All firms, 20122,61510,981
Men-owned firms, 20121,4556,016
Women-owned firms, 20127503,168
Minority-owned firms, 201259318
Nonminority-owned firms, 20122,44310,239
Veteran-owned firms, 20123051,268
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20122,1238,890
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.7%26.0%
Population per square mile, 201018.1140.8
Land area in square miles, 20101,696.61867.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Franklin county (ME) and Kennebec county (ME) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.