Madison, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 1,944 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 792 (36 farm, 756 nonfarm))

Madison, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,226 (1,157 occupied: 761 owner occupied, 396 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

Housing density: 190 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: $413 (lower quartile is $277, upper quartile is $522)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $400

Median gross rent in Madison, ME in 2007: $470

Housing units in Madison with a mortgage: 305 (36 second mortgage, 39 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 201

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $116,940 (it was $61,900 in 2000)

Madison:	$116,940
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $80,520 - $153,885

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $133,015
Here: $133,015
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $81,858
Here: $81,858
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $173,586
Here: $173,586
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $178,676
Here: $178,676
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $35,351
Here: $35,351
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,622

In family households: 2,114 (535 male householders, 183 female householders)
536 spouses, 693 children (609 natural, 34 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 20 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 20 other relatives, 93 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 508 (125 male householders (89 living alone)), 300 female householders (252 living alone)), 83 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 114 (95 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 358 2-persons, 150 3-persons, 129 4-persons, 67 5-persons, 14 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 341 1-person, 78 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

363 married couples with children.
191 single-parent households (44 men, 147 women).

96.4% of residents of Madison speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (51% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 47 (1.7%)
(78.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Madison, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 106 5 rooms: 219 6 rooms: 191 7 rooms: 81 8 rooms: 56 9 or more rooms: 99

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 15 3 rooms: 86 4 rooms: 159 5 rooms: 54 6 rooms: 26 7 rooms: 35 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 21

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 62
1990 to 1994: 25
1980 to 1989: 119
1970 to 1979: 136
1960 to 1969: 91
1950 to 1959: 131
1940 to 1949: 123
1939 or earlier: 530

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Madison:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 13 2 bedrooms: 185 3 bedrooms: 361 4 bedrooms: 152 5 or more bedrooms: 50

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Madison:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 107 2 bedrooms: 192 3 bedrooms: 60 4 bedrooms: 20 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Madison in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 27 1 vehicle: 267 2 vehicles: 352 3 vehicles: 89 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Madison in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 95 1 vehicle: 244 2 vehicles: 43 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 7

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

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 7
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 16
$40,000 to $49,999: 36
$50,000 to $59,999: 28
$60,000 to $69,999: 27
$70,000 to $79,999: 36
$80,000 to $89,999: 56
$90,000 to $99,999: 56
$100,000 to $124,999: 150
$125,000 to $149,999: 144
$150,000 to $174,999: 104
$175,000 to $199,999: 32
$200,000 to $249,999: 22
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 2
$500,000 to $749,999: 3
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Madison rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Madison:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 6
$150 to $199: 17
$200 to $249: 37
$250 to $299: 33
$300 to $349: 36
$350 to $399: 44
$400 to $449: 41
$450 to $499: 49
$500 to $549: 38
$550 to $599: 22
$600 to $649: 15
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 12
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 14
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 21

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 33

Madison, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 87.1%
Number of people working at home: 67 (6.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 159
5 to 9 minutes: 181
10 to 14 minutes: 98
15 to 19 minutes: 208
20 to 24 minutes: 108
25 to 29 minutes: 19
30 to 34 minutes: 77
35 to 39 minutes: 28
40 to 44 minutes: 6
45 to 59 minutes: 44
60 to 89 minutes: 42
90 or more minutes: 44

Madison mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 793 (73%)
Carpooled: 167 (15%)
Walked: 50 (5%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 67 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 165
$10,000 to $14,999: 150
$15,000 to $19,999: 66
$20,000 to $24,999: 132
$25,000 to $29,999: 106
$30,000 to $34,999: 48
$35,000 to $39,999: 99
$40,000 to $44,999: 57
$45,000 to $49,999: 41
$50,000 to $59,999: 67
$60,000 to $74,999: 72
$75,000 to $99,999: 66
$100,000 to $124,999: 37
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 or more: 21

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 568

French Canadian: 355

English: 355

United States or American: 266

Irish: 200

Other groups: 132

Scotch-Irish: 72

German: 67

Scottish: 47

Canadian: 46

Italian: 40

Arab:: 31

Armenian: 30

Lebanese: 26

Dutch: 20

Slovak: 12

Polish: 10

British: 7

Danish: 6

Syrian: 5

Finnish: 4

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

Canada (100%)

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

This state: 2219
Northeast: 348
Midwest: 35
South: 48
West: 20

64% of Madison residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 23% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 6
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 54
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 35
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 18
High school graduate (or equivalency): 430
Less than 1 year of college: 73
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 65
Associate degree: 59
Bachelor's degree: 45
Master's degree: 14
Professional school degree: 19
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: 0
7th and 8th grade: 66
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 56
11th grade: 29
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 523
Less than 1 year of college: 123
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 133
Associate degree: 69
Bachelor's degree: 59
Master's degree: 0
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.4%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.8%

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: $33,936
Two or more races householders: $27,945

Madison household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Madison marital status for males

Madison marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,047
Two or more races householders: $150,803

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 608
One, attached: 5
Two: 150
3 or 4: 97
5 to 9: 81
10 to 19: 7
20 to 49: 55
Mobile homes: 223

Median worth of mobile homes: $44,125

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Madison:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%) Wood (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%) Electricity (16%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (2%)

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): 0

Here:	0.0%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	24.4%
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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