Saco, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 18,125 (Urban population: 14,155, Rural population: 3,970 (55 farm, 3,915 nonfarm))

Saco, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,424 (6,801 occupied: 4,500 owner occupied, 2,301 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	34%
State:	28%

Housing density: 193 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: $677 (lower quartile is $395, upper quartile is $823)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $763

Median gross rent in Saco, ME in 2007: $731

Housing units in Saco with a mortgage: 2,545 (225 second mortgage, 417 home equity loan, 5 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 895

Saco,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $230,080 (it was $116,700 in 2000)

Saco:	$230,080
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $182,934 - $311,358

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $280,445
Here: $280,445
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $251,146
Here: $251,146
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $272,613
Here: $272,613
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $229,358
Here: $229,358
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $216,472
Here: $216,472
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $36,573
Here: $36,573
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 16,582

In family households: 13,749 (3,456 male householders, 1,099 female householders)
3,671 spouses, 4,838 children (4,491 natural, 137 adopted, 210 stepchildren), 143 grandchildren, 107 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 94 other relatives, 289 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,833 (937 male householders (663 living alone)), 1,281 female householders (1,049 living alone)), 615 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 240 (92 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,010 2-persons, 1,142 3-persons, 993 4-persons, 341 5-persons, 39 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,712 1-person, 436 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 13 6-persons.

2,856 married couples with children.
1,055 single-parent households (254 men, 801 women).

86.1% of residents of Saco speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 10% don't speak English at all).
12.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (77% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 485 (2.9%)
(46.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.1
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saco, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 113 4 rooms: 463 5 rooms: 1,047 6 rooms: 1,005 7 rooms: 827 8 rooms: 603 9 or more rooms: 435

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saco, Maine:
	1 room: 56 2 rooms: 76 3 rooms: 475 4 rooms: 934 5 rooms: 388 6 rooms: 234 7 rooms: 91 8 rooms: 19 9 or more rooms: 28

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 177
1995 to 1998: 344
1990 to 1994: 466
1980 to 1989: 1,351
1970 to 1979: 1,176
1960 to 1969: 695
1950 to 1959: 673
1940 to 1949: 388
1939 or earlier: 2,154

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saco:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 152 2 bedrooms: 1,066 3 bedrooms: 2,322 4 bedrooms: 848 5 or more bedrooms: 112

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saco:
	no bedroom: 56 1 bedroom: 561 2 bedrooms: 1,232 3 bedrooms: 373 4 bedrooms: 69 5 or more bedrooms: 10

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Saco in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 101 1 vehicle: 1,083 2 vehicles: 2,447 3 vehicles: 656 4 vehicles: 148 5 or more vehicles: 65

Cars and other vehicles available in Saco in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 357 1 vehicle: 1,247 2 vehicles: 554 3 vehicles: 119 4 vehicles: 17 5 or more vehicles: 7

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

Less than $10,000: 3
$10,000 to $14,999: 2
$15,000 to $19,999: 4
$20,000 to $24,999: 38
$25,000 to $29,999: 38
$30,000 to $34,999: 44
$35,000 to $39,999: 41
$40,000 to $49,999: 36
$50,000 to $59,999: 42
$60,000 to $69,999: 16
$70,000 to $79,999: 29
$80,000 to $89,999: 46
$90,000 to $99,999: 45
$100,000 to $124,999: 120
$125,000 to $149,999: 215
$150,000 to $174,999: 358
$175,000 to $199,999: 640
$200,000 to $249,999: 1150
$250,000 to $299,999: 813
$300,000 to $399,999: 683
$400,000 to $499,999: 221
$500,000 to $749,999: 170
$750,000 to $999,999: 73
$1,000,000 or more: 21

Saco rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Saco:

Less than $100: 55 people
$100 to $149: 38
$150 to $199: 59
$200 to $249: 58
$250 to $299: 50
$300 to $349: 53
$350 to $399: 71
$400 to $449: 62
$450 to $499: 87
$500 to $549: 119
$550 to $599: 161
$600 to $649: 241
$650 to $699: 230
$700 to $749: 221
$750 to $799: 231
$800 to $899: 327
$900 to $999: 229
$1,000 to $1,249: 51
$1,250 to $1,499: 9
$1,500 to $1,999: 3
$2,000 or more: 11
No cash rent: 93

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 39 1985 to 1989: 92 1980 to 1984: 20 1975 to 1979: 8 1970 to 1974: 41 1970 to 1974: 107 1965 to 1969: 178

Saco, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.4%
Number of people working at home: 268 (3.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 262
5 to 9 minutes: 1173
10 to 14 minutes: 1261
15 to 19 minutes: 1107
20 to 24 minutes: 1749
25 to 29 minutes: 839
30 to 34 minutes: 1242
35 to 39 minutes: 128
40 to 44 minutes: 271
45 to 59 minutes: 231
60 to 89 minutes: 169
90 or more minutes: 170

Saco mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 7,306 (82%)
Carpooled: 919 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 25 (0%)
Taxi: 32 (0%)
Walked: 258 (3%)
Other means: 62 (1%)
Worked at home: 268 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 532
$10,000 to $14,999: 503
$15,000 to $19,999: 428
$20,000 to $24,999: 443
$25,000 to $29,999: 440
$30,000 to $34,999: 329
$35,000 to $39,999: 363
$40,000 to $44,999: 340
$45,000 to $49,999: 402
$50,000 to $59,999: 821
$60,000 to $74,999: 961
$75,000 to $99,999: 683
$100,000 to $124,999: 262
$125,000 to $149,999: 128
$150,000 to $199,999: 79
$200,000 or more: 59

First ancestries reported:

French Canadian: 2769

French (except Basque): 2592

English: 1864

Irish: 1731

United States or American: 1055

Other groups: 576

Italian: 574

German: 485

Scottish: 431

Polish: 364

Greek: 358

Scotch-Irish: 226

Canadian: 138

Swedish: 132

Welsh: 87

Norwegian: 79

British: 71

Austrian: 71

European: 63

Dutch: 48

Scandinavian: 47

Finnish: 47

Danish: 39

Russian: 36

Arab:: 30

Lebanese: 30

Lithuanian: 25

Albanian: 23

Hungarian: 23

Portuguese: 23

Armenian: 22

Afghan: 12

Eastern European: 10

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Jamaican: 8

Celtic: 6

Pennsylvania German: 5

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

Canada (51%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Greece (5%)
Colombia (4%)
Japan (4%)
Poland (4%)
Philippines (4%)

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

This state: 11748
Northeast: 3203
Midwest: 413
South: 485
West: 300

53% of Saco residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 53
Nursery to 4th grade: 9
5th and 6th grade: 43
7th and 8th grade: 241
9th grade: 117
10th grade: 102
11th grade: 62
12th grade, no diploma: 106
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,706
Less than 1 year of college: 525
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 745
Associate degree: 417
Bachelor's degree: 802
Master's degree: 257
Professional school degree: 111
Doctorate degree: 62

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 13
5th and 6th grade: 73
7th and 8th grade: 265
9th grade: 87
10th grade: 71
11th grade: 84
12th grade, no diploma: 137
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,162
Less than 1 year of college: 456
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 697
Associate degree: 598
Bachelor's degree: 994
Master's degree: 349
Professional school degree: 69
Doctorate degree: 27

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.3%

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

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: 46.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $54,703
Black householders: $24,140
Asian householders: $44,432
Two or more races householders: $12,369
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $56,977

Saco household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Saco household income for Asian householders

Saco household income for Two or more races householders

Saco marital status for males

Saco marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $235,994
Asian householders: $48,500
Two or more races householders: $322,545
Hispanic or Latino householders: $88,719

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,296
One, attached: 256
Two: 894
3 or 4: 526
5 to 9: 607
10 to 19: 135
20 to 49: 174
50 or more: 113
Mobile homes: 416
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,416

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Saco:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (91%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (3%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (67%) Electricity (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Utility gas (7%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 128

Here:	6.6%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 184

Here:	19.1%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 193

Here:	28.5%
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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