Canaan, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,010 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,010 (53 farm, 1,957 nonfarm))

Houses: 979 (777 occupied: 636 owner occupied, 141 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Housing density: 24 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: $450 (lower quartile is $377, upper quartile is $546)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $460

Median gross rent in Canaan, ME in 2007: $610

Housing units in Canaan with a mortgage: 173 (10 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 95

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $127,551 (it was $68,600 in 2000)

Canaan:	$127,551
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $73,302 - $173,675

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $161,586
Here: $161,586
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $162,504
Here: $162,504
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $212,618
Here: $212,618
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $42,609
Here: $42,609
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,017

In family households: 1,736 (441 male householders, 131 female householders)
436 spouses, 599 children (553 natural, 11 adopted, 35 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 19 parents, 11 other relatives, 75 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 281 (116 male householders (75 living alone)), 90 female householders (75 living alone)), 75 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 248 2-persons, 139 3-persons, 121 4-persons, 48 5-persons, 10 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 150 1-person, 46 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 4 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

330 married couples with children.
169 single-parent households (79 men, 90 women).

97.4% of residents of Canaan speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 32% speak English not well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 13 (0.6%)
(53.8% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Canaan, Maine:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 11 3 rooms: 20 4 rooms: 109 5 rooms: 173 6 rooms: 151 7 rooms: 66 8 rooms: 47 9 or more rooms: 57

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canaan, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 50 5 rooms: 50 6 rooms: 13 7 rooms: 6 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 100
1990 to 1994: 94
1980 to 1989: 223
1970 to 1979: 184
1960 to 1969: 65
1950 to 1959: 59
1940 to 1949: 28
1939 or earlier: 217

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Canaan:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 42 2 bedrooms: 200 3 bedrooms: 286 4 bedrooms: 93 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Canaan:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 12 2 bedrooms: 75 3 bedrooms: 44 4 bedrooms: 8 5 or more bedrooms: 2

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Canaan in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 44 1 vehicle: 166 2 vehicles: 296 3 vehicles: 95 4 vehicles: 29 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Canaan in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 10 1 vehicle: 87 2 vehicles: 26 3 vehicles: 14 4 vehicles: 2 5 or more vehicles: 2

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

Less than $10,000: 2
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 4
$25,000 to $29,999: 9
$30,000 to $34,999: 3
$35,000 to $39,999: 15
$40,000 to $49,999: 28
$50,000 to $59,999: 17
$60,000 to $69,999: 38
$70,000 to $79,999: 34
$80,000 to $89,999: 40
$90,000 to $99,999: 37
$100,000 to $124,999: 14
$125,000 to $149,999: 14
$150,000 to $174,999: 4
$175,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 to $249,999: 5
$250,000 to $299,999: 0
$300,000 to $399,999: 0
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Canaan rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Canaan:

Less than $100: 3 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 10
$400 to $449: 33
$450 to $499: 18
$500 to $549: 12
$550 to $599: 10
$600 to $649: 8
$650 to $699: 4
$700 to $749: 1
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 12

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 2 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 9

Percentage of workers working in this county: 64.1%
Number of people working at home: 49 (5.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 61
5 to 9 minutes: 51
10 to 14 minutes: 47
15 to 19 minutes: 138
20 to 24 minutes: 154
25 to 29 minutes: 65
30 to 34 minutes: 144
35 to 39 minutes: 6
40 to 44 minutes: 36
45 to 59 minutes: 36
60 to 89 minutes: 41
90 or more minutes: 59

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 677 (76%)
Carpooled: 117 (13%)
Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
Ferryboat: 2 (0%)
Walked: 24 (3%)
Other means: 16 (2%)
Worked at home: 49 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 109
$10,000 to $14,999: 77
$15,000 to $19,999: 65
$20,000 to $24,999: 82
$25,000 to $29,999: 63
$30,000 to $34,999: 61
$35,000 to $39,999: 50
$40,000 to $44,999: 53
$45,000 to $49,999: 29
$50,000 to $59,999: 55
$60,000 to $74,999: 55
$75,000 to $99,999: 53
$100,000 to $124,999: 24
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

English: 357

United States or American: 227

Irish: 221

French (except Basque): 185

Other groups: 70

French Canadian: 67

German: 61

Italian: 60

Scotch-Irish: 26

Portuguese: 24

Swedish: 24

Scottish: 23

Dutch: 12

Arab:: 9

Canadian: 9

Polish: 9

Greek: 8

Norwegian: 6

Russian: 6

Lebanese: 5

Lithuanian: 4

Syrian: 4

Austrian: 3

British: 2

Finnish: 2

Slovak: 2

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 2

Jamaican: 2

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

Canada (54%)
Germany (15%)
Other Northern Africa (15%)
Jamaica (15%)

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

This state: 1469
Northeast: 369
Midwest: 56
South: 67
West: 37

62% of Canaan residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 9
7th and 8th grade: 27
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 37
12th grade, no diploma: 14
High school graduate (or equivalency): 287
Less than 1 year of college: 40
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 54
Associate degree: 31
Bachelor's degree: 68
Master's degree: 21
Professional school degree: 3
Doctorate degree: 5

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 35
9th grade: 15
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 35
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 312
Less than 1 year of college: 59
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 68
Associate degree: 33
Bachelor's degree: 43
Master's degree: 22
Professional school degree: 13
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 8.1%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $36,555
Black householders: $18,273
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $31,430
Some other race householders: $2,962
Two or more races householders: $37,726
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $2,257

Canaan household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Canaan marital status for males

Canaan marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $141,658
Black or African American householders: $121,314
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $41,993
Two or more races householders: $74,655

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 646
One, attached: 12
Two: 16
3 or 4: 6
Mobile homes: 297
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $58,501

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 9%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Canaan:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (77%) Wood (17%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (85%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (9%) Wood (3%) Electricity (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 26

Here:	9.5%
Maine:	6.9%

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

Here:	9.5%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	19.1%
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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