Blue Hill, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,216 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,216 (42 farm, 2,174 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,486 (1,074 occupied: 829 owner occupied, 245 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	23%
State:	28%

Housing density: 24 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: $604 (lower quartile is $328, upper quartile is $778)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $686

Median gross rent in Blue Hill, ME in 2007: $710

Housing units in Blue Hill with a mortgage: 272 (12 second mortgage, 54 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 229

Blue Hill,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $275,926 (it was $148,400 in 2000)

Blue Hill:	$275,926
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $136,391 - $398,662

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $355,325
Here: $355,325
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $391,161
Here: $391,161
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $497,645
Here: $497,645
State: $237,097

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $260,189
Here: $260,189
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $39,015
Here: $39,015
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,390

In family households: 1,905 (512 male householders, 163 female householders)
538 spouses, 589 children (545 natural, 23 adopted, 21 stepchildren), 32 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 10 other relatives, 42 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 485 (153 male householders (128 living alone)), 241 female householders (199 living alone)), 91 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 379 2-persons, 132 3-persons, 111 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 19 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 327 1-person, 50 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

347 married couples with children.
127 single-parent households (29 men, 98 women).

96.0% of residents of Blue Hill speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (52% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 55 (2.3%)
(34.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Blue Hill, Maine:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 81 5 rooms: 199 6 rooms: 181 7 rooms: 171 8 rooms: 118 9 or more rooms: 39

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Hill, Maine:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 23 3 rooms: 44 4 rooms: 63 5 rooms: 31 6 rooms: 27 7 rooms: 22 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 53
1995 to 1998: 97
1990 to 1994: 210
1980 to 1989: 249
1970 to 1979: 205
1960 to 1969: 36
1950 to 1959: 91
1940 to 1949: 42
1939 or earlier: 503

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Blue Hill:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 44 2 bedrooms: 215 3 bedrooms: 399 4 bedrooms: 138 5 or more bedrooms: 29

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Blue Hill:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 64 2 bedrooms: 77 3 bedrooms: 62 4 bedrooms: 15 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Blue Hill in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 26 1 vehicle: 289 2 vehicles: 316 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 35 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Blue Hill in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 43 1 vehicle: 119 2 vehicles: 66 3 vehicles: 12 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 5

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

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 10
$80,000 to $89,999: 12
$90,000 to $99,999: 13
$100,000 to $124,999: 36
$125,000 to $149,999: 66
$150,000 to $174,999: 37
$175,000 to $199,999: 37
$200,000 to $249,999: 78
$250,000 to $299,999: 115
$300,000 to $399,999: 139
$400,000 to $499,999: 70
$500,000 to $749,999: 74
$750,000 to $999,999: 26
$1,000,000 or more: 23

Blue Hill rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Blue Hill:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 13
$200 to $249: 11
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 9
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 10
$550 to $599: 11
$600 to $649: 20
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 14
$750 to $799: 16
$800 to $899: 18
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 2
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 18

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 18 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 10 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 10

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.0%
Number of people working at home: 108 (9.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 136
5 to 9 minutes: 135
10 to 14 minutes: 127
15 to 19 minutes: 181
20 to 24 minutes: 107
25 to 29 minutes: 51
30 to 34 minutes: 86
35 to 39 minutes: 33
40 to 44 minutes: 44
45 to 59 minutes: 63
60 to 89 minutes: 43
90 or more minutes: 28

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 902 (79%)
Carpooled: 52 (5%)
Walked: 67 (6%)
Other means: 13 (1%)
Worked at home: 108 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 113
$10,000 to $14,999: 113
$15,000 to $19,999: 93
$20,000 to $24,999: 95
$25,000 to $29,999: 92
$30,000 to $34,999: 77
$35,000 to $39,999: 60
$40,000 to $44,999: 34
$45,000 to $49,999: 80
$50,000 to $59,999: 99
$60,000 to $74,999: 57
$75,000 to $99,999: 66
$100,000 to $124,999: 31
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

English: 451

United States or American: 272

Irish: 199

French (except Basque): 118

German: 87

Other groups: 70

Scottish: 69

Italian: 62

Polish: 54

French Canadian: 50

Russian: 44

Norwegian: 37

Scotch-Irish: 36

Dutch: 34

British: 33

European: 25

Welsh: 22

Lithuanian: 17

Czechoslovakian: 15

Canadian: 13

Scandinavian: 13

Ukrainian: 12

Eastern European: 10

Danish: 7

Swiss: 7

Finnish: 5

Swedish: 4

Portuguese: 4

Northern European: 4

Austrian: 4

Lebanese: 3

Arab:: 3

Armenian: 3

Czech: 3

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

Russia (33%)
United Kingdom (20%)
Canada (16%)
Sweden (7%)
Ecuador (7%)
Other Eastern Europe (5%)
India (5%)

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

This state: 1213
Northeast: 683
Midwest: 154
South: 172
West: 97

66% of Blue Hill residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 18
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 3
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 258
Less than 1 year of college: 56
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
Associate degree: 27
Bachelor's degree: 163
Master's degree: 58
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 21

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 260
Less than 1 year of college: 53
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 136
Associate degree: 96
Bachelor's degree: 188
Master's degree: 102
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 15

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $39,307
Asian householders: $49,880
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $7,905

Blue Hill household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Blue Hill marital status for males

Blue Hill marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $287,236
Asian householders: $349,946
Hispanic or Latino householders: $83,987

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,178
One, attached: 43
Two: 42
3 or 4: 24
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 12
20 to 49: 44
50 or more: 5
Mobile homes: 96
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $51,669

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Blue Hill:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Wood (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (3%) Utility gas (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (61%) Electricity (27%) Wood (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	7.5%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	16.2%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	30.6%
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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