Bath, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,885 (Urban population: 8,378 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 507 (22 farm, 485 nonfarm))

Bath, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 4,383 (4,042 occupied: 2,199 owner occupied, 1,843 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	46%
State:	28%

Housing density: 481 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: $562 (lower quartile is $391, upper quartile is $742)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $533

Median gross rent in Bath, ME in 2007: $678

Housing units in Bath with a mortgage: 1,190 (114 second mortgage, 181 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 660

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $183,662 (it was $96,800 in 2000)

Bath:	$183,662
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $116,567 - $258,809

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $227,838
Here: $227,838
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,561
Here: $126,561
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $225,292
Here: $225,292
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $219,999
Here: $219,999
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $109,869
Here: $109,869
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $58,488
Here: $58,488
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,148

In family households: 7,079 (1,601 male householders, 738 female householders)
1,643 spouses, 2,594 children (2,376 natural, 70 adopted, 148 stepchildren), 115 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 59 other relatives, 227 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,069 (720 male householders (544 living alone)), 988 female householders (838 living alone)), 361 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 118 (93 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,055 2-persons, 580 3-persons, 437 4-persons, 197 5-persons, 44 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,382 1-person, 286 2-persons, 27 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 7 5-persons.

1,348 married couples with children.
818 single-parent households (147 men, 671 women).

95.5% of residents of Bath speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 333 (3.6%)
(54.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bath, Maine:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 35 4 rooms: 150 5 rooms: 376 6 rooms: 536 7 rooms: 346 8 rooms: 375 9 or more rooms: 375

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bath, Maine:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 162 3 rooms: 366 4 rooms: 654 5 rooms: 286 6 rooms: 223 7 rooms: 73 8 rooms: 41 9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 145
1990 to 1994: 136
1980 to 1989: 280
1970 to 1979: 522
1960 to 1969: 309
1950 to 1959: 280
1940 to 1949: 553
1939 or earlier: 2,127

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bath:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 56 2 bedrooms: 496 3 bedrooms: 923 4 bedrooms: 504 5 or more bedrooms: 214

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bath:
	no bedroom: 24 1 bedroom: 534 2 bedrooms: 822 3 bedrooms: 405 4 bedrooms: 58 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 Bath in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 60 1 vehicle: 716 2 vehicles: 1,127 3 vehicles: 188 4 vehicles: 83 5 or more vehicles: 25

Cars and other vehicles available in Bath in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 314 1 vehicle: 1,011 2 vehicles: 411 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 12

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

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 11
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 24
$80,000 to $89,999: 45
$90,000 to $99,999: 44
$100,000 to $124,999: 195
$125,000 to $149,999: 278
$150,000 to $174,999: 355
$175,000 to $199,999: 250
$200,000 to $249,999: 318
$250,000 to $299,999: 233
$300,000 to $399,999: 175
$400,000 to $499,999: 98
$500,000 to $749,999: 31
$750,000 to $999,999: 15
$1,000,000 or more: 12

Bath rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bath:

Less than $100: 58 people
$100 to $149: 27
$150 to $199: 25
$200 to $249: 53
$250 to $299: 42
$300 to $349: 58
$350 to $399: 93
$400 to $449: 159
$450 to $499: 119
$500 to $549: 161
$550 to $599: 205
$600 to $649: 105
$650 to $699: 108
$700 to $749: 105
$750 to $799: 94
$800 to $899: 142
$900 to $999: 97
$1,000 to $1,249: 51
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 49

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 29 1990 to 1994: 104 1985 to 1989: 46 1980 to 1984: 28 1975 to 1979: 22 1970 to 1974: 16 1970 to 1974: 41 1965 to 1969: 47

Bath, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 59.3%
Number of people working at home: 175 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 316
5 to 9 minutes: 1073
10 to 14 minutes: 905
15 to 19 minutes: 809
20 to 24 minutes: 493
25 to 29 minutes: 152
30 to 34 minutes: 222
35 to 39 minutes: 102
40 to 44 minutes: 39
45 to 59 minutes: 256
60 to 89 minutes: 59
90 or more minutes: 46

Bath mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,245 (70%)
Carpooled: 588 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Ferryboat: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 28 (1%)
Bicycle: 52 (1%)
Walked: 517 (11%)
Other means: 24 (1%)
Worked at home: 175 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 379
$10,000 to $14,999: 369
$15,000 to $19,999: 305
$20,000 to $24,999: 340
$25,000 to $29,999: 306
$30,000 to $34,999: 246
$35,000 to $39,999: 239
$40,000 to $44,999: 288
$45,000 to $49,999: 290
$50,000 to $59,999: 286
$60,000 to $74,999: 454
$75,000 to $99,999: 342
$100,000 to $124,999: 128
$125,000 to $149,999: 27
$150,000 to $199,999: 11
$200,000 or more: 37

First ancestries reported:

English: 1411

United States or American: 995

French (except Basque): 839

Irish: 819

German: 628

Other groups: 469

French Canadian: 393

Italian: 377

Scottish: 321

Scotch-Irish: 180

Polish: 111

Russian: 104

Norwegian: 90

European: 74

Portuguese: 68

British: 52

Dutch: 45

Romanian: 38

Finnish: 37

Swedish: 35

Canadian: 34

Austrian: 29

Danish: 25

Armenian: 17

Welsh: 17

Subsaharan African:: 16

African: 16

Greek: 12

Slavic: 11

Lithuanian: 9

Swiss: 8

Eastern European: 7

Hungarian: 7

Northern European: 5

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

Russia (14%)
Canada (11%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Romania (8%)
Cuba (7%)
Philippines (7%)
Germany (6%)

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

This state: 5383
Northeast: 1902
Midwest: 432
South: 712
West: 396

47% of Bath residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 22
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 65
12th grade, no diploma: 52
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,000
Less than 1 year of college: 221
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 402
Associate degree: 207
Bachelor's degree: 385
Master's degree: 242
Professional school degree: 71
Doctorate degree: 25

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 7
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 107
9th grade: 74
10th grade: 95
11th grade: 61
12th grade, no diploma: 85
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,324
Less than 1 year of college: 230
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 432
Associate degree: 285
Bachelor's degree: 487
Master's degree: 153
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%

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

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 27.5%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 29.2%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $45,220
Black householders: $19,510
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $4,622
Asian householders: $63,562
Some other race householders: $73,709
Two or more races householders: $44,900
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $54,393

Bath household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bath household income for Black householders

Bath household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Bath household income for Asian householders

Bath household income for Some other race householders

Bath household income for Two or more races householders

Bath household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Bath marital status for males

Bath marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $177,866
Black or African American householders: $166,481
Asian householders: $121,314
Hispanic or Latino householders: $158,642

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,363
One, attached: 186
Two: 539
3 or 4: 443
5 to 9: 479
10 to 19: 80
20 to 49: 135
50 or more: 66
Mobile homes: 92

Median worth of mobile homes: $92,520

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bath:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (65%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Electricity (14%) Utility gas (2%) Other fuel (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 71

Here:	6.7%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 49

Here:	7.8%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 77

Here:	29.6%
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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