Orono, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 8,224, Rural population: 52 (all nonfarm))

Orono, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,486 (2,361 occupied: 1,026 owner occupied, 1,335 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	57%
State:	28%

Housing density: 341 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: $628 (lower quartile is $450, upper quartile is $732)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $578

Median gross rent in Orono, ME in 2007: $655

Housing units in Orono with a mortgage: 629 (69 second mortgage, 94 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 239

Orono,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,952 (it was $110,100 in 2000)

Orono:	$177,952
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,129 - $244,235

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $206,552
Here: $206,552
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $273,508
Here: $273,508
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $174,306
Here: $174,306
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $240,194
Here: $240,194
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $659,475
Here: $659,475
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $9,583
Here: $9,583
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 5,159

In family households: 3,100 (743 male householders, 311 female householders)
809 spouses, 1,068 children (989 natural, 25 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 13 other relatives, 94 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,059 (565 male householders (302 living alone)), 727 female householders (493 living alone)), 767 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 3,117 (103 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 507 2-persons, 224 3-persons, 212 4-persons, 102 5-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 795 1-person, 320 2-persons, 119 3-persons, 40 4-persons, 18 5-persons.

560 married couples with children.
257 single-parent households (59 men, 198 women).

90.9% of residents of Orono speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
5.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (65% speak English very well, 35% speak English well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (51% speak English very well, 49% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 541 (6.5%)
(35.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.6
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orono, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 41 5 rooms: 151 6 rooms: 174 7 rooms: 255 8 rooms: 195 9 or more rooms: 210

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orono, Maine:
	1 room: 88 2 rooms: 155 3 rooms: 399 4 rooms: 358 5 rooms: 148 6 rooms: 90 7 rooms: 8 8 rooms: 46 9 or more rooms: 43

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 21
1990 to 1994: 66
1980 to 1989: 352
1970 to 1979: 389
1960 to 1969: 277
1950 to 1959: 373
1940 to 1949: 218
1939 or earlier: 790

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Orono:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 176 3 bedrooms: 474 4 bedrooms: 284 5 or more bedrooms: 80

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orono:
	no bedroom: 110 1 bedroom: 460 2 bedrooms: 472 3 bedrooms: 209 4 bedrooms: 54 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Orono in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 321 2 vehicles: 515 3 vehicles: 138 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Orono in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 177 1 vehicle: 706 2 vehicles: 343 3 vehicles: 90 4 vehicles: 13 5 or more vehicles: 6

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

Less than $10,000: 4
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 6
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 3
$60,000 to $69,999: 7
$70,000 to $79,999: 7
$80,000 to $89,999: 28
$90,000 to $99,999: 34
$100,000 to $124,999: 99
$125,000 to $149,999: 166
$150,000 to $174,999: 127
$175,000 to $199,999: 145
$200,000 to $249,999: 148
$250,000 to $299,999: 111
$300,000 to $399,999: 98
$400,000 to $499,999: 5
$500,000 to $749,999: 17
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Orono rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Orono:

Less than $100: 13 people
$100 to $149: 30
$150 to $199: 91
$200 to $249: 49
$250 to $299: 34
$300 to $349: 33
$350 to $399: 61
$400 to $449: 37
$450 to $499: 50
$500 to $549: 75
$550 to $599: 112
$600 to $649: 116
$650 to $699: 126
$700 to $749: 138
$750 to $799: 84
$800 to $899: 92
$900 to $999: 73
$1,000 to $1,249: 67
$1,250 to $1,499: 17
$1,500 to $1,999: 5
$2,000 or more: 1
No cash rent: 24

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 276 1990 to 1994: 68 1985 to 1989: 22 1980 to 1984: 25 1975 to 1979: 25 1970 to 1974: 34 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 91

Orono, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.7%
Number of people working at home: 166 (4.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 435
5 to 9 minutes: 1151
10 to 14 minutes: 796
15 to 19 minutes: 674
20 to 24 minutes: 301
25 to 29 minutes: 110
30 to 34 minutes: 105
35 to 39 minutes: 16
40 to 44 minutes: 46
45 to 59 minutes: 65
60 to 89 minutes: 71
90 or more minutes: 70

Orono mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,306 (58%)
Carpooled: 441 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 46 (1%)
Motorcycle: 6 (0%)
Bicycle: 21 (1%)
Walked: 1,014 (25%)
Other means: 6 (0%)
Worked at home: 166 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 396
$10,000 to $14,999: 295
$15,000 to $19,999: 165
$20,000 to $24,999: 175
$25,000 to $29,999: 133
$30,000 to $34,999: 113
$35,000 to $39,999: 110
$40,000 to $44,999: 158
$45,000 to $49,999: 75
$50,000 to $59,999: 137
$60,000 to $74,999: 222
$75,000 to $99,999: 184
$100,000 to $124,999: 83
$125,000 to $149,999: 58
$150,000 to $199,999: 19
$200,000 or more: 23

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 871

English: 869

French (except Basque): 719

Other groups: 664

United States or American: 554

German: 433

French Canadian: 403

Italian: 371

Scottish: 252

Scotch-Irish: 199

Polish: 171

Canadian: 89

Norwegian: 83

European: 78

British: 76

Swedish: 70

Arab:: 65

Dutch: 48

Portuguese: 48

Greek: 42

Ukrainian: 40

Subsaharan African:: 33

Swiss: 32

Danish: 31

Other Arab: 31

Finnish: 28

Acadian/Cajun: 27

Lebanese: 24

Lithuanian: 22

Czech: 14

Russian: 12

Celtic: 12

Hungarian: 12

African: 12

Bulgarian: 10

Austrian: 9

Latvian: 8

Cape Verdean: 8

Kenyan: 8

Iranian: 7

Armenian: 7

Guyanese: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Romanian: 6

Arab/Arabic: 6

Welsh: 5

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Moroccan: 4

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

Canada (26%)
Germany (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Spain (5%)
Netherlands (4%)
Taiwan (4%)
Japan (4%)

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

This state: 4935
Northeast: 1718
Midwest: 261
South: 394
West: 311

30% of Orono residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 13
9th grade: 12
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 294
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 173
Associate degree: 70
Bachelor's degree: 267
Master's degree: 195
Professional school degree: 62
Doctorate degree: 253

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 43
9th grade: 37
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 17
High school graduate (or equivalency): 420
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 176
Associate degree: 75
Bachelor's degree: 394
Master's degree: 273
Professional school degree: 42
Doctorate degree: 93

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 9.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 25.5%
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: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race 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: 12.8%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,135
Black householders: $39,833
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $24,959
Asian householders: $35,486
Some other race householders: $28,150
Two or more races householders: $51,685
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $26,350

Orono household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Orono household income for Two or more races householders

Orono marital status for males

Orono marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $176,497
Asian householders: $195,246

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,055
One, attached: 119
Two: 287
3 or 4: 415
5 to 9: 259
10 to 19: 168
20 to 49: 136
50 or more: 16
Mobile homes: 31

Median worth of mobile homes: $15,052

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Orono:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (91%) Wood (4%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Other fuel (1%) Utility gas (1%) Coal or coke (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 20

Here:	4.9%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 23

Here:	7.7%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 194

Here:	4.8%
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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