Portland (Maine): Difference between revisions

*[[Munjoy N e lunetü there were 64,250 people, 29,714 households, and 13,549 families residing in the city, The [[population density]] was 1,169,6/km² (3,029,2/mi²), There were 31,862 housing units at an average density of 580,0/km² (1,502,2/mi²),

According to the U,S, Census Bureau, Portland’ s immediate metropolitan area ranked 147th in the nation in 2000 with a population of 243,537, while the Portland/South Portland/Biddeford greater metropolitan area included 489,343 total inhabitants, This has increased to an estimated 510,791 inhabitants as of 2004, Much of this increase in population has been due to growth in the city’ s southern and western suburbs,

There were 29,714 households out of which 21,4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 32,1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10,5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 54,4% were non‑families, 40,1% of all households were made up of individuals and 11,5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, The average household size was 2,08 and the average family size was 2,89,

In the city the population was spread out with 18,8% under the age of 18, 10,7% from 18 to 24, 36,1% from 25 to 44, 20,6% from 45 to 64, and 13,9% who were 65 years of age or older, The median age was 36 years, For every 100 females there were 91,8 males, For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89,0 males,

The median income for a household in the city was $35,650, and the median income for a family was $48,763, Males had a median income of $31,828 versus $27,173 for females, The [[per capita income]] for the city was $12,698, About 21,7% of families and 34,1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 40,0% of those under age 18 and 21,9% of those age 65 or over,

Due to being Maine’ s largest city, its proximity to Boston and having the state’ s largest port, Portland has become Maine’ s economic capital, The local economy has shifted over the years from relying primarily on [[fishing]], [[manufacturing]] and [[agriculture]] towards a much more [[service economy|service‑based economy]], Most national [[financial services]] organizations with significant operations in the state have their Maine base here, such as [[Bank of America]], [[Key Bank]], [[Fidelity Investments]], [[Wellpoint|Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield]], and [[Aetna]], Several notable companies headquartered or partially headquartered here include: [[Unum]], [[TD Banknorth]], [[Maine Bank & Trust]], [[ImmuCell Corp]], and [[Pioneer Telephone]], Several other notable companies that have an impact on the Greater Portland economy are located in the suburbs of [[South Portland, Maine|South Portland]], V .

Ma el ''U.S. Census Bureau'' (Numädabür Lamerikänik), Portland labon sürfati valodik mö 136,2 km², kela 54,9 km² binon län e kela 81,2 km² (59,65%) binon vat.