Boothbay, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,211 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,211 (22 farm, 3,189 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,046 (1,261 occupied: 1,113 owner occupied, 148 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Housing density: 93 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: $625 (lower quartile is $499, upper quartile is $740)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $609

Median gross rent in Boothbay, ME in 2007: $788

Housing units in Boothbay with a mortgage: 560 (59 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 270

Boothbay,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $261,795 (it was $140,800 in 2000)

Boothbay:	$261,795
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $135,272 - $431,367

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $363,662
Here: $363,662
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $272,621
Here: $272,621
State: $259,290

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $320,011
Here: $320,011
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $77,955
Here: $77,955
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,960

In family households: 2,487 (696 male householders, 184 female householders)
714 spouses, 742 children (708 natural, 21 adopted, 13 stepchildren), 37 grandchildren, 17 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 56 other relatives, 32 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 473 (135 male householders (104 living alone)), 240 female householders (196 living alone)), 98 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 477 2-persons, 173 3-persons, 156 4-persons, 57 5-persons, 12 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 300 1-person, 65 2-persons, 5 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

467 married couples with children.
119 single-parent households (35 men, 84 women).

96.0% of residents of Boothbay speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 49 (1.7%)
(77.6% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boothbay, Maine:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 21 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 117 5 rooms: 210 6 rooms: 279 7 rooms: 171 8 rooms: 134 9 or more rooms: 164

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boothbay, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 44 5 rooms: 33 6 rooms: 25 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 57
1995 to 1998: 144
1990 to 1994: 162
1980 to 1989: 324
1970 to 1979: 289
1960 to 1969: 119
1950 to 1959: 140
1940 to 1949: 116
1939 or earlier: 695

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boothbay:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 38 2 bedrooms: 294 3 bedrooms: 540 4 bedrooms: 186 5 or more bedrooms: 51

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boothbay:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 53 3 bedrooms: 44 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 Boothbay in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 31 1 vehicle: 309 2 vehicles: 477 3 vehicles: 254 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Boothbay in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 76 2 vehicles: 41 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Boothbay, 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: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 11
$80,000 to $89,999: 14
$90,000 to $99,999: 22
$100,000 to $124,999: 49
$125,000 to $149,999: 70
$150,000 to $174,999: 119
$175,000 to $199,999: 116
$200,000 to $249,999: 146
$250,000 to $299,999: 143
$300,000 to $399,999: 178
$400,000 to $499,999: 139
$500,000 to $749,999: 107
$750,000 to $999,999: 15
$1,000,000 or more: 56

Boothbay rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Boothbay:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 9
$400 to $449: 8
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 20
$600 to $649: 13
$650 to $699: 17
$700 to $749: 12
$750 to $799: 7
$800 to $899: 15
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 27

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 38

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.3%
Number of people working at home: 83 (5.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 109
5 to 9 minutes: 273
10 to 14 minutes: 319
15 to 19 minutes: 177
20 to 24 minutes: 117
25 to 29 minutes: 30
30 to 34 minutes: 70
35 to 39 minutes: 12
40 to 44 minutes: 36
45 to 59 minutes: 86
60 to 89 minutes: 56
90 or more minutes: 31

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,109 (79%)
Carpooled: 174 (12%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Walked: 20 (1%)
Other means: 10 (1%)
Worked at home: 83 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 73
$10,000 to $14,999: 99
$15,000 to $19,999: 70
$20,000 to $24,999: 94
$25,000 to $29,999: 98
$30,000 to $34,999: 76
$35,000 to $39,999: 95
$40,000 to $44,999: 87
$45,000 to $49,999: 99
$50,000 to $59,999: 125
$60,000 to $74,999: 82
$75,000 to $99,999: 118
$100,000 to $124,999: 63
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $199,999: 25
$200,000 or more: 20

First ancestries reported:

English: 682

United States or American: 332

Irish: 290

Scottish: 147

French Canadian: 135

German: 127

French (except Basque): 127

Scotch-Irish: 105

Italian: 80

Other groups: 74

Polish: 54

Swedish: 46

Dutch: 43

Northern European: 26

Greek: 22

British: 21

Welsh: 21

Russian: 20

Lithuanian: 13

Norwegian: 13

Danish: 10

Austrian: 9

Czech: 9

Portuguese: 6

European: 5

Finnish: 5

Swiss: 5

Scandinavian: 4

Slovak: 4

Ukrainian: 4

Arab:: 3

Lebanese: 3

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

Canada (35%)
United Kingdom (24%)
Netherlands (20%)
Poland (10%)
Ireland (6%)
Germany (4%)

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

This state: 1756
Northeast: 805
Midwest: 116
South: 127
West: 78

67% of Boothbay residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 29
10th grade: 26
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 315
Less than 1 year of college: 73
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 130
Associate degree: 66
Bachelor's degree: 205
Master's degree: 67
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 23

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: 28
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 16
High school graduate (or equivalency): 366
Less than 1 year of college: 79
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 184
Associate degree: 75
Bachelor's degree: 235
Master's degree: 94
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.3%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $51,565

Boothbay household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Boothbay marital status for males

Boothbay marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $271,558

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,811
One, attached: 32
Two: 44
3 or 4: 11
5 to 9: 13
Mobile homes: 135

Median worth of mobile homes: $99,922

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Boothbay:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Wood (7%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (5%) Electricity (3%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	2.8%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	10.4%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 22

Here:	34.4%
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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