Calais, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 3,184 (Urban population: 2,518 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 666 (24 farm, 642 nonfarm))

Calais, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,921 (1,486 occupied: 939 owner occupied, 547 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	28%

Housing density: 56 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: $418 (lower quartile is $237, upper quartile is $533)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $223

Median gross rent in Calais, ME in 2007: $495

Housing units in Calais with a mortgage: 344 (16 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 350

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,164 (it was $67,300 in 2000)

Calais:	$127,164
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,983 - $164,907

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $157,338
Here: $157,338
State: $240,738

In 2-unit structures: $173,396
Here: $173,396
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $211,298
Here: $211,298
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $26,109
Here: $26,109
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,324

In family households: 2,628 (592 male householders, 308 female householders)
734 spouses, 857 children (809 natural, 14 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 51 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 12 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 696 (210 male householders (160 living alone)), 380 female householders (338 living alone)), 106 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 123 (66 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 442 2-persons, 216 3-persons, 138 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 27 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 498 1-person, 75 2-persons, 17 3-persons.

494 married couples with children.
199 single-parent households (52 men, 147 women).

94.2% of residents of Calais speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
2.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% speak English very well, 7% speak English well).
1.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (23% speak English very well, 38% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 380 (11.0%)
(50.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Calais, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 98 5 rooms: 239 6 rooms: 231 7 rooms: 137 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 119

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calais, Maine:
	1 room: 15 2 rooms: 56 3 rooms: 127 4 rooms: 189 5 rooms: 88 6 rooms: 39 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 58
1990 to 1994: 103
1980 to 1989: 149
1970 to 1979: 319
1960 to 1969: 157
1950 to 1959: 118
1940 to 1949: 91
1939 or earlier: 926

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Calais:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 265 3 bedrooms: 454 4 bedrooms: 119 5 or more bedrooms: 52

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Calais:
	no bedroom: 15 1 bedroom: 171 2 bedrooms: 236 3 bedrooms: 110 4 bedrooms: 15 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 Calais in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 53 1 vehicle: 328 2 vehicles: 407 3 vehicles: 125 4 vehicles: 21 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Calais in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 162 1 vehicle: 285 2 vehicles: 73 3 vehicles: 27 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 7
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 18
$50,000 to $59,999: 24
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 52
$80,000 to $89,999: 68
$90,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 144
$125,000 to $149,999: 168
$150,000 to $174,999: 120
$175,000 to $199,999: 52
$200,000 to $249,999: 33
$250,000 to $299,999: 17
$300,000 to $399,999: 20
$400,000 to $499,999: 24
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

Calais rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Calais:

Less than $100: 22 people
$100 to $149: 25
$150 to $199: 48
$200 to $249: 19
$250 to $299: 28
$300 to $349: 32
$350 to $399: 37
$400 to $449: 58
$450 to $499: 54
$500 to $549: 40
$550 to $599: 28
$600 to $649: 42
$650 to $699: 15
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 6
$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: 44

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 43 1990 to 1994: 12 1985 to 1989: 41 1980 to 1984: 32 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 20 1970 to 1974: 19 1965 to 1969: 197

Calais, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.4%
Number of people working at home: 45 (3.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 206
5 to 9 minutes: 476
10 to 14 minutes: 246
15 to 19 minutes: 147
20 to 24 minutes: 130
25 to 29 minutes: 24
30 to 34 minutes: 67
35 to 39 minutes: 2
40 to 44 minutes: 15
45 to 59 minutes: 13
60 to 89 minutes: 23
90 or more minutes: 23

Calais mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,167 (82%)
Carpooled: 115 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 5 (0%)
Walked: 75 (5%)
Other means: 5 (0%)
Worked at home: 45 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 265
$10,000 to $14,999: 249
$15,000 to $19,999: 113
$20,000 to $24,999: 126
$25,000 to $29,999: 98
$30,000 to $34,999: 70
$35,000 to $39,999: 51
$40,000 to $44,999: 45
$45,000 to $49,999: 52
$50,000 to $59,999: 130
$60,000 to $74,999: 76
$75,000 to $99,999: 122
$100,000 to $124,999: 57
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 20
$200,000 or more: 16

First ancestries reported:

English: 898

Irish: 468

Scottish: 267

French (except Basque): 248

Other groups: 231

United States or American: 141

Scotch-Irish: 117

Canadian: 97

German: 83

Italian: 74

French Canadian: 63

Danish: 23

Polish: 21

Dutch: 13

Czech: 12

Welsh: 9

European: 7

Swedish: 6

Scandinavian: 5

Austrian: 4

Swiss: 4

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

Canada (85%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (6%)
Philippines (3%)
United Kingdom (2%)
Portugal (2%)
Indonesia (1%)

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

This state: 2202
Northeast: 465
Midwest: 43
South: 110
West: 69

68% of Calais residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 51% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 14
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 12
7th and 8th grade: 32
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 73
11th grade: 17
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 452
Less than 1 year of college: 42
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 208
Associate degree: 48
Bachelor's degree: 87
Master's degree: 29
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 16

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 50
High school graduate (or equivalency): 628
Less than 1 year of college: 59
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 224
Associate degree: 94
Bachelor's degree: 93
Master's degree: 12
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.3%

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: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $30,603
Black householders: $18,273
Asian householders: $31,175
Two or more races householders: $168,413
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $13,724

Calais household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Calais household income for Asian householders

Calais household income for Two or more races householders

Calais household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Calais marital status for males

Calais marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,393
Two or more races householders: $177,306

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,227
One, attached: 37
Two: 97
3 or 4: 174
5 to 9: 108
10 to 19: 24
20 to 49: 62
Mobile homes: 192

Median worth of mobile homes: $40,139

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Calais:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (95%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Electricity (22%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	1.8%
Maine:	6.9%

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

Here:	4.8%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	10.9%
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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