Islesboro, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 653 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 653 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 744 (282 occupied: 226 owner occupied, 56 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Housing density: 52 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: $554 (lower quartile is $446, upper quartile is $692)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $516

Median gross rent in Islesboro, ME in 2007: $795

Housing units in Islesboro with a mortgage: 69 (2 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 88

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $274,439 (it was $147,600 in 2000)

Islesboro:	$274,439
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $126,459 - $419,526

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $437,956
Here: $437,956
State: $240,738

In 2-unit structures: $329,925
Here: $329,925
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $69,375
Here: $69,375
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 610

In family households: 480 (148 male householders, 17 female householders)
150 spouses, 142 children (123 natural, 4 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 5 other relatives, 7 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 130 (46 male householders (39 living alone)), 67 female householders (58 living alone)), 17 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 84 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 35 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 97 1-person, 16 2-persons.

86 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (21 men, 9 women).

96.0% of residents of Islesboro speak English at home.
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 26% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 13 (2.1%)
(69.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.7
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Islesboro, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 19 5 rooms: 43 6 rooms: 55 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 27

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Islesboro, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 2 4 rooms: 2 5 rooms: 21 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 22
1995 to 1998: 26
1990 to 1994: 63
1980 to 1989: 63
1970 to 1979: 64
1960 to 1969: 55
1950 to 1959: 51
1940 to 1949: 41
1939 or earlier: 359

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Islesboro:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 59 3 bedrooms: 116 4 bedrooms: 26 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Islesboro:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 2 2 bedrooms: 12 3 bedrooms: 37 4 bedrooms: 5 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 Islesboro in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 15 1 vehicle: 71 2 vehicles: 96 3 vehicles: 41 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Islesboro in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 3 1 vehicle: 23 2 vehicles: 24 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 1
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 2
$40,000 to $49,999: 4
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 3
$80,000 to $89,999: 6
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 5
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $174,999: 18
$175,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 to $249,999: 30
$250,000 to $299,999: 27
$300,000 to $399,999: 36
$400,000 to $499,999: 27
$500,000 to $749,999: 11
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 25

Islesboro rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Islesboro:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 2
$350 to $399: 2
$400 to $449: 2
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 8
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 5
$700 to $749: 6
$750 to $799: 5
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$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: 8

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 4 1975 to 1979: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 7

Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.3%
Number of people working at home: 38 (14.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 31
5 to 9 minutes: 51
10 to 14 minutes: 36
15 to 19 minutes: 47
20 to 24 minutes: 9
25 to 29 minutes: 0
30 to 34 minutes: 15
35 to 39 minutes: 3
40 to 44 minutes: 2
45 to 59 minutes: 3
60 to 89 minutes: 8
90 or more minutes: 15

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 171 (66%)
Carpooled: 26 (10%)
Ferryboat: 3 (1%)
Walked: 16 (6%)
Other means: 4 (2%)
Worked at home: 38 (15%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 23
$10,000 to $14,999: 15
$15,000 to $19,999: 27
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 21
$30,000 to $34,999: 33
$35,000 to $39,999: 11
$40,000 to $44,999: 25
$45,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 12
$60,000 to $74,999: 22
$75,000 to $99,999: 29
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 3
$150,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 or more: 6

First ancestries reported:

English: 162

Irish: 65

Scottish: 56

French (except Basque): 35

German: 31

United States or American: 31

Other groups: 20

European: 18

Italian: 13

French Canadian: 12

Polish: 10

Swedish: 9

Welsh: 7

Russian: 5

Scotch-Irish: 5

Canadian: 3

Finnish: 3

Hungarian: 3

Northern European: 3

British: 2

Norwegian: 2

Subsaharan African:: 2

South African: 2

Ukrainian: 1

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

Australia (54%)
Sweden (15%)
South Africa (15%)
Canada (15%)

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

This state: 324
Northeast: 188
Midwest: 26
South: 29
West: 30

70% of Islesboro residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 4
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 7
12th grade, no diploma: 4
High school graduate (or equivalency): 80
Less than 1 year of college: 3
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 15
Associate degree: 14
Bachelor's degree: 44
Master's degree: 21
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 7

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: 6
9th grade: 3
10th grade: 2
11th grade: 6
12th grade, no diploma: 2
High school graduate (or equivalency): 56
Less than 1 year of college: 28
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 49
Associate degree: 12
Bachelor's degree: 59
Master's degree: 12
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 10.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,925
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $77,233

Islesboro household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Islesboro marital status for males

Islesboro marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $259,427

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 705
One, attached: 2
Two: 5
Mobile homes: 28
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $78,286

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Islesboro:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%) Wood (12%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Wood (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	27.0%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	14.3%
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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