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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Maine is $27,332, which is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Maine median household income is $48,804, which has grown by 31.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Maine residents spend 23.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #26

Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Maine	27,957 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Maine	32,893 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #35

Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #24

Maine	31.05%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.75%	$13,950, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.25%	$16,660, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.65%	$2,991, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.24%	$21,273, see rank	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Maine	76,851 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Maine	U.S.
White	$49,258, see rank	$56,900
Black	$24,370, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,421, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$53,495, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,835, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$39,688, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$60,933, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,367, see rank	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$27,557, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,154, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,420, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$34,067, see rank	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Maine	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,095,219	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	529,762	48.37%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	358,983	67.76%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,608	0.30%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	357,375	67.46%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	327,539	91.65%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	29,836	8.35%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	170,779	32.24%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	565,457	51.63%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	341,159	60.33%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	165	0.03%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	340,994	60.30%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	318,899	93.52%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,095	6.48%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	224,298	39.67%, see rank	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Maine	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	632,757	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	494,250	78.11%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	65,134	10.29%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,061	0.64%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	24,784	3.92%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	10,657	1.68%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	33,871	5.35%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Maine	23.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Maine	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	646,438	-	143,435,233
Male¹	327,539	50.67%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	98,646	30.12%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	46,776	14.28%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	55,292	16.88%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8,985	2.74%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	36,744	11.22%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	59,510	18.17%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	318,899	49.33%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	129,737	40.68%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	71,646	22.47%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	99,739	31.28%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,277	0.40%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,163	0.36%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,574	4.57%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Maine	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	646,438	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16,232	2.51%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	44,325	6.86%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	59,808	9.25%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15,352	2.37%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	87,092	13.47%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	24,404	3.78%, see rank	4.93%
Information	11,540	1.79%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	39,846	6.16%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	56,347	8.72%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	177,717	27.49%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	56,805	8.79%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	28,538	4.41%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	28,432	4.40%, see rank	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Maine	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	179,878	13.91%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	32,660	9.39%, see rank	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.