Raymond, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 4,648 (Urban population: 600 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,048 (35 farm, 4,013 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,534 (1,616 occupied: 1,401 owner occupied, 215 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

Housing density: 76 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: $734 (lower quartile is $600, upper quartile is $946)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $815

Median gross rent in Raymond, ME in 2007: $862

Housing units in Raymond with a mortgage: 828 (126 second mortgage, 197 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 266

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $257,027 (it was $132,600 in 2000)

Raymond:	$257,027
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $184,099 - $363,891

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $336,346
Here: $336,346
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $341,181
Here: $341,181
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $393,580
Here: $393,580
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $88,571
Here: $88,571
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,298

In family households: 3,791 (1,028 male householders, 214 female householders)
1,049 spouses, 1,326 children (1,207 natural, 46 adopted, 73 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 29 brothers or sisters, 36 parents, 7 other relatives, 102 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 507 (218 male householders (144 living alone)), 143 female householders (107 living alone)), 146 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 536 2-persons, 298 3-persons, 266 4-persons, 105 5-persons, 37 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 251 1-person, 92 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

869 married couples with children.
203 single-parent households (65 men, 138 women).

96.3% of residents of Raymond speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 7% speak English well, 20% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 42 (1.0%)
(69.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Raymond, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 19 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 142 5 rooms: 244 6 rooms: 256 7 rooms: 279 8 rooms: 186 9 or more rooms: 208

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raymond, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 70 4 rooms: 48 5 rooms: 46 6 rooms: 19 7 rooms: 14 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 10

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 68
1995 to 1998: 146
1990 to 1994: 323
1980 to 1989: 512
1970 to 1979: 423
1960 to 1969: 442
1950 to 1959: 259
1940 to 1949: 122
1939 or earlier: 239

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Raymond:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 67 2 bedrooms: 326 3 bedrooms: 660 4 bedrooms: 257 5 or more bedrooms: 91

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Raymond:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 68 2 bedrooms: 84 3 bedrooms: 39 4 bedrooms: 24 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 Raymond in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 33 1 vehicle: 203 2 vehicles: 822 3 vehicles: 244 4 vehicles: 85 5 or more vehicles: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in Raymond in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 89 2 vehicles: 80 3 vehicles: 37 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 0
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 0
$100,000 to $124,999: 10
$125,000 to $149,999: 40
$150,000 to $174,999: 153
$175,000 to $199,999: 224
$200,000 to $249,999: 304
$250,000 to $299,999: 197
$300,000 to $399,999: 280
$400,000 to $499,999: 121
$500,000 to $749,999: 95
$750,000 to $999,999: 41
$1,000,000 or more: 51

Raymond rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Raymond:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 8
$250 to $299: 8
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 12
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 0
$550 to $599: 0
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 23
$700 to $749: 35
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 21
$900 to $999: 27
$1,000 to $1,249: 15
$1,250 to $1,499: 14
$1,500 to $1,999: 8
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 19

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 6 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 15 1970 to 1974: 7 1965 to 1969: 0

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.9%
Number of people working at home: 80 (3.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 50
5 to 9 minutes: 138
10 to 14 minutes: 150
15 to 19 minutes: 221
20 to 24 minutes: 302
25 to 29 minutes: 129
30 to 34 minutes: 366
35 to 39 minutes: 99
40 to 44 minutes: 267
45 to 59 minutes: 377
60 to 89 minutes: 121
90 or more minutes: 23

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,001 (86%)
Carpooled: 196 (8%)
Walked: 37 (2%)
Other means: 9 (0%)
Worked at home: 80 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 61
$10,000 to $14,999: 36
$15,000 to $19,999: 50
$20,000 to $24,999: 71
$25,000 to $29,999: 42
$30,000 to $34,999: 128
$35,000 to $39,999: 139
$40,000 to $44,999: 149
$45,000 to $49,999: 57
$50,000 to $59,999: 242
$60,000 to $74,999: 210
$75,000 to $99,999: 171
$100,000 to $124,999: 64
$125,000 to $149,999: 65
$150,000 to $199,999: 44
$200,000 or more: 74

First ancestries reported:

English: 662

French (except Basque): 376

Irish: 364

United States or American: 344

French Canadian: 324

German: 246

Italian: 230

Scottish: 190

Other groups: 171

Polish: 108

Scotch-Irish: 64

Dutch: 42

Welsh: 40

Swedish: 37

Norwegian: 33

Danish: 32

Canadian: 21

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 15

West Indian: 15

Czechoslovakian: 11

Austrian: 8

Celtic: 8

European: 7

Czech: 7

British: 6

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

France (31%)
Germany (31%)
Canada (21%)
Philippines (17%)

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

This state: 2805
Northeast: 974
Midwest: 141
South: 172
West: 142

64% of Raymond residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 44
9th grade: 13
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 28
12th grade, no diploma: 61
High school graduate (or equivalency): 327
Less than 1 year of college: 130
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 258
Associate degree: 109
Bachelor's degree: 264
Master's degree: 89
Professional school degree: 98
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 46
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 420
Less than 1 year of college: 74
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 165
Associate degree: 160
Bachelor's degree: 347
Master's degree: 148
Professional school degree: 21
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

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: $66,405
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $214,012

Raymond household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Raymond marital status for males

Raymond marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $245,978

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,361
One, attached: 28
Two: 54
3 or 4: 22
5 to 9: 28
10 to 19: 7
Mobile homes: 34

Median worth of mobile homes: $114,872

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Raymond:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (8%) Electricity (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 43

Here:	7.2%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 41

Here:	13.5%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 15

Here:	20.5%
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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