Damariscotta-Newcastle, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,793 (15 farm, 1,778 nonfarm))

Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 924 (825 occupied: 552 owner occupied, 273 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	33%
State:	28%

Housing density: 165 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 $533, upper quartile is $745)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $518

Median gross rent in Damariscotta-Newcastle, ME in 2007: $643

Housing units in Damariscotta-Newcastle with a mortgage: 248 (39 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 158

Damariscotta-Newcastle,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $255,534 (it was $158,100 in 2000)

Damariscotta-Newcastle:	$255,534
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $137,908 - $397,596

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $328,537
Here: $328,537
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $553,969
Here: $553,969
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $343,942
Here: $343,942
State: $237,097

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $261,842
Here: $261,842
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $28,438
Here: $28,438
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,669

In family households: 1,298 (392 male householders, 98 female householders)
378 spouses, 362 children (328 natural, 11 adopted, 23 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 20 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 371 (90 male householders (71 living alone)), 246 female householders (234 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 124 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 305 2-persons, 84 3-persons, 67 4-persons, 25 5-persons, 2 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 305 1-person, 31 2-persons.

165 married couples with children.
84 single-parent households (23 men, 61 women).

96.7% of residents of Damariscotta-Newcastle speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 82 (4.6%)
(76.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.6
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 22 4 rooms: 35 5 rooms: 89 6 rooms: 105 7 rooms: 120 8 rooms: 99 9 or more rooms: 68

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine:
	1 room: 7 2 rooms: 61 3 rooms: 76 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 23 6 rooms: 23 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 60
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 48
1980 to 1989: 118
1970 to 1979: 115
1960 to 1969: 33
1950 to 1959: 48
1940 to 1949: 45
1939 or earlier: 426

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Damariscotta-Newcastle:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 27 2 bedrooms: 128 3 bedrooms: 257 4 bedrooms: 108 5 or more bedrooms: 28

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Damariscotta-Newcastle:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 157 2 bedrooms: 69 3 bedrooms: 34 4 bedrooms: 2 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 Damariscotta-Newcastle in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 47 1 vehicle: 178 2 vehicles: 250 3 vehicles: 58 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Damariscotta-Newcastle in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 76 1 vehicle: 163 2 vehicles: 30 3 vehicles: 4 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 2
$30,000 to $34,999: 1
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 7
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 2
$80,000 to $89,999: 4
$90,000 to $99,999: 5
$100,000 to $124,999: 27
$125,000 to $149,999: 36
$150,000 to $174,999: 58
$175,000 to $199,999: 47
$200,000 to $249,999: 70
$250,000 to $299,999: 62
$300,000 to $399,999: 76
$400,000 to $499,999: 76
$500,000 to $749,999: 45
$750,000 to $999,999: 12
$1,000,000 or more: 13

Damariscotta-Newcastle rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Damariscotta-Newcastle:

Less than $100: 9 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 5
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 32
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 34
$650 to $699: 28
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 24
$800 to $899: 11
$900 to $999: 12
$1,000 to $1,249: 4
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 19
$2,000 or more: 2
No cash rent: 10

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 15 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 5 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 41

Damariscotta-Newcastle, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.1%
Number of people working at home: 69 (10.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 95
5 to 9 minutes: 155
10 to 14 minutes: 93
15 to 19 minutes: 77
20 to 24 minutes: 37
25 to 29 minutes: 11
30 to 34 minutes: 54
35 to 39 minutes: 10
40 to 44 minutes: 18
45 to 59 minutes: 31
60 to 89 minutes: 13
90 or more minutes: 27

Damariscotta-Newcastle mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 468 (68%)
Carpooled: 66 (10%)
Bicycle: 8 (1%)
Walked: 67 (10%)
Other means: 12 (2%)
Worked at home: 69 (10%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 88
$10,000 to $14,999: 68
$15,000 to $19,999: 58
$20,000 to $24,999: 91
$25,000 to $29,999: 53
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 33
$40,000 to $44,999: 53
$45,000 to $49,999: 49
$50,000 to $59,999: 59
$60,000 to $74,999: 62
$75,000 to $99,999: 55
$100,000 to $124,999: 52
$125,000 to $149,999: 21
$150,000 to $199,999: 23
$200,000 or more: 13

First ancestries reported:

English: 379

Irish: 214

United States or American: 174

German: 116

French Canadian: 97

French (except Basque): 90

Scottish: 64

Other groups: 57

Scotch-Irish: 56

Italian: 47

Canadian: 27

Dutch: 24

Welsh: 19

Lithuanian: 15

Polish: 13

Danish: 11

Norwegian: 10

European: 9

British: 9

Russian: 8

Swiss: 8

Finnish: 7

Swedish: 7

Eastern European: 3

Pennsylvania German: 3

Ukrainian: 3

Hungarian: 2

Belgian: 2

Arab:: 2

Lebanese: 2

Scandinavian: 2

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

Canada (37%)
United Kingdom (29%)
Germany (16%)
India (6%)
Ireland (4%)
Sweden (4%)
Other Western Europe (2%)

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

This state: 795
Northeast: 732
Midwest: 68
South: 85
West: 23

53% of Damariscotta-Newcastle residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 9
9th grade: 2
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 3
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 129
Less than 1 year of college: 49
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 86
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 150
Master's degree: 60
Professional school degree: 27
Doctorate degree: 19

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 19
9th grade: 5
10th grade: 11
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 208
Less than 1 year of college: 38
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 143
Associate degree: 73
Bachelor's degree: 205
Master's degree: 63
Professional school degree: 25
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $43,072
Asian householders: $126,839
Two or more races householders: $73,448

Damariscotta-Newcastle household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Damariscotta-Newcastle marital status for males

Damariscotta-Newcastle marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $250,684
Asian householders: $363,662
Two or more races householders: $222,238

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 594
One, attached: 17
Two: 42
3 or 4: 62
5 to 9: 49
10 to 19: 37
20 to 49: 92
Mobile homes: 25
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $34,523

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Damariscotta-Newcastle:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Wood (3%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) No fuel used (5%) Wood (1%)

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

Here:	5.1%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33

Here:	50.0%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20

Here:	54.1%
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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