Brooklin, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Brooklin: | $325,334 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 824 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 853 (6 farm, 847 nonfarm))
Houses: 702 (375 occupied: 317 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 15% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 39 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $487,314.
Median contract rent in 2022: $700 (lower quartile is $565, upper quartile is $988)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,257
Median gross rent in Brooklin, ME in 2022: $1,003
Housing units in Brooklin with a mortgage: 93 (7 second mortgage, 15 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 53,242- In family households: 41,498 (10,359 male householders, 4,475 female householders)
11,849 spouses, 11,906 children (10,829 natural, 403 adopted, 674 stepchildren), 604 grandchildren, 212 brothers or sisters, 297 parents, foster children, 290 other relatives, 1,303 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 11,744 (4,265 male householders (3,191 living alone)), 5,122 female householders (4,160 living alone)), 2,357 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,176 (318 institutionalized population)
8,022 married couples with children.
2,689 single-parent households (801 men, 1,888 women).
95.6% of residents of Brooklin speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 31% speak English not well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 40 (4.2%)
(67.5% 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 Brooklin, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 231 bedroom
- 862 bedrooms
- 1543 bedrooms
- 504 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooklin, Maine
- 2no bedroom
- 111 bedroom
- 122 bedrooms
- 273 bedrooms
- 64 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Brooklin in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 9no vehicle
- 1021 vehicle
- 1282 vehicles
- 653 vehicles
- 134 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Brooklin in renter-occupied apartments
- 10no vehicle
- 221 vehicle
- 222 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brooklin, Maine
- 01 room
- 152 rooms
- 113 rooms
- 304 rooms
- 935 rooms
- 566 rooms
- 487 rooms
- 328 rooms
- 329+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brooklin, Maine
- 21 room
- 52 rooms
- 83 rooms
- 104 rooms
- 105 rooms
- 136 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 88 rooms
- 29+ rooms
Brooklin, ME household income distribution
- 13,757Less than $10,000
- 25,607$10,000 to $19,999
- 26,528$20,000 to $29,999
- 26,383$30,000 to $39,999
- 26,451$40,000 to $49,999
- 26,473$50,000 to $59,999
- 33,404$60,000 to $74,999
- 50,415$75,000 to $99,999
- 36,419$100,000 to $124,999
- 24,293$125,000 to $149,999
- 26,837$150,000 to $199,999
- 27,746$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.3%
Number of people working at home: 65 (14.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 53
- 5 to 9 minutes: 90
- 10 to 14 minutes: 42
- 15 to 19 minutes: 46
- 20 to 24 minutes: 40
- 25 to 29 minutes: 5
- 30 to 34 minutes: 23
- 35 to 39 minutes: 12
- 40 to 44 minutes: 10
- 45 to 59 minutes: 24
- 60 to 89 minutes: 2
- 90 or more minutes: 9
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 292 (71.0%)
- Carpooled: 40 (9.7%)
- Walked: 22 (5.4%)
- Other means: 2 (0.5%)
- Worked at home: 55 (13.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Brooklin, Maine
- 21995 to March 2000
- 51990 to 1994
- 21985 to 1989
- 41980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 19Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 270 (28.8%)
- Irish: 122 (13.0%)
- Other: 92 (9.8%)
- United States: 91 (9.7%)
- German: 79 (8.4%)
- Scottish: 62 (6.6%)
- French: 53 (5.7%)
- Italian: 41 (4.4%)
- Swedish: 21 (2.2%)
- Polish: 20 (2.1%)
- Scotch-Irish: 20 (2.1%)
- Russian: 11 (1.2%)
- Swiss: 11 (1.2%)
- French Canadian: 8 (0.9%)
- Portuguese: 8 (0.9%)
- Hungarian: 7 (0.7%)
- Dutch: 6 (0.6%)
- Welsh: 5 (0.5%)
- Norwegian: 4 (0.4%)
- Arab: 3 (0.3%)
- Czech: 2 (0.2%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Brooklin: | 37.5% (12) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
| Brooklin: | 21.9% (7) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Brooklin: | 18.8% (6) |
| Maine: | 0.2% (84) |
| Brooklin: | 9.4% (3) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| Brooklin: | 6.2% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.9% (335) |
| Brooklin: | 6.2% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.5% (191) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 411
- Other state: 402
- Northeast: 272
- Midwest: 38
- South: 74
- West: 18
73% of Brooklin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 30% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 2
- 10th grade: 5
- 11th grade: 4
- 12th grade, no diploma: 0
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 65
- Less than 1 year of college: 20
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 53
- Associate degree: 10
- Bachelor's degree: 55
- Master's degree: 38
- Professional school degree: 17
- Doctorate degree: 9
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 4
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 6
- 9th grade: 3
- 10th grade: 2
- 11th grade: 0
- 12th grade, no diploma: 12
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 70
- Less than 1 year of college: 17
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 67
- Associate degree: 21
- Bachelor's degree: 93
- Master's degree: 30
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 3
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 650
- Two: 13
- 3 or 4: 2
- Mobile homes: 33
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4
Median worth of mobile homes: $94,900
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.8%
- 66.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.4%Wood
- 8.5%Electricity
- 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Utility gas
- 0.6%Coal or coke
- 0.6%Solar energy
- 74.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.4%Wood
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 13.4% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 27.8% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 22.2% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
