Cumberland County, Maine

Cumberland County has a population of 308,827 and has grown 4.7% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $451,200, about 4.7 times the county's median household income of $95,677.

Home price
$451,200
Income
$95,677
Population
308,827
Unemployment
3.1%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$451,200county
Median gross rent$1,589county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198054.9%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.3%county
Typical monthly rent$2,445county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$2,130county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,658county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,591county
Home insurance / yr$1,335(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living113(statewide)
Median household income$95,677county
Family health premium / yr$25,568(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,310(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.049(statewide)
Poverty rate7.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home21.8%county
Unemployment rate3.1%county
Share of adults in the labor force67.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.8%county
Share of workers employed by government10.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.4%county
Economic output per resident$112,089county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.04%county
Top state income tax7.15%(statewide)
Capital gains tax7.15%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.50%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service7.0 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport1221913county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network3county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station6.4 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.9%county
Traffic deaths15.9county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0007.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher53.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher96.8%county
Public schools in the county90county
Public school enrollment37720county
Students per full-time teacher11.3county
Free lunch eligible33.8%county
Elementary schools51county
Middle schools20county
High schools19county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above6county
Share of local colleges that are public28.6%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution6.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians166county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county5county
Hospitals here with an emergency department5county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter7.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance4.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year8.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.1%county
Frequent mental distress15.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.1%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population308,827county
Land area in square miles836county
People per square mile of land369.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores76county
Convenience stores41county
Share living far from a food store21.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract4.4%county
Population change since 2020+4.7%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents6county
Median age42.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1818.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.4%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.7%county
Second languages7.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls33.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents88county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in9,440county
Households that moved away8,974county
Average income of arriving households$85,842county
Average income of departing households$77,178county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,756county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings49.8%county
Violent crime rate100(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature46°Fcounty
Annual precipitation38.6 incounty
Annual snowfall68.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing150 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days174 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 28county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$131county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh23.4¢county
Household electricity use557 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$24.84(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity14.5%county
Homes heated by utility gas20.1%county
Homes heated by propane13.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil45.6%county
Homes heated by wood3.4%county
Households with broadband92.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk72.3county
Coastal flood risk78.4county
Drought risk41.0county
Landslide risk63.2county
Hail risk76.0county
Earthquake risk81.1county
Tornado risk25.5county
Tropical cyclone risk90.7county
Extreme heat risk59.2county
Winter weather risk99.0county
Strong wind risk77.4county
Wildfire risk38.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams1county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here1county

Figures marked county are measured for Cumberland County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Maine figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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