Westbrook, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 16,534 (Urban population: 14,432, Rural population: 2,102 (all nonfarm))

Westbrook, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 7,089 (6,863 occupied: 4,112 owner occupied, 2,751 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	28%

Housing density: 420 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: $707 (lower quartile is $501, upper quartile is $871)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $572

Median gross rent in Westbrook, ME in 2007: $774

Housing units in Westbrook with a mortgage: 2,299 (233 second mortgage, 359 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 820

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $212,639 (it was $109,700 in 2000)

Westbrook:	$212,639
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $176,257 - $265,320

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $236,693
Here: $236,693
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $164,785
Here: $164,785
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $295,798
Here: $295,798
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $320,974
Here: $320,974
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $118,100
Here: $118,100
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $20,919
Here: $20,919
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,972

In family households: 12,849 (3,048 male householders, 1,250 female householders)
3,252 spouses, 4,579 children (4,183 natural, 134 adopted, 262 stepchildren), 147 grandchildren, 75 brothers or sisters, 87 parents, 110 other relatives, 301 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 3,123 (1,057 male householders (767 living alone)), 1,500 female householders (1,310 living alone)), 566 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 170 (119 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,918 2-persons, 1,049 3-persons, 837 4-persons, 360 5-persons, 77 6-persons, 57 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,077 1-person, 438 2-persons, 31 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 4 5-persons.

2,375 married couples with children.
1,152 single-parent households (205 men, 947 women).

94.2% of residents of Westbrook speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
4.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (84% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 311 (1.9%)
(66.2% 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:	4.0
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Westbrook, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 49 4 rooms: 586 5 rooms: 885 6 rooms: 1,131 7 rooms: 740 8 rooms: 446 9 or more rooms: 266

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westbrook, Maine:
	1 room: 51 2 rooms: 212 3 rooms: 722 4 rooms: 817 5 rooms: 538 6 rooms: 238 7 rooms: 86 8 rooms: 46 9 or more rooms: 41

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 63
1995 to 1998: 264
1990 to 1994: 286
1980 to 1989: 802
1970 to 1979: 1,010
1960 to 1969: 685
1950 to 1959: 802
1940 to 1949: 754
1939 or earlier: 2,423

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Westbrook:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 134 2 bedrooms: 1,211 3 bedrooms: 2,026 4 bedrooms: 614 5 or more bedrooms: 127

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Westbrook:
	no bedroom: 80 1 bedroom: 961 2 bedrooms: 1,158 3 bedrooms: 425 4 bedrooms: 97 5 or more bedrooms: 30

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Westbrook in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 134 1 vehicle: 1,255 2 vehicles: 2,086 3 vehicles: 527 4 vehicles: 102 5 or more vehicles: 8

Cars and other vehicles available in Westbrook in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 542 1 vehicle: 1,385 2 vehicles: 702 3 vehicles: 89 4 vehicles: 14 5 or more vehicles: 19

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 18
$25,000 to $29,999: 26
$30,000 to $34,999: 58
$35,000 to $39,999: 48
$40,000 to $49,999: 40
$50,000 to $59,999: 55
$60,000 to $69,999: 30
$70,000 to $79,999: 20
$80,000 to $89,999: 22
$90,000 to $99,999: 24
$100,000 to $124,999: 74
$125,000 to $149,999: 193
$150,000 to $174,999: 444
$175,000 to $199,999: 686
$200,000 to $249,999: 1335
$250,000 to $299,999: 597
$300,000 to $399,999: 395
$400,000 to $499,999: 88
$500,000 to $749,999: 36
$750,000 to $999,999: 17
$1,000,000 or more: 6

Westbrook rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Westbrook:

Less than $100: 61 people
$100 to $149: 41
$150 to $199: 64
$200 to $249: 150
$250 to $299: 103
$300 to $349: 61
$350 to $399: 36
$400 to $449: 51
$450 to $499: 60
$500 to $549: 95
$550 to $599: 211
$600 to $649: 173
$650 to $699: 206
$700 to $749: 246
$750 to $799: 244
$800 to $899: 402
$900 to $999: 301
$1,000 to $1,249: 157
$1,250 to $1,499: 20
$1,500 to $1,999: 19
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 108

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 57 1985 to 1989: 87 1980 to 1984: 16 1975 to 1979: 6 1970 to 1974: 6 1970 to 1974: 16 1965 to 1969: 116

Westbrook, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.3%
Number of people working at home: 316 (3.8% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 260
5 to 9 minutes: 936
10 to 14 minutes: 1695
15 to 19 minutes: 1890
20 to 24 minutes: 1495
25 to 29 minutes: 429
30 to 34 minutes: 651
35 to 39 minutes: 89
40 to 44 minutes: 80
45 to 59 minutes: 151
60 to 89 minutes: 171
90 or more minutes: 61

Westbrook mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 6,919 (84%)
Carpooled: 634 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 124 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Bicycle: 26 (0%)
Walked: 176 (2%)
Other means: 22 (0%)
Worked at home: 316 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 554
$10,000 to $14,999: 571
$15,000 to $19,999: 465
$20,000 to $24,999: 529
$25,000 to $29,999: 541
$30,000 to $34,999: 478
$35,000 to $39,999: 429
$40,000 to $44,999: 385
$45,000 to $49,999: 400
$50,000 to $59,999: 723
$60,000 to $74,999: 794
$75,000 to $99,999: 613
$100,000 to $124,999: 212
$125,000 to $149,999: 59
$150,000 to $199,999: 76
$200,000 or more: 26

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 2148

English: 1953

Irish: 1653

French Canadian: 1226

United States or American: 1077

Italian: 829

Other groups: 584

Scottish: 581

German: 509

Scotch-Irish: 348

Swedish: 247

Polish: 216

Norwegian: 152

Danish: 135

Dutch: 88

European: 83

Subsaharan African:: 73

South African: 58

Russian: 58

Greek: 55

Canadian: 50

Lithuanian: 39

Finnish: 35

British: 27

Portuguese: 22

Austrian: 21

Welsh: 19

Ukrainian: 18

Swiss: 17

Scandinavian: 15

Armenian: 13

African: 12

Czechoslovakian: 12

Pennsylvania German: 11

Brazilian: 6

Australian: 5

Croatian: 5

Albanian: 5

Northern European: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4

Jamaican: 4

Lebanese: 3

Arab:: 3

Cape Verdean: 3

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

Canada (23%)
Philippines (11%)
Ireland (9%)
Germany (9%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Poland (6%)
Austria (4%)

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

This state: 12652
Northeast: 1770
Midwest: 426
South: 570
West: 312

57% of Westbrook residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 51% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 29
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 15
7th and 8th grade: 102
9th grade: 134
10th grade: 141
11th grade: 103
12th grade, no diploma: 119
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,861
Less than 1 year of college: 419
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 717
Associate degree: 395
Bachelor's degree: 715
Master's degree: 241
Professional school degree: 44
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 42
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 18
7th and 8th grade: 134
9th grade: 172
10th grade: 204
11th grade: 75
12th grade, no diploma: 146
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,503
Less than 1 year of college: 360
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 667
Associate degree: 729
Bachelor's degree: 767
Master's degree: 210
Professional school degree: 36
Doctorate degree: 31

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.2%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.5%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 40.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
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: $48,137
Black householders: $23,924
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $76,666
Asian householders: $72,810
Some other race householders: $77,289
Two or more races householders: $76,923
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,433

Westbrook household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Westbrook household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Westbrook household income for Asian householders

Westbrook household income for Two or more races householders

Westbrook household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Westbrook marital status for males

Westbrook marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $214,964
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $164,761
Asian householders: $311,495
Some other race householders: $218,066
Two or more races householders: $125,993
Hispanic or Latino householders: $266,525

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 3,532
One, attached: 316
Two: 923
3 or 4: 934
5 to 9: 520
10 to 19: 134
20 to 49: 84
50 or more: 355
Mobile homes: 291

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,563

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Westbrook:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (88%) Utility gas (8%) Electricity (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (58%) Utility gas (24%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Electricity (9%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 51

Here:	2.8%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36

Here:	3.9%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 91

Here:	18.0%
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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