Mount Vernon, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,667 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,667 (38 farm, 1,629 nonfarm))

Houses: 956 (603 occupied: 519 owner occupied, 84 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	28%

Housing density: 25 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: $509 (lower quartile is $391, upper quartile is $574)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $450

Median gross rent in Mount Vernon, ME in 2007: $616

Housing units in Mount Vernon with a mortgage: 220 (11 second mortgage, 28 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 93

Mount Vernon,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $150,507 (it was $87,700 in 2000)

Mount Vernon:	$150,507
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,013 - $202,274

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $187,367
Here: $187,367
State: $240,738

In 2-unit structures: $156,099
Here: $156,099
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $113,530
Here: $113,530
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $48,615
Here: $48,615
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,519

In family households: 1,328 (328 male householders, 114 female householders)
401 spouses, 427 children (405 natural, 4 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 5 other relatives, 25 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 191 (86 male householders (67 living alone)), 67 female householders (51 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 5 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 212 2-persons, 92 3-persons, 97 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 9 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 33 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

277 married couples with children.
86 single-parent households (32 men, 54 women).

94.8% of residents of Mount Vernon speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 17% speak English well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 25 (1.6%)
(80.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.8
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Mount Vernon, Maine:
	1 room: 1 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 26 4 rooms: 76 5 rooms: 125 6 rooms: 81 7 rooms: 92 8 rooms: 50 9 or more rooms: 57

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 10 4 rooms: 20 5 rooms: 22 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 3

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 10
1995 to 1998: 62
1990 to 1994: 84
1980 to 1989: 180
1970 to 1979: 203
1960 to 1969: 81
1950 to 1959: 47
1940 to 1949: 31
1939 or earlier: 258

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Mount Vernon:
	no bedroom: 1 1 bedroom: 43 2 bedrooms: 133 3 bedrooms: 237 4 bedrooms: 80 5 or more bedrooms: 25

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Mount Vernon:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 30 3 bedrooms: 32 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 24 1 vehicle: 112 2 vehicles: 247 3 vehicles: 109 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Mount Vernon in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1 1 vehicle: 46 2 vehicles: 32 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 6
$10,000 to $14,999: 3
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 3
$40,000 to $49,999: 6
$50,000 to $59,999: 18
$60,000 to $69,999: 9
$70,000 to $79,999: 15
$80,000 to $89,999: 16
$90,000 to $99,999: 16
$100,000 to $124,999: 65
$125,000 to $149,999: 111
$150,000 to $174,999: 85
$175,000 to $199,999: 43
$200,000 to $249,999: 90
$250,000 to $299,999: 20
$300,000 to $399,999: 20
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 12
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 2

Mount Vernon rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Mount Vernon:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 6
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 4
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 4
$750 to $799: 2
$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: 7

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 4 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 4 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 17

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.0%
Number of people working at home: 43 (5.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 23
5 to 9 minutes: 38
10 to 14 minutes: 63
15 to 19 minutes: 67
20 to 24 minutes: 120
25 to 29 minutes: 76
30 to 34 minutes: 148
35 to 39 minutes: 54
40 to 44 minutes: 26
45 to 59 minutes: 65
60 to 89 minutes: 15
90 or more minutes: 51

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 660 (84%)
Carpooled: 68 (9%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 16 (2%)
Worked at home: 43 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 37
$10,000 to $14,999: 41
$15,000 to $19,999: 36
$20,000 to $24,999: 43
$25,000 to $29,999: 41
$30,000 to $34,999: 53
$35,000 to $39,999: 48
$40,000 to $44,999: 47
$45,000 to $49,999: 49
$50,000 to $59,999: 61
$60,000 to $74,999: 45
$75,000 to $99,999: 52
$100,000 to $124,999: 21
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $199,999: 4
$200,000 or more: 11

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 241

English: 239

French (except Basque): 120

Irish: 117

German: 96

French Canadian: 64

Scottish: 52

Italian: 29

Other groups: 26

Scotch-Irish: 24

Swedish: 21

Dutch: 20

European: 20

Norwegian: 20

Polish: 12

Portuguese: 10

Russian: 7

British: 4

Hungarian: 4

Welsh: 4

Canadian: 3

Danish: 3

Scandinavian: 3

Ukrainian: 3

Croatian: 2

Austrian: 2

Greek: 2

Czech: 2

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

Germany (20%)
United Kingdom (16%)
India (16%)
Netherlands (12%)
Canada (12%)
Austria (8%)
Yugoslavia (8%)

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

This state: 986
Northeast: 374
Midwest: 53
South: 49
West: 27

69% of Mount Vernon residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 10
High school graduate (or equivalency): 202
Less than 1 year of college: 19
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 63
Associate degree: 25
Bachelor's degree: 74
Master's degree: 45
Professional school degree: 10
Doctorate degree: 9

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: 16
10th grade: 9
11th grade: 11
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 163
Less than 1 year of college: 42
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 56
Associate degree: 58
Bachelor's degree: 96
Master's degree: 44
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 3

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.5%

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: $48,710
Two or more races householders: $223,568
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $55,351

Mount Vernon household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Mount Vernon marital status for males

Mount Vernon marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $154,453
Two or more races householders: $193,067
Hispanic or Latino householders: $278,874

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 810
Two: 13
3 or 4: 3
5 to 9: 9
Mobile homes: 121

Median worth of mobile homes: $55,212

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Mount Vernon:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Wood (23%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%) Wood (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3

Here:	1.6%
Maine:	6.9%

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

Here:	3.2%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Here:	5.9%
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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