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Population growth in
Androscoggin County from 2000 to 2005 (4.1%) was somewhat above
the state average (3.7%). Androscoggin is among the four counties
with the highest estimated proportion of the population under the
age of 18.
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Androscoggin
County’s individual poverty rate in 2003 was slightly higher
than the state rate, both for the population as a whole and
for those under 18.
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Median household
income in Androscoggin County in 2003 was slightly lower than
the state median income. It was slightly below the 200%
poverty level for a four-person household.
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The 2004
‘livable wage’ estimate for a four-person household (2
parents, both wage earners, and 2 children) in Androscoggin
County was more than 2.5 times higher than the poverty level
for a four-person household. The livable wage for the
Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan area was slightly lower than in
the county as a whole.
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The proportion of
per-capita personal income in 2004 from net earnings was
slightly higher in Androscoggin County than in the state as a
whole, the proportion from transfer payments was somewhat
higher, and from dividends,
interest and rent was somewhat lower.
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Androscoggin
County’s monthly average unemployment rate for 2005 was
about the same as the state average.
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Androscoggin
County residents were considerably above the state average
participation rates for food stamps in FY05, and the county
ranked among Maine’s top four counties in food stamp program
participation rates.
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The proportion of
the school-age population eligible for free and reduced school
lunch in FY06 was higher than in the state as a whole.
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The proportion of
households receiving LIHEAP benefits in FY05 was about the
same as in the state as a whole. Compared with LIHEAP
households statewide, a smaller proportion in Androscoggin
County received food stamps and Medicaid benefits. Single
person households represented a slightly greater proportion of
the LIHEAP caseload than statewide.
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A considerably
lower proportion of the Androscoggin County population has
bachelor’s degrees than in the state as a whole, and a
higher proportion lack high school degrees.
TREND HIGHLIGHTS
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Over the most
recent four-year period for which county-level data are
available, the poverty rate trend in Androscoggin County
mirrors that of the state as a whole. The estimated percentage
of individuals below poverty increased each year from 2000 to
2002, with a very slight decrease from 2002 to 2003. However,
the individual poverty rate in Androscoggin County in 2003
remained more than a full percentage point higher than it was
in 2000.
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Over the four-year
period from FY02 to FY05, the number of Androscoggin County
households receiving food stamps showed an increase each year;
the number in FY05 was 53% greater than in FY02, somewhat
greater than the statewide increase of 49% in this time
period.
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The number of
Androscoggin County households receiving LIHEAP benefits in
FY05 was about the same as in FY02, though in FY03 and FY04
there were somewhat fewer households.
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From 2002 to 2005,
Androscoggin County’s monthly average unemployment rate
reached a peak in 2005. During this time period,
Androscoggin’s rate remained about the same as in the state
as a whole.
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The percentage of
school-age children eligible for free and reduced school lunch
in Androscoggin County increased from FY03 to FY06, showing a
similar pattern of increase
as the state as a whole.
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