Kennebec County vs. Waldo County

Kennebec County (ME)Waldo County (ME)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)122,08339,694
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-0.1%2.3%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)122,15438,789
Population, Census, April 1, 2010122,15138,786
Persons under 5 years, percent5.0%4.5%
Persons under 18 years, percent19.3%18.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent19.9%22.5%
Female persons, percent51.2%50.8%
White alone, percent95.9%96.5%
Black or African American alone, percent0.8%0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%0.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.8%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent1.6%1.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent94.6%95.3%
Veterans, 2014-201810,3043,381
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.4%2.4%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)62,92322,611
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201870.7%79.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$155,000$160,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,212$1,207
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$473$432
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$744$798
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.2%9.5%
Building permits, 2018306105
Households, 2014-201851,54217,067
Persons per household, 2014-20182.292.27
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201885.9%86.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20184.7%3.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201887.2%87.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201879.5%77.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201891.7%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, 2014-201812.7%12.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.7%12.4%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.6%60.6%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.9%58.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)222,90446,184
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)1,293,618148,879
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)634,158168,387
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,179,332365,668
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$17,885$9,420
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.826.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$52,929$51,564
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,084$28,860
Persons in poverty, percent11.2%13.7%
Total employer establishments, 20173,240986
Total employment, 201748,9119,348
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)1,964,181429,400
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.0%-3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,6403,977
All firms, 201210,9814,286
Men-owned firms, 20126,0162,375
Women-owned firms, 20123,1681,266
Minority-owned firms, 201231861
Nonminority-owned firms, 201210,2394,077
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,268607
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,8903,417
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%29.7%
Population per square mile, 2010140.853.1
Land area in square miles, 2010867.52729.92

Source: United States Census Bureau

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