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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators Maine Portland  Populations Total population 1,317,207[1] 62,986[2] Families 152,951[3] 5,661[4] Children 331,914[5] 13,484[6]  Households Average family size 2.84[7] 2.93[8]  Family Composition One parent (female) 22.40%[9] 33.35%[10] One parent (male) 8.28%[11] 8.51%[12] Two-parent 69.32%[13] 58.13%[14]  Income Median family income $56,266[15] $59,290[16] Mean family income $69,962[17] $74,507[18] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $779[19] $1,036[20] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $31,170[21] $41,440[22]  Employment Unemployed 6.03%[23] 5.70%[24]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 13.60%[25] 19.62%[26] Children under 5 17.89%[27] 32.72%[28] Children 5-17 13.69%[29] 24.16%[30]  Education No high school diploma 10.57%[31] 8.83%[32] High school and above 89.43%[33] 91.17%[34] Bachelor’s degree and above 26.75%[35] 40.68%[36] High school dropout rate 2.80%[37] 4.92%[38]  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 7.96%[39] n/a Birth rate ranking 10[40]