Union, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,358 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,358 (62 farm, 2,296 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,052 (863 occupied: 730 owner occupied, 133 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	15%
State:	28%

Housing density: 33 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: $538 (lower quartile is $394, upper quartile is $632)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $478

Median gross rent in Union, ME in 2007: $635

Housing units in Union with a mortgage: 295 (13 second mortgage, 32 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 139

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $179,798 (it was $96,700 in 2000)

Union:	$179,798
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $105,896 - $245,475

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $228,497
Here: $228,497
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $309,190
Here: $309,190
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $301,645
Here: $301,645
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $50,877
Here: $50,877
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,168

In family households: 1,893 (506 male householders, 133 female householders)
520 spouses, 614 children (572 natural, 8 adopted, 34 stepchildren), 10 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 14 parents, 14 other relatives, 81 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 275 (101 male householders (67 living alone)), 121 female householders (106 living alone)), 53 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 41 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 331 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 122 4-persons, 58 5-persons, 15 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 173 1-person, 45 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

397 married couples with children.
110 single-parent households (32 men, 78 women).

97.6% of residents of Union speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 45% speak English well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 48 (2.2%)
(39.6% 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:	3.9
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Union, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 69 5 rooms: 182 6 rooms: 146 7 rooms: 114 8 rooms: 110 9 or more rooms: 83

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union, Maine:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 18 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 40 5 rooms: 8 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 8 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 13
1995 to 1998: 74
1990 to 1994: 95
1980 to 1989: 205
1970 to 1979: 175
1960 to 1969: 80
1950 to 1959: 58
1940 to 1949: 15
1939 or earlier: 337

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Union:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 17 2 bedrooms: 185 3 bedrooms: 380 4 bedrooms: 104 5 or more bedrooms: 42

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Union:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 41 2 bedrooms: 50 3 bedrooms: 23 4 bedrooms: 13 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 Union in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 174 2 vehicles: 386 3 vehicles: 125 4 vehicles: 16 5 or more vehicles: 13

Cars and other vehicles available in Union in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 57 2 vehicles: 48 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 4 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 1
$20,000 to $24,999: 3
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 4
$40,000 to $49,999: 5
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 15
$70,000 to $79,999: 11
$80,000 to $89,999: 9
$90,000 to $99,999: 18
$100,000 to $124,999: 65
$125,000 to $149,999: 96
$150,000 to $174,999: 124
$175,000 to $199,999: 83
$200,000 to $249,999: 103
$250,000 to $299,999: 78
$300,000 to $399,999: 90
$400,000 to $499,999: 38
$500,000 to $749,999: 18
$750,000 to $999,999: 1
$1,000,000 or more: 4

Union rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Union:

Less than $100: 4 people
$100 to $149: 1
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 3
$300 to $349: 4
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 13
$450 to $499: 12
$500 to $549: 14
$550 to $599: 17
$600 to $649: 15
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 2
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 9
$900 to $999: 1
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 18

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 11 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 3 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 5 1965 to 1969: 20

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.5%
Number of people working at home: 86 (7.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 52
5 to 9 minutes: 73
10 to 14 minutes: 58
15 to 19 minutes: 123
20 to 24 minutes: 229
25 to 29 minutes: 124
30 to 34 minutes: 167
35 to 39 minutes: 35
40 to 44 minutes: 41
45 to 59 minutes: 51
60 to 89 minutes: 25
90 or more minutes: 34

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 855 (78%)
Carpooled: 119 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Walked: 20 (2%)
Other means: 14 (1%)
Worked at home: 86 (8%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 67
$10,000 to $14,999: 42
$15,000 to $19,999: 44
$20,000 to $24,999: 74
$25,000 to $29,999: 79
$30,000 to $34,999: 84
$35,000 to $39,999: 73
$40,000 to $44,999: 46
$45,000 to $49,999: 68
$50,000 to $59,999: 107
$60,000 to $74,999: 100
$75,000 to $99,999: 56
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 6
$150,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

English: 412

Irish: 191

United States or American: 190

German: 142

French (except Basque): 99

Other groups: 81

French Canadian: 80

Scottish: 80

Italian: 67

Finnish: 65

Swedish: 44

Scotch-Irish: 37

Canadian: 24

Czech: 23

Norwegian: 22

Danish: 19

British: 17

Polish: 17

European: 14

Portuguese: 11

Greek: 8

Russian: 6

Welsh: 6

Dutch: 5

Ukrainian: 5

Armenian: 5

Hungarian: 4

Alsatian: 2

Celtic: 2

Slovak: 2

Austrian: 2

Scandinavian: 2

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

Canada (25%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (23%)
United Kingdom (17%)
Other Northern Europe (10%)
Germany (6%)
Colombia (6%)
France (4%)

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

This state: 1491
Northeast: 521
Midwest: 40
South: 64
West: 33

64% of Union residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 8
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 6
High school graduate (or equivalency): 298
Less than 1 year of college: 58
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 95
Associate degree: 48
Bachelor's degree: 105
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 6
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 2
7th and 8th grade: 15
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 13
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 11
High school graduate (or equivalency): 295
Less than 1 year of college: 69
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 106
Associate degree: 80
Bachelor's degree: 121
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 11
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 33.3%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,101
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $13,866
Two or more races householders: $23,753
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $40,654

Union household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Union marital status for males

Union marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $175,440
Two or more races householders: $349,946
Hispanic or Latino householders: $102,651

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 863
One, attached: 6
Two: 21
3 or 4: 14
5 to 9: 39
Mobile homes: 105
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $74,728

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Union:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (75%) Wood (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%) Electricity (12%) Wood (6%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Solar energy (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31

Here:	12.0%
Maine:	6.9%

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

Here:	6.5%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

Here:	4.7%
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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