Camden, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 3,836 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 235 (all nonfarm))

Camden, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,103 (1,828 occupied: 1,139 owner occupied, 689 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	38%
State:	28%

Housing density: 557 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: $623 (lower quartile is $413, upper quartile is $786)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $654

Median gross rent in Camden, ME in 2007: $690

Housing units in Camden with a mortgage: 543 (21 second mortgage, 40 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 375

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $307,922 (it was $162,400 in 2000)

Camden:	$307,922
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $182,710 - $520,582

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $445,740
Here: $445,740
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $788,540
Here: $788,540
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $377,330
Here: $377,330
State: $237,097

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $994,629
Here: $994,629
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $59,694
Here: $59,694
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 3,863

In family households: 3,035 (781 male householders, 324 female householders)
950 spouses, 924 children (840 natural, 39 adopted, 45 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 828 (239 male householders (189 living alone)), 514 female householders (477 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 208 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 580 2-persons, 279 3-persons, 183 4-persons, 63 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 666 1-person, 87 2-persons.

502 married couples with children.
212 single-parent households (27 men, 185 women).

96.4% of residents of Camden speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% speak English very well, 28% speak English well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 163 (4.0%)
(36.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Camden, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 75 5 rooms: 179 6 rooms: 215 7 rooms: 339 8 rooms: 95 9 or more rooms: 213

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Camden, Maine:
	1 room: 14 2 rooms: 103 3 rooms: 170 4 rooms: 146 5 rooms: 137 6 rooms: 52 7 rooms: 27 8 rooms: 23 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 16
1995 to 1998: 100
1990 to 1994: 58
1980 to 1989: 323
1970 to 1979: 239
1960 to 1969: 82
1950 to 1959: 139
1940 to 1949: 183
1939 or earlier: 963

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Camden:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 65 2 bedrooms: 300 3 bedrooms: 464 4 bedrooms: 194 5 or more bedrooms: 116

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Camden:
	no bedroom: 14 1 bedroom: 283 2 bedrooms: 228 3 bedrooms: 124 4 bedrooms: 34 5 or more bedrooms: 6

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Camden in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 33 1 vehicle: 472 2 vehicles: 434 3 vehicles: 87 4 vehicles: 106 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Camden in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 104 1 vehicle: 398 2 vehicles: 163 3 vehicles: 24 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Camden, 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: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 8
$100,000 to $124,999: 20
$125,000 to $149,999: 27
$150,000 to $174,999: 40
$175,000 to $199,999: 81
$200,000 to $249,999: 192
$250,000 to $299,999: 165
$300,000 to $399,999: 203
$400,000 to $499,999: 100
$500,000 to $749,999: 152
$750,000 to $999,999: 52
$1,000,000 or more: 73

Camden rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Camden:

Less than $100: 12 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 11
$200 to $249: 12
$250 to $299: 18
$300 to $349: 22
$350 to $399: 28
$400 to $449: 55
$450 to $499: 40
$500 to $549: 43
$550 to $599: 51
$600 to $649: 46
$650 to $699: 73
$700 to $749: 52
$750 to $799: 32
$800 to $899: 95
$900 to $999: 25
$1,000 to $1,249: 6
$1,250 to $1,499: 9
$1,500 to $1,999: 7
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 44

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 14 1990 to 1994: 30 1985 to 1989: 18 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 19 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 74

Camden, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 83.6%
Number of people working at home: 149 (7.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 226
5 to 9 minutes: 572
10 to 14 minutes: 295
15 to 19 minutes: 250
20 to 24 minutes: 106
25 to 29 minutes: 102
30 to 34 minutes: 163
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 56
45 to 59 minutes: 25
60 to 89 minutes: 12
90 or more minutes: 19

Camden mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,348 (68%)
Carpooled: 180 (9%)
Bicycle: 11 (1%)
Walked: 261 (13%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 149 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 218
$10,000 to $14,999: 150
$15,000 to $19,999: 115
$20,000 to $24,999: 110
$25,000 to $29,999: 150
$30,000 to $34,999: 90
$35,000 to $39,999: 98
$40,000 to $44,999: 90
$45,000 to $49,999: 29
$50,000 to $59,999: 157
$60,000 to $74,999: 221
$75,000 to $99,999: 215
$100,000 to $124,999: 77
$125,000 to $149,999: 51
$150,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 or more: 65

First ancestries reported:

English: 758

Irish: 604

Italian: 286

German: 210

United States or American: 206

Scottish: 202

Other groups: 190

French (except Basque): 147

Scotch-Irish: 129

French Canadian: 65

European: 62

Dutch: 59

Greek: 54

Hungarian: 53

Polish: 49

Finnish: 45

British: 42

Canadian: 39

Swedish: 37

Norwegian: 33

Welsh: 31

Russian: 23

Scandinavian: 18

Armenian: 9

Lithuanian: 9

Lebanese: 9

Arab:: 9

Yugoslavian: 9

Brazilian: 8

Portuguese: 8

Albanian: 8

Luxemburger: 7

Danish: 6

Northern European: 6

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

Canada (37%)
United Kingdom (31%)
Chile (9%)
Japan (6%)
Ireland (4%)
Other Northern Europe (4%)
France (4%)

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

This state: 1726
Northeast: 1364
Midwest: 286
South: 257
West: 235

54% of Camden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 26% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 57
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 274
Less than 1 year of college: 77
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 154
Associate degree: 69
Bachelor's degree: 356
Master's degree: 169
Professional school degree: 73
Doctorate degree: 14

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: 45
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 30
12th grade, no diploma: 31
High school graduate (or equivalency): 381
Less than 1 year of college: 121
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 272
Associate degree: 174
Bachelor's degree: 503
Master's degree: 132
Professional school degree: 39
Doctorate degree: 34

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.8%

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: $49,886
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $21,261
Asian householders: $2,849
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $50,818

Camden household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Camden marital status for males

Camden marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $296,755
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $209,968
Hispanic or Latino householders: $653,234

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,337
One, attached: 82
Two: 198
3 or 4: 191
5 to 9: 105
10 to 19: 32
20 to 49: 78
50 or more: 9
Mobile homes: 71

Median worth of mobile homes: $80,137

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Camden:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 57

Here:	16.4%
Maine:	6.9%

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

Here:	4.0%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 62

Here:	50.4%
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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