Bangor, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 31,853 (Urban population: 30,079, Rural population: 1,774 (139 farm, 1,636 nonfarm))

Bangor, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 14,587 (13,713 occupied: 6,506 owner occupied, 7,207 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	53%
State:	28%

Housing density: 423 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $204,483.

Median contract rent in 2007: $591 (lower quartile is $483, upper quartile is $707)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $569

Median gross rent in Bangor, ME in 2007: $630

Housing units in Bangor with a mortgage: 3,424 (339 second mortgage, 610 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,371

Bangor,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $135,444 (it was $83,800 in 2000)

Bangor:	$135,444
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $91,418 - $198,378

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $173,618
Here: $173,618
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $187,854
Here: $187,854
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $166,298
Here: $166,298
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $144,789
Here: $144,789
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $123,380
Here: $123,380
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $25,738
Here: $25,738
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 29,103

In family households: 21,182 (4,905 male householders, 2,418 female householders)
5,282 spouses, 7,254 children (6,667 natural, 200 adopted, 387 stepchildren), 204 grandchildren, 155 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 289 other relatives, 563 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 7,921 (2,712 male householders (2,007 living alone)), 3,703 female householders (3,123 living alone)), 1,506 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 2,370 (818 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 3,437 2-persons, 1,877 3-persons, 1,355 4-persons, 475 5-persons, 118 6-persons, 61 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,130 1-person, 1,161 2-persons, 83 3-persons, 38 4-persons, 3 5-persons.

3,757 married couples with children.
2,208 single-parent households (403 men, 1,805 women).

94.6% of residents of Bangor speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (85% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
3.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 6% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (50% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (61% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 1,062 (3.4%)
(52.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bangor, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 12 3 rooms: 121 4 rooms: 738 5 rooms: 1,225 6 rooms: 1,499 7 rooms: 1,015 8 rooms: 832 9 or more rooms: 1,064

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bangor, Maine:
	1 room: 212 2 rooms: 703 3 rooms: 1,903 4 rooms: 2,084 5 rooms: 1,456 6 rooms: 554 7 rooms: 140 8 rooms: 67 9 or more rooms: 88

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 59
1995 to 1998: 262
1990 to 1994: 632
1980 to 1989: 1,683
1970 to 1979: 1,635
1960 to 1969: 1,112
1950 to 1959: 1,668
1940 to 1949: 975
1939 or earlier: 6,561

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bangor:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 168 2 bedrooms: 1,688 3 bedrooms: 2,829 4 bedrooms: 1,371 5 or more bedrooms: 450

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bangor:
	no bedroom: 310 1 bedroom: 2,855 2 bedrooms: 2,566 3 bedrooms: 1,247 4 bedrooms: 183 5 or more bedrooms: 46

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Bangor in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 231 1 vehicle: 2,359 2 vehicles: 3,045 3 vehicles: 666 4 vehicles: 171 5 or more vehicles: 34

Cars and other vehicles available in Bangor in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,614 1 vehicle: 3,835 2 vehicles: 1,458 3 vehicles: 244 4 vehicles: 27 5 or more vehicles: 29

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in Bangor, ME:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 7
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 6
$30,000 to $34,999: 33
$35,000 to $39,999: 39
$40,000 to $49,999: 180
$50,000 to $59,999: 375
$60,000 to $69,999: 546
$70,000 to $79,999: 760
$80,000 to $89,999: 620
$90,000 to $99,999: 542
$100,000 to $124,999: 673
$125,000 to $149,999: 447
$150,000 to $174,999: 206
$175,000 to $199,999: 117
$200,000 to $249,999: 91
$250,000 to $299,999: 112
$300,000 to $399,999: 28
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Bangor rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Bangor:

Less than $100: 60 people
$100 to $149: 95
$150 to $199: 261
$200 to $249: 315
$250 to $299: 284
$300 to $349: 248
$350 to $399: 217
$400 to $449: 340
$450 to $499: 502
$500 to $549: 660
$550 to $599: 708
$600 to $649: 668
$650 to $699: 628
$700 to $749: 585
$750 to $799: 509
$800 to $899: 681
$900 to $999: 248
$1,000 to $1,249: 77
$1,250 to $1,499: 26
$1,500 to $1,999: 11
$2,000 or more: 14
No cash rent: 151

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 289 1990 to 1994: 172 1985 to 1989: 66 1980 to 1984: 67 1975 to 1979: 70 1970 to 1974: 31 1970 to 1974: 86 1965 to 1969: 281

Bangor, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 95.0%
Number of people working at home: 679 (4.4% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 947
5 to 9 minutes: 3860
10 to 14 minutes: 4298
15 to 19 minutes: 2685
20 to 24 minutes: 1093
25 to 29 minutes: 244
30 to 34 minutes: 544
35 to 39 minutes: 88
40 to 44 minutes: 29
45 to 59 minutes: 339
60 to 89 minutes: 323
90 or more minutes: 205

Bangor mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 11,739 (77%)
Carpooled: 1,557 (10%)
Bus or trolley bus: 250 (2%)
Subway or elevated: 7 (0%)
Taxi: 90 (1%)
Bicycle: 64 (0%)
Walked: 819 (5%)
Other means: 129 (1%)
Worked at home: 679 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2239
$10,000 to $14,999: 1193
$15,000 to $19,999: 1056
$20,000 to $24,999: 1251
$25,000 to $29,999: 1180
$30,000 to $34,999: 958
$35,000 to $39,999: 689
$40,000 to $44,999: 733
$45,000 to $49,999: 647
$50,000 to $59,999: 858
$60,000 to $74,999: 1067
$75,000 to $99,999: 848
$100,000 to $124,999: 456
$125,000 to $149,999: 213
$150,000 to $199,999: 163
$200,000 or more: 187

First ancestries reported:

English: 4186

Irish: 3827

United States or American: 3477

French (except Basque): 2883

Other groups: 1894

French Canadian: 1442

German: 1185

Italian: 1081

Scottish: 952

Scotch-Irish: 805

Polish: 303

Swedish: 296

Canadian: 224

Norwegian: 189

Dutch: 180

Greek: 152

Welsh: 129

British: 126

Russian: 110

European: 108

Portuguese: 106

Arab:: 91

Finnish: 88

Hungarian: 86

Lithuanian: 73

Celtic: 63

Slavic: 53

Ukrainian: 50

Eastern European: 49

Lebanese: 46

Danish: 40

Romanian: 35

Brazilian: 30

Bulgarian: 27

Armenian: 26

Egyptian: 25

Swiss: 22

Albanian: 22

Austrian: 22

Scandinavian: 21

Syrian: 20

Acadian/Cajun: 19

Czechoslovakian: 14

Pennsylvania German: 14

Northern European: 9

Subsaharan African:: 8

African: 8

Turkish: 8

Basque: 8

Latvian: 7

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 7

West Indian: 7

Czech: 7

Iranian: 6

Cypriot: 5

Slovak: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Canada (31%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
Germany (5%)
Vietnam (5%)
Japan (4%)
United Kingdom (4%)
Hong Kong (4%)

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

This state: 21907
Northeast: 4918
Midwest: 1093
South: 1352
West: 667

48% of Bangor residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 65
Nursery to 4th grade: 42
5th and 6th grade: 66
7th and 8th grade: 271
9th grade: 203
10th grade: 220
11th grade: 189
12th grade, no diploma: 244
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,843
Less than 1 year of college: 573
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,420
Associate degree: 708
Bachelor's degree: 1,558
Master's degree: 552
Professional school degree: 356
Doctorate degree: 229

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 23
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 280
9th grade: 188
10th grade: 284
11th grade: 280
12th grade, no diploma: 274
High school graduate (or equivalency): 3,665
Less than 1 year of college: 645
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,576
Associate degree: 1,167
Bachelor's degree: 1,851
Master's degree: 752
Professional school degree: 132
Doctorate degree: 103

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 12.5%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.6%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 12.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 8.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 8.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $35,394
Black householders: $23,838
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $16,947
Asian householders: $71,845
Some other race householders: $35,981
Two or more races householders: $28,053
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $49,575

Bangor household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Bangor household income for Two or more races householders

Bangor marital status for males

Bangor marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,777
Black or African American householders: $135,605
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $250,523
Asian householders: $208,500
Two or more races householders: $123,322
Hispanic or Latino householders: $169,709

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,713
One, attached: 627
Two: 1,724
3 or 4: 2,408
5 to 9: 1,801
10 to 19: 590
20 to 49: 383
50 or more: 325
Mobile homes: 1,011
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,900

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Bangor:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%) Electricity (3%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Electricity (10%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Utility gas (2%) Other fuel (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 272

Here:	8.7%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 102

Here:	6.4%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 851

Here:	36.8%
Maine:	28.3%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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