Penobscot, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,308 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,308 (37 farm, 1,271 nonfarm))

Houses: 723 (533 occupied: 461 owner occupied, 72 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	14%
State:	28%

Housing density: 18 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: $658 (lower quartile is $535, upper quartile is $715)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $625

Median gross rent in Penobscot, ME in 2007: $817

Housing units in Penobscot with a mortgage: 120 (6 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 123

Penobscot,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,939 (it was $95,700 in 2000)

Penobscot:	$177,939
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $82,254 - $229,123

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $238,889
Here: $238,889
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $296,247
Here: $296,247
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $318,081
Here: $318,081
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $51,713
Here: $51,713
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,257

In family households: 1,075 (310 male householders, 64 female householders)
346 spouses, 303 children (270 natural, 19 adopted, 14 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 15 other relatives, 16 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 182 (80 male householders (66 living alone)), 76 female householders (64 living alone)), 26 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 87 (all institutionalized)

Size of family households: 187 2-persons, 91 3-persons, 57 4-persons, 32 5-persons, 7 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 130 1-person, 26 2-persons.

184 married couples with children.
65 single-parent households (13 men, 52 women).

98.0% of residents of Penobscot speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 15% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 21 (1.6%)
(52.4% 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:	4.6
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Penobscot, Maine:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 21 4 rooms: 51 5 rooms: 92 6 rooms: 118 7 rooms: 71 8 rooms: 60 9 or more rooms: 37

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penobscot, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 17 5 rooms: 19 6 rooms: 12 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 77
1990 to 1994: 76
1980 to 1989: 132
1970 to 1979: 110
1960 to 1969: 42
1950 to 1959: 20
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 245

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Penobscot:
	no bedroom: 6 1 bedroom: 20 2 bedrooms: 116 3 bedrooms: 210 4 bedrooms: 87 5 or more bedrooms: 22

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Penobscot:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 15 2 bedrooms: 29 3 bedrooms: 24 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Penobscot in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 14 1 vehicle: 109 2 vehicles: 243 3 vehicles: 69 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 2

Cars and other vehicles available in Penobscot in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 4 1 vehicle: 25 2 vehicles: 21 3 vehicles: 20 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 1
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 4
$30,000 to $34,999: 6
$35,000 to $39,999: 5
$40,000 to $49,999: 10
$50,000 to $59,999: 9
$60,000 to $69,999: 6
$70,000 to $79,999: 6
$80,000 to $89,999: 5
$90,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 51
$125,000 to $149,999: 40
$150,000 to $174,999: 49
$175,000 to $199,999: 40
$200,000 to $249,999: 72
$250,000 to $299,999: 33
$300,000 to $399,999: 34
$400,000 to $499,999: 15
$500,000 to $749,999: 21
$750,000 to $999,999: 10
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Penobscot rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Penobscot:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 1
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 1
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 7
$600 to $649: 7
$650 to $699: 12
$700 to $749: 7
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 3
$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: 3 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 11

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.5%
Number of people working at home: 37 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 40
5 to 9 minutes: 55
10 to 14 minutes: 55
15 to 19 minutes: 103
20 to 24 minutes: 99
25 to 29 minutes: 23
30 to 34 minutes: 73
35 to 39 minutes: 26
40 to 44 minutes: 9
45 to 59 minutes: 37
60 to 89 minutes: 21
90 or more minutes: 10

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 437 (74%)
Carpooled: 77 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 5 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 3 (1%)
Walked: 21 (4%)
Other means: 8 (1%)
Worked at home: 37 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 47
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 34
$20,000 to $24,999: 47
$25,000 to $29,999: 52
$30,000 to $34,999: 44
$35,000 to $39,999: 44
$40,000 to $44,999: 40
$45,000 to $49,999: 46
$50,000 to $59,999: 49
$60,000 to $74,999: 50
$75,000 to $99,999: 31
$100,000 to $124,999: 10
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

English: 263

United States or American: 235

Irish: 84

Other groups: 59

German: 53

Scottish: 52

French Canadian: 47

French (except Basque): 34

Italian: 27

European: 17

Polish: 12

Scotch-Irish: 12

Welsh: 11

Norwegian: 10

British: 8

Swedish: 8

Ukrainian: 8

Dutch: 8

Slovak: 7

Hungarian: 6

Danish: 6

Swiss: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Canadian: 3

Greek: 3

Scandinavian: 3

Eastern European: 3

Finnish: 2

Lithuanian: 2

Portuguese: 2

Romanian: 2

Russian: 2

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

Other Northern Europe (24%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (19%)
Greece (14%)
Italy (14%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Netherlands (10%)
Canada (10%)

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

This state: 844
Northeast: 291
Midwest: 52
South: 65
West: 49

62% of Penobscot 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, 49% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 16
9th grade: 7
10th grade: 5
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 187
Less than 1 year of college: 17
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 53
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 92
Master's degree: 21
Professional school degree: 7
Doctorate degree: 10

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: 13
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 171
Less than 1 year of college: 55
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 95
Associate degree: 37
Bachelor's degree: 95
Master's degree: 26
Professional school degree: 2
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 50.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $46,200
Black householders: $35,585
Two or more races householders: $50,302

Penobscot household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Penobscot marital status for males

Penobscot marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,721

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 634
One, attached: 6
Two: 14
Mobile homes: 69

Median worth of mobile homes: $64,052

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Penobscot:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (71%) Wood (22%) Electricity (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (79%) Wood (13%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Electricity (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 11

Here:	8.0%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22

Here:	31.0%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Here:	24.1%
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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