Waldo County, Maine (ME)

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• • 37,09591.9%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 1,5263.8%Two or more races
  • 7271.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 5741.4%Some other race alone
  • 1800.4%Asian alone
  • 1690.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 810.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $293,055

Here:	$293,055
State:	$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $325,130

Here:	$325,130
State:	$496,775

In 2-unit structures: $297,158

Here:	$297,158
State:	$349,654

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,194

Here:	$211,194
State:	$366,418

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $284,526

Here:	$284,526
State:	$342,001

Mobile homes: $128,233

Here:	$128,233
State:	$142,980

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,180

Here:	$21,180
State:	$41,429

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 18
• Thefts: 75
• Auto thefts: 8

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 6
• Burglaries: 13
• Thefts: 59
• Auto thefts: 8

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

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,522 (1.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,283 (1.0%)

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: 93.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 33.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 946 (58.2% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 1332010 or later
• 1082000 to 2009
• 1241990 to 1999
• 751980 to 1989
• 851970 to 1979
• 336Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,585
• One, attached: 561
• Two: 662
• 3 or 4: 544
• 5 to 9: 586
• 10 to 19: 118
• 20 or more: 304
• Mobile homes: 2,824
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 13

Housing units in Waldo County with a mortgage: 7,977 (1,121 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 1,012 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 537

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.

7.75% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($73,735 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.25% relocated from other counties in Maine ($30,753 average AGI)
3.50% relocated from other states ($42,982 average AGI)

Waldo County:	3.50%
Maine average:	3.89%

from Penobscot County, ME	0.97% ($44,722 average AGI)
from Kennebec County, ME	0.72% ($50,940)
from Knox County, ME	0.64% ($69,788)
from Hancock County, ME	0.47% ($46,701)
from Cumberland County, ME	0.47% ($82,553)
from Somerset County, ME	0.31% ($43,000)
from York County, ME	0.16% ($86,769)

6.16% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($51,505 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.08% relocated to other counties in Maine ($31,683 average AGI)
2.08% relocated to other states ($19,822 average AGI)

Waldo County:	2.08%
Maine average:	2.63%

to Penobscot County, ME	1.19% ($45,105 average AGI)
to Kennebec County, ME	0.72% ($42,009)
to Knox County, ME	0.62% ($49,222)
to Hancock County, ME	0.34% ($61,855)
to Cumberland County, ME	0.32% ($41,500)
to Somerset County, ME	0.24% ($43,205)
to Lincoln County, ME	0.13% ($48,667)

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 2009: 9.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 10.2

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: 8,704 (2,124 living alone), Female householders: 9,307 (2,661 living alone)

• 9,035 spouses (8,938 opposite-sex spouses), 2,115 unmarried partners, (2,035 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 8,160 children (7,526 natural, 229 adopted, 404 stepchildren), 703 grandchildren, 186 brothers or sisters, 188 parents, 11 foster children, 371 other relatives, 1,009 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 656

Size of family households: 6,755 2-persons, 2,134 3-persons, 1,633 4-persons, 667 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 148 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,788 1-person, 1,580 2-persons, 126 3-persons, 75 4-persons, 4 6-persons.

3,980 married couples with children.
2,162 single-parent households (781 men, 1,381 women).

95.4% of residents of Waldo speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
4.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (90% speak English very well, 10% speak English 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
• 1022020 or later
• 2,1472010 to 2019
• 3,8722000 to 2009
• 3,2231990 to 1999
• 2,8411980 to 1989
• 2,8951970 to 1979
• 1,3381960 to 1969
• 9821950 to 1959
• 3761940 to 1949
• 4,4891939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Waldo County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waldo County, Maine
• 741 room
• 3082 rooms
• 8523 rooms
• 1,9704 rooms
• 2,8445 rooms
• 2,8286 rooms
• 2,0317 rooms
• 1,6918 rooms
• 2,0909+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waldo County, Maine
• 1351 room
• 1332 rooms
• 7063 rooms
• 8944 rooms
• 7025 rooms
• 5536 rooms
• 927 rooms
• 728 rooms
• 749+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Waldo County, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Waldo County, Maine
• 102no bedroom
• 9521 bedroom
• 4,0882 bedrooms
• 6,4423 bedrooms
• 2,4914 bedrooms
• 6005+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waldo County, Maine
• 224no bedroom
• 7541 bedroom
• 1,4532 bedrooms
• 8393 bedrooms
• 894 bedrooms
• 425+ 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
• 373no vehicle
• 4,5831 vehicle
• 6,3462 vehicles
• 2,2803 vehicles
• 6294 vehicles
• 4615+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Waldo County in renter-occupied apartments
• 647no vehicle
• 1,5601 vehicle
• 8962 vehicles
• 2863 vehicles
• 94 vehicles
• 155+ vehicles

91.6% of Waldo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Maine.

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

• This state: 23,614
• Other state: 15,207
• Northeast: 10,241
• Midwest: 1,657
• South: 2,147
• West: 1,160

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