Berwick, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,681, Rural population: 259 (all nonfarm))

Berwick, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 779 (764 occupied: 389 owner occupied, 375 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	49%
State:	28%

Housing density: 509 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: $599 (lower quartile is $372, upper quartile is $741)

Median gross rent in Berwick, ME in 2007: $701

Housing units in Berwick with a mortgage: 215 (17 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 89

Berwick,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $186,114 (it was $94,400 in 2000)

Berwick:	$186,114
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $154,128 - $238,667

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $220,414
Here: $220,414
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $189,685
Here: $189,685
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $185,997
Here: $185,997
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $255,570
Here: $255,570
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $40,227
Here: $40,227
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,902

In family households: 1,538 (291 male householders, 170 female householders)
368 spouses, 586 children (536 natural, 4 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 10 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 31 other relatives, 62 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 364 (160 male householders (109 living alone)), 151 female householders (138 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 38 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 139 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 129 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 42 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 247 1-person, 64 2-persons.

311 married couples with children.
206 single-parent households (42 men, 164 women).

97.3% of residents of Berwick speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% speak English very well, 46% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 18% speak English not well).

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Berwick, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 73 5 rooms: 49 6 rooms: 114 7 rooms: 59 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 45

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berwick, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 42 3 rooms: 92 4 rooms: 120 5 rooms: 77 6 rooms: 17 7 rooms: 18 8 rooms: 9 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 9
1990 to 1994: 39
1980 to 1989: 111
1970 to 1979: 125
1960 to 1969: 41
1950 to 1959: 75
1940 to 1949: 96
1939 or earlier: 283

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Berwick:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 80 3 bedrooms: 201 4 bedrooms: 65 5 or more bedrooms: 27

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Berwick:
	no bedroom: 7 1 bedroom: 134 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 71 4 bedrooms: 9 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 Berwick in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 85 2 vehicles: 153 3 vehicles: 85 4 vehicles: 33 5 or more vehicles: 16

Cars and other vehicles available in Berwick in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 106 1 vehicle: 157 2 vehicles: 76 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $174,999: 68
$175,000 to $199,999: 89
$200,000 to $249,999: 87
$250,000 to $299,999: 18
$300,000 to $399,999: 33
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Berwick rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Berwick:

Less than $100: 10 people
$100 to $149: 11
$150 to $199: 24
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 24
$450 to $499: 23
$500 to $549: 31
$550 to $599: 60
$600 to $649: 34
$650 to $699: 36
$700 to $749: 32
$750 to $799: 12
$800 to $899: 26
$900 to $999: 24
$1,000 to $1,249: 10
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 9

Berwick, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.5%
Number of people working at home: 33 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 8
5 to 9 minutes: 144
10 to 14 minutes: 96
15 to 19 minutes: 92
20 to 24 minutes: 69
25 to 29 minutes: 68
30 to 34 minutes: 177
35 to 39 minutes: 38
40 to 44 minutes: 60
45 to 59 minutes: 50
60 to 89 minutes: 18
90 or more minutes: 10

Berwick mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 708 (82%)
Carpooled: 97 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (2%)
Walked: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 33 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 106
$10,000 to $14,999: 81
$15,000 to $19,999: 71
$20,000 to $24,999: 41
$25,000 to $29,999: 83
$30,000 to $34,999: 59
$35,000 to $39,999: 31
$40,000 to $44,999: 67
$45,000 to $49,999: 23
$50,000 to $59,999: 51
$60,000 to $74,999: 102
$75,000 to $99,999: 9
$100,000 to $124,999: 16
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 276

United States or American: 245

Irish: 210

English: 172

French Canadian: 131

Other groups: 91

Italian: 88

Swedish: 78

German: 69

Portuguese: 33

Scottish: 30

Dutch: 25

Polish: 24

Russian: 24

Scotch-Irish: 16

Slovene: 11

Canadian: 9

Pennsylvania German: 9

Scandinavian: 7

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

This state: 488
Northeast: 1317
Midwest: 63
South: 28
West: 37

46% of Berwick residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 8% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 323
Less than 1 year of college: 26
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 103
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 18
Master's degree: 22
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 45
10th grade: 21
11th grade: 5
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 301
Less than 1 year of college: 51
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 69
Associate degree: 76
Bachelor's degree: 23
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.3%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,766
Black householders: $4,808
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $8,319
Two or more races householders: $6,003
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $2,257

Berwick household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Berwick marital status for males

Berwick marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $191,043

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 353
One, attached: 17
Two: 116
3 or 4: 104
5 to 9: 121
10 to 19: 19
50 or more: 7
Mobile homes: 42

Median worth of mobile homes: $66,856

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Berwick:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Wood (4%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Electricity (15%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	8.0%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	13.5%
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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