Readfield, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,570 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,570 (36 farm, 2,534 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,148 (867 occupied: 764 owner occupied, 103 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Housing density: 39 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: $648 (lower quartile is $448, upper quartile is $769)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $804

Median gross rent in Readfield, ME in 2007: $793

Housing units in Readfield with a mortgage: 360 (28 second mortgage, 52 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 122

Readfield,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $177,622 (it was $103,500 in 2000)

Readfield:	$177,622
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $112,928 - $249,095

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $208,157
Here: $208,157
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $738,435
Here: $738,435
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $124,880
Here: $124,880
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,324,516
Here: $1,324,516
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $48,013
Here: $48,013
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,360

In family households: 2,134 (509 male householders, 165 female householders)
572 spouses, 792 children (724 natural, 39 adopted, 29 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 8 parents, 24 other relatives, 36 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 226 (126 male householders (109 living alone)), 65 female householders (46 living alone)), 35 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 259 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 174 4-persons, 69 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 10 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 155 1-person, 36 2-persons.

537 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (36 men, 73 women).

96.5% of residents of Readfield speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
2.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 3% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 19 (0.8%)
(47.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Readfield, Maine:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 5 3 rooms: 39 4 rooms: 89 5 rooms: 103 6 rooms: 191 7 rooms: 146 8 rooms: 72 9 or more rooms: 117

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Readfield, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 5 4 rooms: 28 5 rooms: 32 6 rooms: 18 7 rooms: 10 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 5

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 17
1995 to 1998: 87
1990 to 1994: 107
1980 to 1989: 176
1970 to 1979: 215
1960 to 1969: 168
1950 to 1959: 71
1940 to 1949: 21
1939 or earlier: 286

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Readfield:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 49 2 bedrooms: 141 3 bedrooms: 380 4 bedrooms: 134 5 or more bedrooms: 58

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Readfield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 35 3 bedrooms: 37 4 bedrooms: 17 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 Readfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 188 2 vehicles: 386 3 vehicles: 147 4 vehicles: 26 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Readfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 0 1 vehicle: 55 2 vehicles: 31 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 5
$60,000 to $69,999: 7
$70,000 to $79,999: 25
$80,000 to $89,999: 21
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 69
$125,000 to $149,999: 132
$150,000 to $174,999: 124
$175,000 to $199,999: 73
$200,000 to $249,999: 123
$250,000 to $299,999: 86
$300,000 to $399,999: 93
$400,000 to $499,999: 18
$500,000 to $749,999: 16
$750,000 to $999,999: 7
$1,000,000 or more: 8

Readfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Readfield:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 5
$500 to $549: 4
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 8
$750 to $799: 9
$800 to $899: 7
$900 to $999: 7
$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: 19

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 4 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 9

Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.4%
Number of people working at home: 107 (9.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 52
5 to 9 minutes: 134
10 to 14 minutes: 85
15 to 19 minutes: 83
20 to 24 minutes: 217
25 to 29 minutes: 99
30 to 34 minutes: 191
35 to 39 minutes: 17
40 to 44 minutes: 33
45 to 59 minutes: 84
60 to 89 minutes: 50
90 or more minutes: 19

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 935 (80%)
Carpooled: 74 (6%)
Walked: 52 (4%)
Other means: 3 (0%)
Worked at home: 107 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 39
$10,000 to $14,999: 41
$15,000 to $19,999: 52
$20,000 to $24,999: 27
$25,000 to $29,999: 57
$30,000 to $34,999: 61
$35,000 to $39,999: 66
$40,000 to $44,999: 51
$45,000 to $49,999: 54
$50,000 to $59,999: 95
$60,000 to $74,999: 128
$75,000 to $99,999: 101
$100,000 to $124,999: 39
$125,000 to $149,999: 18
$150,000 to $199,999: 21
$200,000 or more: 15

First ancestries reported:

English: 515

United States or American: 384

French (except Basque): 228

Irish: 183

German: 161

French Canadian: 109

Italian: 65

Scottish: 62

Other groups: 61

Swedish: 53

Norwegian: 34

Polish: 25

Scotch-Irish: 25

Arab:: 20

Lebanese: 20

Swiss: 14

Canadian: 11

Ukrainian: 10

Greek: 9

Pennsylvania German: 9

Welsh: 9

Hungarian: 8

Latvian: 8

Czechoslovakian: 6

Dutch: 6

Danish: 4

Lithuanian: 2

British: 2

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

Canada (42%)
United Kingdom (37%)
Belarus (11%)
Ukraine (11%)

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

This state: 1481
Northeast: 577
Midwest: 92
South: 75
West: 76

62% of Readfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% 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: 27
9th grade: 3
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 159
Less than 1 year of college: 33
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 107
Associate degree: 78
Bachelor's degree: 182
Master's degree: 86
Professional school degree: 30
Doctorate degree: 25

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: 17
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 15
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 157
Less than 1 year of college: 64
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 113
Associate degree: 78
Bachelor's degree: 207
Master's degree: 86
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $60,648
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $50,843
Two or more races householders: $32,137
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $12,624

Readfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Readfield marital status for males

Readfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $181,225
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $128,711

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,030
One, attached: 14
Two: 35
3 or 4: 14
Mobile homes: 55

Median worth of mobile homes: $78,636

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Readfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (84%) Wood (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%) Wood (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Electricity (5%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 30

Here:	13.5%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19

Here:	22.1%
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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