South Portland, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 23,748 (All urban)

South Portland, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 10,349 (10,047 occupied: 6,461 owner occupied, 3,586 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	36%
State:	28%

Housing density: 863 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: $757 (lower quartile is $572, upper quartile is $895)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $752

Median gross rent in South Portland, ME in 2007: $840

Housing units in South Portland with a mortgage: 3,843 (310 second mortgage, 712 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,675

Household type by relationship

Households: 22,803

In family households: 17,871 (4,384 male householders, 1,674 female householders)
4,717 spouses, 6,037 children (5,607 natural, 128 adopted, 302 stepchildren), 209 grandchildren, 155 brothers or sisters, 116 parents, 142 other relatives, 437 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 4,932 (1,414 male householders (922 living alone)), 2,570 female householders (2,163 living alone)), 948 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 521 (254 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,867 2-persons, 1,490 3-persons, 1,168 4-persons, 383 5-persons, 131 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,085 1-person, 827 2-persons, 64 3-persons, 8 5-persons.

3,363 married couples with children.
1,337 single-parent households (269 men, 1,068 women).

94.6% of residents of South Portland speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (32% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 16% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 25% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 740 (3.2%)
(69.7% 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:	4.0
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Portland, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 31 3 rooms: 133 4 rooms: 626 5 rooms: 1,312 6 rooms: 1,958 7 rooms: 1,242 8 rooms: 693 9 or more rooms: 466

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Portland, Maine:
	1 room: 116 2 rooms: 294 3 rooms: 700 4 rooms: 1,345 5 rooms: 605 6 rooms: 395 7 rooms: 71 8 rooms: 27 9 or more rooms: 33

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 101
1995 to 1998: 273
1990 to 1994: 331
1980 to 1989: 1,457
1970 to 1979: 1,116
1960 to 1969: 791
1950 to 1959: 1,307
1940 to 1949: 1,722
1939 or earlier: 3,251

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Portland:
	no bedroom: 10 1 bedroom: 194 2 bedrooms: 1,750 3 bedrooms: 3,207 4 bedrooms: 1,127 5 or more bedrooms: 173

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Portland:
	no bedroom: 134 1 bedroom: 1,089 2 bedrooms: 1,702 3 bedrooms: 559 4 bedrooms: 88 5 or more bedrooms: 14

Cars and other vehicles available in South Portland in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 202 1 vehicle: 2,308 2 vehicles: 3,058 3 vehicles: 752 4 vehicles: 100 5 or more vehicles: 41

Cars and other vehicles available in South Portland in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 569 1 vehicle: 1,779 2 vehicles: 1,062 3 vehicles: 154 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 8

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in South Portland, ME:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 8
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 6
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 64
$60,000 to $69,999: 66
$70,000 to $79,999: 351
$80,000 to $89,999: 458
$90,000 to $99,999: 861
$100,000 to $124,999: 1779
$125,000 to $149,999: 1039
$150,000 to $174,999: 397
$175,000 to $199,999: 165
$200,000 to $249,999: 155
$250,000 to $299,999: 68
$300,000 to $399,999: 26
$400,000 to $499,999: 23
$500,000 to $749,999: 20
$750,000 to $999,999: 6
$1,000,000 or more: 0

South Portland rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South Portland:

Less than $100: 39 people
$100 to $149: 80
$150 to $199: 152
$200 to $249: 82
$250 to $299: 47
$300 to $349: 34
$350 to $399: 35
$400 to $449: 72
$450 to $499: 139
$500 to $549: 338
$550 to $599: 687
$600 to $649: 530
$650 to $699: 682
$700 to $749: 404
$750 to $799: 441
$800 to $899: 452
$900 to $999: 182
$1,000 to $1,249: 214
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 83

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 75 1990 to 1994: 82 1985 to 1989: 41 1980 to 1984: 117 1975 to 1979: 24 1970 to 1974: 34 1970 to 1974: 45 1965 to 1969: 322

South Portland, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.0%
Number of people working at home: 392 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 445
5 to 9 minutes: 1937
10 to 14 minutes: 3384
15 to 19 minutes: 2882
20 to 24 minutes: 1680
25 to 29 minutes: 399
30 to 34 minutes: 585
35 to 39 minutes: 147
40 to 44 minutes: 108
45 to 59 minutes: 189
60 to 89 minutes: 266
90 or more minutes: 151

South Portland mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,326 (82%)
Carpooled: 1,205 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 99 (1%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Ferryboat: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 30 (0%)
Bicycle: 95 (1%)
Walked: 279 (2%)
Other means: 128 (1%)
Worked at home: 392 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 695
$10,000 to $14,999: 615
$15,000 to $19,999: 590
$20,000 to $24,999: 633
$25,000 to $29,999: 567
$30,000 to $34,999: 674
$35,000 to $39,999: 835
$40,000 to $44,999: 718
$45,000 to $49,999: 521
$50,000 to $59,999: 1240
$60,000 to $74,999: 1202
$75,000 to $99,999: 962
$100,000 to $124,999: 422
$125,000 to $149,999: 147
$150,000 to $199,999: 88
$200,000 or more: 133

First ancestries reported:

Irish: 4196
English: 3296
Italian: 1699
French (except Basque): 1670
French Canadian: 1329
Other groups: 990
German: 948
United States or American: 947
Scottish: 843
Polish: 542
Scotch-Irish: 471
Norwegian: 287
Swedish: 284
Danish: 218
Greek: 163
Portuguese: 128
Canadian: 121
Dutch: 115
Welsh: 106
British: 95
Lithuanian: 84
European: 80
Armenian: 79
Finnish: 76
Russian: 76
Scandinavian: 68
Celtic: 40
Albanian: 36
Arab:: 33
Lebanese: 33
Subsaharan African:: 30
African: 30
Hungarian: 27
Ukrainian: 25
Eastern European: 22
Afghan: 22
Swiss: 22
Bulgarian: 18
Romanian: 10
Iranian: 8
New Zealander: 6
Pennsylvania German: 6
Belgian: 6
Austrian: 6
Czech: 5
Czechoslovakian: 4
Croatian: 4
West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 3
Jamaican: 3

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

Canada (29%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (11%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Poland (5%)
Laos (5%)
Germany (5%)
Vietnam (4%)

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

This state: 16532
Northeast: 3880
Midwest: 649
South: 773
West: 570

55% of South Portland residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 69
Nursery to 4th grade: 35
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 90
9th grade: 73
10th grade: 160
11th grade: 142
12th grade, no diploma: 125
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,073
Less than 1 year of college: 480
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,132
Associate degree: 831
Bachelor's degree: 1,390
Master's degree: 464
Professional school degree: 185
Doctorate degree: 49

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 27
Nursery to 4th grade: 30
5th and 6th grade: 45
7th and 8th grade: 144
9th grade: 118
10th grade: 219
11th grade: 131
12th grade, no diploma: 243
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,741
Less than 1 year of college: 661
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,185
Associate degree: 962
Bachelor's degree: 1,748
Master's degree: 516
Professional school degree: 153
Doctorate degree: 53

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.8%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 42.9%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race 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: 16.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $53,400
Black householders: $32,460
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $18,765
Asian householders: $58,042
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $47,900
Some other race householders: $45,336
Two or more races householders: $38,235
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $21,456

South Portland household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South Portland household income for Black householders

South Portland household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

South Portland household income for Asian householders

South Portland household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

South Portland household income for Some other race householders

South Portland household income for Two or more races householders

South Portland household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

South Portland marital status for males

South Portland marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $200,964
Black or African American householders: $227,890
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $151,570
Asian householders: $353,426
Some other race householders: $271,221
Two or more races householders: $210,237
Hispanic or Latino householders: $271,221

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,096
One, attached: 427
Two: 1,160
3 or 4: 909
5 to 9: 401
10 to 19: 496
20 to 49: 149
50 or more: 695
Mobile homes: 10
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $135,222

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Portland:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%) Utility gas (17%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (47%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (34%) Electricity (12%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 270

Here:	11.7%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 75

Here:	5.3%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 144

Here:	13.3%
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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