Beals, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 606 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 606 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 365 (234 occupied: 195 owner occupied, 39 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Housing density: 64 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: $439 (lower quartile is $290, upper quartile is $523)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $559

Median gross rent in Beals, ME in 2007: $612

Housing units in Beals with a mortgage: 79 (5 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 73

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,124 (it was $75,900 in 2000)

Beals:	$141,124
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,063 - $209,951

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $179,277
Here: $179,277
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $77,657
Here: $77,657
State: $259,290

Mobile homes: $37,143
Here: $37,143
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 592

In family households: 535 (148 male householders, 40 female householders)
161 spouses, 160 children (150 natural, 0 adopted, 10 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 2 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 57 (15 male householders (8 living alone)), 26 female householders (23 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 12 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 53 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 9 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

116 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (12 men, 16 women).

94.8% of residents of Beals speak English at home.
2.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 2 (0.3%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.3
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Beals, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 54 6 rooms: 40 7 rooms: 20 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 14

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beals, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 3 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 10 5 rooms: 8 6 rooms: 6 7 rooms: 3 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 19
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 27
1970 to 1979: 77
1960 to 1969: 39
1950 to 1959: 32
1940 to 1949: 9
1939 or earlier: 134

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Beals:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 60 3 bedrooms: 83 4 bedrooms: 29 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Beals:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 3 2 bedrooms: 9 3 bedrooms: 16 4 bedrooms: 11 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 Beals in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 42 2 vehicles: 95 3 vehicles: 36 4 vehicles: 8 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Beals in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3 1 vehicle: 20 2 vehicles: 16 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 11
$70,000 to $79,999: 13
$80,000 to $89,999: 11
$90,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 17
$125,000 to $149,999: 15
$150,000 to $174,999: 27
$175,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 to $249,999: 27
$250,000 to $299,999: 4
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Beals rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Beals:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 4
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 1
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 3
$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: 14

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

Percentage of workers working in this county: 99.6%
Number of people working at home: 30 (11.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 36
5 to 9 minutes: 94
10 to 14 minutes: 39
15 to 19 minutes: 14
20 to 24 minutes: 10
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 21
35 to 39 minutes: 2
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 8
60 to 89 minutes: 6
90 or more minutes: 2

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 157 (58%)
Carpooled: 35 (13%)
Walked: 30 (11%)
Other means: 17 (6%)
Worked at home: 30 (11%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 30
$10,000 to $14,999: 31
$15,000 to $19,999: 24
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 20
$30,000 to $34,999: 23
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $44,999: 10
$45,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $74,999: 30
$75,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 4
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

English: 178

United States or American: 84

Irish: 52

French (except Basque): 30

Scotch-Irish: 22

Other groups: 19

Russian: 12

Subsaharan African:: 12

African: 12

Finnish: 10

German: 9

French Canadian: 8

Polish: 7

Danish: 5

Scottish: 5

Welsh: 5

Swedish: 2

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

Germany (100%)

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

This state: 527
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 7
South: 17
West: 10

80% of Beals residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 16
11th grade: 4
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 82
Less than 1 year of college: 11
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 14
Associate degree: 9
Bachelor's degree: 14
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 6
High school graduate (or equivalency): 95
Less than 1 year of college: 8
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32
Associate degree: 11
Bachelor's degree: 37
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.1%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,693
Two or more races householders: $51,699
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $3,387

Beals household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Beals marital status for males

Beals marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $156,029

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 298
One, attached: 7
Mobile homes: 55
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $53,946

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 13%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Beals:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (89%) Electricity (6%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)

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: 0

Here:	0.0%
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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