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Population (2000): 23,324
Land Area (2000): 31.064 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.984 square kilometers
Local Time(s):
Area Code(s): 207
Alias(es) (2003): PORTLAND, S PORTLAND, SO PORTLAND, SOUTH PORTLAND

South Portland Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Portland Employment Information Back to top
: 92,909
: $3,320,693,000 / $821,170,000
South Portland Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	13,135	12,679	455	3.47%	35
1991	12,875	12,164	711	5.52%	55
1992	12,866	12,200	667	5.18%	52
1993	12,449	11,850	599	4.81%	48
1994	12,300	11,794	505	4.11%	41
1995	12,564	12,139	425	3.38%	34
1996	13,041	12,686	355	2.72%	27
1997	13,303	12,965	338	2.54%	26
1998	13,301	13,013	288	2.16%	22
1999	13,340	13,092	247	1.85%	19
2000	13,591	13,289	302	2.22%	22
2001	13,564	13,220	344	2.54%	25
2002	13,477	13,086	390	2.90%	29
2003	13,678	13,239	439	3.21%	32
2004	13,863	13,430	433	3.12%	31
2005	14,058	13,578	480	3.41%	34
2006	14,214	13,745	470	3.30%	33
2007	14,344	13,857	487	3.40%	34
2008	14,390	13,859	531	3.69%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	12,838	12,418	420	3.27%	33
Feb 1990	12,850	12,403	447	3.48%	35
Mar 1990	12,956	12,506	450	3.47%	35
Apr 1990	12,938	12,521	417	3.22%	32
May 1990	13,037	12,671	366	2.81%	28
Jun 1990	13,300	12,855	445	3.35%	33
Jul 1990	13,593	13,146	447	3.29%	33
Aug 1990	13,279	12,875	404	3.04%	30
Sep 1990	13,040	12,610	430	3.30%	33
Oct 1990	13,303	12,801	502	3.77%	38
Nov 1990	13,212	12,660	552	4.18%	42
Dec 1990	13,269	12,685	584	4.40%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	12,788	12,050	738	5.77%	58
Feb 1991	12,880	12,021	859	6.67%	67
Mar 1991	12,905	12,049	856	6.63%	66
Apr 1991	12,771	11,983	788	6.17%	62
May 1991	12,656	11,935	721	5.70%	57
Jun 1991	12,895	12,184	711	5.51%	55
Jul 1991	13,131	12,494	637	4.85%	49
Aug 1991	13,021	12,408	613	4.71%	47
Sep 1991	12,882	12,251	631	4.90%	49
Oct 1991	12,879	12,254	625	4.85%	49
Nov 1991	12,895	12,227	668	5.18%	52
Dec 1991	12,795	12,111	684	5.35%	53

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	12,752	11,944	808	6.34%	63
Feb 1992	12,736	11,891	845	6.63%	66
Mar 1992	12,775	11,986	789	6.18%	62
Apr 1992	12,815	12,112	703	5.49%	55
May 1992	12,801	12,145	656	5.12%	51
Jun 1992	12,990	12,305	685	5.27%	53
Jul 1992	13,297	12,692	605	4.55%	45
Aug 1992	13,116	12,580	536	4.09%	41
Sep 1992	12,752	12,163	589	4.62%	46
Oct 1992	12,745	12,164	581	4.56%	46
Nov 1992	12,782	12,164	618	4.83%	48
Dec 1992	12,836	12,248	588	4.58%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	12,283	11,585	698	5.68%	57
Feb 1993	12,221	11,549	672	5.50%	55
Mar 1993	12,312	11,691	621	5.04%	50
Apr 1993	12,290	11,695	595	4.84%	48
May 1993	12,393	11,831	562	4.53%	45
Jun 1993	12,575	11,957	618	4.91%	49
Jul 1993	12,740	12,200	540	4.24%	42
Aug 1993	12,647	12,137	510	4.03%	40
Sep 1993	12,471	11,856	615	4.93%	49
Oct 1993	12,539	11,957	582	4.64%	46
Nov 1993	12,494	11,883	611	4.89%	49
Dec 1993	12,426	11,858	568	4.57%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	12,196	11,525	671	5.50%	55
Feb 1994	12,150	11,461	689	5.67%	57
Mar 1994	12,121	11,492	629	5.19%	52
Apr 1994	12,008	11,480	528	4.40%	44
May 1994	12,151	11,642	509	4.19%	42
Jun 1994	12,268	11,745	523	4.26%	43
Jul 1994	12,588	12,147	441	3.50%	35
Aug 1994	12,457	12,010	447	3.59%	36
Sep 1994	12,269	11,803	466	3.80%	38
Oct 1994	12,404	12,007	397	3.20%	32
Nov 1994	12,454	12,061	393	3.16%	32
Dec 1994	12,528	12,156	372	2.97%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	12,386	11,837	549	4.43%	44
Feb 1995	12,348	11,832	516	4.18%	42
Mar 1995	12,360	11,901	459	3.71%	37
Apr 1995	12,315	11,830	485	3.94%	39
May 1995	12,167	11,784	383	3.15%	31
Jun 1995	12,352	11,955	397	3.21%	32
Jul 1995	12,926	12,508	418	3.23%	32
Aug 1995	12,813	12,402	411	3.21%	32
Sep 1995	12,589	12,186	403	3.20%	32
Oct 1995	12,806	12,452	354	2.76%	28
Nov 1995	12,897	12,518	379	2.94%	29
Dec 1995	12,809	12,460	349	2.72%	27

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	12,554	12,159	395	3.15%	31
Feb 1996	12,720	12,247	473	3.72%	37
Mar 1996	12,785	12,316	469	3.67%	37
Apr 1996	12,828	12,401	427	3.33%	33
May 1996	12,840	12,480	360	2.80%	28
Jun 1996	13,034	12,708	326	2.50%	25
Jul 1996	13,364	13,062	302	2.26%	23
Aug 1996	13,366	13,109	257	1.92%	19
Sep 1996	13,050	12,760	290	2.22%	22
Oct 1996	13,270	12,960	310	2.34%	23
Nov 1996	13,385	13,054	331	2.47%	25
Dec 1996	13,292	12,976	316	2.38%	24

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	13,124	12,747	377	2.87%	29
Feb 1997	13,066	12,656	410	3.14%	31
Mar 1997	13,192	12,784	408	3.09%	31
Apr 1997	13,047	12,687	360	2.76%	28
May 1997	13,098	12,783	315	2.40%	24
Jun 1997	13,249	12,924	325	2.45%	25
Jul 1997	13,656	13,332	324	2.37%	24
Aug 1997	13,574	13,267	307	2.26%	23
Sep 1997	13,196	12,886	310	2.35%	23
Oct 1997	13,408	13,098	310	2.31%	23
Nov 1997	13,491	13,170	321	2.38%	24
Dec 1997	13,532	13,245	287	2.12%	21

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	13,126	12,785	341	2.60%	26
Feb 1998	13,004	12,630	374	2.88%	29
Mar 1998	13,107	12,702	405	3.09%	31
Apr 1998	13,037	12,745	292	2.24%	22
May 1998	13,047	12,814	233	1.79%	18
Jun 1998	13,292	12,999	293	2.20%	22
Jul 1998	13,575	13,320	255	1.88%	19
Aug 1998	13,475	13,237	238	1.77%	18
Sep 1998	13,266	13,004	262	1.97%	20
Oct 1998	13,441	13,161	280	2.08%	21
Nov 1998	13,589	13,342	247	1.82%	18
Dec 1998	13,647	13,412	235	1.72%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	13,113	12,852	261	1.99%	20
Feb 1999	13,093	12,814	279	2.13%	21
Mar 1999	13,172	12,905	267	2.03%	20
Apr 1999	13,034	12,779	255	1.96%	20
May 1999	13,121	12,884	237	1.81%	18
Jun 1999	13,477	13,216	261	1.94%	19
Jul 1999	13,705	13,474	231	1.69%	17
Aug 1999	13,644	13,407	237	1.74%	17
Sep 1999	13,206	13,005	201	1.52%	15
Oct 1999	13,522	13,258	264	1.95%	20
Nov 1999	13,463	13,215	248	1.84%	18
Dec 1999	13,526	13,300	226	1.67%	17

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	13,337	12,920	417	3.13%	31
Feb 2000	13,279	12,922	357	2.69%	27
Mar 2000	13,334	12,970	364	2.73%	27
Apr 2000	13,419	13,111	308	2.30%	23
May 2000	13,546	13,242	304	2.24%	22
Jun 2000	13,836	13,543	293	2.12%	21
Jul 2000	14,076	13,791	285	2.02%	20
Aug 2000	13,911	13,666	245	1.76%	18
Sep 2000	13,528	13,265	263	1.94%	19
Oct 2000	13,653	13,371	282	2.07%	21
Nov 2000	13,579	13,319	260	1.91%	19
Dec 2000	13,593	13,349	244	1.80%	18

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	13,230	12,911	319	2.41%	24
Feb 2001	13,181	12,875	306	2.32%	23
Mar 2001	13,255	12,945	310	2.34%	23
Apr 2001	13,319	12,987	332	2.49%	25
May 2001	13,482	13,152	330	2.45%	24
Jun 2001	13,790	13,451	339	2.46%	25
Jul 2001	14,097	13,754	343	2.43%	24
Aug 2001	13,884	13,559	325	2.34%	23
Sep 2001	13,623	13,269	354	2.60%	26
Oct 2001	13,765	13,360	405	2.94%	29
Nov 2001	13,598	13,187	411	3.02%	30
Dec 2001	13,548	13,192	356	2.63%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	12,952	12,536	416	3.21%	32
Feb 2002	13,048	12,669	379	2.90%	29
Mar 2002	13,167	12,751	416	3.16%	32
Apr 2002	13,239	12,840	399	3.01%	30
May 2002	13,405	13,052	353	2.63%	26
Jun 2002	13,726	13,312	414	3.02%	30
Jul 2002	13,973	13,592	381	2.73%	27
Aug 2002	13,935	13,578	357	2.56%	26
Sep 2002	13,636	13,251	385	2.82%	28
Oct 2002	13,717	13,290	427	3.11%	31
Nov 2002	13,458	13,055	403	2.99%	30
Dec 2002	13,464	13,110	354	2.63%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	13,299	12,875	424	3.19%	32
Feb 2003	13,275	12,860	415	3.13%	31
Mar 2003	13,389	12,928	461	3.44%	34
Apr 2003	13,524	13,084	440	3.25%	33
May 2003	13,577	13,160	417	3.07%	31
Jun 2003	13,852	13,381	471	3.40%	34
Jul 2003	14,121	13,646	475	3.36%	34
Aug 2003	14,051	13,629	422	3.00%	30
Sep 2003	13,655	13,196	459	3.36%	34
Oct 2003	13,814	13,358	456	3.30%	33
Nov 2003	13,785	13,360	425	3.08%	31
Dec 2003	13,797	13,394	403	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	13,571	13,130	441	3.25%	32
Feb 2004	13,584	13,121	463	3.41%	34
Mar 2004	13,585	13,106	479	3.53%	35
Apr 2004	13,651	13,222	429	3.14%	31
May 2004	13,692	13,310	382	2.79%	28
Jun 2004	14,027	13,578	449	3.20%	32
Jul 2004	14,291	13,862	429	3.00%	30
Aug 2004	14,234	13,847	387	2.72%	27
Sep 2004	13,820	13,392	428	3.10%	31
Oct 2004	14,030	13,567	463	3.30%	33
Nov 2004	13,948	13,514	434	3.11%	31
Dec 2004	13,925	13,514	411	2.95%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	13,651	13,196	455	3.33%	33
Feb 2005	13,650	13,174	476	3.49%	35
Mar 2005	13,692	13,190	502	3.67%	37
Apr 2005	13,839	13,368	471	3.40%	34
May 2005	14,020	13,536	484	3.45%	35
Jun 2005	14,215	13,731	484	3.40%	34
Jul 2005	14,514	14,034	480	3.31%	33
Aug 2005	14,471	14,042	429	2.96%	30
Sep 2005	14,139	13,627	512	3.62%	36
Oct 2005	14,278	13,772	506	3.54%	35
Nov 2005	14,148	13,631	517	3.65%	37
Dec 2005	14,075	13,633	442	3.14%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	13,847	13,382	465	3.36%	34
Feb 2006	13,791	13,342	449	3.26%	33
Mar 2006	13,856	13,413	443	3.20%	32
Apr 2006	14,003	13,534	469	3.35%	33
May 2006	14,051	13,595	456	3.25%	32
Jun 2006	14,459	13,963	496	3.43%	34
Jul 2006	14,619	14,102	517	3.54%	35
Aug 2006	14,610	14,137	473	3.24%	32
Sep 2006	14,250	13,760	490	3.44%	34
Oct 2006	14,395	13,914	481	3.34%	33
Nov 2006	14,349	13,873	476	3.32%	33
Dec 2006	14,338	13,919	419	2.92%	29

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	14,191	13,715	476	3.35%	34
Feb 2007	14,056	13,583	473	3.37%	34
Mar 2007	14,090	13,639	451	3.20%	32
Apr 2007	14,105	13,667	438	3.11%	31
May 2007	14,208	13,746	462	3.25%	33
Jun 2007	14,521	14,037	484	3.33%	33
Jul 2007	14,808	14,271	537	3.63%	36
Aug 2007	14,694	14,215	479	3.26%	33
Sep 2007	14,369	13,834	535	3.72%	37
Oct 2007	14,436	13,914	522	3.62%	36
Nov 2007	14,376	13,864	512	3.56%	36
Dec 2007	14,272	13,796	476	3.34%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	14,185	13,672	513	3.62%	36
Feb 2008	14,009	13,518	491	3.50%	35
Mar 2008	14,093	13,578	515	3.65%	37
Apr 2008	14,138	13,680	458	3.24%	32
May 2008	14,273	13,754	519	3.64%	36
Jun 2008	14,595	14,051	544	3.73%	37
Jul 2008	14,934	14,329	605	4.05%	41
Aug 2008	14,821	14,274	547	3.69%	37
Sep 2008	14,460	13,875	585	4.05%	40
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

South Portland Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	531	8.40%
2.	Accommodation and Food Services	486	7.69%
3.	Educational Services	418	6.61%
4.	Public Administration	360	5.69%
5.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	350	5.54%
6.	Finance and Insurance	344	5.44%
7.	Health Care	299	4.73%
8.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	245	3.87%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	226	3.57%
10.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	162	2.56%
11.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	148	2.34%
12.	Repair and Maintenance	137	2.17%
13.	Food Manufacturing	133	2.10%
14.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	127	2.01%
15.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	124	1.96%
16.	Other Transportation	119	1.88%
17.	Truck Transportation	109	1.72%
18.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	106	1.68%
19.	Groceries and Related Products, Wholesale	97	1.53%
20.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	93	1.47%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,208	19.02%
2.	Finance and Insurance	828	13.04%
3.	Educational Services	676	10.64%
4.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	379	5.97%
5.	Accommodation and Food Services	348	5.48%
6.	Social Assistance	262	4.13%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	207	3.26%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	193	3.04%
9.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	189	2.98%
10.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	185	2.91%
11.	Public Administration	131	2.06%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	119	1.87%
13.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	118	1.86%
14.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	95	1.50%
15.	Arts / Entertainment / Recreation	93	1.46%
16.	Department and Other General Stores	89	1.40%
17.	Furniture, Furnishings, and Appliances	72	1.13%
18.	U.S. Postal Service	72	1.13%
19.	Computer and Electronic Manufacturing	70	1.10%
20.	Info Services and Data Processing	66	1.04%

South Portland Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	369	5.84%
2.	Other Management Occupations	364	5.76%
3.	Computer Specialists	266	4.21%
4.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	264	4.18%
5.	Other Installation / Maintenance	263	4.16%
6.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	261	4.13%
7.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	250	3.95%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	206	3.26%
9.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	190	3.00%
10.	Other Production Occupations	190	3.00%
11.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	178	2.82%
12.	Other Office and Admin Support	162	2.56%
13.	Top Executives	151	2.39%
14.	Business Operations Specialists	150	2.37%
15.	Vehicle Mechanics	150	2.37%
16.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	143	2.26%
17.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	132	2.09%
18.	Health Technologists and Technicians	81	1.28%
19.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	80	1.27%
20.	Cashiers	77	1.22%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Other Office and Admin Support	469	7.38%
2.	Secretaries and Admins	387	6.09%
3.	Registered Nurses	320	5.04%
4.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	269	4.24%
5.	Business Operations Specialists	245	3.86%
6.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	237	3.73%
7.	Health Technologists and Technicians	235	3.70%
8.	Other Management Occupations	231	3.64%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	213	3.35%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	195	3.07%
11.	Child Care Workers	192	3.02%
12.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	186	2.93%
13.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	169	2.66%
14.	Customer Service Representatives	169	2.66%
15.	Cashiers	164	2.58%
16.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	143	2.25%
17.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	141	2.22%
18.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	127	2.00%
19.	Other Financial Specialists	109	1.72%
20.	Waiters and Waitresses	107	1.68%

South Portland Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	11,121	59.29%
15-35 hours	2,523	13.45%
1-14 hours	536	2.86%
No regular hours	4,576	24.40%

South Portland Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	350	2.88%
5 AM-5:29 AM	211	1.73%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	427	3.51%
6 AM-6:29 AM	636	5.22%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,332	10.94%
7 AM-7:29 AM	1,883	15.47%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,454	20.16%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,509	12.40%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	661	5.43%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	563	4.62%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	247	2.03%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	123	1.01%
Noon-3:59 PM	896	7.36%
4 PM-11:59 PM	881	7.24%

South Portland Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	445	3.66%
5-9	1,937	15.91%
10-14	3,384	27.80%
15-19	2,882	23.68%
20-24	1,680	13.80%
25-29	399	3.28%
30-34	585	4.81%
35-39	147	1.21%
40-44	108	0.89%
45-59	189	1.55%
60-89	266	2.19%
At least 90	151	1.24%

South Portland Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	72	0.59%	10,655	87.53%
30-44	24	0.20%	816	6.70%
45-59	18	0.15%	171	1.40%
At least 60	26	0.21%	391	3.21%

South Portland Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	95	0.76%
Car / truck / van, carpool	1,205	9.59%
Car / truck / van, solo	10,326	82.18%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	128	1.02%
Public transportation	140	1.11%
Walked	279	2.22%
Worked at home	392	3.12%

South Portland Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Portland Family Information Back to top
: 10,042 (22,803 people)
: 6,058 (17,434 people)
: 3,020
: 11,994
South Portland Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	695	6.92%
$10,000-$14,999	615	6.12%
$15,000-$19,999	590	5.88%
$20,000-$24,999	633	6.30%
$25,000-$29,999	567	5.65%
$30,000-$34,999	674	6.71%
$35,000-$39,999	835	8.32%
$40,000-$44,999	718	7.15%
$45,000-$49,999	521	5.19%
$50,000-$59,999	1,240	12.35%
$60,000-$74,999	1,202	11.97%
$75,000-$99,999	962	9.58%
$100,000-$124,999	422	4.20%
$125,000-$149,999	147	1.46%
$150,000-$199,999	88	0.88%
$200,000 or more	133	1.32%

South Portland Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,086	30.72%
Family, 2 people	2,855	28.42%
Nonfamily, 2 people	795	7.91%
Family, 3 people	1,482	14.75%
Nonfamily, 3 people	87	0.87%
Family, 4 people	1,180	11.74%
Nonfamily, 4 people	23	0.23%
Family, 5 people	377	3.75%
Nonfamily, 5 people	12	0.12%
Family, 6 people	118	1.17%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	31	0.31%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	0	0.00%

South Portland Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	8,016	28.40%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	4,372	15.49%
Public Assistance	356	1.26%
Retirement	1,859	6.59%
Self Employment	1,126	3.99%
Social Security	2,818	9.98%
Supplemental Security	331	1.17%
Wage / Salary	7,822	27.71%
Other	1,525	5.40%

South Portland Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	2,784	58.11%
With children under 18	2,007	41.89%

South Portland Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	849	9.62%
Married	5,099	57.76%
Never Married	2,628	29.77%
Widowed	252	2.85%

South Portland Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,418	13.87%
Married	4,997	48.86%
Never Married	2,546	24.89%
Widowed	1,266	12.38%

South Portland Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Portland Education Information Back to top
South Portland Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	476	2.63%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	1,587	8.77%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,431	30.00%
Some college, no degree	4,069	22.48%
Associate degree	1,846	10.20%
Bachelors degree	3,266	18.04%
Graduate or professional degree	1,429	7.89%

South Portland Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	167	0.72%	177	0.76%	344	1.47%
Kindergarten	259	1.11%	39	0.17%	298	1.28%
Grades 1-4	999	4.28%	146	0.63%	1,145	4.91%
Grades 5-8	1,048	4.49%	124	0.53%	1,172	5.02%
Grades 9-12	1,348	5.78%	75	0.32%	1,423	6.10%
Undergrad college	942	4.04%	144	0.62%	1,086	4.66%
Graduate or professional school	192	0.82%	106	0.45%	298	1.28%
Total	4,955	21.24%	811	3.48%	5,766	24.72%

South Portland Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Portland Business Information Back to top
: 4,411

South Portland Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Portland Public Benefits Information Back to top
South Portland Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	21,302	93.33%
Below Poverty Level	1,523	6.67%

South Portland Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Portland Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
South Portland Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	2,733	11.72%
10-19 Years	3,010	12.91%
20-29 Years	2,879	12.34%
30-39 Years	3,926	16.83%
40-49 Years	3,753	16.09%
50-59 Years	2,716	11.64%
60-69 Years	1,694	7.26%
70-79 Years	1,644	7.05%
80-89 Years	857	3.67%
90+ Years	112	0.48%

South Portland Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	11,018	47.24%
Female	12,306	52.76%

South Portland Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	22,194	95.16%
Asian	368	1.58%
Multiracial	267	1.14%
Hispanic/Latino	263	1.13%
African-American	135	0.58%
Amerindian	74	0.32%
Other Race	17	0.07%
Pacific Islander	6	0.03%

South Portland Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	Irish	5,731	21.93%
2.	English	5,123	19.61%
3.	French Non-Basque	2,736	10.47%
4.	Italian	2,194	8.40%
5.	French Canadian	1,607	6.15%
6.	German	1,511	5.78%
7.	Scottish	1,415	5.42%
8.	United States Or American	947	3.62%
9.	Polish	841	3.22%
10.	Scotch Irish	609	2.33%

South Portland Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	20,812	94.61%
2.	French	441	2.00%
3.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	204	0.93%
4.	Vietnamese	80	0.36%
5.	Chinese	66	0.30%
6.	Polish	61	0.28%
7.	German	59	0.27%
8.	Italian	51	0.23%
9.	Laotian	47	0.21%
10.	Russian	28	0.13%

South Portland Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	22,584	96.83%
Naturalized immigrant	516	2.21%
Not a citizen	224	0.96%

South Portland Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Portland Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

South Portland Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

04106

04116