New Sweden, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 658 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 658 (19 farm, 639 nonfarm))

Houses: 319 (246 occupied: 217 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Housing density: 9 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: $118 (lower quartile is $96, upper quartile is $341)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $343

Median gross rent in New Sweden, ME in 2007: $125

Housing units in New Sweden with a mortgage: 38 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $89,091 (it was $61,500 in 2000)

New Sweden:	$89,091
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $46,715 - $128,105

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $118,303
Here: $118,303
State: $240,738

In 2-unit structures: $38,551
Here: $38,551
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $27,800
Here: $27,800
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 625

In family households: 539 (157 male householders, 26 female householders)
158 spouses, 174 children (158 natural, 13 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 5 other relatives, 12 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 86 (28 male householders (20 living alone)), 40 female householders (36 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 83 2-persons, 51 3-persons, 23 4-persons, 17 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 11 2-persons, 1 4-persons.

114 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (16 men, 6 women).

91.1% of residents of New Sweden speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 16 (2.6%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Sweden, Maine:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 6 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 49 6 rooms: 51 7 rooms: 36 8 rooms: 28 9 or more rooms: 23

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Sweden, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 9 4 rooms: 2 5 rooms: 9 6 rooms: 0 7 rooms: 4 8 rooms: 3 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 2
1995 to 1998: 11
1990 to 1994: 23
1980 to 1989: 43
1970 to 1979: 45
1960 to 1969: 13
1950 to 1959: 12
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 155

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Sweden:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 8 2 bedrooms: 48 3 bedrooms: 105 4 bedrooms: 33 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Sweden:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 11 2 bedrooms: 5 3 bedrooms: 13 4 bedrooms: 0 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in New Sweden in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 53 2 vehicles: 79 3 vehicles: 61 4 vehicles: 15 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in New Sweden in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 7 1 vehicle: 13 2 vehicles: 7 3 vehicles: 2 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 3
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 5
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 16
$60,000 to $69,999: 12
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 21
$90,000 to $99,999: 23
$100,000 to $124,999: 42
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $174,999: 15
$175,000 to $199,999: 7
$200,000 to $249,999: 9
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 1
$400,000 to $499,999: 1
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

New Sweden rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in New Sweden:

Less than $100: 6 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$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: 11

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 11

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.0%
Number of people working at home: 9 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 7
5 to 9 minutes: 14
10 to 14 minutes: 14
15 to 19 minutes: 74
20 to 24 minutes: 37
25 to 29 minutes: 19
30 to 34 minutes: 38
35 to 39 minutes: 10
40 to 44 minutes: 10
45 to 59 minutes: 26
60 to 89 minutes: 10
90 or more minutes: 0

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 225 (84%)
Carpooled: 25 (9%)
Walked: 7 (3%)
Other means: 2 (1%)
Worked at home: 9 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 29
$10,000 to $14,999: 30
$15,000 to $19,999: 21
$20,000 to $24,999: 28
$25,000 to $29,999: 19
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 11
$40,000 to $44,999: 28
$45,000 to $49,999: 12
$50,000 to $59,999: 25
$60,000 to $74,999: 12
$75,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 3
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

Swedish: 196

French (except Basque): 99

English: 85

Irish: 56

German: 35

Other groups: 23

French Canadian: 14

Scotch-Irish: 14

Italian: 13

Scottish: 8

Polish: 7

United States or American: 7

Dutch: 6

European: 5

Norwegian: 4

Canadian: 3

Portuguese: 3

Acadian/Cajun: 2

Arab:: 2

Danish: 2

Syrian: 2

Welsh: 2

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

Canada (69%)
Ireland (19%)
Germany (13%)

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

This state: 431
Northeast: 93
Midwest: 29
South: 35
West: 8

75% of New Sweden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 2
12th grade, no diploma: 2
High school graduate (or equivalency): 73
Less than 1 year of college: 9
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 37
Associate degree: 15
Bachelor's degree: 25
Master's degree: 23
Professional school degree: 2
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: 20
9th grade: 6
10th grade: 0
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 3
High school graduate (or equivalency): 89
Less than 1 year of college: 5
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 40
Associate degree: 18
Bachelor's degree: 33
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 50.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,433
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,715
Two or more races householders: $20,028

New Sweden household income for White non-Hispanic householders

New Sweden marital status for males

New Sweden marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $85,179
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $108,647
Two or more races householders: $79,674

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 252
Two: 4
20 to 49: 28
Mobile homes: 35

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,367

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in New Sweden:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (88%) Wood (11%) Coal or coke (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (55%) Electricity (38%) Wood (7%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7

Here:	7.8%
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: 6

Here:	23.1%
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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