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Scarborough, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $471,264 (it was $138,300 in 2000)
Scarborough:

$471,264
Maine:

$290,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $351,163 - $687,222

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $545,450
Here:

$545,450
State:

$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $400,478
Here:

$400,478
State:

$496,775

In 2-unit structures: $381,719
Here:

$381,719
State:

$349,654

Mobile homes: $140,463
Here:

$140,463
State:

$142,980

Total population: 4,403 (Urban population: 3,858, Rural population: 247 (all nonfarm))

Houses: 2,131 (2,059 occupied: 1,486 owner occupied, 687 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

26%

Housing density: 428 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $208,289.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,692 (lower quartile is $1,097, upper quartile is over $2,000)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,831


Median gross rent in Scarborough, ME in 2022: $1,856

Housing units in Scarborough with a mortgage: 1,087 (0 second mortgage, 266 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 317

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $122,344

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $59,727

Median monthly housing costs: $1,565

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Scarborough, Maine Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1996

Median year apartment built: 1987

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,742
  • Male householders: 1,123 (294 living alone), Female householders: 963 (472 living alone)
  • 954 spouses (954 opposite-sex spouses), 84 unmarried partners, (84 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,238 children (1,203 natural, 14 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 79 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 24 parents, 0 foster children, 7 other relatives, 59 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 207

Size of family households: 542 2-persons, 313 3-persons, 312 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 22 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 830 1-person, 111 2-persons.

667 married couples with children.
228 single-parent households (78 men, 150 women).

91.0% of residents of Scarborough speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
4.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
3.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 495 (10.4%)
(39.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

3.7
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scarborough, Maine
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Scarborough, Maine
  • 0no bedroom
  • 331 bedroom
  • 4882 bedrooms
  • 5483 bedrooms
  • 3554 bedrooms
  • 475+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scarborough, Maine
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scarborough, Maine
  • 85no bedroom
  • 2351 bedroom
  • 2842 bedrooms
  • 763 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Scarborough in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Scarborough in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 30no vehicle
  • 5121 vehicle
  • 6422 vehicles
  • 2103 vehicles
  • 404 vehicles
  • 365+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Scarborough in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Scarborough in renter-occupied apartments
  • 131no vehicle
  • 3771 vehicle
  • 1552 vehicles
  • 183 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scarborough, Maine
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Scarborough, Maine
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 373 rooms
  • 1954 rooms
  • 3895 rooms
  • 3356 rooms
  • 2287 rooms
  • 1018 rooms
  • 1859+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scarborough, Maine
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Scarborough, Maine
  • 851 room
  • 412 rooms
  • 2023 rooms
  • 1614 rooms
  • 1395 rooms
  • 306 rooms
  • 87 rooms
  • 148 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Scarborough, ME
  • Scarborough, ME household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Scarborough, ME in 2022
  • 82Less than $10,000
  • 73$10,000 to $19,999
  • 107$20,000 to $29,999
  • 210$30,000 to $39,999
  • 120$40,000 to $49,999
  • 122$50,000 to $59,999
  • 180$60,000 to $74,999
  • 373$75,000 to $99,999
  • 227$100,000 to $124,999
  • 206$125,000 to $149,999
  • 195$150,000 to $199,999
  • 469$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Scarborough, ME

  • Distribution of house value in Scarborough, ME in 2022
  • 5$10,000 to $14,999
  • 12$25,000 to $29,999
  • 8$35,000 to $39,999
  • 8$50,000 to $59,999
  • 7$70,000 to $79,999
  • 8$90,000 to $99,999
  • 5$100,000 to $124,999
  • 55$125,000 to $149,999
  • 52$150,000 to $174,999
  • 64$175,000 to $199,999
  • 209$200,000 to $249,999
  • 240$250,000 to $299,999
  • 512$300,000 to $399,999
  • 338$400,000 to $499,999
  • 424$500,000 to $749,999
  • 46$750,000 to $999,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Scarborough, ME

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Scarborough, ME in 2022
  • 5$100 to $149
  • 75$250 to $299
  • 12$400 to $449
  • 56$450 to $499
  • 3$600 to $649
  • 47$700 to $749
  • 9$750 to $799
  • 17$800 to $899
  • 35$900 to $999
  • 108$1,000 to $1,249
  • 280$1,250 to $1,499
  • 271$1,500 to $1,999
  • 28No cash rent
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 89.8%
Number of people working at home: 275 (11.4% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 168
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 186
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 389
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 634
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 279
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 100
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 130
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 8
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 22
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 89
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 13
  • 90 or more minutes: 70
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Scarborough

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 4,431 (83.2%)
  • Carpooled: 288 (5.4%)
  • Bus: 11 (0.2%)
  • Taxi: 72 (1.4%)
  • Walked: 41 (0.8%)
  • Worked at home: 270 (5.1%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 3.7%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Scarborough, Maine
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Scarborough, Maine
  • 1862010 or later
  • 1392000 to 2009
  • 561990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 111970 to 1979
  • 103Before 1970
Ancestries in Scarborough, ME

First ancestries reported:

  • Irish: 314 (16.0%)
  • English: 287 (14.6%)
  • French Canadian: 181 (9.2%)
  • American: 120 (6.1%)
  • French: 103 (5.2%)
  • German: 95 (4.8%)
  • Italian: 84 (4.3%)
  • Scottish: 61 (3.1%)
  • Polish: 54 (2.7%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 50 (2.5%)
  • European: 34 (1.7%)
  • Canadian: 12 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 10 (0.5%)
  • British West Indian: 10 (0.5%)
  • Austrian: 9 (0.5%)
  • British: 9 (0.5%)
  • Dutch: 6 (0.3%)

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

India
Scarborough:

33.6% (142)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Pakistan
Scarborough:

12.8% (54)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Canada
Scarborough:

12.1% (51)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Honduras
Scarborough:

9.0% (38)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Korea
Scarborough:

8.5% (36)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Other Western Asia
Scarborough:

5.5% (23)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Peru
Scarborough:

5.2% (22)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Cambodia
Scarborough:

5.0% (21)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Vietnam
Scarborough:

4.7% (20)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

Turkey
Scarborough:

3.1% (13)
Maine:

100.0% (-1)

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

  • This state: 2,540
  • Other state: 1,734
  • Northeast: 1,254
  • Midwest: 101
  • South: 203
  • West: 150

84.7% of Scarborough residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32.6% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 49.3% lived in Maine.


Scarborough:

84.7%
State average:

89.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 13
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 6
  • 10th grade: 13
  • 11th grade: 10
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 421
  • Less than 1 year of college: 39
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 108
  • Associate degree: 154
  • Bachelor's degree: 680
  • Master's degree: 172
  • Professional school degree: 105
  • Doctorate degree: 51
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 0
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 4
  • 9th grade: 19
  • 10th grade: 11
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 35
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 584
  • Less than 1 year of college: 84
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 70
  • Associate degree: 122
  • Bachelor's degree: 641
  • Master's degree: 361
  • Professional school degree: 12
  • Doctorate degree: 27
Educational Attainment for Females
Scarborough marital status for males
Scarborough marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,099
  • One, attached: 267
  • Two: 30
  • 3 or 4: 153
  • 5 to 9: 193
  • 10 to 19: 44
  • 20 to 49: 10
  • 50 or more: 177
  • Mobile homes: 140

Median worth of mobile homes: $169,370

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 2.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 1 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Scarborough
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Scarborough, ME
  • 64.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 21.2%Utility gas
  • 7.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 3.2%Wood
  • 2.9%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Scarborough, ME
  • 57.6%Utility gas
  • 23.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 14.5%Electricity
  • 3.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.6%Other fuel

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Here:

10.4%
Maine:

12.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 51
Here:

16.1%
Maine:

12.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
Here:

43.3%
Maine:

34.5%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability