Cape Elizabeth, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,806 (Urban population: 8,368, Rural population: 438 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 3,724 (3,488 occupied: 3,059 owner occupied, 429 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Housing density: 253 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $207,669.

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $2,797

Median gross rent in Cape Elizabeth, ME in 2009: $1,222

Housing units in Cape Elizabeth with a mortgage: 1,924 (154 second mortgage, 372 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 829

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Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $359,147 (it was $187,300 in 2000)

Cape Elizabeth:	$359,147
Maine:	$177,500

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $207,624 - $529,463

Mean price in 2009:

Detached houses: $469,669
Here:
$469,669
State:
$231,355

Townhouses or other attached units: $257,168
Here:
$257,168
State:
$236,559

In 2-unit structures: $462,573
Here:
$462,573
State:
$206,366

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $271,288
Here:
$271,288
State:
$240,878

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $175,853
Here:
$175,853
State:
$272,619

Mobile homes: $381,506
Here:
$381,506
State:
$42,332

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,965

In family households: 7,889 (2,036 male householders, 570 female householders)
2,353 spouses, 2,688 children (2,504 natural, 103 adopted, 81 stepchildren), 36 grandchildren, 15 brothers or sisters, 61 parents, 16 other relatives, 114 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,076 (289 male householders (213 living alone)), 606 female householders (525 living alone)), 181 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 103 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 1,192 2-persons, 532 3-persons, 581 4-persons, 231 5-persons, 67 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 738 1-person, 142 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 9 5-persons.

2,065 married couples with children.
270 single-parent households (74 men, 196 women).

94.3% of residents of Cape Elizabeth speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 271 (3.0%)
(63.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.8
State:	4.1

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Rooms in houses/apartments in Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

1 room: 0
2 rooms: 0
3 rooms: 14
4 rooms: 85
5 rooms: 349
6 rooms: 536
7 rooms: 678
8 rooms: 592
9 or more rooms: 805

1 room: 20
2 rooms: 11
3 rooms: 59
4 rooms: 99
5 rooms: 102
6 rooms: 63
7 rooms: 37
8 rooms: 28
9 or more rooms: 10

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

no bedroom: 0
1 bedroom: 14
2 bedrooms: 428
3 bedrooms: 1,428
4 bedrooms: 908
5+ bedrooms: 281

no bedroom: 20
1 bedroom: 88
2 bedrooms: 171
3 bedrooms: 128
4 bedrooms: 22
5+ bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Cape Elizabeth, Maine in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

no vehicle: 18
1 vehicle: 714
2 vehicles: 1,772
3 vehicles: 403
4 vehicles: 120
5+ vehicles: 32

no vehicle: 51
1 vehicle: 155
2 vehicles: 180
3 vehicles: 36
4 vehicles: 7
5+ vehicles: 0

Year house built

1999 to March 2000: 85
1995 to 1998: 46
1990 to 1994: 183
1980 to 1989: 587
1970 to 1979: 507
1960 to 1969: 635
1950 to 1959: 455
1940 to 1949: 493
1939 or earlier: 733

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in Cape Elizabeth, 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: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 4
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 4
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $174,999: 118
$175,000 to $199,999: 171
$200,000 to $249,999: 383
$250,000 to $299,999: 406
$300,000 to $399,999: 604
$400,000 to $499,999: 349
$500,000 to $749,999: 510
$750,000 to $999,999: 210
$1,000,000 or more: 183

Cape Elizabeth rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Cape Elizabeth:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 4
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 7
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 2
$450 to $499: 4
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 2
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 63
$900 to $999: 53
$1,000 to $1,249: 62
$1,250 to $1,499: 51
$1,500 to $1,999: 46
$2,000 or more: 51
No cash rent: 24

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 44
1990 to 1994: 53
1985 to 1989: 20
1980 to 1984: 0
1975 to 1979: 4
1970 to 1974: 37
1970 to 1974: 19
1965 to 1969: 94

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.3%
Number of people working at home: 400 (9.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

Less than 5 minutes: 143
5 to 9 minutes: 394
10 to 14 minutes: 760
15 to 19 minutes: 934
20 to 24 minutes: 869
25 to 29 minutes: 236
30 to 34 minutes: 407
35 to 39 minutes: 34
40 to 44 minutes: 6
45 to 59 minutes: 60
60 to 89 minutes: 96
90 or more minutes: 36

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,580 (82%)
Carpooled: 281 (6%)
Taxi: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 16 (0%)
Walked: 69 (2%)
Other means: 22 (1%)
Worked at home: 400 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 152
$10,000 to $14,999: 92
$15,000 to $19,999: 87
$20,000 to $24,999: 106
$25,000 to $29,999: 94
$30,000 to $34,999: 254
$35,000 to $39,999: 119
$40,000 to $44,999: 174
$45,000 to $49,999: 131
$50,000 to $59,999: 243
$60,000 to $74,999: 359
$75,000 to $99,999: 506
$100,000 to $124,999: 367
$125,000 to $149,999: 195
$150,000 to $199,999: 285
$200,000 or more: 337

First ancestries reported:

English: 1736

Irish: 1503

Italian: 730

German: 600

United States or American: 452

Scottish: 369

Other groups: 337

French (except Basque): 329

Scotch-Irish: 252

French Canadian: 193

Polish: 182

Dutch: 143

Swedish: 142

British: 141

Russian: 95

Danish: 87

Greek: 50

Portuguese: 46

Canadian: 46

Hungarian: 46

Norwegian: 46

Armenian: 44

Albanian: 43

European: 41

Czech: 40

Eastern European: 35

Austrian: 31

Welsh: 25

Slovene: 22

Swiss: 20

Lithuanian: 19

Slavic: 15

Czechoslovakian: 13

Iranian: 12

Ukrainian: 12

Arab:: 11

Finnish: 11

Syrian: 11

Alsatian: 10

Slovak: 8

Northern European: 7

Romanian: 7

Brazilian: 6

Latvian: 5

Scandinavian: 5

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

United Kingdom (19%)
Canada (13%)
Other Eastern Europe (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (8%)
Germany (7%)
Argentina (6%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (5%)

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

This state: 4172
Northeast: 3008
Midwest: 675
South: 579
West: 267

65% of Cape Elizabeth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 323
Less than 1 year of college: 104
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 321
Associate degree: 185
Bachelor's degree: 971
Master's degree: 389
Professional school degree: 400
Doctorate degree: 102

Educational Attainment for Males (%)

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 529
Less than 1 year of college: 144
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 468
Associate degree: 334
Bachelor's degree: 1,043
Master's degree: 574
Professional school degree: 189
Doctorate degree: 38

Educational Attainment for Females (%)

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

Median household income in 2009 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $89,785
Black householders: $60,038
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $94,810
Asian householders: $150,102
Two or more races householders: $45,582

Cape Elizabeth marital status for females

Median 2009 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $355,887
Black or African American householders: $228,565
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $263,655
Asian householders: $1,917,497
Two or more races householders: $103,161

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,190
One, attached: 236
Two: 37
3 or 4: 85
5 to 9: 114
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 12
50 or more: 37
Mobile homes: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $239,121

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Cape Elizabeth:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in Cape Elizabeth

Houses and condos Apartments

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (91.0%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4.0%)
Utility gas (2.6%)
Wood (1.0%)
Electricity (1.0%)

Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58.3%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (20.3%)
Utility gas (13.8%)
Electricity (4.7%)
Wood (3.0%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 110

Here:	8.9%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 43

Here:	6.9%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 76

Here:	22.0%
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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