U.S. Beacon December 1, 2008

Augusta, ME

Kennebec County, Maine

Latitude: 44.323535     Longitude: -69.765261
Population 18,626 (2005)
Elevation of Augusta, Maine: 297 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2302100, place: Augusta city, Maine)

Total Population: 18,560
Male: 8,785 (47.33%)
Female: 9,775 (52.67%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 928 (5%)
5 to 9 years: 1,102 (5.94%)
10 to 14 years: 1,096 (5.91%)
15 to 19 years: 1,155 (6.22%)
20 to 24 years: 1,142 (6.15%)
25 to 34 years: 2,385 (12.85%)
35 to 44 years: 2,869 (15.46%)
45 to 54 years: 2,714 (14.62%)
55 to 59 years: 1,054 (5.68%)
60 to 64 years: 831 (4.48%)
65 to 74 years: 1,607 (8.66%)
75 to 84 years: 1,194 (6.43%)
85 years and over: 483 (2.6%)

Median age: 40.3 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 14,757 (79.51%)
21 years and over: 14,047 (75.68%)
62 years and over: 3,787 (20.4%)
65 years and over: 3,284 (17.69%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 14,757 (79.51%)
--Male: 6,887 (37.11%)
--Female: 7,870 (42.4%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 3,284 (17.69%)
--Male: 1,214 (6.54%)
--Female: 2,070 (11.15%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 18,319 (98.7%)
--White: 17,740 (95.58%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 160 (0.86%)
--Black or African American: 93 (0.5%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 89 (0.48%)
--Asian: 250 (1.35%)
----Asian Indian: 38 (0.2%)
----Chinese: 66 (0.36%)
----Filipino: 15 (0.08%)
----Japanese: 9 (0.05%)
----Korean: 22 (0.12%)
----Vietnamese: 44 (0.24%)
----Other Asian: 56 (0.3%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 2 (0.01%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 2 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 29 (0.16%)
Two or more Races: 241 (1.3%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 160 (0.86%)
--Mexican: 55 (0.3%)
--Puerto Rican: 26 (0.14%)
--Cuban: 3 (0.02%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 76 (0.41%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 18,400 (99.14%)
--White Alone: 17,740 (95.58%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 17,970 (96.82%)
--Householder: 8,565 (46.15%)
--Spouse: 3,352 (18.06%)
--Child: 4,349 (23.43%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 3,523 (18.98%)
--Other relatives: 439 (2.37%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 138 (0.74%)
--Nonrelatives: 1,265 (6.82%)
----Unmarried partner: 705 (3.8%)
Living in group quarters: 590 (3.18%)
--Institutionalized Population: 486 (2.62%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 104 (0.56%)
Total households: 8,565
Family households (families): 4,610 (53.82%)
----With own children under 18 years: 2,084 (24.33%)
--Married-couple families: 3,352 (39.14%)
----With own children under 18 years: 1,234 (14.41%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 932 (10.88%)
----With own children under 18 years: 643 (7.51%)
Nonfamily households: 3,955 (46.18%)
--Householder living alone: 3,277 (38.26%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 1,215 (14.19%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 2,220 (25.92%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 2,320 (27.09%)
Average household size: 2.1 people
Average family size: 2.77 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 9,480
Occupied housing units: 8,565 (90.35%)
Vacant housing units: 915 (9.65%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 155 (1.64%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 2.2%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 10.3%
Occupied housing units: 8,565 (90.35%)
Owner occupied housing units: 4,665 (49.21%)
Renter occupied housing units: 3,900 (41.14%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.31 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.85 people

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