Kennebec County, Maine (ME)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 12,256
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 33,947
Renter-occupied apartments: 14,677 (it was 13,736 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 29% |
State: | 29% |
Land area: 868 sq. mi.
Water area: 83.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 145 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (28.7%), Retail trade (14.8%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 74%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 114,84391.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 4,7173.8%Two or more races
- 2,4722.0%Hispanic or Latino
- 1,2281.0%Some other race alone
- 1,1780.9%Asian alone
- 9450.8%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 1570.1%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 44.1 years |
Maine median age: | 45.1 years |
Males: 61,200 | (48.7%) |
Females: 64,340 | (51.3%) |
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Kennebec County: | 2.0 people |
Maine: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $62,943 ($36,498 in 1999)
This county: | $62,943 |
Maine: | $69,543 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $853 (lower quartile is $648, upper quartile is $1,041)
This county: | $853 |
State: | $904 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $228,900 (it was $84,200 in 2000)
Kennebec: | $228,900 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,407Detached houses: $257,878
Here: $257,878 State: $364,324 Townhouses or other attached units: $279,624
Here: $279,624 State: $496,775 In 2-unit structures: $165,218
Here: $165,218 State: $349,654 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $152,679
Here: $152,679 State: $366,418 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,239
Here: $182,239 State: $342,001 Mobile homes: $91,490
Here: $91,490 State: $142,980
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $540
Institutionalized population: 1,308
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 12
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 13
- Burglaries: 105
- Thefts: 166
- Auto thefts: 23
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 0
- Rapes: 11
- Robberies: 1
- Assaults: 21
- Burglaries: 40
- Thefts: 146
- Auto thefts: 18
Health of residents in Kennebec County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.5. This is about average.75.4% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
53.0% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is more than average.
71.0% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
69.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 198 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 162 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 517 buildings, average cost: $231,300
- 2021: 425 buildings, average cost: $246,700
- 2020: 319 buildings, average cost: $224,300
- 2019: 284 buildings, average cost: $217,300
- 2018: 273 buildings, average cost: $216,400
- 2017: 255 buildings, average cost: $171,400
- 2016: 212 buildings, average cost: $182,200
- 2015: 165 buildings, average cost: $165,000
- 2014: 181 buildings, average cost: $178,600
- 2013: 160 buildings, average cost: $160,100
- 2012: 158 buildings, average cost: $159,100
- 2011: 181 buildings, average cost: $162,500
- 2010: 232 buildings, average cost: $155,200
- 2009: 249 buildings, average cost: $134,300
- 2008: 283 buildings, average cost: $129,000
- 2007: 383 buildings, average cost: $147,000
- 2006: 514 buildings, average cost: $130,400
- 2005: 642 buildings, average cost: $122,900
- 2004: 584 buildings, average cost: $121,300
- 2003: 507 buildings, average cost: $109,800
- 2002: 538 buildings, average cost: $95,400
- 2001: 381 buildings, average cost: $93,400
- 2000: 348 buildings, average cost: $90,300
- 1999: 369 buildings, average cost: $84,400
- 1998: 329 buildings, average cost: $76,800
- 1997: 288 buildings, average cost: $82,500
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,409 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,356 (1.1%)
Kennebec County: | 12.7% |
Maine: | 10.8% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 44.1 years old
(Males: 42.8 years old, Females: 45.0 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 45.6 years old, Black residents: 21.5 years old, American Indian residents: 52.0 years old, Asian residents: 35.8 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 28.9 years old, Other race residents: 20.7 years old)
Area name: Kennebec County, ME
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Kennebec County is $450 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $560 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $764 a month.
Cities in this county include: Augusta, Waterville, Winslow, Gardiner, China, Vassalboro, Monmouth, Sidney, Litchfield, Belgrade.
2023 air pollution in Kennebec County:
Ozone (1-hour): 0.029 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual: 15.7 µg/m3. Near U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 9.2 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Neighboring counties: Androscoggin County , Brookings County, South Dakota , Jefferson County, Oregon , Grand Traverse County, Michigan , Hand County, South Dakota , McLeod County, Minnesota .
Here: | 3.1% |
Maine: | 3.4% |
Current college students: 6,428
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 95.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 30.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 3,512 (59.6% naturalized citizens)
Kennebec County: | 2.8% |
Whole state: | 4.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 8662010 or later
- 6042000 to 2009
- 5911990 to 1999
- 3861980 to 1989
- 2731970 to 1979
- 1,402Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.3%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 42,308
- One, attached: 759
- Two: 4,867
- 3 or 4: 3,572
- 5 to 9: 2,608
- 10 to 19: 759
- 20 to 49: 1,242
- 50 or more: 752
- Mobile homes: 6,529
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 91
Housing units in Kennebec County with a mortgage: 22,778 (3,051 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 2,818 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,233
Here: | 95.7% with mortgage |
State: | 94.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Kennebec County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 21,758 | 11 |
Mainline Protestant | 8,999 | 60 |
Evangelical Protestant | 5,829 | 56 |
Other | 2,466 | 17 |
None | 83,099 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Kennebec County: | 1.99 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 2.80 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 1.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 2.20 / 10,000 pop. |
Kennebec County: | 6.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Maine: | 5.75 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 8.70 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 11.02 / 10,000 pop. |
Kennebec County: | 8.6% |
Maine: | 8.2% |
Kennebec County: | 28.2% |
State: | 25.0% |
Agriculture in Kennebec County:
Average size of farms: 150 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $52,571
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $207.98
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 12.26%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 77.18%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $47,644
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 38.49%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60,051
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 91.30%
Average age of principal farm operators: 53 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 17.94
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 49.15%
Land in orchards: 480 acres
Earthquake activity:
Kennebec County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Maine state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.3 (5.3 ML, Depth: 3.0 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 193.3 miles away from Kennebec County center
On 10/16/2012 at 23:12:25, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 ML, Depth: 10.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 70.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/20/2002 at 10:50:47, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MB, 4.2 MS, 5.2 MW, 5.0 MW) earthquake occurred 194.3 miles away from the county center
On 10/7/1983 at 10:18:46, a magnitude 5.3 (5.1 MB, 5.3 LG, 5.1 ML) earthquake occurred 228.2 miles away from the county center
On 1/19/1982 at 00:14:42, a magnitude 4.7 (4.5 MB, 4.7 MD, 4.5 LG) earthquake occurred 109.8 miles away from Kennebec County center
On 2/26/1999 at 03:38:43, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 2.0 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 14.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Maine Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4522-ME: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4522, Natural disaster type: Other
- Maine Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4354, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Maine Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 23, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1693: April 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1693, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Maine Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3256: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3256, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melts, and Ice Jams, Incident Period: March 29, 2005 to May 03, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1591: June 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1591, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
- Maine Snow, Incident Period: February 10, 2005 to February 11, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3206: March 14, 2005, FEMA Id: 3206, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melt, and Ice Jams, Incident Period: December 10, 2003 to December 31, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1508: February 05, 2004, FEMA Id: 1508, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
- Maine Snow, Incident Period: December 06, 2003 to December 07, 2003, Emergency Declared EM-3190: January 15, 2004, FEMA Id: 3190, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Maine Extreme Winter Weather, Incident Period: December 17, 2002 to June 01, 2003, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1468: May 14, 2003, FEMA Id: 1468, Natural disaster type: Other
- Maine Severe Storms & Flooding, Incident Period: March 05, 2001 to March 31, 2001, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1371: May 16, 2001, FEMA Id: 1371, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- 11 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Kennebec County (21) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 16
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 11, Snows: 5, Hurricanes: 3, Heavy Rains: 2, Blizzard: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Snowfall: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 47,193 (73.0%)
- Carpooled: 4,992 (7.7%)
- Bus: 48 (0.1%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 821 (1.3%)
- Bicycle: 72 (0.1%)
- Walked: 1,805 (2.8%)
- Worked at home: 9,190 (14.2%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (17%)
- Retail trade (13%)
- Public administration (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (6%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Management occupations (13%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (10%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (8%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (8%)
- Computer and mathematical occupations (5%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Management occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (6%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (6%)
- Canada (21%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
- Germany (8%)
- England (6%)
- India (4%)
- Vietnam (3%)
- Philippines (3%)
- English (22%)
- French (except Basque) (16%)
- French Canadian (11%)
- American (11%)
- Irish (8%)
- Italian (3%)
- German (3%)
People in group quarters in Kennebec County, Maine in 2010:
- 1,695 people in college/university student housing
- 885 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 313 people in group homes intended for adults
- 168 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 138 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 118 people in hospitals with patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 94 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 48 people in correctional residential facilities
- 45 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 43 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 36 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 30 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 23 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Kennebec County, Maine in 2000:
- 1,755 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 1,012 people in nursing homes
- 369 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 140 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 85 people in other group homes
- 74 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 65 people in religious group quarters
- 53 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 50 people in state prisons
- 23 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 21 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 17 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 10 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 5 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 4 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 4 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 3 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
6.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,200 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 6.75% |
Maine average: | 7.17% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.01% relocated from other counties in Maine ($31,386 average AGI)
2.74% relocated from other states ($27,814 average AGI)
Kennebec County: 2.74% Maine average: 3.89%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
from Cumberland County, ME | 0.72% ($67,388 average AGI) |
from Somerset County, ME | 0.69% ($46,375) |
from Androscoggin County, ME | 0.64% ($55,687) |
from Penobscot County, ME | 0.33% ($40,895) |
from Lincoln County, ME | 0.30% ($39,458) |
from Sagadahoc County, ME | 0.28% ($60,095) |
from York County, ME | 0.23% ($50,525) |
5.60% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($52,272 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 5.60% |
Maine average: | 5.94% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.52% relocated to other counties in Maine ($29,956 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($22,315 average AGI)
Kennebec County: 2.08% Maine average: 2.63%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
to Somerset County, ME | 0.77% ($39,636 average AGI) |
to Cumberland County, ME | 0.54% ($58,475) |
to Androscoggin County, ME | 0.51% ($45,584) |
to Penobscot County, ME | 0.32% ($48,583) |
to Lincoln County, ME | 0.24% ($51,813) |
to Waldo County, ME | 0.23% ($50,940) |
to Sagadahoc County, ME | 0.17% ($50,135) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 10.4
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 8.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.7
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 5.2%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 24,334 (18,112 aged, 6,222 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 1,264 (5%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Kennebec County, Maine in 1999 - 2019:
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (1,734)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (1,643)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,281)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,256)
- Unspecified dementia (1,217)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (780)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (706)
- Congestive heart failure (495)
- Colon, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (428)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (428)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 9%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,196
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 383
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 64,082
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,001
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,015
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 1
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 53
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 94
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 11
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 124.8. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 60.0
- Suffocation - 31.2
- Other - 33.6
Household type by relationship:
Households: 125,540- Male householders: 25,630 (8,477 living alone), Female householders: 28,983 (9,997 living alone)
22,889 spouses (22,662 opposite-sex spouses), 5,654 unmarried partners, (5,654 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,826 children (26,960 natural, 1,027 adopted, 1,839 stepchildren), 2,291 grandchildren, 592 brothers or sisters, 437 parents, 0 foster children, 2,457 other relatives, 3,252 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 3,529
Size of family households: 17,654 2-persons, 6,419 3-persons, 5,175 4-persons, 1,296 5-persons, 1,015 6-persons, 111 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 18,474 1-person, 4,127 2-persons, 342 3-persons.
12,515 married couples with children.
8,376 single-parent households (2,829 men, 5,547 women).
95.2% of residents of Kennebec speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 19% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (77% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 2% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $1,288,395,000 ($10,679 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $78,556,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $366,871,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $134,192,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,417,000
Federal grants: $664,349,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,483,000 ($2,284,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $104,083,000 ($18,399,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $27,959,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $34,315,000
Federal Government insurance: $53,899,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 6,373Here: | 53 per 1000 residents |
State: | 54 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 5,942
Here: | 49 per 1000 residents |
State: | 49 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +245
Here: | +2 per 1000 residents |
State: | +4 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +3,318
Here: | +27 per 1000 residents |
State: | +28 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.19 millions of gallons per day (18% from ground, 82% from surface)
Here: | 6.0 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Kennebec County, Maine
- 8632020 or later
- 3,3022010 to 2019
- 7,7142000 to 2009
- 6,2651990 to 1999
- 8,0361980 to 1989
- 8,9301970 to 1979
- 5,8341960 to 1969
- 4,8131950 to 1959
- 2,8151940 to 1949
- 14,9151939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kennebec County, Maine
- 711 room
- 4292 rooms
- 9393 rooms
- 5,9154 rooms
- 8,2805 rooms
- 8,5416 rooms
- 6,1537 rooms
- 4,0618 rooms
- 5,8399+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kennebec County, Maine
- 5131 room
- 1,4282 rooms
- 2,2223 rooms
- 4,7654 rooms
- 2,6855 rooms
- 1,6426 rooms
- 2907 rooms
- 1928 rooms
- 6489+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Kennebec County, Maine
- 88no bedroom
- 1,6781 bedroom
- 11,4042 bedrooms
- 18,9233 bedrooms
- 6,5794 bedrooms
- 1,5565+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kennebec County, Maine
- 603no bedroom
- 4,1771 bedroom
- 5,9982 bedrooms
- 2,5503 bedrooms
- 7564 bedrooms
- 3015+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Kennebec County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 929no vehicle
- 12,0381 vehicle
- 17,9162 vehicles
- 6,0823 vehicles
- 2,1264 vehicles
- 1,1375+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Kennebec County in renter-occupied apartments
- 3,313no vehicle
- 7,2741 vehicle
- 2,4382 vehicles
- 1,3603 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
89.3% of Kennebec County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.
Kennebec County: | 89.3% |
State average: | 89.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 84,102
- Other state: 37,106
- Northeast: 22,292
- Midwest: 4,839
- South: 6,431
- West: 3,544
- 63.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.5%Wood
- 10.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.7%Electricity
- 4.4%Utility gas
- 2.6%Other fuel
- 0.2%Solar energy
- 0.1%No fuel used
- 60.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.1%Electricity
- 9.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.4%Utility gas
- 4.2%Wood
- 1.3%Other fuel
- 0.8%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 8.1% |
Maine: | 12.7% |
Here: | 17.2% |
Maine: | 12.6% |
Here: | 57.3% |
Maine: | 34.5% |
Kennebec County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $243,000
General Public Buildings: $172,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $8,016,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,713,000
Police Protection: $3,187,000
General - Other: $2,592,000
Police Protection: $1,981,000
General - Other: $1,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,536,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $668,000
Central Staff Services: $257,000
General Public Buildings: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $234,000
Financial Administration: $120,000
Financial Administration: $114,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,151,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,916,000
Cash and Securities: $3,317,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $357,000
Other: $58,000
- Tax - Property: $11,048,000
Property: $10,423,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,976,000
: $6,134,000
Kennebec County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $243,000
General Public Buildings: $172,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $8,016,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,713,000
Police Protection: $3,187,000
General - Other: $2,592,000
Police Protection: $1,981,000
General - Other: $1,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,536,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $668,000
Central Staff Services: $257,000
General Public Buildings: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $234,000
Financial Administration: $120,000
Financial Administration: $114,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,151,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,916,000
Cash and Securities: $3,317,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $357,000
Other: $58,000
- Tax - Property: $11,048,000
Property: $10,423,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,976,000
: $6,134,000
Kennebec County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $243,000
General Public Buildings: $172,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $8,016,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,713,000
Police Protection: $3,187,000
General - Other: $2,592,000
Police Protection: $1,981,000
General - Other: $1,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,536,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $668,000
Central Staff Services: $257,000
General Public Buildings: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $234,000
Financial Administration: $120,000
Financial Administration: $114,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,151,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,916,000
Cash and Securities: $3,317,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $357,000
Other: $58,000
- Tax - Property: $11,048,000
Property: $10,423,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,976,000
: $6,134,000
Kennebec County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Construction - Correctional Institutions: $243,000
General Public Buildings: $172,000
- Current Operations - Correctional Institutions: $8,016,000
Correctional Institutions: $7,713,000
Police Protection: $3,187,000
General - Other: $2,592,000
Police Protection: $1,981,000
General - Other: $1,893,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,536,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $668,000
Central Staff Services: $257,000
General Public Buildings: $250,000
Central Staff Services: $234,000
Financial Administration: $120,000
Financial Administration: $114,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue - Other: $4,151,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $24,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,916,000
Cash and Securities: $3,317,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $357,000
Other: $58,000
- Tax - Property: $11,048,000
Property: $10,423,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $6,976,000
: $6,134,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 3,935
- Number of aged recipients: 213
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 3,722
- Number of recipients under 18: 440
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 2,986
- Number of recipients older than 64: 509
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 1,725
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,716
Most common first names in Kennebec County, ME among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
John | 602 | 74.5 years |
Mary | 595 | 80.7 years |
Joseph | 560 | 75.2 years |
Robert | 558 | 70.1 years |
George | 553 | 75.6 years |
William | 505 | 75.1 years |
Charles | 432 | 74.9 years |
James | 366 | 71.1 years |
Richard | 359 | 67.8 years |
Dorothy | 321 | 78.2 years |
Most common last names in Kennebec County, ME among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Smith | 308 | 77.2 years |
Poulin | 269 | 74.5 years |
Brown | 251 | 77.4 years |
Roy | 165 | 76.5 years |
Johnson | 130 | 77.8 years |
Michaud | 125 | 77.4 years |
Veilleux | 121 | 74.5 years |
Clark | 117 | 76.3 years |
Stevens | 117 | 73.8 years |
Bolduc | 115 | 74.6 years |
Businesses in Kennebec County, ME | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Hardware | 1 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Advance Auto Parts | 2 | Lowe's | 1 | |
Aeropostale | 1 | Marriott | 1 | |
American Eagle Outfitters | 1 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 17 | |
Applebee's | 2 | Maurices | 1 | |
Arby's | 2 | Mazda | 2 | |
Ashley Furniture | 2 | McDonald's | 6 | |
Audi | 1 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
AutoZone | 1 | New Balance | 3 | |
Barnes & Noble | 1 | Nike | 3 | |
Bath & Body Works | 2 | Nissan | 1 | |
Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Old Navy | 1 | |
Burger King | 4 | Olive Garden | 1 | |
CVS | 3 | Pac Sun | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 3 | Panera Bread | 1 | |
Circle K | 6 | Papa John's Pizza | 1 | |
Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Payless | 2 | |
Coldwater Creek | 1 | PetSmart | 1 | |
ColorTyme | 2 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
Comfort Inn | 2 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Curves | 2 | Quality | 1 | |
DHL | 1 | Quiznos | 1 | |
Dairy Queen | 6 | RadioShack | 3 | |
Deb | 1 | Red Robin | 1 | |
Dennys | 1 | Rite Aid | 8 | |
Domino's Pizza | 2 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
DressBarn | 1 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
Dressbarn | 1 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
Dunkin Donuts | 12 | Sears | 3 | |
Econo Lodge | 1 | Shaw's | 2 | |
Eddie Bauer | 1 | Staples | 3 | |
Famous Footwear | 1 | Starbucks | 2 | |
Fashion Bug | 2 | Subaru | 1 | |
FedEx | 12 | Subway | 11 | |
Ford | 2 | Super 8 | 1 | |
GNC | 9 | T-Mobile | 5 | |
GameStop | 2 | T.J.Maxx | 2 | |
Gap | 1 | Taco Bell | 2 | |
Goodwill | 1 | Target | 1 | |
H&R Block | 4 | The Room Place | 1 | |
Hilton | 1 | Toyota | 2 | |
Home Depot | 2 | True Value | 2 | |
Honda | 1 | U-Haul | 5 | |
Hyundai | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 8 | |
JCPenney | 1 | UPS | 18 | |
KFC | 3 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
Kmart | 2 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
Kohl's | 1 | Walgreens | 1 | |
La-Z-Boy | 2 | Walmart | 2 | |
Lane Bryant | 1 | Wendy's | 3 | |
Lane Furniture | 2 | YMCA | 6 |
Kennebec County on our top lists:
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #41 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Nitrogen Dioxide air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Particulate Matter (PM10) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the smallest number of people without health insurance coverage in 2000 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for 3rd party candidates in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that visited a dentist within the past year"
- #64 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
- #92 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Sulfur Oxides Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m3)"