St. Albans, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,817 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,817 (71 farm, 1,746 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,100 (718 occupied: 594 owner occupied, 124 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	17%
State:	28%

Housing density: 25 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $191,590.

Median contract rent in 2008: $453 (lower quartile is $299, upper quartile is $510)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $390

Median gross rent in St. Albans, ME in 2008: $625

Housing units in St. Albans with a mortgage: 167 (11 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 138

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $123,487 (it was $65,600 in 2000)

St. Albans:	$123,487
Maine:	$180,200

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $70,643 - $187,689

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $164,802
Here: $164,802
State: $236,370

In 2-unit structures: $233,862
Here: $233,862
State: $219,008

Mobile homes: $32,704
Here: $32,704
State: $42,332

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $81,046

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,812

In family households: 1,573 (447 male householders, 84 female householders)
434 spouses, 516 children (463 natural, 21 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 9 other relatives, 52 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 239 (106 male householders (71 living alone)), 86 female householders (75 living alone)), 47 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 24 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 251 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 110 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 146 1-person, 42 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

293 married couples with children.
109 single-parent households (32 men, 77 women).

96.9% of residents of St. Albans speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 35 (1.9%)
(54.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Albans, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 4 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 80 5 rooms: 211 6 rooms: 110 7 rooms: 67 8 rooms: 49 9 or more rooms: 53

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Albans, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 7 4 rooms: 46 5 rooms: 33 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 11 8 rooms: 4 9 or more rooms: 4

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 27
1995 to 1998: 67
1990 to 1994: 90
1980 to 1989: 239
1970 to 1979: 212
1960 to 1969: 166
1950 to 1959: 69
1940 to 1949: 34
1939 or earlier: 196

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Albans:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 35 2 bedrooms: 183 3 bedrooms: 276 4 bedrooms: 76 5 or more bedrooms: 24

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Albans:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 19 2 bedrooms: 63 3 bedrooms: 29 4 bedrooms: 9 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Albans in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 176 2 vehicles: 290 3 vehicles: 76 4 vehicles: 22 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in St. Albans in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 5 1 vehicle: 65 2 vehicles: 43 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in St. Albans, ME:

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 5
$15,000 to $19,999: 6
$20,000 to $24,999: 12
$25,000 to $29,999: 13
$30,000 to $34,999: 16
$35,000 to $39,999: 14
$40,000 to $49,999: 20
$50,000 to $59,999: 29
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 29
$80,000 to $89,999: 17
$90,000 to $99,999: 19
$100,000 to $124,999: 66
$125,000 to $149,999: 84
$150,000 to $174,999: 61
$175,000 to $199,999: 38
$200,000 to $249,999: 37
$250,000 to $299,999: 30
$300,000 to $399,999: 27
$400,000 to $499,999: 6
$500,000 to $749,999: 8
$750,000 to $999,999: 3
$1,000,000 or more: 0

St. Albans rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in St. Albans:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 9
$200 to $249: 4
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 8
$350 to $399: 4
$400 to $449: 16
$450 to $499: 18
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 8
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 3
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$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: 12

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 10 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 7 1980 to 1984: 2 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 6 1965 to 1969: 10

Percentage of workers working in this county: 52.9%
Number of people working at home: 32 (3.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 38
5 to 9 minutes: 79
10 to 14 minutes: 95
15 to 19 minutes: 148
20 to 24 minutes: 128
25 to 29 minutes: 42
30 to 34 minutes: 63
35 to 39 minutes: 8
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 93
60 to 89 minutes: 44
90 or more minutes: 35

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 646 (78%)
Carpooled: 117 (14%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Walked: 18 (2%)
Other means: 9 (1%)
Worked at home: 32 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 94
$10,000 to $14,999: 78
$15,000 to $19,999: 90
$20,000 to $24,999: 64
$25,000 to $29,999: 66
$30,000 to $34,999: 57
$35,000 to $39,999: 52
$40,000 to $44,999: 61
$45,000 to $49,999: 32
$50,000 to $59,999: 40
$60,000 to $74,999: 35
$75,000 to $99,999: 41
$100,000 to $124,999: 8
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

English: 305

United States or American: 296

Irish: 155

French (except Basque): 148

Other groups: 84

French Canadian: 71

Scottish: 59

German: 57

Italian: 35

Scotch-Irish: 32

Portuguese: 26

Swedish: 24

Arab:: 14

Lebanese: 14

Danish: 11

Canadian: 10

European: 8

Polish: 7

Serbian: 7

Norwegian: 6

British: 5

Austrian: 5

Russian: 5

Czech: 4

Dutch: 4

Finnish: 3

Celtic: 3

Armenian: 3

Welsh: 3

Acadian/Cajun: 2

Ukrainian: 2

Greek: 1

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

Canada (37%)
Germany (23%)
India (11%)
United Kingdom (6%)
Poland (6%)
Ukraine (6%)
Korea (6%)

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

This state: 1330
Northeast: 386
Midwest: 20
South: 30
West: 24

66% of St. Albans residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 3
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 68
9th grade: 16
10th grade: 28
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 45
High school graduate (or equivalency): 257
Less than 1 year of college: 39
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 73
Associate degree: 28
Bachelor's degree: 38
Master's degree: 12
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 32
11th grade: 13
12th grade, no diploma: 35
High school graduate (or equivalency): 252
Less than 1 year of college: 42
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
Associate degree: 26
Bachelor's degree: 41
Master's degree: 18
Professional school degree: 14
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 7.2%

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

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,672
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $6,564
Two or more races householders: $38,321

St. Albans household income for White non-Hispanic householders

St. Albans marital status for males

St. Albans marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $138,350
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $124,209

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 819
One, attached: 2
Two: 9
3 or 4: 19
Mobile homes: 231
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 20

Median worth of mobile homes: $42,844

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 11%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in St. Albans:

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

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (86%) Wood (7%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 27

Here:	12.7%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2

Here:	1.8%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Here:	2.4%
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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