Waldo County, Maine (ME)

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• • 37,57095.0%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6751.7%Two or more races
  • 6061.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1990.5%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1890.5%Asian alone
  • 1790.5%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1340.3%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $221,689

Here:	$221,689
State:	$259,950

Townhouses or other attached units: $235,212

Here:	$235,212
State:	$300,718

In 2-unit structures: $221,990

Here:	$221,990
State:	$265,102

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $150,867

Here:	$150,867
State:	$278,220

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $221,854

Here:	$221,854
State:	$260,833

Mobile homes: $95,571

Here:	$95,571
State:	$87,621

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $12,376

Here:	$12,376
State:	$88,000

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 17
• Burglaries: 68
• Thefts: 177
• Auto thefts: 18

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 2
• Robberies: 2
• Assaults: 22
• Burglaries: 97
• Thefts: 243
• Auto thefts: 16

Health of residents in Waldo County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,249 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $2,028 (1.2%)

Area name: Waldo County, ME
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Waldo County is $541 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $652 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $799 a month.

Cities in this county include: Belfast, Lincolnville, Stockton Springs, Swanville, Northport, Winterport, Palermo, Searsmont, Burnham, Searsport.

Current college students: 1,306
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 92.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 32.8%

Number of foreign born residents: 931 (56.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2242010 or later
• 1212000 to 2009
• 791990 to 1999
• 751980 to 1989
• 851970 to 1979
• 336Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 60.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 17,295
• One, attached: 261
• Two: 685
• 3 or 4: 590
• 5 to 9: 746
• 10 to 19: 97
• 20 to 49: 118
• 50 or more: 4
• Mobile homes: 2,881
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 16

Housing units in Waldo County with a mortgage: 7,337 (83 second mortgage, 1,014 home equity loan, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,686

Religion statistics for Waldo County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Waldo County:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Maine Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4522-ME: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4522, Natural disaster type: Other
• Maine Severe Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: October 29, 2017 - November 1, 2017, FEMA Id: 4354, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, Incident Period: June 18, 2009 to July 08, 2009, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1852: July 30, 2009, FEMA Id: 1852, Natural disaster type: Storm, Landslide, Flood
• Maine Severe Winter Storm and Flooding, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1815: January 09, 2009, FEMA Id: 1815, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2008 to December 29, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3298: December 15, 2008, FEMA Id: 3298, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
• Maine Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: April 28, 2008 to May 14, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1755: May 09, 2008, FEMA Id: 1755, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding, Incident Period: April 15, 2007 to April 23, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1693: April 25, 2007, FEMA Id: 1693, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
• Maine Flooding, Incident Period: March 16, 2007 to March 18, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1691: April 20, 2007, FEMA Id: 1691, Natural disaster type: Flood
• Maine Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3256: September 19, 2005, FEMA Id: 3256, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Maine Severe Storms, Flooding, Snow Melts, and Ice Jams, Incident Period: March 29, 2005 to May 03, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1591: June 29, 2005, FEMA Id: 1591, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood, Snow
• 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

6.94% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($49,762 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.18% relocated from other counties in Maine ($25,475 average AGI)
2.76% relocated from other states ($24,286 average AGI)

Waldo County:	2.76%
Maine average:	2.80%

from Penobscot County, ME	1.31% ($39,428 average AGI)
from Knox County, ME	0.75% ($44,313)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.59% ($52,511)
from Hancock County, ME	0.34% ($48,585)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.31% ($31,979)
from Somerset County, ME	0.29% ($34,644)

6.11% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($40,950 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.28% relocated to other counties in Maine ($26,926 average AGI)
1.84% relocated to other states ($14,024 average AGI)

Waldo County:	1.84%
Maine average:	2.61%

to Penobscot County, ME	1.10% ($35,315 average AGI)
to Knox County, ME	0.80% ($36,738)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.72% ($40,600)
to Hancock County, ME	0.39% ($34,712)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.37% ($59,754)
to Somerset County, ME	0.21% ($25,438)
to York County, ME	0.15% ($43,261)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 12.0
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 10.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 9.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.2
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 7.0

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Waldo County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 8,865 (2,142 living alone), Female householders: 8,793 (2,887 living alone)

• 8,599 spouses (8,477 opposite-sex spouses), 2,086 unmarried partners, (1,991 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,117 children (7,289 natural, 331 adopted, 496 stepchildren), 639 grandchildren, 141 brothers or sisters, 258 parents, 48 foster children, 426 other relatives, 1,164 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 656

Size of family households: 6,046 2-persons, 2,334 3-persons, 1,841 4-persons, 664 5-persons, 203 6-persons, 92 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,815 1-person, 1,272 2-persons, 232 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 24 5-persons, 3 6-persons.

4,068 married couples with children.
2,117 single-parent households (722 men, 1,395 women).

96.0% of residents of Waldo speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $226,170,000 ($5,891 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $24,737,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $97,062,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $36,347,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $418,000
Federal grants: $64,075,000
Federal procurement contracts: $16,436,000 ($14,668,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,832,000 ($4,392,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $877,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $11,349,000
Federal Government insurance: $17,433,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.44 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

• Year house built in Waldo County, Maine
• 7282014 or later
• 7302010 to 2013
• 3,6752000 to 2009
• 3,1851990 to 1999
• 3,6751980 to 1989
• 2,8981970 to 1979
• 1,1451960 to 1969
• 1,0641950 to 1959
• 5321940 to 1949
• 4,9861939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Waldo County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waldo County, Maine
• 1871 room
• 2602 rooms
• 8383 rooms
• 2,0654 rooms
• 2,7055 rooms
• 2,8546 rooms
• 1,9367 rooms
• 1,3798 rooms
• 1,8099+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waldo County, Maine
• 1201 room
• 1522 rooms
• 7073 rooms
• 9374 rooms
• 8515 rooms
• 5136 rooms
• 2267 rooms
• 568 rooms
• 1429+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Waldo County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Waldo County, Maine
• 218no bedroom
• 8161 bedroom
• 3,9642 bedrooms
• 6,2933 bedrooms
• 1,9944 bedrooms
• 7245+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waldo County, Maine
• 164no bedroom
• 7021 bedroom
• 1,4712 bedrooms
• 1,0603 bedrooms
• 2154 bedrooms
• 1145+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Waldo County, Maine in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Waldo County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 303no vehicle
• 4,0781 vehicle
• 5,8362 vehicles
• 2,5673 vehicles
• 7504 vehicles
• 4595+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Waldo County in renter-occupied apartments
• 581no vehicle
• 1,7471 vehicle
• 1,1152 vehicles
• 1213 vehicles
• 894 vehicles
• 485+ vehicles

87.2% of Waldo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Maine.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 24,075
• Other state: 14,281
• Northeast: 9,461
• Midwest: 1,481
• South: 2,348
• West: 1,003

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 1,093
• Number of aged recipients: 85
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 1,008
• Number of recipients under 18: 155
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 738
• Number of recipients older than 64: 200
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 444
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 471