Brunswick, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Brunswick Apartments for Rent

(Urban population: 13,940 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 710 (all nonfarm))

Brunswick, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 6,190 (5,879 occupied: 3,522 owner occupied, 2,357 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	40%
State:	28%

Housing density: 492 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: $640 (lower quartile is $436, upper quartile is $777)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $634

Median gross rent in Brunswick, ME in 2007: $687

Housing units in Brunswick with a mortgage: 1,538 (138 second mortgage, 249 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 860

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $218,224 (it was $115,000 in 2000)

Brunswick:	$218,224
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $148,956 - $326,733

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $277,812
Here: $277,812
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $265,621
Here: $265,621
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $260,908
Here: $260,908
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $264,882
Here: $264,882
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $486,635
Here: $486,635
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $35,124
Here: $35,124
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 13,010

In family households: 10,075 (2,554 male householders, 819 female householders)
2,710 spouses, 3,447 children (3,183 natural, 119 adopted, 145 stepchildren), 129 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 84 other relatives, 225 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,935 (956 male householders (740 living alone)), 1,520 female householders (1,385 living alone)), 459 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,640 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,598 2-persons, 678 3-persons, 756 4-persons, 237 5-persons, 85 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,125 1-person, 278 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 11 5-persons.

2,296 married couples with children.
738 single-parent households (186 men, 552 women).

91.2% of residents of Brunswick speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (70% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (82% speak English very well, 18% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 566 (3.9%)
(55.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Brunswick, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 22 3 rooms: 89 4 rooms: 544 5 rooms: 797 6 rooms: 590 7 rooms: 593 8 rooms: 456 9 or more rooms: 431

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brunswick, Maine:
	1 room: 65 2 rooms: 228 3 rooms: 588 4 rooms: 740 5 rooms: 399 6 rooms: 173 7 rooms: 94 8 rooms: 34 9 or more rooms: 36

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 87
1995 to 1998: 243
1990 to 1994: 441
1980 to 1989: 1,275
1970 to 1979: 776
1960 to 1969: 484
1950 to 1959: 606
1940 to 1949: 496
1939 or earlier: 1,782

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Brunswick:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 149 2 bedrooms: 1,016 3 bedrooms: 1,321 4 bedrooms: 908 5 or more bedrooms: 128

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Brunswick:
	no bedroom: 120 1 bedroom: 859 2 bedrooms: 862 3 bedrooms: 459 4 bedrooms: 57 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Brunswick in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 120 1 vehicle: 1,328 2 vehicles: 1,483 3 vehicles: 498 4 vehicles: 76 5 or more vehicles: 17

Cars and other vehicles available in Brunswick in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 489 1 vehicle: 1,200 2 vehicles: 587 3 vehicles: 67 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 14

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 8
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 8
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 9
$50,000 to $59,999: 22
$60,000 to $69,999: 25
$70,000 to $79,999: 165
$80,000 to $89,999: 212
$90,000 to $99,999: 254
$100,000 to $124,999: 445
$125,000 to $149,999: 487
$150,000 to $174,999: 221
$175,000 to $199,999: 155
$200,000 to $249,999: 212
$250,000 to $299,999: 121
$300,000 to $399,999: 30
$400,000 to $499,999: 15
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 9
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Brunswick rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Brunswick:

Less than $100: 32 people
$100 to $149: 37
$150 to $199: 72
$200 to $249: 51
$250 to $299: 85
$300 to $349: 89
$350 to $399: 75
$400 to $449: 55
$450 to $499: 151
$500 to $549: 146
$550 to $599: 123
$600 to $649: 203
$650 to $699: 256
$700 to $749: 202
$750 to $799: 141
$800 to $899: 213
$900 to $999: 76
$1,000 to $1,249: 94
$1,250 to $1,499: 18
$1,500 to $1,999: 22
$2,000 or more: 16
No cash rent: 199

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 106 1990 to 1994: 53 1985 to 1989: 83 1980 to 1984: 36 1975 to 1979: 11 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 17 1965 to 1969: 249

Brunswick, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.0%
Number of people working at home: 289 (4.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 512
5 to 9 minutes: 1426
10 to 14 minutes: 1593
15 to 19 minutes: 951
20 to 24 minutes: 554
25 to 29 minutes: 182
30 to 34 minutes: 405
35 to 39 minutes: 201
40 to 44 minutes: 145
45 to 59 minutes: 273
60 to 89 minutes: 73
90 or more minutes: 141

Brunswick mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 4,737 (70%)
Carpooled: 782 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 13 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
Taxi: 53 (1%)
Bicycle: 33 (0%)
Walked: 823 (12%)
Other means: 11 (0%)
Worked at home: 289 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 630
$10,000 to $14,999: 381
$15,000 to $19,999: 475
$20,000 to $24,999: 385
$25,000 to $29,999: 471
$30,000 to $34,999: 370
$35,000 to $39,999: 401
$40,000 to $44,999: 427
$45,000 to $49,999: 272
$50,000 to $59,999: 497
$60,000 to $74,999: 457
$75,000 to $99,999: 561
$100,000 to $124,999: 279
$125,000 to $149,999: 105
$150,000 to $199,999: 99
$200,000 or more: 39

First ancestries reported:

English: 1963

Irish: 1409

United States or American: 1155

French Canadian: 1128

French (except Basque): 1085

German: 1049

Other groups: 897

Italian: 566

Scottish: 401

Scotch-Irish: 266

Swedish: 228

Polish: 184

Dutch: 181

Russian: 117

Canadian: 106

Hungarian: 101

Norwegian: 100

Portuguese: 90

British: 82

Welsh: 47

Greek: 44

Austrian: 44

Lithuanian: 39

Finnish: 38

Slovak: 30

European: 27

Swiss: 27

Danish: 19

Northern European: 17

Arab:: 15

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 14

Jamaican: 14

Pennsylvania German: 12

Ukrainian: 12

Cape Verdean: 11

Bulgarian: 11

Subsaharan African:: 11

Other Arab: 9

Australian: 8

Czech: 8

Eastern European: 7

Latvian: 6

Celtic: 6

Palestinian: 6

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

Canada (26%)
Germany (13%)
United Kingdom (8%)
Korea (6%)
Japan (6%)
Philippines (5%)
India (4%)

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

This state: 7373
Northeast: 3560
Midwest: 909
South: 1164
West: 835

49% of Brunswick residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 37% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 32
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 133
9th grade: 86
10th grade: 95
11th grade: 51
12th grade, no diploma: 118
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,133
Less than 1 year of college: 324
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 464
Associate degree: 139
Bachelor's degree: 807
Master's degree: 491
Professional school degree: 144
Doctorate degree: 135

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 39
Nursery to 4th grade: 16
5th and 6th grade: 27
7th and 8th grade: 201
9th grade: 66
10th grade: 107
11th grade: 131
12th grade, no diploma: 112
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,407
Less than 1 year of college: 389
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 671
Associate degree: 320
Bachelor's degree: 975
Master's degree: 361
Professional school degree: 51
Doctorate degree: 103

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 5.4%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 14.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 20.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 9.1%

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

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
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: 13.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $47,276
Black householders: $50,440
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $30,505
Asian householders: $98,421
Two or more races householders: $29,773
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $33,878

Brunswick household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Brunswick household income for Black householders

Brunswick household income for Asian householders

Brunswick household income for Two or more races householders

Brunswick household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Brunswick marital status for males

Brunswick marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $237,777
Asian householders: $323,630
Two or more races householders: $32,661

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,710
One, attached: 454
Two: 546
3 or 4: 596
5 to 9: 448
10 to 19: 100
20 to 49: 202
50 or more: 235
Mobile homes: 899

Median worth of mobile homes: $36,154

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Brunswick:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (87%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (7%) Electricity (3%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 106

Here:	7.0%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 60

Here:	8.3%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1,442

Here:	75.5%
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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