West Paris, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
West Paris: | $196,548 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,812 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,722 (39 farm, 1,683 nonfarm))
Houses: 720 (646 occupied: 488 owner occupied, 158 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 24% |
State: | 26% |
Housing density: 30 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $340,301.
Median contract rent in 2022: $678 (lower quartile is $439, upper quartile is $943)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $731
Median gross rent in West Paris, ME in 2022: $910
Housing units in West Paris with a mortgage: 175 (11 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 111
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 56,984- In family households: 46,190 (11,010 male householders, 4,771 female householders)
11,905 spouses, 14,357 children (13,029 natural, 396 adopted, 932 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 295 brothers or sisters, 380 parents, foster children, 373 other relatives, 1,895 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10,794 (4,276 male householders (3,162 living alone)), 4,243 female householders (3,423 living alone)), 2,275 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 849 (416 institutionalized population)
8,857 married couples with children.
3,338 single-parent households (956 men, 2,382 women).
95.8% of residents of West Paris speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (95% speak English very well, 5% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 35 (1.8%)
(45.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 6.1 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.2 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Paris, Maine
- 3no bedroom
- 391 bedroom
- 1202 bedrooms
- 2163 bedrooms
- 944 bedrooms
- 165+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Paris, Maine
- 2no bedroom
- 331 bedroom
- 642 bedrooms
- 463 bedrooms
- 134 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in West Paris in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 21no vehicle
- 1571 vehicle
- 1942 vehicles
- 893 vehicles
- 254 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in West Paris in renter-occupied apartments
- 27no vehicle
- 711 vehicle
- 542 vehicles
- 63 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Paris, Maine
- 31 room
- 22 rooms
- 273 rooms
- 784 rooms
- 915 rooms
- 1106 rooms
- 687 rooms
- 618 rooms
- 489+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Paris, Maine
- 21 room
- 82 rooms
- 253 rooms
- 554 rooms
- 295 rooms
- 186 rooms
- 107 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 99+ rooms
West Paris, ME household income distribution
- 11,219Less than $10,000
- 20,883$10,000 to $19,999
- 21,634$20,000 to $29,999
- 21,517$30,000 to $39,999
- 21,571$40,000 to $49,999
- 21,589$50,000 to $59,999
- 27,242$60,000 to $74,999
- 41,115$75,000 to $99,999
- 29,700$100,000 to $124,999
- 19,812$125,000 to $149,999
- 21,886$150,000 to $199,999
- 22,628$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.7%
Number of people working at home: 118 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 51
- 5 to 9 minutes: 72
- 10 to 14 minutes: 110
- 15 to 19 minutes: 115
- 20 to 24 minutes: 97
- 25 to 29 minutes: 17
- 30 to 34 minutes: 65
- 35 to 39 minutes: 18
- 40 to 44 minutes: 15
- 45 to 59 minutes: 70
- 60 to 89 minutes: 60
- 90 or more minutes: 20
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 572 (77.6%)
- Carpooled: 79 (10.7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.3%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 3 (0.4%)
- Walked: 25 (3.4%)
- Other means: 29 (3.9%)
- Worked at home: 27 (3.7%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Paris, Maine
- 51995 to March 2000
- 41990 to 1994
- 31985 to 1989
- 21980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 14Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 477 (30.0%)
- Irish: 241 (15.1%)
- Other: 215 (13.5%)
- United States: 171 (10.7%)
- French: 116 (7.3%)
- German: 88 (5.5%)
- French Canadian: 74 (4.6%)
- Scottish: 50 (3.1%)
- Polish: 30 (1.9%)
- Scotch-Irish: 26 (1.6%)
- Italian: 20 (1.3%)
- Dutch: 19 (1.2%)
- Welsh: 14 (0.9%)
- Danish: 12 (0.8%)
- Swedish: 12 (0.8%)
- Lithuanian: 8 (0.5%)
- Portuguese: 8 (0.5%)
- Ukrainian: 7 (0.4%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.1%)
- West Indian: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
West Paris: | 42.9% (12) |
Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
West Paris: | 28.6% (8) |
Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
West Paris: | 10.7% (3) |
Maine: | 0.1% (43) |
West Paris: | 7.1% (2) |
Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
West Paris: | 7.1% (2) |
Maine: | 0.6% (206) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,300
- Other state: 392
- Northeast: 264
- Midwest: 48
- South: 61
- West: 19
60% of West Paris residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% 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: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 5
- 7th and 8th grade: 42
- 9th grade: 34
- 10th grade: 26
- 11th grade: 21
- 12th grade, no diploma: 25
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 241
- Less than 1 year of college: 28
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 53
- Associate degree: 20
- Bachelor's degree: 27
- Master's degree: 11
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 2
- 5th and 6th grade: 4
- 7th and 8th grade: 67
- 9th grade: 19
- 10th grade: 28
- 11th grade: 24
- 12th grade, no diploma: 11
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 282
- Less than 1 year of college: 36
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 76
- Associate degree: 35
- Bachelor's degree: 34
- Master's degree: 25
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 502
- Two: 30
- 3 or 4: 41
- 5 to 9: 24
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 121
Median worth of mobile homes: $93,600
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.4%
- 72.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 19.3%Wood
- 7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 57.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 20.9%Electricity
- 15.2%Wood
- 3.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.2%No fuel used
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 0.0% |
Maine: | 6.9% |
Here: | 6.0% |
Maine: | 8.9% |
Here: | 20.0% |
Maine: | 28.3% |