Augusta, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 18,282 (Urban population: 12,988 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 5,294 (14 farm, 5,281 nonfarm))

Augusta, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,480 (8,565 occupied: 4,659 owner occupied, 3,906 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	28%

Housing density: 171 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: $500 (lower quartile is $383, upper quartile is $598)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $520

Median gross rent in Augusta, ME in 2007: $561

Housing units in Augusta with a mortgage: 1,989 (175 second mortgage, 277 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,244

Augusta,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $134,203 (it was $78,200 in 2000)

Augusta:	$134,203
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $90,048 - $164,042

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $161,202
Here: $161,202
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $212,939
Here: $212,939
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $126,069
Here: $126,069
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $180,363
Here: $180,363
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $182,854
Here: $182,854
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $32,626
Here: $32,626
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 17,966

In family households: 13,333 (3,291 male householders, 1,394 female householders)
3,426 spouses, 4,403 children (3,998 natural, 101 adopted, 304 stepchildren), 118 grandchildren, 114 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 147 other relatives, 378 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,633 (1,583 male householders (1,274 living alone)), 2,323 female householders (2,004 living alone)), 727 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 594 (490 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,303 2-persons, 1,131 3-persons, 841 4-persons, 307 5-persons, 82 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,278 1-person, 581 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

2,187 married couples with children.
1,336 single-parent households (301 men, 1,035 women).

87.4% of residents of Augusta speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).
11.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (39% speak English very well, 46% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 634 (3.4%)
(67.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Augusta, Maine:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 609 5 rooms: 1,292 6 rooms: 1,190 7 rooms: 629 8 rooms: 447 9 or more rooms: 406

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Augusta, Maine:
	1 room: 124 2 rooms: 314 3 rooms: 903 4 rooms: 1,253 5 rooms: 772 6 rooms: 340 7 rooms: 47 8 rooms: 80 9 or more rooms: 73

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 35
1995 to 1998: 169
1990 to 1994: 263
1980 to 1989: 993
1970 to 1979: 1,538
1960 to 1969: 932
1950 to 1959: 1,448
1940 to 1949: 1,041
1939 or earlier: 3,061

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Augusta:
	no bedroom: 13 1 bedroom: 139 2 bedrooms: 1,425 3 bedrooms: 2,201 4 bedrooms: 735 5 or more bedrooms: 146

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Augusta:
	no bedroom: 164 1 bedroom: 1,329 2 bedrooms: 1,720 3 bedrooms: 508 4 bedrooms: 139 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Augusta in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 201 1 vehicle: 1,784 2 vehicles: 2,053 3 vehicles: 462 4 vehicles: 116 5 or more vehicles: 43

Cars and other vehicles available in Augusta in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 899 1 vehicle: 2,134 2 vehicles: 714 3 vehicles: 126 4 vehicles: 33 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 44
$10,000 to $14,999: 22
$15,000 to $19,999: 24
$20,000 to $24,999: 25
$25,000 to $29,999: 62
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 24
$40,000 to $49,999: 76
$50,000 to $59,999: 80
$60,000 to $69,999: 81
$70,000 to $79,999: 133
$80,000 to $89,999: 169
$90,000 to $99,999: 219
$100,000 to $124,999: 877
$125,000 to $149,999: 1035
$150,000 to $174,999: 636
$175,000 to $199,999: 327
$200,000 to $249,999: 377
$250,000 to $299,999: 121
$300,000 to $399,999: 80
$400,000 to $499,999: 43
$500,000 to $749,999: 32
$750,000 to $999,999: 19
$1,000,000 or more: 20

Augusta rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Augusta:

Less than $100: 49 people
$100 to $149: 66
$150 to $199: 121
$200 to $249: 116
$250 to $299: 129
$300 to $349: 171
$350 to $399: 251
$400 to $449: 379
$450 to $499: 552
$500 to $549: 504
$550 to $599: 412
$600 to $649: 302
$650 to $699: 227
$700 to $749: 143
$750 to $799: 90
$800 to $899: 129
$900 to $999: 22
$1,000 to $1,249: 10
$1,250 to $1,499: 2
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 143

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 80 1990 to 1994: 50 1985 to 1989: 13 1980 to 1984: 61 1975 to 1979: 21 1970 to 1974: 17 1970 to 1974: 41 1965 to 1969: 351

Augusta, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.6%
Number of people working at home: 297 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 455
5 to 9 minutes: 1821
10 to 14 minutes: 2230
15 to 19 minutes: 1511
20 to 24 minutes: 708
25 to 29 minutes: 233
30 to 34 minutes: 385
35 to 39 minutes: 84
40 to 44 minutes: 117
45 to 59 minutes: 384
60 to 89 minutes: 301
90 or more minutes: 91

Augusta mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,644 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,190 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 33 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 14 (0%)
Railroad: 12 (0%)
Taxi: 45 (1%)
Bicycle: 6 (0%)
Walked: 334 (4%)
Other means: 42 (0%)
Worked at home: 297 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 1312
$10,000 to $14,999: 864
$15,000 to $19,999: 687
$20,000 to $24,999: 759
$25,000 to $29,999: 684
$30,000 to $34,999: 599
$35,000 to $39,999: 459
$40,000 to $44,999: 544
$45,000 to $49,999: 368
$50,000 to $59,999: 766
$60,000 to $74,999: 665
$75,000 to $99,999: 510
$100,000 to $124,999: 199
$125,000 to $149,999: 48
$150,000 to $199,999: 37
$200,000 or more: 90

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 2684

English: 2534

French Canadian: 2512

Irish: 1570

United States or American: 1517

Other groups: 1171

German: 739

Scottish: 421

Polish: 368

Scotch-Irish: 290

Italian: 266

Canadian: 150

Norwegian: 144

European: 121

British: 94

Swedish: 89

Dutch: 77

Welsh: 71

Portuguese: 66

Greek: 57

Danish: 49

Afghan: 40

Finnish: 36

Czech: 25

Northern European: 25

Scandinavian: 22

Hungarian: 21

Arab:: 20

Lebanese: 20

Lithuanian: 19

Celtic: 18

Pennsylvania German: 17

Swiss: 17

Russian: 15

Austrian: 15

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14

Ukrainian: 12

Brazilian: 9

Jamaican: 7

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 7

Slavic: 7

Guyanese: 6

Romanian: 6

Belgian: 6

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

Canada (43%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (3%)
India (3%)
Vietnam (3%)
Afghanistan (3%)

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

This state: 14058
Northeast: 2220
Midwest: 493
South: 609
West: 378

55% of Augusta residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 53% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 62
Nursery to 4th grade: 20
5th and 6th grade: 78
7th and 8th grade: 409
9th grade: 105
10th grade: 161
11th grade: 197
12th grade, no diploma: 172
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,056
Less than 1 year of college: 449
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 620
Associate degree: 370
Bachelor's degree: 849
Master's degree: 273
Professional school degree: 152
Doctorate degree: 82

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 20
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 92
7th and 8th grade: 417
9th grade: 132
10th grade: 172
11th grade: 197
12th grade, no diploma: 191
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,862
Less than 1 year of college: 466
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 826
Associate degree: 537
Bachelor's degree: 801
Master's degree: 243
Professional school degree: 99
Doctorate degree: 20

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 16.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 22.9%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 18.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 31.8%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,904
Black householders: $36,546
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $48,994
Asian householders: $25,510
Some other race householders: $22,223
Two or more races householders: $29,762
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $2,635

Augusta household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Augusta household income for Black householders

Augusta household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Augusta marital status for males

Augusta marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,150
Black or African American householders: $235,970
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $208,169
Asian householders: $155,826
Two or more races householders: $129,741

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,367
One, attached: 85
Two: 968
3 or 4: 1,183
5 to 9: 1,021
10 to 19: 522
20 to 49: 487
50 or more: 194
Mobile homes: 653

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,915

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Augusta:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Wood (5%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84%) Electricity (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 192

Here:	10.6%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40

Here:	4.7%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 79

Here:	13.3%
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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