Washburn, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,576 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,576 (30 farm, 1,546 nonfarm))

Houses: 767 (694 occupied: 553 owner occupied, 141 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	20%
State:	28%

Housing density: 22 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: $381 (lower quartile is $183, upper quartile is $494)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $460

Median gross rent in Washburn, ME in 2007: $453

Housing units in Washburn with a mortgage: 233 (12 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 176

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $74,460 (it was $51,400 in 2000)

Washburn:	$74,460
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $47,827 - $111,528

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $96,535
Here: $96,535
State: $240,738

In 2-unit structures: $95,014
Here: $95,014
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $59,943
Here: $59,943
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $25,878
Here: $25,878
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,649

In family households: 1,415 (424 male householders, 72 female householders)
443 spouses, 412 children (370 natural, 10 adopted, 32 stepchildren), 15 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 9 parents, 13 other relatives, 24 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 234 (96 male householders (76 living alone)), 108 female householders (108 living alone)), 30 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 260 2-persons, 113 3-persons, 77 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 13 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 184 1-person, 15 2-persons, 3 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

229 married couples with children.
81 single-parent households (27 men, 54 women).

94.0% of residents of Washburn speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
5.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 43 (2.6%)
(48.8% 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:	4.2
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washburn, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 18 4 rooms: 86 5 rooms: 141 6 rooms: 134 7 rooms: 81 8 rooms: 52 9 or more rooms: 41

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washburn, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 41 4 rooms: 39 5 rooms: 32 6 rooms: 15 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 6
1995 to 1998: 13
1990 to 1994: 24
1980 to 1989: 82
1970 to 1979: 136
1960 to 1969: 85
1950 to 1959: 90
1940 to 1949: 82
1939 or earlier: 249

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Washburn:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 154 3 bedrooms: 269 4 bedrooms: 98 5 or more bedrooms: 16

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washburn:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 51 2 bedrooms: 61 3 bedrooms: 21 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Washburn in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 17 1 vehicle: 161 2 vehicles: 287 3 vehicles: 70 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Washburn in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 28 1 vehicle: 76 2 vehicles: 29 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 10
$10,000 to $14,999: 6
$15,000 to $19,999: 12
$20,000 to $24,999: 13
$25,000 to $29,999: 16
$30,000 to $34,999: 22
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 33
$50,000 to $59,999: 58
$60,000 to $69,999: 57
$70,000 to $79,999: 60
$80,000 to $89,999: 56
$90,000 to $99,999: 43
$100,000 to $124,999: 69
$125,000 to $149,999: 39
$150,000 to $174,999: 11
$175,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 to $249,999: 9
$250,000 to $299,999: 1
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Washburn rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Washburn:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 9
$250 to $299: 7
$300 to $349: 9
$350 to $399: 15
$400 to $449: 19
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 7
$550 to $599: 5
$600 to $649: 5
$650 to $699: 1
$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: 18

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 8 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 10 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 7 1970 to 1974: 1 1965 to 1969: 17

Percentage of workers working in this county: 99.6%
Number of people working at home: 38 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 34
5 to 9 minutes: 58
10 to 14 minutes: 66
15 to 19 minutes: 157
20 to 24 minutes: 176
25 to 29 minutes: 45
30 to 34 minutes: 100
35 to 39 minutes: 24
40 to 44 minutes: 24
45 to 59 minutes: 18
60 to 89 minutes: 23
90 or more minutes: 12

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 616 (79%)
Carpooled: 93 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 6 (1%)
Walked: 22 (3%)
Worked at home: 38 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 93
$10,000 to $14,999: 62
$15,000 to $19,999: 74
$20,000 to $24,999: 70
$25,000 to $29,999: 46
$30,000 to $34,999: 74
$35,000 to $39,999: 46
$40,000 to $44,999: 41
$45,000 to $49,999: 38
$50,000 to $59,999: 60
$60,000 to $74,999: 56
$75,000 to $99,999: 25
$100,000 to $124,999: 5
$125,000 to $149,999: 2
$150,000 to $199,999: 6
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

English: 295

French (except Basque): 224

United States or American: 195

Irish: 122

French Canadian: 120

Other groups: 67

Scottish: 47

Swedish: 37

German: 33

Dutch: 20

Scotch-Irish: 20

Canadian: 13

Italian: 13

Welsh: 8

British: 6

Northern European: 6

Danish: 3

Norwegian: 2

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

Canada (58%)
India (12%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Vietnam (7%)
Ireland (5%)
Mexico (5%)
Guatemala (5%)

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

This state: 1422
Northeast: 102
Midwest: 29
South: 29
West: 7

70% of Washburn residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 60% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 4
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 34
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 25
12th grade, no diploma: 7
High school graduate (or equivalency): 213
Less than 1 year of college: 25
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 97
Associate degree: 30
Bachelor's degree: 66
Master's degree: 16
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 37
9th grade: 19
10th grade: 30
11th grade: 15
12th grade, no diploma: 21
High school graduate (or equivalency): 208
Less than 1 year of college: 38
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 64
Associate degree: 74
Bachelor's degree: 70
Master's degree: 17
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 2

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $37,047
Asian householders: $21,377
Some other race householders: $34,076
Two or more races householders: $33,535
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $71,833

Washburn household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Washburn marital status for males

Washburn marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $78,226
Asian householders: $137,619
Some other race householders: $123,133
Two or more races householders: $50,702
Hispanic or Latino householders: $123,133

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 551
One, attached: 5
Two: 20
3 or 4: 44
5 to 9: 26
10 to 19: 2
20 to 49: 28
Mobile homes: 89
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $33,511

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Washburn:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%) Wood (11%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (73%) Electricity (23%) Wood (2%) Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2

Here:	1.4%
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: 8

Here:	15.4%
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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