About Cumberland

Cumberland is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Maine. With a population of 7,159 people and just one neighborhood, Cumberland is the 59th largest community in Maine.

Unlike some towns , Cumberland isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cumberland are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cumberland is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cumberland who work in management occupations (14.01%), sales jobs (12.96%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.49%).

Also of interest is that Cumberland has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Cumberland is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates." Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness.' But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

Because of many things, Cumberland is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Cumberland a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Cumberland has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Cumberland's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Cumberland are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Cumberland is a very car-oriented town. 96.86% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Cumberland is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Cumberland has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Cumberland is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Cumberland Information and Demographics

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Cumberland, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Cumberland is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.28% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Cumberland in 2000 was $33,644, which is wealthy relative to Maine and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $134,576 for a family of four. However, Cumberland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Cumberland home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Cumberland is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cumberland include English, Irish, Scottish, German, French, Italian, Scotch-Irish, and French Canadian.

The most common language spoken in Cumberland is English.