Machias, NY (New York) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,340 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,340 (40 farm, 2,300 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,359 (917 occupied: 726 owner occupied, 191 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	21%
State:	47%

Housing density: 33 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $386,378.

Median contract rent in 2007: $423 (lower quartile is $396, upper quartile is $493)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $419

Median gross rent in Machias, NY in 2007: $694

Housing units in Machias with a mortgage: 259 (21 second mortgage, 51 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 146

Machias,NY index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $82,810 (it was $63,700 in 2000)

Machias:	$82,810
New York:	$311,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $65,125 - $129,720

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $115,734
Here: $115,734
State: $352,556

Townhouses or other attached units: $112,854
Here: $112,854
State: $476,263

In 2-unit structures: $86,415
Here: $86,415
State: $482,362

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $124,459
Here: $124,459
State: $552,553

Mobile homes: $42,318
Here: $42,318
State: $40,766

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,426

In family households: 2,194 (574 male householders, 123 female householders)
540 spouses, 739 children (693 natural, 31 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 69 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 12 parents, 29 other relatives, 97 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 232 (118 male householders (99 living alone)), 91 female householders (88 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 113 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 273 2-persons, 170 3-persons, 147 4-persons, 76 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 187 1-person, 22 2-persons.

430 married couples with children.
133 single-parent households (66 men, 67 women).

95.6% of residents of Machias speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (57% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (58% speak English well, 42% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 36 (1.4%)
(77.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	6.3

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.4
State:	3.6

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Machias, New York:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 19 4 rooms: 86 5 rooms: 145 6 rooms: 168 7 rooms: 67 8 rooms: 112 9 or more rooms: 120

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Machias, New York:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 67 5 rooms: 48 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 16 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 136
1990 to 1994: 111
1980 to 1989: 184
1970 to 1979: 182
1960 to 1969: 122
1950 to 1959: 71
1940 to 1949: 192
1939 or earlier: 349

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Machias:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 34 2 bedrooms: 174 3 bedrooms: 344 4 bedrooms: 122 5 or more bedrooms: 49

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Machias:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 93 3 bedrooms: 56 4 bedrooms: 17 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 Machias in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 46 1 vehicle: 218 2 vehicles: 305 3 vehicles: 129 4 vehicles: 20 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Machias in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 96 2 vehicles: 65 3 vehicles: 23 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Machias, NY:

Less than $10,000: 15
$10,000 to $14,999: 9
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 16
$35,000 to $39,999: 12
$40,000 to $49,999: 40
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $69,999: 67
$70,000 to $79,999: 79
$80,000 to $89,999: 67
$90,000 to $99,999: 48
$100,000 to $124,999: 86
$125,000 to $149,999: 68
$150,000 to $174,999: 49
$175,000 to $199,999: 22
$200,000 to $249,999: 4
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 8
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Machias rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Machias:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 4
$200 to $249: 4
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 26
$400 to $449: 34
$450 to $499: 19
$500 to $549: 14
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 11
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 4
$800 to $899: 2
$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: 18

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 3 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.7%
Number of people working at home: 31 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 79
5 to 9 minutes: 74
10 to 14 minutes: 108
15 to 19 minutes: 144
20 to 24 minutes: 154
25 to 29 minutes: 59
30 to 34 minutes: 85
35 to 39 minutes: 20
40 to 44 minutes: 39
45 to 59 minutes: 139
60 to 89 minutes: 88
90 or more minutes: 27

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 887 (85%)
Carpooled: 88 (8%)
Walked: 22 (2%)
Other means: 19 (2%)
Worked at home: 31 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 108
$10,000 to $14,999: 73
$15,000 to $19,999: 84
$20,000 to $24,999: 72
$25,000 to $29,999: 65
$30,000 to $34,999: 73
$35,000 to $39,999: 56
$40,000 to $44,999: 60
$45,000 to $49,999: 53
$50,000 to $59,999: 77
$60,000 to $74,999: 56
$75,000 to $99,999: 87
$100,000 to $124,999: 30
$125,000 to $149,999: 8
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

German: 646

English: 219

Polish: 219

United States or American: 203

Irish: 163

Italian: 94

Other groups: 92

French (except Basque): 54

Dutch: 41

Welsh: 24

Swedish: 23

Austrian: 17

Scotch-Irish: 17

Scottish: 17

Danish: 14

Swiss: 10

Hungarian: 8

Czech: 8

Canadian: 6

Ukrainian: 6

Slavic: 5

British: 3

Slovene: 3

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

Germany (64%)
Canada (22%)
Vietnam (14%)

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

This state: 2321
Northeast: 55
Midwest: 19
South: 85
West: 19

61% of Machias residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 66% lived in New York.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 51
9th grade: 53
10th grade: 49
11th grade: 42
12th grade, no diploma: 36
High school graduate (or equivalency): 330
Less than 1 year of college: 36
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 74
Associate degree: 78
Bachelor's degree: 32
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 41
9th grade: 26
10th grade: 59
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 383
Less than 1 year of college: 60
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 68
Associate degree: 56
Bachelor's degree: 46
Master's degree: 36
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.0%

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%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $41,077
Black householders: $136,649
Asian householders: $6,258
Two or more races householders: $28,616

Machias household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Machias marital status for males

Machias marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $90,090

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 872
One, attached: 10
Two: 70
3 or 4: 27
5 to 9: 3
Mobile homes: 347
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 30

Median worth of mobile homes: $45,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Machias:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (53%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Wood (13%) Electricity (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (61%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (15%) Electricity (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 49

Here:	15.0%
New York:	14.0%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 6

Here:	3.9%
New York:	13.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 12

Here:	13.0%
New York:	38.2%

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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