Penobscot County vs. Waldo County

Penobscot County (ME)Waldo County (ME)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)151,09639,694
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.8%2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)153,93238,789
Population, Census, April 1, 2010153,92338,786
Persons under 5 years, percent4.7%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent18.1%18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.7%22.5%
Female persons, percent50.5%50.8%
White alone, percent94.8%96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent1.0%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.3%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.1%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.4%1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent93.7%95.3%
Veterans, 2014-201811,5203,381
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.7%2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)76,13622,611
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201869.7%79.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$140,800$160,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,225$1,207
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$441$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$778$798
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.9%9.5%
Building permits, 2018261105
Households, 2014-201861,57817,067
Persons per household, 2014-20182.362.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.4%86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.3%3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.1%87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.1%77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.6%92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.1%29.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201814.6%12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.9%12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201860.4%60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)313,92546,184
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,570,204148,879
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)977,666168,387
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,203,103365,668
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$20,834$9,420
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.426.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$49,374$51,564
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,289$28,860
Persons in poverty, percent14.7%13.7%
Total employer establishments, 20174,084986
Total employment, 201756,9589,348
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,323,181429,400
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.2%-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20179,4863,977
All firms, 201212,0124,286
Men-owned firms, 20126,3302,375
Women-owned firms, 20123,9221,266
Minority-owned firms, 201250261
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,9834,077
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,179607
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20129,9093,417
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.9%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.0%29.7%
Population per square mile, 201045.353.1
Land area in square miles, 20103,397.36729.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

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