An aging population and changing lifestyles fuel the shift toward single-occupant homes. From elderly people who have lost their spouses to unmarried partners who keep separate homes, more Mainers are living by themselves either through circumstance or choice. Chart examines how Maine is divided between sexes and among age groups. Charts examine the households in Maine and who is living in them.
Special report examines the census information and how it affects Maine's cities and towns.
We've got news, analysis, charts, maps and more. The census also shows that Maine is continuing to lose its new blood, as young adults move away and leave their aging parents and grandparents behind. The migration has pushed the state's median age up from 33.8 to 38.6, the highest in New England. Although some of the shift toward single-occupant households can be attributed to the aging of the population, it is also a reflection of changing lifestyles, experts say. More people, especially women, are forgoing marriage to live independently.