Waterboro, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
Waterboro: | $310,471 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 7,693 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 6,214 (61 farm, 6,153 nonfarm))
Houses: 2,828 (2,211 occupied: 1,912 owner occupied, 299 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 14% |
State: | 26% |
Housing density: 51 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $804,977.
Median contract rent in 2022: $871 (lower quartile is $656, upper quartile is $1,177)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $875
Median gross rent in Waterboro, ME in 2022: $1,111
Housing units in Waterboro with a mortgage: 1,313 (210 second mortgage, 157 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 226
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 194,026- In family households: 158,401 (37,082 male householders, 16,054 female householders)
41,663 spouses, 51,134 children (47,171 natural, 1,394 adopted, 2,569 stepchildren), 2,600 grandchildren, 991 brothers or sisters, 1,507 parents, foster children, 1,229 other relatives, 5,058 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35,625 (12,712 male householders (9,103 living alone)), 15,161 female householders (12,327 living alone)), 7,752 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,105 (1,264 institutionalized population)
33,005 married couples with children.
10,140 single-parent households (2,552 men, 7,588 women).
94.5% of residents of Waterboro speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 10% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (83% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 34% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 132 (1.8%)
(65.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 5.2 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Waterboro, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 381 bedroom
- 5112 bedrooms
- 9293 bedrooms
- 3254 bedrooms
- 1095+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waterboro, Maine
- 8no bedroom
- 531 bedroom
- 1322 bedrooms
- 673 bedrooms
- 394 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Waterboro in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 48no vehicle
- 4571 vehicle
- 9582 vehicles
- 3393 vehicles
- 754 vehicles
- 355+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Waterboro in renter-occupied apartments
- 8no vehicle
- 1541 vehicle
- 962 vehicles
- 413 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Waterboro, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 803 rooms
- 2844 rooms
- 4015 rooms
- 5166 rooms
- 3467 rooms
- 1378 rooms
- 1489+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Waterboro, Maine
- 81 room
- 02 rooms
- 663 rooms
- 984 rooms
- 645 rooms
- 276 rooms
- 247 rooms
- 78 rooms
- 59+ rooms
Waterboro, ME household income distribution
- 4,078Less than $10,000
- 4,558$10,000 to $19,999
- 4,778$20,000 to $29,999
- 5,343$30,000 to $39,999
- 7,210$40,000 to $49,999
- 6,025$50,000 to $59,999
- 10,075$60,000 to $74,999
- 15,403$75,000 to $99,999
- 10,842$100,000 to $124,999
- 7,511$125,000 to $149,999
- 8,235$150,000 to $199,999
- 7,869$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.4%
Number of people working at home: 564 (16.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 69
- 5 to 9 minutes: 183
- 10 to 14 minutes: 110
- 15 to 19 minutes: 154
- 20 to 24 minutes: 322
- 25 to 29 minutes: 195
- 30 to 34 minutes: 535
- 35 to 39 minutes: 151
- 40 to 44 minutes: 402
- 45 to 59 minutes: 528
- 60 to 89 minutes: 164
- 90 or more minutes: 66
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 2,403 (81.4%)
- Carpooled: 410 (13.9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0.2%)
- Walked: 39 (1.3%)
- Other means: 20 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 74 (2.5%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Waterboro, Maine
- 71995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 61985 to 1989
- 71980 to 1984
- 61975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 321965 to 1969
- 32Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 1,182 (17.8%)
- French: 1,108 (16.7%)
- Irish: 920 (13.9%)
- United States: 736 (11.1%)
- French Canadian: 642 (9.7%)
- Other: 582 (8.8%)
- Scottish: 331 (5.0%)
- German: 327 (4.9%)
- Italian: 256 (3.9%)
- Scotch-Irish: 124 (1.9%)
- Polish: 121 (1.8%)
- Danish: 55 (0.8%)
- Swedish: 48 (0.7%)
- Dutch: 37 (0.6%)
- Greek: 36 (0.5%)
- Norwegian: 33 (0.5%)
- Russian: 30 (0.5%)
- Lithuanian: 13 (0.2%)
- West Indian: 12 (0.2%)
- Portuguese: 11 (0.2%)
- Ukrainian: 10 (0.2%)
- Czech: 6 (0.09%)
- Welsh: 4 (0.06%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Waterboro: | 74.4% (67) |
Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
Waterboro: | 15.6% (14) |
Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
Waterboro: | 10.0% (9) |
Maine: | 1.2% (447) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 4,227
- Other state: 1,859
- Northeast: 1,401
- Midwest: 77
- South: 280
- West: 101
60% of Waterboro residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 38% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 8
- 5th and 6th grade: 16
- 7th and 8th grade: 51
- 9th grade: 12
- 10th grade: 41
- 11th grade: 44
- 12th grade, no diploma: 46
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 762
- Less than 1 year of college: 187
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 323
- Associate degree: 160
- Bachelor's degree: 213
- Master's degree: 56
- Professional school degree: 6
- Doctorate degree: 25
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 5
- Nursery to 4th grade: 6
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 32
- 9th grade: 23
- 10th grade: 35
- 11th grade: 27
- 12th grade, no diploma: 46
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 840
- Less than 1 year of college: 126
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 290
- Associate degree: 163
- Bachelor's degree: 246
- Master's degree: 74
- Professional school degree: 11
- Doctorate degree: 14
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,476
- One, attached: 27
- Two: 47
- 3 or 4: 48
- 5 to 9: 31
- Mobile homes: 199
Median worth of mobile homes: $123,344
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%
- 84.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.3%Wood
- 6.6%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Electricity
- 0.3%Utility gas
- 78.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.4%Electricity
- 4.3%Wood
- 2.7%Other fuel
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 2.5% |
Maine: | 6.9% |
Here: | 5.4% |
Maine: | 8.9% |
Here: | 23.1% |
Maine: | 28.3% |