Mars Hill, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,429 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,429 (35 farm, 1,394 nonfarm))

Houses: 706 (612 occupied: 415 owner occupied, 197 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	32%
State:	28%

Housing density: 20 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: $280 (lower quartile is $148, upper quartile is $451)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $287

Median gross rent in Mars Hill, ME in 2007: $352

Housing units in Mars Hill with a mortgage: 153 (2 second mortgage, 30 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 139

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $72,866 (it was $50,300 in 2000)

Mars Hill:	$72,866
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $42,760 - $108,792

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $104,219
Here: $104,219
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $60,861
Here: $60,861
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $81,775
Here: $81,775
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $59,943
Here: $59,943
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $30,466
Here: $30,466
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,451

In family households: 1,256 (357 male householders, 67 female householders)
355 spouses, 406 children (358 natural, 26 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 13 grandchildren, 11 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 14 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 195 (51 male householders (45 living alone)), 133 female householders (129 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 37 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 241 2-persons, 81 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 41 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 174 1-person, 9 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

235 married couples with children.
68 single-parent households (21 men, 47 women).

96.3% of residents of Mars Hill speak English at home.
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 82 (5.5%)
(65.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mars Hill, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 4 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 99 6 rooms: 113 7 rooms: 68 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 55

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mars Hill, Maine:
	1 room: 6 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 55 4 rooms: 48 5 rooms: 42 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 5 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 28
1990 to 1994: 28
1980 to 1989: 96
1970 to 1979: 93
1960 to 1969: 58
1950 to 1959: 70
1940 to 1949: 74
1939 or earlier: 259

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mars Hill:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 18 2 bedrooms: 104 3 bedrooms: 192 4 bedrooms: 84 5 or more bedrooms: 17

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mars Hill:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 74 2 bedrooms: 65 3 bedrooms: 38 4 bedrooms: 10 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mars Hill in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 133 2 vehicles: 202 3 vehicles: 59 4 vehicles: 12 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Mars Hill in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 44 1 vehicle: 111 2 vehicles: 36 3 vehicles: 0 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 11
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 10
$30,000 to $34,999: 14
$35,000 to $39,999: 19
$40,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 48
$60,000 to $69,999: 34
$70,000 to $79,999: 36
$80,000 to $89,999: 37
$90,000 to $99,999: 39
$100,000 to $124,999: 48
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $174,999: 11
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 13
$250,000 to $299,999: 2
$300,000 to $399,999: 3
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 2
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Mars Hill rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mars Hill:

Less than $100: 15 people
$100 to $149: 15
$150 to $199: 22
$200 to $249: 23
$250 to $299: 16
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 18
$400 to $449: 18
$450 to $499: 16
$500 to $549: 11
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 1
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 0
$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: 19

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 17 1990 to 1994: 3 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 7 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 48

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.7%
Number of people working at home: 38 (5.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 102
5 to 9 minutes: 94
10 to 14 minutes: 51
15 to 19 minutes: 67
20 to 24 minutes: 120
25 to 29 minutes: 64
30 to 34 minutes: 56
35 to 39 minutes: 6
40 to 44 minutes: 7
45 to 59 minutes: 24
60 to 89 minutes: 10
90 or more minutes: 12

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 503 (77%)
Carpooled: 77 (12%)
Walked: 28 (4%)
Other means: 5 (1%)
Worked at home: 38 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 131
$10,000 to $14,999: 67
$15,000 to $19,999: 61
$20,000 to $24,999: 56
$25,000 to $29,999: 31
$30,000 to $34,999: 40
$35,000 to $39,999: 48
$40,000 to $44,999: 29
$45,000 to $49,999: 37
$50,000 to $59,999: 47
$60,000 to $74,999: 42
$75,000 to $99,999: 11
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 201

English: 191

Irish: 187

French (except Basque): 154

Canadian: 57

Scottish: 48

Other groups: 34

Scotch-Irish: 33

French Canadian: 25

Swedish: 18

German: 12

Dutch: 9

Portuguese: 9

Danish: 8

European: 6

Italian: 3

Hungarian: 3

Welsh: 3

British: 2

Finnish: 2

Russian: 2

Turkish: 2

Slovak: 1

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

Canada (90%)
Italy (4%)
Thailand (4%)
Turkey (2%)

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

This state: 1259
Northeast: 73
Midwest: 19
South: 20
West: 28

70% of Mars Hill residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 36% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 39
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 10
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 22
High school graduate (or equivalency): 209
Less than 1 year of college: 29
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 41
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 32
Master's degree: 5
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 22
10th grade: 20
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 36
High school graduate (or equivalency): 216
Less than 1 year of college: 32
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 68
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 44
Master's degree: 12
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $29,036
Asian householders: $49,880
Two or more races householders: $74,056
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $109,312

Mars Hill household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mars Hill marital status for males

Mars Hill marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $75,183
Asian householders: $39,837
Hispanic or Latino householders: $39,837

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 430
One, attached: 12
Two: 23
3 or 4: 56
5 to 9: 104
10 to 19: 2
20 to 49: 4
Mobile homes: 71
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $37,141

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mars Hill:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%) Wood (7%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Electricity (25%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9

Here:	5.6%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	3.7%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0

Here:	0.0%
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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