Gray, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,541 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 7,541 (98 farm, 7,443 nonfarm))

Houses: 3,202 (2,637 occupied: 2,082 owner occupied, 555 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	28%

Housing density: 74 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: $808 (lower quartile is $643, upper quartile is $898)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $716

Median gross rent in Gray, ME in 2007: $922

Housing units in Gray with a mortgage: 1,349 (158 second mortgage, 214 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 264

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $236,093 (it was $121,800 in 2000)

Gray:	$236,093
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $191,007 - $323,231

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $282,122
Here: $282,122
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $132,070
Here: $132,070
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $275,200
Here: $275,200
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $46,791
Here: $46,791
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,785

In family households: 5,789 (1,453 male householders, 441 female householders)
1,679 spouses, 2,007 children (1,872 natural, 65 adopted, 70 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 46 parents, 36 other relatives, 103 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 996 (401 male householders (276 living alone)), 338 female householders (242 living alone)), 257 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 35 (31 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 853 2-persons, 415 3-persons, 433 4-persons, 129 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 31 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 518 1-person, 191 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 9 4-persons.

1,308 married couples with children.
272 single-parent households (58 men, 214 women).

95.9% of residents of Gray speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 108 (1.6%)
(91.7% 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:	4.5
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gray, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 45 4 rooms: 279 5 rooms: 403 6 rooms: 567 7 rooms: 371 8 rooms: 211 9 or more rooms: 206

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gray, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 98 4 rooms: 157 5 rooms: 181 6 rooms: 10 7 rooms: 44 8 rooms: 24 9 or more rooms: 19

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 261
1990 to 1994: 283
1980 to 1989: 585
1970 to 1979: 695
1960 to 1969: 519
1950 to 1959: 249
1940 to 1949: 137
1939 or earlier: 436

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gray:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 598 3 bedrooms: 987 4 bedrooms: 412 5 or more bedrooms: 56

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gray:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 146 2 bedrooms: 240 3 bedrooms: 94 4 bedrooms: 75 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 Gray in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 431 2 vehicles: 1,097 3 vehicles: 415 4 vehicles: 100 5 or more vehicles: 29

Cars and other vehicles available in Gray in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 46 1 vehicle: 268 2 vehicles: 196 3 vehicles: 35 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 10

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

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 26
$25,000 to $29,999: 22
$30,000 to $34,999: 5
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 2
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 11
$80,000 to $89,999: 15
$90,000 to $99,999: 20
$100,000 to $124,999: 66
$125,000 to $149,999: 81
$150,000 to $174,999: 218
$175,000 to $199,999: 252
$200,000 to $249,999: 530
$250,000 to $299,999: 399
$300,000 to $399,999: 450
$400,000 to $499,999: 93
$500,000 to $749,999: 38
$750,000 to $999,999: 19
$1,000,000 or more: 20

Gray rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gray:

Less than $100: 11 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 19
$500 to $549: 30
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 37
$700 to $749: 59
$750 to $799: 48
$800 to $899: 161
$900 to $999: 72
$1,000 to $1,249: 27
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 68

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 20 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 32 1970 to 1974: 9 1965 to 1969: 38

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.8%
Number of people working at home: 106 (2.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 153
5 to 9 minutes: 386
10 to 14 minutes: 163
15 to 19 minutes: 296
20 to 24 minutes: 406
25 to 29 minutes: 410
30 to 34 minutes: 1052
35 to 39 minutes: 228
40 to 44 minutes: 189
45 to 59 minutes: 240
60 to 89 minutes: 87
90 or more minutes: 60

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,249 (86%)
Carpooled: 338 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (0%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 50 (1%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 106 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 59
$10,000 to $14,999: 126
$15,000 to $19,999: 83
$20,000 to $24,999: 117
$25,000 to $29,999: 115
$30,000 to $34,999: 178
$35,000 to $39,999: 255
$40,000 to $44,999: 195
$45,000 to $49,999: 183
$50,000 to $59,999: 377
$60,000 to $74,999: 337
$75,000 to $99,999: 342
$100,000 to $124,999: 140
$125,000 to $149,999: 55
$150,000 to $199,999: 29
$200,000 or more: 42

First ancestries reported:

English: 1194

Irish: 653

French (except Basque): 637

French Canadian: 474

Italian: 403

United States or American: 391

German: 374

Scottish: 244

Other groups: 218

Scotch-Irish: 207

Swedish: 139

European: 95

Polish: 78

Austrian: 54

Northern European: 51

Norwegian: 44

Welsh: 40

Canadian: 34

Finnish: 30

Danish: 28

Portuguese: 28

Russian: 28

British: 27

Swiss: 16

Estonian: 10

Subsaharan African:: 9

Senegalese: 9

Hungarian: 7

Latvian: 6

Dutch: 6

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

Canada (49%)
India (14%)
Colombia (13%)
Italy (10%)
France (8%)
United Kingdom (6%)

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

This state: 4714
Northeast: 1238
Midwest: 275
South: 251
West: 150

58% of Gray residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 46
11th grade: 50
12th grade, no diploma: 26
High school graduate (or equivalency): 832
Less than 1 year of college: 103
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 385
Associate degree: 156
Bachelor's degree: 473
Master's degree: 158
Professional school degree: 27
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 11
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 50
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 20
12th grade, no diploma: 72
High school graduate (or equivalency): 742
Less than 1 year of college: 130
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 381
Associate degree: 246
Bachelor's degree: 440
Master's degree: 210
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.0%

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

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: $63,977
Black householders: $24,792
Asian householders: $112,126
Some other race householders: $51,855
Two or more races householders: $44,056
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,531

Gray household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gray household income for Two or more races householders

Gray marital status for males

Gray marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $241,520
Black or African American householders: $62,996
Asian householders: $363,443

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,520
One, attached: 42
Two: 202
3 or 4: 52
5 to 9: 41
10 to 19: 13
20 to 49: 43
Mobile homes: 289

Median worth of mobile homes: $62,713

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gray:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Wood (8%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (14%) Wood (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 63

Here:	8.0%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 99

Here:	22.2%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 66

Here:	34.2%
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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