South Portland, Maine Demographics

South Portland is 1st in Maine out of 29 other cities in Race - Asian

South Portland is 2nd in Maine out of 19 other cities in Retail accommodation and food service sales

South Portland is 2nd in Maine out of 29 other cities in Foreign born residents

South Portland is 2nd in Maine out of 29 other cities in Population density (people per sqmi)

South Portland is 3rd in Maine out of 19 other cities in Retail sales

South Portland is 4th in Maine out of 19 other cities in Current population (2012)

South Portland is 4th in Maine out of 19 other cities in Total businesses (including small businesses)

South Portland is 4th in Maine out of 29 other cities in Households

South Portland is 4th in Maine out of 29 other cities in Housing units

South Portland is 4th in Maine out of 29 other cities in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Size Demographics
	South Portland	Rank	Maine	US
Current population (2012)	25,088	4th	1,329,192	313,914,040
Size in square miles	12.0	21st	30,842.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	2,086.1	2nd	43.1	87.4

Age Demographics
	South Portland	Rank	Maine	US
Residents younger than 5	5.9%	8th	5.0%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	20.4%	13th	20.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.6%	27th	17.0%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	South Portland	Rank	Maine	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	94.7%	4th	90.2%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	38.7%	8th	27.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	South Portland	Rank	Maine	US
Race - White	91.1%	27th	95.3%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	2.1%	5th	1.3%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%	24th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.8%	1st	1.1%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.0%	20th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.0%	15th	1.5%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	4th	1.4%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	90.0%	27th	94.1%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	South Portland	Rank	Maine	US
Female residents	52.3%	16th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.1%	2nd	3.3%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	South Portland	Rank	Maine	US
Housing units	11,484	4th	725,577	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	37.2%	13th	19.3%	25.9%
Households	10,696	4th	551,601	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	63.1%	14th	72.7%	66.1%
Home median value	$224,800	6th	$176,600	$186,200
People per household	2.3	10th	2.3	2.6

Income Demographics
	South Portland	Rank	Maine	US
Income per capita	$28,728	6th	$26,195	$27,915
Income per household	$52,907	6th	$47,898	$52,762
Income below poverty line	10.9%	23rd	12.8%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	South Portland	Rank	Maine	US
Total businesses (including small businesses)	2,771	4th	150,389	27,092,908
Retail sales	$1,069,641	3rd	$20,444,031	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$44,922	5th	$15,520	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$137,598	2nd	$2,515,827	$613,795,732