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Wiscasset, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $327,993 (it was $118,900 in 2000)
Wiscasset:

$327,993
Maine:

$290,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $189,438 - $399,124

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $266,593
Here:

$266,593
State:

$364,324

Total population: 1,097 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,060 (31 farm, 1,029 nonfarm))

Houses: 665 (546 occupied: 397 owner occupied, 164 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

29%
State:

26%

Housing density: 171 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $453,159.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,056 (lower quartile is $860, upper quartile is $1,201)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,182


Median gross rent in Wiscasset, ME in 2022: $1,228

Housing units in Wiscasset with a mortgage: 222 (89 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 90 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $88,399

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $110,078

Median monthly housing costs: $1,184

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Wiscasset, Maine Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1938

Median year apartment built: 1993

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,223
  • Male householders: 206 (167 living alone), Female householders: 339 (111 living alone)
  • 91 spouses (91 opposite-sex spouses), 147 unmarried partners, (147 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 203 children (203 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 17 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 85 other relatives, 67 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 63

Size of family households: 97 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 76 5-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 278 1-person, 68 2-persons, 12 4-persons.

0 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (0 men, 64 women).

98.5% of residents of Wiscasset speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 5 (0.4%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.3
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

5.6
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wiscasset, Maine
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wiscasset, Maine
  • 0no bedroom
  • 01 bedroom
  • 302 bedrooms
  • 2003 bedrooms
  • 734 bedrooms
  • 945+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wiscasset, Maine
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wiscasset, Maine
  • 16no bedroom
  • 401 bedroom
  • 152 bedrooms
  • 953 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Wiscasset in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wiscasset in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 13no vehicle
  • 2591 vehicle
  • 722 vehicles
  • 543 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Wiscasset in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Wiscasset in renter-occupied apartments
  • 13no vehicle
  • 581 vehicle
  • 152 vehicles
  • 793 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wiscasset, Maine
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wiscasset, Maine
  • 01 room
  • 02 rooms
  • 03 rooms
  • 154 rooms
  • 475 rooms
  • 1476 rooms
  • 387 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 1519+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wiscasset, Maine
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wiscasset, Maine
  • 161 room
  • 272 rooms
  • 133 rooms
  • 04 rooms
  • 05 rooms
  • 1106 rooms
  • 07 rooms
  • 08 rooms
  • 09+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
  • Wiscasset, ME household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Wiscasset, ME in 2022
  • 30Less than $10,000
  • 36$10,000 to $19,999
  • 23$20,000 to $29,999
  • 27$30,000 to $39,999
  • 77$60,000 to $74,999
  • 75$75,000 to $99,999
  • 235$100,000 to $124,999
  • 16$125,000 to $149,999
  • 32$150,000 to $199,999
  • 9$200,000 or more
  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Wiscasset, ME

  • Distribution of house value in Wiscasset, ME in 2022
  • 10$10,000 to $14,999
  • 10$35,000 to $39,999
  • 7$90,000 to $99,999
  • 63$150,000 to $174,999
  • 33$200,000 to $249,999
  • 71$250,000 to $299,999
  • 189$300,000 to $399,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Wiscasset, ME

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Wiscasset, ME in 2022
  • 9$250 to $299
  • 10$700 to $749
  • 40$800 to $899
  • 86$1,000 to $1,249
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.7%
Number of people working at home: 178 (25.2% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 164
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 77
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 99
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 32
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 0
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 20
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 28
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 11
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 28
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 78
  • 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Wiscasset

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 985 (77.0%)
  • Carpooled: 93 (7.3%)
  • Walked: 3 (0.2%)
  • Worked at home: 178 (13.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 2.4%Males
  • 3.2%Females
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wiscasset, Maine
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wiscasset, Maine
  • 02010 or later
  • 52000 to 2009
  • 01990 to 1999
  • 01980 to 1989
  • 01970 to 1979
  • 6Before 1970
Ancestries in Wiscasset, ME

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 72 (29.4%)
  • Irish: 55 (22.4%)
  • French Canadian: 34 (13.9%)
  • German: 26 (10.6%)
  • French: 21 (8.6%)
  • Norwegian: 10 (4.1%)
  • Armenian: 9 (3.7%)
  • British: 9 (3.7%)

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

Other Northern America
Wiscasset:

60.0% (3)
Maine:

0.1% (38)

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

  • This state: 675
  • Other state: 547
  • Northeast: 399
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 91
  • West: 56

68.3% of Wiscasset residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 20.0% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44.3% lived in Maine.


Wiscasset:

68.3%
State average:

89.7%

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: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 40
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 160
  • Less than 1 year of college: 14
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 89
  • Associate degree: 0
  • Bachelor's degree: 164
  • Master's degree: 31
  • Professional school degree: 13
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 7
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 0
  • 9th grade: 0
  • 10th grade: 8
  • 11th grade: 0
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 0
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 145
  • Less than 1 year of college: 0
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23
  • Associate degree: 13
  • Bachelor's degree: 124
  • Master's degree: 59
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 0
Educational Attainment for Females
Wiscasset marital status for males
Wiscasset marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 478
  • Two: 44
  • 3 or 4: 118
  • 10 to 19: 12
  • Mobile homes: 12

House/condo owner moved in on average 31 years ago

Renter moved in on average 3 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Wiscasset
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Wiscasset, ME
  • 64.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 15.2%No fuel used
  • 3.9%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Wiscasset, ME
  • 48.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 18.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 16.5%Electricity
  • 9.5%Utility gas
  • 7.6%Solar energy

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Maine:

12.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:

0.0%
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