Buckfield, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Buckfield: | $210,923 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 2,009 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,723 (32 farm, 1,691 nonfarm))
Houses: 715 (668 occupied: 561 owner occupied, 107 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 19 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: $607 (lower quartile is $320, upper quartile is $842)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $503
Median gross rent in Buckfield, ME in 2022: $809
Housing units in Buckfield with a mortgage: 203 (20 second mortgage, 36 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 99
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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 Buckfield speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 33% speak English well, 33% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (61% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 23 (1.2%)
(65.2% 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 Buckfield, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 261 bedroom
- 1482 bedrooms
- 2813 bedrooms
- 764 bedrooms
- 305+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buckfield, Maine
- 3no bedroom
- 321 bedroom
- 382 bedrooms
- 233 bedrooms
- 114 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Buckfield in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 8no vehicle
- 1391 vehicle
- 2932 vehicles
- 803 vehicles
- 254 vehicles
- 165+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Buckfield in renter-occupied apartments
- 17no vehicle
- 551 vehicle
- 292 vehicles
- 63 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buckfield, Maine
- 01 room
- 112 rooms
- 153 rooms
- 564 rooms
- 1825 rooms
- 1176 rooms
- 837 rooms
- 468 rooms
- 519+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buckfield, Maine
- 01 room
- 122 rooms
- 293 rooms
- 184 rooms
- 295 rooms
- 136 rooms
- 37 rooms
- 38 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Buckfield, ME household income distribution
- 13,770Less than $10,000
- 25,632$10,000 to $19,999
- 26,553$20,000 to $29,999
- 26,408$30,000 to $39,999
- 26,476$40,000 to $49,999
- 26,498$50,000 to $59,999
- 33,436$60,000 to $74,999
- 50,463$75,000 to $99,999
- 36,453$100,000 to $124,999
- 24,316$125,000 to $149,999
- 26,862$150,000 to $199,999
- 27,772$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 43.5%
Number of people working at home: 148 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 57
- 5 to 9 minutes: 105
- 10 to 14 minutes: 49
- 15 to 19 minutes: 89
- 20 to 24 minutes: 113
- 25 to 29 minutes: 58
- 30 to 34 minutes: 190
- 35 to 39 minutes: 37
- 40 to 44 minutes: 42
- 45 to 59 minutes: 68
- 60 to 89 minutes: 52
- 90 or more minutes: 27
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 700 (75.5%)
- Carpooled: 152 (16.4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (0.3%)
- Walked: 27 (2.9%)
- Other means: 5 (0.5%)
- Worked at home: 40 (4.3%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Buckfield, Maine
- 41995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 21975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 31965 to 1969
- 10Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 473 (28.0%)
- Irish: 200 (11.8%)
- French: 194 (11.5%)
- Other: 172 (10.2%)
- German: 161 (9.5%)
- United States: 157 (9.3%)
- French Canadian: 94 (5.6%)
- Scottish: 59 (3.5%)
- Italian: 55 (3.3%)
- Scotch-Irish: 44 (2.6%)
- Polish: 24 (1.4%)
- Swedish: 12 (0.7%)
- Dutch: 11 (0.7%)
- Russian: 7 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 6 (0.4%)
- Danish: 5 (0.3%)
- Hungarian: 5 (0.3%)
- Norwegian: 3 (0.2%)
- Arab: 2 (0.1%)
- Greek: 2 (0.1%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.1%)
- Swiss: 1 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Buckfield: | 42.1% (8) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
| Buckfield: | 26.3% (5) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Buckfield: | 10.5% (2) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| Buckfield: | 10.5% (2) |
| Maine: | 1.3% (486) |
| Buckfield: | 10.5% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.5% (178) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,317
- Other state: 375
- Northeast: 269
- Midwest: 33
- South: 46
- West: 27
72% of Buckfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 70% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 5
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 5
- 7th and 8th grade: 28
- 9th grade: 22
- 10th grade: 9
- 11th grade: 13
- 12th grade, no diploma: 8
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 255
- Less than 1 year of college: 34
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 68
- Associate degree: 33
- Bachelor's degree: 58
- Master's degree: 12
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 6
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 11
- 9th grade: 17
- 10th grade: 3
- 11th grade: 12
- 12th grade, no diploma: 10
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 255
- Less than 1 year of college: 30
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 77
- Associate degree: 44
- Bachelor's degree: 80
- Master's degree: 30
- Professional school degree: 3
- Doctorate degree: 3
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 505
- One, attached: 7
- Two: 18
- 3 or 4: 10
- 5 to 9: 8
- 20 to 49: 13
- Mobile homes: 152
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $106,599
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.8%
- 74.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 22.1%Wood
- 3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.4%Electricity
- 72.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.9%Electricity
- 8.4%Wood
- 2.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 4.9% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 7.4% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 3.9% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
