Somerset County Information
Somerset in
Maine occupies
4,095 square miles and has a 2006 population of
52,249, a change from a 2000 population of
50,888 and
49,767 in 1990.
13.1% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.7% percent is 25-35, and
15% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
59 acts of violent crime reported in
Somerset in 2004, a change from
46 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,716 people:
6.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.7%.
Read more about
Somerset, Maine in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Somerset | |
| State | Maine | |
| Land Area | 4,095 sq. miles | Ranked 125 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 52,249 | Ranked 925 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 51,649 | |
| Population 2000 | 50,888 | Ranked 911 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 49,767 | Ranked 844 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 98.1% | |
| African American | .3% | |
| Asian American | .4% | |
| Native American | .4% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.1% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 11.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.1% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.7% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 15% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.7% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 12.8% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.7% | |
| Population 75 and up | 7% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 59 | 46 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 18 | |
| Robberies | 8 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 32 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,518 | 1,491 |
| Burglaries | 396 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,063 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 59 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 25,437 | 25,038 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,716 | 1,169 |
| Unemployment Rate | 6.7% | 4.7% |
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