Bowdoinham, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,753 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,753 (70 farm, 2,683 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,116 (1,034 occupied: 885 owner occupied, 149 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	28%

Housing density: 32 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $191,590.

Median contract rent in 2008: $669 (lower quartile is $233, upper quartile is $823)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $140

Median gross rent in Bowdoinham, ME in 2008: $855

Housing units in Bowdoinham with a mortgage: 363 (18 second mortgage, 73 home equity loan, 4 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 104

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $211,960 (it was $112,600 in 2000)

Bowdoinham:	$211,960
Maine:	$180,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $129,865 - $277,958

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $260,228
Here: $260,228
State: $236,370

Townhouses or other attached units: $208,054
Here: $208,054
State: $260,886

In 2-unit structures: $172,149
Here: $172,149
State: $219,008

Mobile homes: $57,380
Here: $57,380
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,627

In family households: 2,280 (583 male householders, 177 female householders)
611 spouses, 837 children (784 natural, 13 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 15 other relatives, 40 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 347 (139 male householders (109 living alone)), 144 female householders (113 living alone)), 64 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 331 2-persons, 172 3-persons, 161 4-persons, 66 5-persons, 30 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 222 1-person, 57 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

472 married couples with children.
155 single-parent households (58 men, 97 women).

94.5% of residents of Bowdoinham speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (22% speak English very well, 78% speak English not well).
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 25% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 29 (1.1%)
(55.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowdoinham, Maine:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 13 4 rooms: 106 5 rooms: 206 6 rooms: 163 7 rooms: 134 8 rooms: 114 9 or more rooms: 134

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowdoinham, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 42 5 rooms: 39 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 35
1995 to 1998: 78
1990 to 1994: 122
1980 to 1989: 258
1970 to 1979: 174
1960 to 1969: 84
1950 to 1959: 52
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 298

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bowdoinham:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 200 3 bedrooms: 405 4 bedrooms: 156 5 or more bedrooms: 78

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowdoinham:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 31 2 bedrooms: 64 3 bedrooms: 46 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bowdoinham in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 20 1 vehicle: 177 2 vehicles: 409 3 vehicles: 215 4 vehicles: 40 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in Bowdoinham in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 11 1 vehicle: 90 2 vehicles: 44 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Bowdoinham, ME:

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 12
$70,000 to $79,999: 16
$80,000 to $89,999: 12
$90,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 76
$125,000 to $149,999: 56
$150,000 to $174,999: 81
$175,000 to $199,999: 111
$200,000 to $249,999: 192
$250,000 to $299,999: 136
$300,000 to $399,999: 103
$400,000 to $499,999: 34
$500,000 to $749,999: 58
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bowdoinham rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bowdoinham:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 5
$150 to $199: 13
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 5
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 3
$600 to $649: 9
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 36
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 16
$1,250 to $1,499: 7
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 4

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 9 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Percentage of workers working in this county: 38.2%
Number of people working at home: 89 (6.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 24
5 to 9 minutes: 64
10 to 14 minutes: 44
15 to 19 minutes: 140
20 to 24 minutes: 196
25 to 29 minutes: 144
30 to 34 minutes: 320
35 to 39 minutes: 97
40 to 44 minutes: 119
45 to 59 minutes: 109
60 to 89 minutes: 34
90 or more minutes: 51

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,138 (80%)
Carpooled: 160 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Walked: 19 (1%)
Other means: 18 (1%)
Worked at home: 89 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 106
$10,000 to $14,999: 81
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 60
$30,000 to $34,999: 82
$35,000 to $39,999: 71
$40,000 to $44,999: 69
$45,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 120
$60,000 to $74,999: 116
$75,000 to $99,999: 114
$100,000 to $124,999: 41
$125,000 to $149,999: 32
$150,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 or more: 12

First ancestries reported:

English: 444

French (except Basque): 248

Irish: 237

French Canadian: 184

United States or American: 184

Scottish: 158

Italian: 141

German: 120

Other groups: 103

Swedish: 42

Polish: 41

British: 40

European: 31

Dutch: 28

Canadian: 24

Austrian: 17

Norwegian: 15

Czech: 12

Danish: 9

Arab:: 8

Syrian: 8

Armenian: 8

Scandinavian: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Swiss: 5

Finnish: 4

Eastern European: 4

Northern European: 4

Portuguese: 4

Welsh: 3

Russian: 2

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

United Kingdom (31%)
Korea (17%)
Germany (14%)
Philippines (14%)
Canada (14%)
Japan (10%)

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

This state: 1615
Northeast: 549
Midwest: 130
South: 167
West: 84

70% of Bowdoinham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% 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: 13
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 303
Less than 1 year of college: 55
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 104
Associate degree: 76
Bachelor's degree: 153
Master's degree: 74
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 13

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 4
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 309
Less than 1 year of college: 66
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 103
Associate degree: 89
Bachelor's degree: 194
Master's degree: 38
Professional school degree: 23
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 63.6%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $55,583
Black householders: $135,414
Two or more races householders: $48,892

Bowdoinham household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bowdoinham marital status for males

Bowdoinham marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $217,080
Black or African American householders: $262,751

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 798
One, attached: 22
Two: 31
3 or 4: 10
5 to 9: 11
10 to 19: 4
20 to 49: 36
Mobile homes: 196
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Median worth of mobile homes: $79,710

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bowdoinham:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Wood (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (60%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (2%)

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

Here:	5.4%
Maine:	6.9%

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

Here:	6.3%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 18

Here:	18.2%
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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