Housing density: 253 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: $1,857 (lower quartile is $1,280, upper quartile is over $2,000)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $4,789
Median gross rent in Cape Elizabeth, ME in 2022: $1,999
Housing units in Cape Elizabeth with a mortgage: 1,924 (154 second mortgage, 372 home equity loan, 14 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 829
Compare current foreclosures near Cape Elizabeth, ME:
In family households: 211,393 (47,384 male householders, 23,394 female householders)
54,885 spouses, 70,489 children (65,748 natural, 2,115 adopted, 2,626 stepchildren), 2,897 grandchildren, 1,680 brothers or sisters, 1,742 parents, foster children, 1,559 other relatives, 6,110 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 61,091 (20,346 male householders (14,215 living alone)), 26,215 female householders (20,616 living alone)), 14,530 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 9,190 (3,057 institutionalized population)
44,717 married couples with children.
13,381 single-parent households (2,889 men, 10,492 women).
94.3% of residents of Cape Elizabeth speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 16% speak English not well).
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% speak English very well, 30% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (60% speak English very well, 40% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 617 (5.9%)
(66.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
441995 to March 2000
531990 to 1994
201985 to 1989
01980 to 1984
41975 to 1979
371970 to 1974
191965 to 1969
94Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
English: 2,450 (21.3%)
Irish: 2,311 (20.1%)
Other: 999 (8.7%)
Italian: 931 (8.1%)
German: 884 (7.7%)
French: 659 (5.7%)
Scottish: 588 (5.1%)
United States: 452 (3.9%)
Polish: 342 (3.0%)
Scotch-Irish: 309 (2.7%)
Swedish: 264 (2.3%)
French Canadian: 262 (2.3%)
Dutch: 203 (1.8%)
Russian: 176 (1.5%)
Czech: 104 (0.9%)
Danish: 98 (0.9%)
Norwegian: 94 (0.8%)
Hungarian: 63 (0.5%)
Portuguese: 52 (0.5%)
Welsh: 51 (0.4%)
Greek: 50 (0.4%)
Lithuanian: 44 (0.4%)
Slovak: 31 (0.3%)
Ukrainian: 31 (0.3%)
Arab: 27 (0.2%)
Swiss: 20 (0.2%)
West Indian: 6 (0.05%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
United Kingdom
Cape Elizabeth:
18.8% (51)
Maine:
7.8% (2,856)
Canada
Cape Elizabeth:
13.3% (36)
Maine:
41.4% (15,199)
Other Eastern Europe
Cape Elizabeth:
12.2% (33)
Maine:
1.6% (601)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Cape Elizabeth:
8.5% (23)
Maine:
2.5% (900)
Germany
Cape Elizabeth:
6.6% (18)
Maine:
5.9% (2,150)
Argentina
Cape Elizabeth:
5.5% (15)
Maine:
0.2% (59)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Cape Elizabeth:
5.2% (14)
Maine:
0.4% (151)
Russia
Cape Elizabeth:
4.4% (12)
Maine:
1.5% (551)
Iran
Cape Elizabeth:
4.4% (12)
Maine:
0.3% (118)
Korea
Cape Elizabeth:
3.3% (9)
Maine:
1.5% (565)
Hungary
Cape Elizabeth:
3.0% (8)
Maine:
0.4% (141)
Italy
Cape Elizabeth:
2.2% (6)
Maine:
1.1% (412)
Portugal
Cape Elizabeth:
2.2% (6)
Maine:
0.5% (177)
Yugoslavia
Cape Elizabeth:
2.2% (6)
Maine:
0.3% (113)
Hong Kong
Cape Elizabeth:
2.2% (6)
Maine:
0.3% (125)
Brazil
Cape Elizabeth:
2.2% (6)
Maine:
0.5% (201)
Greece
Cape Elizabeth:
1.8% (5)
Maine:
0.6% (234)
Other South Central Asia
Cape Elizabeth:
1.8% (5)
Maine:
0.5% (168)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 4,172
Other state: 4,529
Northeast: 3,008
Midwest: 675
South: 579
West: 267
65% of Cape Elizabeth residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 10
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 23
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 12
12th grade, no diploma: 27
High school graduate (or equivalency): 323
Less than 1 year of college: 104
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 321
Associate degree: 185
Bachelor's degree: 971
Master's degree: 389
Professional school degree: 400
Doctorate degree: 102
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 48
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 41
High school graduate (or equivalency): 529
Less than 1 year of college: 144
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 468
Associate degree: 334
Bachelor's degree: 1,043
Master's degree: 574
Professional school degree: 189
Doctorate degree: 38
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 3,190
One, attached: 236
Two: 37
3 or 4: 85
5 to 9: 114
10 to 19: 8
20 to 49: 12
50 or more: 37
Mobile homes: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $491,274
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.9%