Ashland, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,444 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,444 (5 farm, 1,439 nonfarm))

Houses: 771 (635 occupied: 490 owner occupied, 145 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Housing density: 10 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $204,483.

Median contract rent in 2007: $351 (lower quartile is $200, upper quartile is $464)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $334

Median gross rent in Ashland, ME in 2007: $427

Housing units in Ashland with a mortgage: 142 (2 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 169

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $73,156 (it was $50,500 in 2000)

Ashland:	$73,156
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,884 - $112,816

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $100,620
Here: $100,620
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $68,238
Here: $68,238
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $105,139
Here: $105,139
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $29,971
Here: $29,971
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $26,860
Here: $26,860
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,505

In family households: 1,250 (320 male householders, 92 female householders)
352 spouses, 425 children (360 natural, 7 adopted, 58 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 7 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 255 (110 male householders (85 living alone)), 107 female householders (97 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 185 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 78 4-persons, 38 5-persons, 11 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 182 1-person, 32 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

266 married couples with children.
58 single-parent households (24 men, 34 women).

84.8% of residents of Ashland speak English at home.
14.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (18% speak English very well, 82% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 47 (3.1%)
(61.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Ashland, Maine:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 66 5 rooms: 156 6 rooms: 123 7 rooms: 60 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 31

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland, Maine:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 56 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 33 6 rooms: 9 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 3
1995 to 1998: 25
1990 to 1994: 61
1980 to 1989: 74
1970 to 1979: 168
1960 to 1969: 65
1950 to 1959: 77
1940 to 1949: 93
1939 or earlier: 205

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Ashland:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 114 3 bedrooms: 235 4 bedrooms: 100 5 or more bedrooms: 18

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Ashland:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 57 2 bedrooms: 48 3 bedrooms: 31 4 bedrooms: 7 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 113 2 vehicles: 267 3 vehicles: 73 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Ashland in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 85 2 vehicles: 33 3 vehicles: 3 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Ashland, ME:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 15
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 14
$30,000 to $34,999: 24
$35,000 to $39,999: 23
$40,000 to $49,999: 50
$50,000 to $59,999: 33
$60,000 to $69,999: 47
$70,000 to $79,999: 51
$80,000 to $89,999: 47
$90,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 30
$150,000 to $174,999: 11
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 10
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Ashland rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Ashland:

Less than $100: 2 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 10
$200 to $249: 17
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 18
$400 to $449: 23
$450 to $499: 17
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 12

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 11 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 8 1965 to 1969: 21

Percentage of workers working in this county: 99.0%
Number of people working at home: 13 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 108
5 to 9 minutes: 157
10 to 14 minutes: 90
15 to 19 minutes: 71
20 to 24 minutes: 43
25 to 29 minutes: 19
30 to 34 minutes: 98
35 to 39 minutes: 9
40 to 44 minutes: 21
45 to 59 minutes: 41
60 to 89 minutes: 15
90 or more minutes: 10

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 583 (84%)
Carpooled: 77 (11%)
Walked: 13 (2%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 13 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 102
$10,000 to $14,999: 44
$15,000 to $19,999: 75
$20,000 to $24,999: 45
$25,000 to $29,999: 25
$30,000 to $34,999: 40
$35,000 to $39,999: 43
$40,000 to $44,999: 55
$45,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 64
$60,000 to $74,999: 51
$75,000 to $99,999: 25
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 415

United States or American: 294

English: 238

Irish: 94

Scottish: 71

French Canadian: 47

Scotch-Irish: 46

German: 40

Other groups: 40

Canadian: 32

Italian: 18

Swedish: 10

Polish: 6

Welsh: 5

Finnish: 4

Czech: 4

Acadian/Cajun: 3

Lithuanian: 3

Norwegian: 3

Austrian: 2

Greek: 2

Arab:: 2

Hungarian: 2

Lebanese: 2

Czechoslovakian: 2

Russian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Canada (68%)
Vietnam (9%)
Philippines (6%)
France (4%)
Germany (4%)
Greece (4%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)

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

This state: 1258
Northeast: 137
Midwest: 8
South: 32
West: 12

73% of Ashland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 49
9th grade: 20
10th grade: 24
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 213
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 44
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 59
Master's degree: 11
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 1

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 40
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 215
Less than 1 year of college: 37
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 63
Associate degree: 35
Bachelor's degree: 33
Master's degree: 4
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.7%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $40,848
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $6,470
Asian householders: $38,479

Ashland household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Ashland marital status for males

Ashland marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $73,735
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $18,107
Asian householders: $94,160

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 516
One, attached: 4
Two: 25
3 or 4: 54
5 to 9: 18
20 to 49: 25
Mobile homes: 129

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,511

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Ashland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%) Wood (18%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%) Electricity (15%) Wood (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	6.5%
Maine:	28.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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