Old Orchard Beach, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 8,827, Rural population: 29 (all nonfarm))

Old Orchard Beach, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,222 (4,294 occupied: 2,393 owner occupied, 1,901 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	44%
State:	28%

Housing density: 835 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: $680 (lower quartile is $362, upper quartile is $859)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $764

Median gross rent in Old Orchard Beach, ME in 2007: $746

Housing units in Old Orchard Beach with a mortgage: 1,025 (67 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 426

Old Orchard Beach,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,411 (it was $91,000 in 2000)

Old Orchard Beach:	$179,411
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $149,078 - $258,847

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $227,988
Here: $227,988
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,560
Here: $200,560
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $212,983
Here: $212,983
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $162,807
Here: $162,807
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $181,763
Here: $181,763
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $33,367
Here: $33,367
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,823

In family households: 6,336 (1,647 male householders, 608 female householders)
1,760 spouses, 1,931 children (1,788 natural, 17 adopted, 126 stepchildren), 82 grandchildren, 35 brothers or sisters, 45 parents, 83 other relatives, 145 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,487 (956 male householders (768 living alone)), 1,078 female householders (897 living alone)), 453 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 33 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,169 2-persons, 517 3-persons, 381 4-persons, 135 5-persons, 40 6-persons, 13 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,665 1-person, 317 2-persons, 52 3-persons.

1,025 married couples with children.
560 single-parent households (134 men, 426 women).

89.4% of residents of Old Orchard Beach speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
9.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 270 (3.0%)
(49.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.7
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Old Orchard Beach, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 26 3 rooms: 163 4 rooms: 463 5 rooms: 706 6 rooms: 541 7 rooms: 234 8 rooms: 128 9 or more rooms: 132

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Old Orchard Beach, Maine:
	1 room: 19 2 rooms: 178 3 rooms: 626 4 rooms: 631 5 rooms: 246 6 rooms: 99 7 rooms: 53 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 49

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 107
1995 to 1998: 296
1990 to 1994: 393
1980 to 1989: 1,815
1970 to 1979: 801
1960 to 1969: 452
1950 to 1959: 556
1940 to 1949: 597
1939 or earlier: 1,205

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Old Orchard Beach:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 175 2 bedrooms: 930 3 bedrooms: 988 4 bedrooms: 243 5 or more bedrooms: 57

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Old Orchard Beach:
	no bedroom: 47 1 bedroom: 678 2 bedrooms: 962 3 bedrooms: 154 4 bedrooms: 40 5 or more bedrooms: 20

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Old Orchard Beach in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 68 1 vehicle: 960 2 vehicles: 1,050 3 vehicles: 231 4 vehicles: 84 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Old Orchard Beach in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 226 1 vehicle: 1,185 2 vehicles: 452 3 vehicles: 38 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Old Orchard Beach, ME:

Less than $10,000: 5
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 47
$50,000 to $59,999: 103
$60,000 to $69,999: 47
$70,000 to $79,999: 41
$80,000 to $89,999: 19
$90,000 to $99,999: 25
$100,000 to $124,999: 158
$125,000 to $149,999: 280
$150,000 to $174,999: 374
$175,000 to $199,999: 279
$200,000 to $249,999: 403
$250,000 to $299,999: 231
$300,000 to $399,999: 233
$400,000 to $499,999: 62
$500,000 to $749,999: 39
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Old Orchard Beach rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Old Orchard Beach:

Less than $100: 19 people
$100 to $149: 20
$150 to $199: 42
$200 to $249: 91
$250 to $299: 61
$300 to $349: 49
$350 to $399: 63
$400 to $449: 61
$450 to $499: 64
$500 to $549: 88
$550 to $599: 148
$600 to $649: 119
$650 to $699: 122
$700 to $749: 127
$750 to $799: 132
$800 to $899: 282
$900 to $999: 140
$1,000 to $1,249: 125
$1,250 to $1,499: 18
$1,500 to $1,999: 15
$2,000 or more: 10
No cash rent: 86

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 61 1990 to 1994: 30 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 36 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 45 1965 to 1969: 87

Old Orchard Beach, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 44.2%
Number of people working at home: 116 (2.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 203
5 to 9 minutes: 500
10 to 14 minutes: 580
15 to 19 minutes: 617
20 to 24 minutes: 1053
25 to 29 minutes: 418
30 to 34 minutes: 898
35 to 39 minutes: 113
40 to 44 minutes: 113
45 to 59 minutes: 105
60 to 89 minutes: 132
90 or more minutes: 77

Old Orchard Beach mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,101 (83%)
Carpooled: 518 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 77 (2%)
Taxi: 22 (0%)
Bicycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 82 (2%)
Worked at home: 116 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 455
$10,000 to $14,999: 313
$15,000 to $19,999: 277
$20,000 to $24,999: 405
$25,000 to $29,999: 324
$30,000 to $34,999: 267
$35,000 to $39,999: 218
$40,000 to $44,999: 398
$45,000 to $49,999: 190
$50,000 to $59,999: 435
$60,000 to $74,999: 545
$75,000 to $99,999: 271
$100,000 to $124,999: 80
$125,000 to $149,999: 43
$150,000 to $199,999: 41
$200,000 or more: 27

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 1176

French Canadian: 1152

English: 1080

Irish: 878

Italian: 493

United States or American: 344

Other groups: 335

German: 282

Scottish: 259

Scotch-Irish: 190

Greek: 152

Polish: 125

Norwegian: 85

Swedish: 70

Canadian: 62

Dutch: 47

Arab:: 39

Lebanese: 39

Czech: 37

British: 36

Russian: 33

Danish: 30

Ukrainian: 28

Subsaharan African:: 23

Slovak: 20

Finnish: 19

Welsh: 19

Albanian: 18

Portuguese: 12

Acadian/Cajun: 11

Scandinavian: 11

Armenian: 10

Romanian: 10

Other Subsaharan African: 9

European: 8

South African: 8

African: 6

Belgian: 6

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

Canada (39%)
United Kingdom (16%)
Russia (11%)
Vietnam (6%)
Ireland (4%)
Spain (4%)
Germany (4%)

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

This state: 5769
Northeast: 2067
Midwest: 286
South: 304
West: 105

50% of Old Orchard Beach residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 124
9th grade: 46
10th grade: 53
11th grade: 32
12th grade, no diploma: 116
High school graduate (or equivalency): 975
Less than 1 year of college: 215
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 601
Associate degree: 260
Bachelor's degree: 549
Master's degree: 162
Professional school degree: 52
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 22
7th and 8th grade: 200
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 77
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 30
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,104
Less than 1 year of college: 344
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 440
Associate degree: 366
Bachelor's degree: 470
Master's degree: 151
Professional school degree: 33
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

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: $44,299
Black householders: $27,771
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $19,782
Two or more races householders: $10,459
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $37,266

Old Orchard Beach household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Old Orchard Beach household income for Two or more races householders

Old Orchard Beach marital status for males

Old Orchard Beach marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $194,394
Black or African American householders: $167,581
Two or more races householders: $141,557
Hispanic or Latino householders: $140,177

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,667
One, attached: 444
Two: 390
3 or 4: 670
5 to 9: 628
10 to 19: 381
20 to 49: 522
50 or more: 80
Mobile homes: 440

Median worth of mobile homes: $46,691

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Old Orchard Beach:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (9%) Utility gas (2%) Wood (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (59%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (19%) Electricity (13%) Utility gas (7%) Coal or coke (1%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 66

Here:	8.8%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10

Here:	2.1%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 92

Here:	27.1%
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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