Kennebec County vs. Franklin County

Kennebec County (ME)Franklin County (ME)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)122,08329,897
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.1%-2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)122,15430,767
Population, Census, April 1, 2010122,15130,768
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%4.2%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.3%17.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%22.4%
Female persons, percent51.2%50.9%
White alone, percent95.9%96.8%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.5%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%1.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.6%95.7%
Veterans, 2014-201810,3042,838
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.4%1.3%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)62,92322,277
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.7%79.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$155,000$138,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,212$1,083
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$473$397
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$744$621
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.2%12.6%
Building permits, 2018306136
Households, 2014-201851,54211,817
Persons per household, 2014-20182.292.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.9%87.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.7%2.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.2%86.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.5%75.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.7%92.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201827.1%25.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201812.7%12.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%10.8%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.6%60.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.9%57.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)222,90441,395
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,293,618156,388
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,179,332395,523
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,885$12,913
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.825.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,929$48,053
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,084$26,030
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%14.5%
Total employer establishments, 20173,240862
Total employment, 201748,9119,400
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,964,181283,216
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%6.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,6402,457
All firms, 201210,9812,615
Men-owned firms, 20126,0161,455
Women-owned firms, 20123,168750
Minority-owned firms, 201231859
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,2392,443
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,268305
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,8902,123
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%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, 200726.0%26.7%
Population per square mile, 2010140.818.1
Land area in square miles, 2010867.521,696.61

Source: United States Census Bureau

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