Income

Median household income is $83,613 and per capita income is $59,307 in South Portland. Median income is above the U.S. median income. Average household income is $114,770 per year. South Portland's per capita income is well above the state of Maine and the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 22.3% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 15.1% and is slightly above Maine and well above the US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is low overall at 2.3%. White-collar professions account for 73.0% of employment. Service occupations comprise 14.9% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 12.1% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		South Portland, Maine	Maine	United States
Demographic Characteristic		South Portland
		Maine
Latitude / Longitude:		43.641717, -70.240495
Radius		2 miles
INCOME
Per capita income		$59,307	$44,188	$43,829
Median household income		$83,613	$75,323	$79,068
Average household income		$114,770	$101,957	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		15.1%	14.9%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		6.0%	6.9%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		9.0%	11.1%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		15.0%	16.9%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		12.0%	13.7%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		20.6%	18.5%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		8.8%	9.0%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		13.5%	9.0%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		27.0%	30.6%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		5,819	184,053	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		56.5%	60.2%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		12,191	362,383	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		25,204	692,682	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		2.3%	3.0%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		22.5%	17.3%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		33.6%	26.2%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		8.7%	8.7%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		8.2%	10.5%	10.1%
Services		14.9%	15.6%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		12.1%	21.7%	21.0%