Old Town, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,709 (Urban population: 5,888, Rural population: 1,821 (46 farm, 1,774 nonfarm))

Old Town, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,680 (3,425 occupied: 2,052 owner occupied, 1,373 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	28%

Housing density: 96 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: $538 (lower quartile is $370, upper quartile is $656)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $571

Median gross rent in Old Town, ME in 2007: $582

Housing units in Old Town with a mortgage: 865 (78 second mortgage, 104 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 657

Old Town,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $118,958 (it was $73,600 in 2000)

Old Town:	$118,958
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $81,391 - $163,775

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $143,509
Here: $143,509
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,365
Here: $164,365
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $127,458
Here: $127,458
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $24,645
Here: $24,645
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,889

In family households: 5,960 (1,571 male householders, 446 female householders)
1,648 spouses, 1,924 children (1,687 natural, 55 adopted, 182 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 51 other relatives, 219 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,929 (476 male householders (297 living alone)), 904 female householders (697 living alone)), 549 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 244 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 939 2-persons, 513 3-persons, 369 4-persons, 135 5-persons, 61 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 994 1-person, 286 2-persons, 63 3-persons, 24 4-persons, 11 5-persons, 2 6-persons.

1,054 married couples with children.
456 single-parent households (91 men, 365 women).

94.5% of residents of Old Town speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (84% speak English very well, 16% speak English not well).
4.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (36% speak English very well, 51% speak English well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 212 (2.6%)
(37.7% 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:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Old Town, Maine:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 14 3 rooms: 57 4 rooms: 235 5 rooms: 461 6 rooms: 470 7 rooms: 359 8 rooms: 256 9 or more rooms: 190

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Old Town, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 176 3 rooms: 325 4 rooms: 430 5 rooms: 275 6 rooms: 113 7 rooms: 29 8 rooms: 17 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 31
1995 to 1998: 65
1990 to 1994: 248
1980 to 1989: 385
1970 to 1979: 419
1960 to 1969: 465
1950 to 1959: 340
1940 to 1949: 316
1939 or earlier: 1,411

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Old Town:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 54 2 bedrooms: 499 3 bedrooms: 997 4 bedrooms: 438 5 or more bedrooms: 54

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Old Town:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 496 2 bedrooms: 556 3 bedrooms: 232 4 bedrooms: 81 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Old Town in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 74 1 vehicle: 609 2 vehicles: 968 3 vehicles: 350 4 vehicles: 34 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Old Town in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 215 1 vehicle: 671 2 vehicles: 365 3 vehicles: 92 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 6

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

Less than $10,000: 60
$10,000 to $14,999: 30
$15,000 to $19,999: 13
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 42
$30,000 to $34,999: 28
$35,000 to $39,999: 17
$40,000 to $49,999: 51
$50,000 to $59,999: 71
$60,000 to $69,999: 51
$70,000 to $79,999: 39
$80,000 to $89,999: 89
$90,000 to $99,999: 123
$100,000 to $124,999: 440
$125,000 to $149,999: 353
$150,000 to $174,999: 164
$175,000 to $199,999: 147
$200,000 to $249,999: 141
$250,000 to $299,999: 34
$300,000 to $399,999: 20
$400,000 to $499,999: 9
$500,000 to $749,999: 7
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Old Town rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Old Town:

Less than $100: 47 people
$100 to $149: 26
$150 to $199: 33
$200 to $249: 59
$250 to $299: 75
$300 to $349: 83
$350 to $399: 77
$400 to $449: 45
$450 to $499: 80
$500 to $549: 127
$550 to $599: 139
$600 to $649: 94
$650 to $699: 78
$700 to $749: 72
$750 to $799: 26
$800 to $899: 117
$900 to $999: 32
$1,000 to $1,249: 20
$1,250 to $1,499: 9
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 57

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 101 1990 to 1994: 39 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 8 1975 to 1979: 13 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 51

Old Town, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.0%
Number of people working at home: 83 (2.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 251
5 to 9 minutes: 857
10 to 14 minutes: 616
15 to 19 minutes: 659
20 to 24 minutes: 673
25 to 29 minutes: 286
30 to 34 minutes: 225
35 to 39 minutes: 11
40 to 44 minutes: 41
45 to 59 minutes: 65
60 to 89 minutes: 35
90 or more minutes: 60

Old Town mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,017 (78%)
Carpooled: 448 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 41 (1%)
Taxi: 28 (1%)
Motorcycle: 11 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 212 (5%)
Other means: 10 (0%)
Worked at home: 83 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 579
$10,000 to $14,999: 386
$15,000 to $19,999: 274
$20,000 to $24,999: 244
$25,000 to $29,999: 223
$30,000 to $34,999: 238
$35,000 to $39,999: 223
$40,000 to $44,999: 165
$45,000 to $49,999: 121
$50,000 to $59,999: 233
$60,000 to $74,999: 320
$75,000 to $99,999: 202
$100,000 to $124,999: 109
$125,000 to $149,999: 41
$150,000 to $199,999: 26
$200,000 or more: 13

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 1215

English: 965

Irish: 771

United States or American: 731

French Canadian: 711

German: 421

Other groups: 348

Scottish: 194

Scotch-Irish: 129

Italian: 105

Polish: 98

Swedish: 58

Norwegian: 47

Canadian: 39

European: 27

Welsh: 27

Finnish: 26

Dutch: 21

Acadian/Cajun: 20

Brazilian: 19

Northern European: 19

Yugoslavian: 19

Danish: 17

Arab:: 15

British: 11

Lithuanian: 9

Eastern European: 9

Portuguese: 9

Greek: 8

Lebanese: 8

Russian: 8

Other Arab: 7

Ukrainian: 6

Austrian: 6

Slovak: 5

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

Canada (29%)
Middle Africa (9%)
Brazil (9%)
India (7%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Korea (6%)
Yugoslavia (5%)

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

This state: 6194
Northeast: 1014
Midwest: 172
South: 370
West: 128

52% of Old Town residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 91
9th grade: 34
10th grade: 63
11th grade: 36
12th grade, no diploma: 40
High school graduate (or equivalency): 843
Less than 1 year of college: 135
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 376
Associate degree: 120
Bachelor's degree: 245
Master's degree: 158
Professional school degree: 26
Doctorate degree: 95

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 117
9th grade: 101
10th grade: 59
11th grade: 38
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,063
Less than 1 year of college: 185
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 362
Associate degree: 117
Bachelor's degree: 397
Master's degree: 181
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 54

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 14.3%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

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: $36,290
Black householders: $12,118
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $8,319
Asian householders: $27,363
Some other race householders: $25,187
Two or more races householders: $52,366
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $20,139

Old Town household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Old Town household income for Two or more races householders

Old Town marital status for males

Old Town marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,938
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $16,161
Asian householders: $88,895
Two or more races householders: $163,729

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,067
One, attached: 36
Two: 358
3 or 4: 336
5 to 9: 247
10 to 19: 120
20 to 49: 48
50 or more: 113
Mobile homes: 355

Median worth of mobile homes: $24,166

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Old Town:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (94%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (70%) Electricity (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Utility gas (2%) Wood (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	2.2%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 8

Here:	1.7%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 68

Here:	6.2%
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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