Wells, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 9,895 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 9,895 (88 farm, 9,807 nonfarm))

Houses: 7,794 (4,004 occupied: 3,282 owner occupied, 722 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Housing density: 135 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: $731 (lower quartile is $446, upper quartile is $878)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $1,509

Median gross rent in Wells, ME in 2007: $827

Housing units in Wells with a mortgage: 1,546 (126 second mortgage, 294 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 737

Wells,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $294,352 (it was $149,300 in 2000)

Wells:	$294,352
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $217,725 - $419,674

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $383,676
Here: $383,676
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $405,035
Here: $405,035
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $638,455
Here: $638,455
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $462,091
Here: $462,091
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $617,398
Here: $617,398
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $63,642
Here: $63,642
State: $42,332

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $17,500
Here: $17,500
State: $81,046

Household type by relationship

Households: 9,399

In family households: 7,787 (2,138 male householders, 540 female householders)
2,267 spouses, 2,457 children (2,223 natural, 59 adopted, 175 stepchildren), 72 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 62 parents, 125 other relatives, 85 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,612 (491 male householders (394 living alone)), 826 female householders (658 living alone)), 295 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,380 2-persons, 563 3-persons, 450 4-persons, 230 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,052 1-person, 239 2-persons, 18 3-persons, 8 4-persons.

1,532 married couples with children.
305 single-parent households (87 men, 218 women).

93.4% of residents of Wells speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 35% speak English not well).
5.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 273 (2.9%)
(75.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wells, Maine:
	1 room: 8 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 64 4 rooms: 399 5 rooms: 763 6 rooms: 712 7 rooms: 629 8 rooms: 339 9 or more rooms: 339

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 10 3 rooms: 139 4 rooms: 271 5 rooms: 177 6 rooms: 56 7 rooms: 56 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 13

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 232
1995 to 1998: 514
1990 to 1994: 530
1980 to 1989: 2,162
1970 to 1979: 1,448
1960 to 1969: 679
1950 to 1959: 684
1940 to 1949: 367
1939 or earlier: 1,178

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wells:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 172 2 bedrooms: 851 3 bedrooms: 1,398 4 bedrooms: 643 5 or more bedrooms: 210

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wells:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 131 2 bedrooms: 383 3 bedrooms: 168 4 bedrooms: 40 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 Wells in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 71 1 vehicle: 973 2 vehicles: 1,430 3 vehicles: 560 4 vehicles: 169 5 or more vehicles: 79

Cars and other vehicles available in Wells in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 66 1 vehicle: 392 2 vehicles: 237 3 vehicles: 9 4 vehicles: 18 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 9
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 9
$40,000 to $49,999: 24
$50,000 to $59,999: 1
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 18
$80,000 to $89,999: 29
$90,000 to $99,999: 32
$100,000 to $124,999: 120
$125,000 to $149,999: 132
$150,000 to $174,999: 145
$175,000 to $199,999: 201
$200,000 to $249,999: 438
$250,000 to $299,999: 601
$300,000 to $399,999: 741
$400,000 to $499,999: 316
$500,000 to $749,999: 391
$750,000 to $999,999: 90
$1,000,000 or more: 132

Wells rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Wells:

Less than $100: 17 people
$100 to $149: 8
$150 to $199: 6
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 14
$300 to $349: 16
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 14
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 20
$550 to $599: 74
$600 to $649: 50
$650 to $699: 65
$700 to $749: 71
$750 to $799: 54
$800 to $899: 136
$900 to $999: 74
$1,000 to $1,249: 38
$1,250 to $1,499: 14
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 60

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 28 1990 to 1994: 23 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 18 1970 to 1974: 27 1965 to 1969: 171

Percentage of workers working in this county: 72.4%
Number of people working at home: 246 (5.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 238
5 to 9 minutes: 314
10 to 14 minutes: 614
15 to 19 minutes: 661
20 to 24 minutes: 625
25 to 29 minutes: 204
30 to 34 minutes: 639
35 to 39 minutes: 336
40 to 44 minutes: 278
45 to 59 minutes: 256
60 to 89 minutes: 128
90 or more minutes: 147

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,817 (81%)
Carpooled: 433 (9%)
Railroad: 9 (0%)
Bicycle: 7 (0%)
Walked: 139 (3%)
Other means: 35 (1%)
Worked at home: 246 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 265
$10,000 to $14,999: 163
$15,000 to $19,999: 217
$20,000 to $24,999: 273
$25,000 to $29,999: 243
$30,000 to $34,999: 301
$35,000 to $39,999: 295
$40,000 to $44,999: 179
$45,000 to $49,999: 273
$50,000 to $59,999: 440
$60,000 to $74,999: 417
$75,000 to $99,999: 501
$100,000 to $124,999: 203
$125,000 to $149,999: 85
$150,000 to $199,999: 97
$200,000 or more: 43

First ancestries reported:

English: 1479

Irish: 1143

French Canadian: 775

United States or American: 676

French (except Basque): 615

Italian: 492

German: 420

Other groups: 394

Scottish: 342

Polish: 248

Scotch-Irish: 170

Greek: 107

Swedish: 105

Lithuanian: 68

Portuguese: 68

Russian: 62

British: 62

Norwegian: 56

Canadian: 51

Armenian: 50

Dutch: 39

Danish: 29

Welsh: 28

Subsaharan African:: 28

European: 24

Ugandan: 20

Ukrainian: 18

Czechoslovakian: 16

Romanian: 10

Slovak: 9

Arab:: 9

Syrian: 9

Albanian: 8

Serbian: 8

African: 8

Finnish: 7

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

United Kingdom (25%)
Germany (21%)
Canada (15%)
Other Eastern Africa (7%)
Poland (7%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (3%)
Russia (3%)

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

This state: 3394
Northeast: 4796
Midwest: 369
South: 360
West: 135

61% of Wells residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 19% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 24
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 13
7th and 8th grade: 76
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 41
11th grade: 55
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,028
Less than 1 year of college: 232
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 540
Associate degree: 188
Bachelor's degree: 713
Master's degree: 204
Professional school degree: 59
Doctorate degree: 56

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 8
7th and 8th grade: 73
9th grade: 76
10th grade: 47
11th grade: 41
12th grade, no diploma: 45
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,193
Less than 1 year of college: 241
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 581
Associate degree: 361
Bachelor's degree: 659
Master's degree: 264
Professional school degree: 41
Doctorate degree: 19

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.0%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 21.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $56,031
Black householders: $73,824
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $8,874
Two or more races householders: $20,738

Wells household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Wells household income for Two or more races householders

Wells marital status for males

Wells marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $298,492
Black or African American householders: $468,242
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $167,581
Two or more races householders: $185,916

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 4,753
One, attached: 181
Two: 466
3 or 4: 382
5 to 9: 149
10 to 19: 186
20 to 49: 194
50 or more: 207
Mobile homes: 1,010
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 266

Median worth of mobile homes: $85,160

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Wells:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (5%) Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (64%) Electricity (20%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) Wood (2%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 46

Here:	4.2%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 72

Here:	14.1%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 49

Here:	20.2%
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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