Scarborough, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 3,858, Rural population: 247 (all nonfarm))

Scarborough, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,784 (1,667 occupied: 1,258 owner occupied, 409 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	25%
State:	28%

Housing density: 359 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: $931 (lower quartile is $628, upper quartile is $1,117)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,007

Median gross rent in Scarborough, ME in 2007: $1,052

Housing units in Scarborough with a mortgage: 767 (120 second mortgage, 135 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 221

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $262,492 (it was $138,300 in 2000)

Scarborough:	$262,492
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $176,159 - $371,446

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $339,041
Here: $339,041
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $284,116
Here: $284,116
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $338,631
Here: $338,631
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $169,575
Here: $169,575
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $544,480
Here: $544,480
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $26,901
Here: $26,901
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 4,041

In family households: 3,349 (811 male householders, 328 female householders)
893 spouses, 1,128 children (1,075 natural, 25 adopted, 28 stepchildren), 23 grandchildren, 27 brothers or sisters, 22 parents, 41 other relatives, 76 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 692 (203 male householders (133 living alone)), 333 female householders (260 living alone)), 156 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 64 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 514 2-persons, 323 3-persons, 198 4-persons, 63 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 393 1-person, 137 2-persons, 6 3-persons.

673 married couples with children.
146 single-parent households (33 men, 113 women).

95.1% of residents of Scarborough speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 133 (3.2%)
(74.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.7
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scarborough, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 248 5 rooms: 303 6 rooms: 323 7 rooms: 197 8 rooms: 125 9 or more rooms: 54

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scarborough, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 38 4 rooms: 186 5 rooms: 88 6 rooms: 26 7 rooms: 26 8 rooms: 12 9 or more rooms: 23

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 82
1995 to 1998: 367
1990 to 1994: 189
1980 to 1989: 533
1970 to 1979: 281
1960 to 1969: 81
1950 to 1959: 86
1940 to 1949: 57
1939 or earlier: 108

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scarborough:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 0 2 bedrooms: 515 3 bedrooms: 519 4 bedrooms: 213 5 or more bedrooms: 11

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scarborough:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 58 2 bedrooms: 233 3 bedrooms: 74 4 bedrooms: 21 5 or more bedrooms: 23

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Scarborough in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 18 1 vehicle: 447 2 vehicles: 594 3 vehicles: 146 4 vehicles: 53 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Scarborough in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 9 1 vehicle: 214 2 vehicles: 154 3 vehicles: 32 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 9
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 10
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 12
$50,000 to $59,999: 28
$60,000 to $69,999: 19
$70,000 to $79,999: 14
$80,000 to $89,999: 10
$90,000 to $99,999: 3
$100,000 to $124,999: 0
$125,000 to $149,999: 34
$150,000 to $174,999: 60
$175,000 to $199,999: 123
$200,000 to $249,999: 251
$250,000 to $299,999: 200
$300,000 to $399,999: 250
$400,000 to $499,999: 139
$500,000 to $749,999: 61
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 19

Scarborough rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Scarborough:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 7
$150 to $199: 14
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 3
$350 to $399: 7
$400 to $449: 0
$450 to $499: 0
$500 to $549: 5
$550 to $599: 12
$600 to $649: 24
$650 to $699: 35
$700 to $749: 22
$750 to $799: 6
$800 to $899: 29
$900 to $999: 79
$1,000 to $1,249: 105
$1,250 to $1,499: 12
$1,500 to $1,999: 19
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 12

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 19 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 11 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 24 1965 to 1969: 79

Scarborough, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.9%
Number of people working at home: 123 (5.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 92
5 to 9 minutes: 338
10 to 14 minutes: 493
15 to 19 minutes: 519
20 to 24 minutes: 284
25 to 29 minutes: 35
30 to 34 minutes: 95
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 23
45 to 59 minutes: 45
60 to 89 minutes: 50
90 or more minutes: 34

Scarborough mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,757 (82%)
Carpooled: 197 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 16 (1%)
Motorcycle: 11 (1%)
Bicycle: 13 (1%)
Walked: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 123 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 116
$10,000 to $14,999: 37
$15,000 to $19,999: 102
$20,000 to $24,999: 106
$25,000 to $29,999: 83
$30,000 to $34,999: 122
$35,000 to $39,999: 90
$40,000 to $44,999: 159
$45,000 to $49,999: 81
$50,000 to $59,999: 92
$60,000 to $74,999: 164
$75,000 to $99,999: 277
$100,000 to $124,999: 143
$125,000 to $149,999: 44
$150,000 to $199,999: 51
$200,000 or more: 8

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 702

English: 692

French (except Basque): 386

French Canadian: 346

United States or American: 318

German: 307

Other groups: 198

Italian: 161

Scottish: 89

Canadian: 83

Scotch-Irish: 83

Danish: 47

Polish: 40

Portuguese: 39

Dutch: 38

Swedish: 33

Greek: 23

Norwegian: 21

Welsh: 16

Eastern European: 13

Armenian: 10

Russian: 10

Scandinavian: 10

Slovak: 7

Finnish: 6

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

Canada (48%)
United Kingdom (15%)
France (14%)
Netherlands (8%)
Korea (8%)
Germany (7%)

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

This state: 2676
Northeast: 954
Midwest: 163
South: 86
West: 65

43% of Scarborough 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, 51% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 26
9th grade: 17
10th grade: 8
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 9
High school graduate (or equivalency): 455
Less than 1 year of college: 139
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 156
Associate degree: 127
Bachelor's degree: 293
Master's degree: 158
Professional school degree: 8
Doctorate degree: 0

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: 14
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 44
11th grade: 16
12th grade, no diploma: 19
High school graduate (or equivalency): 504
Less than 1 year of college: 112
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 191
Associate degree: 146
Bachelor's degree: 345
Master's degree: 85
Professional school degree: 24
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.6%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.3%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $58,164
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $28,657
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $72,715

Scarborough household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Scarborough marital status for males

Scarborough marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $265,026
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $256,627
Hispanic or Latino householders: $349,946

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 941
One, attached: 316
Two: 57
3 or 4: 59
5 to 9: 231
10 to 19: 20
20 to 49: 9
Mobile homes: 151

Median worth of mobile homes: $41,136

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Scarborough:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%) Utility gas (20%) Electricity (2%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (62%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (3%) Electricity (2%)

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): 0

Here:	0.0%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 66

Here:	45.2%
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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