Kennebunk, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 4,465 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 501 (all nonfarm))

Kennebunk, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,313 (2,142 occupied: 1,544 owner occupied, 598 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	28%
State:	28%

Housing density: 343 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: $749 (lower quartile is $433, upper quartile is $1,027)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $704

Median gross rent in Kennebunk, ME in 2007: $831

Housing units in Kennebunk with a mortgage: 950 (115 second mortgage, 153 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 399

Kennebunk,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $282,720 (it was $143,400 in 2000)

Kennebunk:	$282,720
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $213,049 - $389,197

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $341,074
Here: $341,074
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $303,169
Here: $303,169
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $300,020
Here: $300,020
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $198,930
Here: $198,930
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $71,151
Here: $71,151
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $75,000
Here: $75,000
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,834

In family households: 3,923 (978 male householders, 376 female householders)
1,077 spouses, 1,329 children (1,273 natural, 16 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 27 parents, 41 other relatives, 72 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 911 (246 male householders (203 living alone)), 544 female householders (504 living alone)), 121 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 132 (124 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 700 2-persons, 265 3-persons, 245 4-persons, 120 5-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 707 1-person, 57 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

785 married couples with children.
239 single-parent households (36 men, 203 women).

95.2% of residents of Kennebunk speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (33% speak English very well, 53% speak English well, 13% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 140 (2.8%)
(57.1% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Kennebunk, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 193 5 rooms: 292 6 rooms: 280 7 rooms: 298 8 rooms: 193 9 or more rooms: 274

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kennebunk, Maine:
	1 room: 32 2 rooms: 74 3 rooms: 75 4 rooms: 235 5 rooms: 65 6 rooms: 83 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 18

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 105
1995 to 1998: 110
1990 to 1994: 106
1980 to 1989: 490
1970 to 1979: 327
1960 to 1969: 226
1950 to 1959: 213
1940 to 1949: 85
1939 or earlier: 651

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Kennebunk:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 413 3 bedrooms: 658 4 bedrooms: 318 5 or more bedrooms: 112

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Kennebunk:
	no bedroom: 32 1 bedroom: 175 2 bedrooms: 316 3 bedrooms: 51 4 bedrooms: 24 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 Kennebunk in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 29 1 vehicle: 549 2 vehicles: 740 3 vehicles: 178 4 vehicles: 41 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in Kennebunk in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 94 1 vehicle: 330 2 vehicles: 158 3 vehicles: 8 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Kennebunk, 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: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 1
$80,000 to $89,999: 9
$90,000 to $99,999: 7
$100,000 to $124,999: 9
$125,000 to $149,999: 42
$150,000 to $174,999: 78
$175,000 to $199,999: 144
$200,000 to $249,999: 236
$250,000 to $299,999: 364
$300,000 to $399,999: 354
$400,000 to $499,999: 151
$500,000 to $749,999: 115
$750,000 to $999,999: 18
$1,000,000 or more: 16

Kennebunk rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Kennebunk:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 19
$200 to $249: 7
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 25
$500 to $549: 37
$550 to $599: 38
$600 to $649: 39
$650 to $699: 42
$700 to $749: 42
$750 to $799: 38
$800 to $899: 54
$900 to $999: 44
$1,000 to $1,249: 68
$1,250 to $1,499: 5
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 66
No cash rent: 23

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 25 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 24 1980 to 1984: 25 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 46

Kennebunk, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 69.2%
Number of people working at home: 120 (5.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 155
5 to 9 minutes: 411
10 to 14 minutes: 292
15 to 19 minutes: 302
20 to 24 minutes: 200
25 to 29 minutes: 124
30 to 34 minutes: 299
35 to 39 minutes: 96
40 to 44 minutes: 112
45 to 59 minutes: 124
60 to 89 minutes: 57
90 or more minutes: 81

Kennebunk mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,036 (86%)
Carpooled: 116 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 28 (1%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 49 (2%)
Other means: 17 (1%)
Worked at home: 120 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 114
$10,000 to $14,999: 71
$15,000 to $19,999: 194
$20,000 to $24,999: 129
$25,000 to $29,999: 129
$30,000 to $34,999: 153
$35,000 to $39,999: 70
$40,000 to $44,999: 133
$45,000 to $49,999: 92
$50,000 to $59,999: 215
$60,000 to $74,999: 270
$75,000 to $99,999: 270
$100,000 to $124,999: 102
$125,000 to $149,999: 73
$150,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 or more: 53

First ancestries reported:

English: 1297

Irish: 731

United States or American: 332

German: 263

French Canadian: 260

French (except Basque): 237

Scottish: 224

Other groups: 223

Italian: 186

Swedish: 96

Canadian: 64

Scotch-Irish: 54

Polish: 46

Norwegian: 32

Russian: 31

Hungarian: 28

British: 24

European: 23

Finnish: 20

Greek: 20

Eastern European: 16

Welsh: 16

Lithuanian: 13

Dutch: 10

Austrian: 10

Ukrainian: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 8

Danish: 8

Armenian: 8

Slovene: 7

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

Canada (41%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12%)
Vietnam (11%)
Austria (7%)
Greece (7%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Other Western Europe (6%)

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

This state: 1944
Northeast: 2286
Midwest: 269
South: 243
West: 45

57% of Kennebunk 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, 18% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 11
7th and 8th grade: 7
9th grade: 18
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 34
High school graduate (or equivalency): 305
Less than 1 year of college: 59
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 262
Associate degree: 67
Bachelor's degree: 520
Master's degree: 171
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 39
10th grade: 33
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 45
High school graduate (or equivalency): 478
Less than 1 year of college: 107
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 279
Associate degree: 233
Bachelor's degree: 469
Master's degree: 182
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 51

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

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: $59,431
Black householders: $4,808
Asian householders: $104,544
Two or more races householders: $19,568
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $5,646

Kennebunk household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Kennebunk household income for Asian householders

Kennebunk household income for Two or more races householders

Kennebunk marital status for males

Kennebunk marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $288,831
Black or African American householders: $187,297
Asian householders: $285,085
Two or more races householders: $271,087

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,394
One, attached: 292
Two: 147
3 or 4: 307
5 to 9: 38
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 48
50 or more: 58
Mobile homes: 21

Median worth of mobile homes: $116,339

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Kennebunk:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%) Electricity (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (47%) Electricity (41%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Utility gas (4%) Coal or coke (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	4.5%
Maine:	6.9%

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

Here:	3.5%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 30

Here:	16.0%
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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