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South Portland Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

South Portland Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

27,026

Age

Under 5 Years:
4.4%
5 - 17:
11.5%
18 - 24:
10.7%
25 - 34:
16.3%
35 - 54:
23.6%
55 - 64:
13.7%
Over 65 Years:
19.9%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
5.3%
5.3%
96.2%
96.2%
49.1%
49.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

South Portland
USA
$47,678
$47,678
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

South Portland
USA
$82,489
$82,489
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

5.2%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Retail
Education
Accommodation
Manufacturing
Finance
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Transportation
Construction
Arts
Administration
Other
Information Technology
Public Service
21.7%
21.7%
13.4%
13.4%
8.4%
8.4%
7.8%
7.8%
6.4%
6.4%
6.2%
6.2%
6.0%
6.0%
5.2%
5.2%
5.1%
5.1%
3.8%
3.8%
3.6%
3.6%
2.7%
2.7%
2.5%
2.5%
2.0%
2.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black or African American
Other Race / Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Asian
American Indian and Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
83.5%
83.5%
6.8%
6.8%
4.3%
4.3%
2.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.4%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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English
Irish
French
Italian
German
French Canadian
Scottish
Other Subsaharan African
Polish
European
Somalian
Scots-Irish
Welsh
Norwegian
Swedish
British
Canadian
Hungarian
Afghan
Russian
18.7%
18.7%
18.7%
18.7%
11.6%
11.6%
8.3%
8.3%
7.6%
7.6%
5.0%
5.0%
4.1%
4.1%
4.1%
4.1%
3.4%
3.4%
2.1%
2.1%
1.9%
1.9%
1.7%
1.7%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
African languages
Slavic languages
French
Spanish
Other Asian languages
Langs. of India
Chinese
Arabic
Native American languages
Thai
Polish
Russian
Portuguese
Serbo-Croatian
Vietnamese
Persian
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
West Germanic languages
Hungarian
88.7%
88.7%
2.9%
2.9%
1.5%
1.5%
1.1%
1.1%
0.8%
0.8%
0.7%
0.7%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born South Portland Residents

9.9%