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Poverty in Maine -
2003
Appendix 1: Summary of Selected Indicators
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State |
Androscoggin |
Aroostook |
Cumberland |
Franklin |
Hancock |
Kennebec |
Knox |
Lincoln |
Oxford |
Penobscot |
Piscataquis |
Sagadahoc |
Somerset |
Waldo |
Washington |
York |
| Population below poverty |
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| Age 17 and under |
29.6% |
31.4% |
26.9% |
28.4% |
30.9% |
27.3% |
29.8% |
28.0% |
30.4% |
31.4% |
27.1% |
28.9% |
37.5% |
33.2% |
33.4% |
27.9% |
31.2% |
| Age 18-64 |
57.2% |
54.8% |
54.8% |
59.3% |
59.8% |
58.1% |
57.3% |
58.4% |
52.9% |
55.6% |
62.4% |
55.3% |
53.6% |
55.1% |
54.9% |
55.0% |
55.0% |
| Age 65 and over |
13.2% |
13.8% |
18.3% |
12.3% |
9.3% |
14.6% |
12.9% |
13.6% |
16.7% |
13.1% |
10.5% |
15.7% |
8.9% |
11.8% |
11.7% |
17.2% |
13.8% |
| Household
poverty (as % of all households) |
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| Family
households: |
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| Married-couple |
2.1% |
1.4% |
3.5% |
1.0% |
3.1% |
2.2% |
2.1% |
2.0% |
2.2% |
2.5% |
2.5% |
3.8% |
1.4% |
3.6% |
3.6% |
4.9% |
1.6% |
| Female
householder, no spouse |
2.6% |
2.9% |
2.7% |
2.1% |
3.3% |
1.9% |
2.9% |
1.8% |
1.6% |
2.8% |
3.3% |
2.7% |
3.0% |
3.2% |
3.1% |
3.6% |
2.1% |
| Male householder,
no spouse |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0.2% |
0.8% |
0.5% |
0.6% |
0.5% |
0.7% |
0.3% |
0.6% |
1.0% |
0.4% |
0.9% |
0.8% |
0.8% |
0.3% |
| Other households: |
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| Single person,
under age 65 |
3.0% |
3.6% |
4.2% |
2.3% |
3.6% |
2.9% |
3.5% |
2.9% |
2.4% |
2.8% |
3.8% |
3.9% |
1.8% |
3.4% |
3.5% |
4.6% |
2.2% |
| Single person,
age 65 or over |
2.1% |
2.5% |
4.2% |
1.6% |
2.0% |
2.3% |
1.9% |
2.3% |
2.1% |
2.3% |
2.2% |
3.1% |
1.1% |
2.4% |
2.0% |
4.9% |
1.6% |
| Other non-family |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
1.2% |
| Total households
below poverty |
11.5% |
12.2% |
16.1% |
8.0% |
15.1% |
10.8% |
12.0% |
10.2% |
10.2% |
12.0% |
13.6% |
15.7% |
8.2% |
14.9% |
14.2% |
20.9% |
8.7% |
| Educational attainment (as % of
population age 25 and over) |
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| Less than high school |
14.6% |
20.2% |
23.1% |
9.9% |
14.8% |
12.2% |
14.8% |
12.5% |
12.1% |
17.7% |
14.3% |
19.7% |
12.0% |
19.2% |
15.4% |
20.1% |
13.5% |
| High school |
36.2% |
40.2% |
38.5% |
28.2% |
41.0% |
34.4% |
37.7% |
36.4% |
35.1% |
43.0% |
38.4% |
43.7% |
35.8% |
45.3% |
38.8% |
41.9% |
35.0% |
| Some college, no degree |
19.0% |
18.6% |
17.3% |
19.5% |
17.6% |
19.5% |
19.1% |
18.9% |
19.6% |
17.7% |
19.2% |
16.6% |
19.3% |
17.3% |
17.0% |
17.8% |
20.4% |
| Associate degree |
7.4% |
6.7% |
6.5% |
8.2% |
5.7% |
6.7% |
7.8% |
5.9% |
6.6% |
6.0% |
7.8% |
6.7% |
7.9% |
6.4% |
6.5% |
5.5% |
8.2% |
| Bachelor's or higher |
22.9% |
14.4% |
14.6% |
34.2% |
20.9% |
27.1% |
20.7% |
26.6% |
26.6% |
15.7% |
20.3% |
13.3% |
25.0% |
11.8% |
22.3% |
14.6% |
22.9% |
| Per-capita
income |
$19,533 |
$18,734 |
$15,033 |
$23,949 |
$15,796 |
$19,809 |
$18,520 |
$19,981 |
$20,760 |
$16,945 |
$17,801 |
$14,374 |
$20,378 |
$15,474 |
$17,438 |
$14,119 |
$21,225 |
| Household
income: |
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| Median income |
$37,240 |
$35,793 |
$28,837 |
$44,048 |
$31,459 |
$35,811 |
$36,498 |
$36,774 |
$38,686 |
$33,435 |
$34,274 |
$28,250 |
$41,908 |
$30,731 |
$33,986 |
$25,869 |
$43,630 |
| Under $20,000 |
25.0% |
26.0% |
35.2% |
19.1% |
30.4% |
25.4% |
26.0% |
24.2% |
22.1% |
27.5% |
28.6% |
35.7% |
19.7% |
30.8% |
28.3% |
39.4% |
19.4% |
| $20 - 29,999 |
14.9% |
15.8% |
16.6% |
12.7% |
16.8% |
15.6% |
15.1% |
14.9% |
16.3% |
17.0% |
15.3% |
16.6% |
12.8% |
18.1% |
15.8% |
17.5% |
13.5% |
| $30,000 and above |
60.2% |
58.2% |
48.2% |
68.2% |
52.8% |
59.0% |
58.9% |
60.9% |
61.6% |
55.6% |
56.2% |
47.7% |
67.5% |
51.1% |
55.9% |
43.1% |
67.1% |
| Unemployment rate (2002) |
4.4% |
4.3% |
4.9% |
2.8% |
5.4% |
4.4% |
4.3% |
3.0% |
3.0% |
6.6% |
4.5% |
7.0% |
3.5% |
8.4% |
4.3% |
8.8% |
4.6% |
| Worked in past year, households
below poverty |
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| % of family households, full or
part-time work |
60.9% |
62.1% |
56.5% |
60.4% |
66.2% |
68.3% |
60.4% |
68.9% |
63.7% |
56.7% |
52.5% |
55.1% |
75.3% |
59.2% |
64.1% |
59.5% |
64.9% |
| % of other households, full or
part-time work |
38.2% |
34.2% |
30.8% |
41.9% |
48.6% |
45.4% |
35.0% |
46.0% |
35.5% |
33.7% |
43.5% |
25.3% |
41.4% |
32.4% |
38.8% |
34.9% |
35.8% |
| Households
lacking access to vehicle |
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| Renters (% of all
renters) |
18.5% |
24.5% |
22.0% |
19.9% |
18.8% |
14.7% |
18.9% |
15.1% |
12.5% |
18.8% |
18.2% |
17.6% |
11.0% |
17.8% |
15.0% |
19.0% |
14.6% |
| Owners (% of all
owners) |
3.3% |
3.3% |
3.6% |
3.0% |
2.5% |
3.3% |
3.6% |
3.7% |
4.4% |
3.2% |
3.2% |
3.8% |
2.7% |
3.9% |
4.1% |
5.4% |
2.6% |
| All households (%
of all households) |
7.6% |
11.1% |
8.5% |
8.6% |
6.4% |
6.1% |
8.0% |
6.6% |
5.8% |
6.8% |
7.7% |
6.7% |
5.1% |
7.0% |
6.3% |
8.5% |
5.8% |
| Households paying more than 35%
for housing |
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| Income under $10,000 |
70.7% |
65.2% |
58.9% |
64.6% |
74.6% |
72.3% |
78.0% |
75.0% |
79.2% |
68.1% |
71.2% |
59.6% |
67.2% |
71.9% |
74.5% |
55.9% |
75.8% |
| Income $10,000 - $19,999 |
46.4% |
42.8% |
26.1% |
58.6% |
41.0% |
43.5% |
44.4% |
54.2% |
53.2% |
47.0% |
47.0% |
25.0% |
51.5% |
37.6% |
43.3% |
29.6% |
56.1% |
| Income $20,000 - $34,999 |
19.1% |
15.3% |
8.8% |
28.6% |
15.6% |
19.9% |
14.1% |
19.8% |
18.6% |
14.1% |
14.1% |
7.0% |
22.9% |
11.3% |
17.5% |
9.7% |
25.6% |
| TANF/Food
Stamps |
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| Cases (% all
households) |
10.7% |
13.8% |
17.3% |
7.9% |
12.8% |
6.2% |
11.5% |
8.1% |
7.0% |
14.4% |
12.0% |
12.9% |
6.9% |
16.9% |
11.8% |
17.8% |
7.2% |
| Recipients (%
total population) |
8.5% |
10.8% |
12.8% |
10.5% |
10.5% |
5.1% |
9.1% |
6.8% |
6.2% |
11.9% |
9.4% |
11.0% |
5.7% |
14.2% |
10.2% |
14.4% |
5.8% |
| LIHEAP |
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| Households (% all households) |
9.1% |
8.8% |
18.6% |
4.4% |
16.6% |
9.5% |
8.6% |
8.6% |
8.1% |
13.0% |
10.0% |
17.3% |
6.3% |
14.6% |
14.0% |
21.7% |
4.4% |
| Recipients (% total population) |
7.8% |
7.3% |
15.3% |
3.7% |
14.6% |
8.4% |
7.3% |
7.5% |
7.3% |
11.3% |
8.6% |
15.2% |
5.5% |
12.7% |
12.1% |
18.9% |
3.8% |
| Hshlds age 65 and over (% all
households 65 and over) |
13.2% |
13.6% |
27.5% |
6.8% |
24.4% |
13.3% |
11.0% |
11.6% |
9.9% |
16.8% |
13.3% |
21.7% |
9.0% |
20.0% |
21.2% |
27.3% |
7.1% |
| LIHEAP
household characteristics (% LIHEAP househlds) |
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| Average household
income |
$11,209 |
$10,880 |
$11,432 |
$11,505 |
$11,407 |
$10,724 |
$11,157 |
$11,388 |
$11,176 |
$11,119 |
$10,977 |
$10,934 |
$11,613 |
$11,357 |
$11,142 |
$10,632 |
$11,889 |
| % Single person
households |
45.5% |
49.3% |
45.2% |
48.2% |
42.9% |
47.1% |
45.7% |
45.4% |
45.6% |
44.6% |
43.9% |
46.0% |
44.1% |
42.5% |
44.3% |
44.0% |
46.6% |
| % Receiving food
stamps |
49.7% |
52.6% |
50.3% |
46.9% |
42.5% |
37.9% |
59.1% |
37.0% |
47.9% |
50.1% |
54.5% |
47.8% |
48.1% |
60.4% |
52.2% |
48.9% |
37.4% |
| % Medicaid |
57.5% |
58.6% |
58.4% |
52.9% |
50.9% |
54.7% |
65.0% |
44.4% |
56.2% |
56.2% |
63.7% |
57.8% |
57.3% |
65.5% |
62.1% |
60.1% |
41.1% |
| % SSI |
22.9% |
19.1% |
23.9% |
42.8% |
19.6% |
10.4% |
25.9% |
19.6% |
22.8% |
16.5% |
25.4% |
20.3% |
18.8% |
22.2% |
25.0% |
16.1% |
14.1% |
| % SS/SSD |
52.8% |
58.1% |
60.8% |
29.3% |
53.8% |
55.3% |
54.9% |
54.4% |
51.7% |
55.3% |
50.8% |
56.4% |
48.0% |
56.6% |
52.7% |
52.9% |
59.0% |
| % With wages or
self-employment |
8.6% |
8.4% |
9.7% |
10.0% |
8.5% |
5.5% |
9.2% |
6.3% |
7.1% |
8.6% |
7.4% |
9.5% |
11.1% |
8.3% |
7.3% |
6.0% |
11.9% |
| % LIHEAP
applicants age 65 and over |
36.0% |
37.2% |
42.9% |
35.9% |
36.2% |
37.8% |
30.8% |
39.0% |
36.1% |
35.1% |
30.9% |
37.8% |
30.9% |
34.2% |
36.7% |
37.3% |
38.0% |
Note: Unless otherwise noted, information here is from Census 2000.
Monthly average unemployment rate is from the Me. Dep’t of Labor, Jan.
1-Dec. 31, 2002.
TANF/FS and LIHEAP information is for FY Oct. 1,
2001-Sept. 30, 2002.
TANF/FS is a monthly average unduplicated count
from reports provided by DHS.
LIHEAP information is derived from a
database provided by the Maine State Housing Authority
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