U.S. Beacon March 29, 2024

Orono, ME

Penobscot County, Maine

Latitude: 44.888769     Longitude: -68.671153
Population 8,253 (2000)
Elevation of Orono, Maine: 150 feet



General Demographic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2355575, place: Orono CDP, Maine)

Total Population: 8,253
Male: 4,171 (50.54%)
Female: 4,082 (49.46%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 208 (2.52%)
5 to 9 years: 240 (2.91%)
10 to 14 years: 243 (2.94%)
15 to 19 years: 1,841 (22.31%)
20 to 24 years: 2,625 (31.81%)
25 to 34 years: 711 (8.62%)
35 to 44 years: 603 (7.31%)
45 to 54 years: 615 (7.45%)
55 to 59 years: 207 (2.51%)
60 to 64 years: 202 (2.45%)
65 to 74 years: 363 (4.4%)
75 to 84 years: 287 (3.48%)
85 years and over: 108 (1.31%)

Median age: 22 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 7,374 (89.35%)
21 years and over: 4,840 (58.65%)
62 years and over: 885 (10.72%)
65 years and over: 758 (9.18%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 7,374 (89.35%)
--Male: 3,714 (45%)
--Female: 3,660 (44.35%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 758 (9.18%)
--Male: 284 (3.44%)
--Female: 474 (5.74%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 8,161 (98.89%)
--White: 7,643 (92.61%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 105 (1.27%)
--Black or African American: 121 (1.47%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 78 (0.95%)
--Asian: 212 (2.57%)
----Asian Indian: 42 (0.51%)
----Chinese: 80 (0.97%)
----Filipino: 13 (0.16%)
----Japanese: 31 (0.38%)
----Korean: 20 (0.24%)
----Vietnamese: 10 (0.12%)
----Other Asian: 16 (0.19%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 5 (0.06%)
----Native Hawaiian: 0 (0%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 4 (0.05%)
----Samoan: 1 (0.01%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 45 (0.55%)
Two or more Races: 92 (1.11%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 105 (1.27%)
--Mexican: 23 (0.28%)
--Puerto Rican: 13 (0.16%)
--Cuban: 5 (0.06%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 64 (0.78%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 8,148 (98.73%)
--White Alone: 7,643 (92.61%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 5,141 (62.29%)
--Householder: 2,343 (28.39%)
--Spouse: 792 (9.6%)
--Child: 1,005 (12.18%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 817 (9.9%)
--Other relatives: 100 (1.21%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 39 (0.47%)
--Nonrelatives: 901 (10.92%)
----Unmarried partner: 137 (1.66%)
Living in group quarters: 3,112 (37.71%)
--Institutionalized Population: 94 (1.14%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 3,018 (36.57%)
Total households: 2,343
Family households (families): 1,048 (44.73%)
----With own children under 18 years: 484 (20.66%)
--Married-couple families: 792 (33.8%)
----With own children under 18 years: 310 (13.23%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 198 (8.45%)
----With own children under 18 years: 134 (5.72%)
Nonfamily households: 1,295 (55.27%)
--Householder living alone: 773 (32.99%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 252 (10.76%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 516 (22.02%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 500 (21.34%)
Average household size: 2.19 people
Average family size: 2.81 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 2,472
Occupied housing units: 2,343 (94.78%)
Vacant housing units: 129 (5.22%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 20 (0.81%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 0.9%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 4.5%
Occupied housing units: 2,343 (94.78%)
Owner occupied housing units: 996 (40.29%)
Renter occupied housing units: 1,347 (54.49%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.48 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 1.99 people

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