Durham, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Durham: | $358,719 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 3,848 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 3,381 (8 farm, 3,373 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,257 (1,226 occupied: 1,090 owner occupied, 136 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 11% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 33 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $225,599.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,431 (lower quartile is $1,036, upper quartile is $1,660)
Median gross rent in Durham, ME in 2022: $1,778
Housing units in Durham with a mortgage: 591 (52 second mortgage, 136 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 116
Household type by relationship:
Households: 104,942- In family households: 84,211 (18,837 male householders, 9,208 female householders)
20,317 spouses, 28,335 children (26,129 natural, 708 adopted, 1,498 stepchildren), 1,412 grandchildren, 642 brothers or sisters, 745 parents, foster children, 802 other relatives, 3,426 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20,731 (7,691 male householders (5,654 living alone)), 8,579 female householders (6,881 living alone)), 4,461 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,760 (736 institutionalized population)
16,012 married couples with children.
7,060 single-parent households (1,727 men, 5,333 women).
95.5% of residents of Durham speak English at home.
4.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 116 (3.2%)
(43.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments
| Here: | 5.4 |
| State: | 4.0 |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Durham, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 421 bedroom
- 2292 bedrooms
- 6003 bedrooms
- 1714 bedrooms
- 485+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 422 bedrooms
- 683 bedrooms
- 104 bedrooms
- 85+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Cars and other vehicles available in Durham in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 24no vehicle
- 1821 vehicle
- 6152 vehicles
- 2123 vehicles
- 494 vehicles
- 85+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Durham in renter-occupied apartments
- 18no vehicle
- 321 vehicle
- 682 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 144 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Durham, Maine
- 01 room
- 112 rooms
- 123 rooms
- 1104 rooms
- 2745 rooms
- 2426 rooms
- 2117 rooms
- 1408 rooms
- 909+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Durham, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 03 rooms
- 304 rooms
- 575 rooms
- 176 rooms
- 147 rooms
- 58 rooms
- 139+ rooms
Durham, ME household income distribution
- 1,635Less than $10,000
- 6,344$10,000 to $19,999
- 4,926$20,000 to $29,999
- 5,539$30,000 to $39,999
- 6,944$40,000 to $49,999
- 7,382$50,000 to $59,999
- 8,746$60,000 to $74,999
- 9,623$75,000 to $99,999
- 6,207$100,000 to $124,999
- 4,345$125,000 to $149,999
- 4,630$150,000 to $199,999
- 3,230$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 26.9%
Number of people working at home: 306 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 29
- 5 to 9 minutes: 76
- 10 to 14 minutes: 124
- 15 to 19 minutes: 330
- 20 to 24 minutes: 486
- 25 to 29 minutes: 147
- 30 to 34 minutes: 249
- 35 to 39 minutes: 90
- 40 to 44 minutes: 122
- 45 to 59 minutes: 89
- 60 to 89 minutes: 40
- 90 or more minutes: 42
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,533 (80.4%)
- Carpooled: 241 (12.6%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.4%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0.8%)
- Walked: 8 (0.4%)
- Other means: 20 (1.0%)
- Worked at home: 83 (4.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Durham, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 101985 to 1989
- 41980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 41970 to 1974
- 131965 to 1969
- 29Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 645 (18.5%)
- Irish: 479 (13.7%)
- French: 414 (11.8%)
- French Canadian: 412 (11.8%)
- United States: 403 (11.5%)
- German: 292 (8.4%)
- Other: 216 (6.2%)
- Italian: 130 (3.7%)
- Scottish: 95 (2.7%)
- Polish: 84 (2.4%)
- Norwegian: 60 (1.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 52 (1.5%)
- Slovak: 46 (1.3%)
- Swedish: 44 (1.3%)
- Dutch: 28 (0.8%)
- Czech: 21 (0.6%)
- Danish: 19 (0.5%)
- Portuguese: 15 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 10 (0.3%)
- Subsaharan African: 9 (0.3%)
- Lithuanian: 8 (0.2%)
- Hungarian: 7 (0.2%)
- Greek: 5 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
| Durham: | 48.3% (29) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
United Kingdom
| Durham: | 13.3% (8) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
Germany
| Durham: | 13.3% (8) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
Austria
| Durham: | 8.3% (5) |
| Maine: | 0.6% (214) |
Greece
| Durham: | 8.3% (5) |
| Maine: | 0.6% (234) |
Australia
| Durham: | 8.3% (5) |
| Maine: | 0.3% (128) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,333
- Other state: 960
- Northeast: 623
- Midwest: 150
- South: 136
- West: 51
63% of Durham residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 7
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 34
- 9th grade: 23
- 10th grade: 20
- 11th grade: 12
- 12th grade, no diploma: 21
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 412
- Less than 1 year of college: 84
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 162
- Associate degree: 114
- Bachelor's degree: 193
- Master's degree: 54
- Professional school degree: 11
- Doctorate degree: 4
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: 22
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 32
- 11th grade: 24
- 12th grade, no diploma: 12
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 426
- Less than 1 year of college: 99
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 136
- Associate degree: 101
- Bachelor's degree: 217
- Master's degree: 54
- Professional school degree: 18
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,089
- One, attached: 12
- Two: 37
- 3 or 4: 5
- Mobile homes: 114
Median worth of mobile homes: $108,352
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 78.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.5%Wood
- 7.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%Electricity
- 0.4%Coal or coke
- 74.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 16.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 9.6%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84
| Here: | 19.3% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 31
| Here: | 14.6% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
| Here: | 8.0% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
