Caribou, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 8,154 (Urban population: 3,995 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 4,159 (80 farm, 4,079 nonfarm))

Caribou, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 3,831 (3,508 occupied: 2,420 owner occupied, 1,088 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Housing density: 48 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: $416 (lower quartile is $227, upper quartile is $530)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $402

Median gross rent in Caribou, ME in 2007: $500

Housing units in Caribou with a mortgage: 1,000 (99 second mortgage, 142 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 737

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $87,642 (it was $60,500 in 2000)

Caribou:	$87,642
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,737 - $128,427

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $125,198
Here: $125,198
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $99,590
Here: $99,590
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $115,198
Here: $115,198
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $123,848
Here: $123,848
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $22,299
Here: $22,299
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 8,145

In family households: 6,761 (1,825 male householders, 507 female householders)
1,849 spouses, 2,146 children (1,968 natural, 38 adopted, 140 stepchildren), 131 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 32 parents, 69 other relatives, 164 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,384 (475 male householders (391 living alone)), 728 female householders (664 living alone)), 181 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 154 (127 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,200 2-persons, 489 3-persons, 404 4-persons, 148 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 21 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,055 1-person, 134 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

1,294 married couples with children.
443 single-parent households (104 men, 339 women).

82.8% of residents of Caribou speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
16.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 4% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (64% speak English very well, 36% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 38% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 350 (4.2%)
(56.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.9
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Caribou, Maine:
	1 room: 5 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 63 4 rooms: 315 5 rooms: 623 6 rooms: 530 7 rooms: 435 8 rooms: 208 9 or more rooms: 234

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Caribou, Maine:
	1 room: 17 2 rooms: 119 3 rooms: 260 4 rooms: 352 5 rooms: 193 6 rooms: 68 7 rooms: 46 8 rooms: 26 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 36
1995 to 1998: 123
1990 to 1994: 91
1980 to 1989: 447
1970 to 1979: 609
1960 to 1969: 341
1950 to 1959: 619
1940 to 1949: 423
1939 or earlier: 1,142

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Caribou:
	no bedroom: 5 1 bedroom: 70 2 bedrooms: 548 3 bedrooms: 1,142 4 bedrooms: 511 5 or more bedrooms: 144

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Caribou:
	no bedroom: 28 1 bedroom: 400 2 bedrooms: 431 3 bedrooms: 171 4 bedrooms: 55 5 or more bedrooms: 3

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Caribou in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 133 1 vehicle: 629 2 vehicles: 1,242 3 vehicles: 330 4 vehicles: 77 5 or more vehicles: 9

Cars and other vehicles available in Caribou in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 248 1 vehicle: 613 2 vehicles: 211 3 vehicles: 5 4 vehicles: 11 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 14
$10,000 to $14,999: 25
$15,000 to $19,999: 29
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 51
$30,000 to $34,999: 60
$35,000 to $39,999: 101
$40,000 to $49,999: 224
$50,000 to $59,999: 269
$60,000 to $69,999: 323
$70,000 to $79,999: 172
$80,000 to $89,999: 141
$90,000 to $99,999: 77
$100,000 to $124,999: 112
$125,000 to $149,999: 23
$150,000 to $174,999: 31
$175,000 to $199,999: 33
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 8
$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: 5

Caribou rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Caribou:

Less than $100: 32 people
$100 to $149: 63
$150 to $199: 73
$200 to $249: 46
$250 to $299: 47
$300 to $349: 76
$350 to $399: 106
$400 to $449: 149
$450 to $499: 145
$500 to $549: 104
$550 to $599: 69
$600 to $649: 34
$650 to $699: 8
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 3
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 97

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 50 1990 to 1994: 10 1985 to 1989: 6 1980 to 1984: 11 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 36 1970 to 1974: 35 1965 to 1969: 202

Caribou, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 97.6%
Number of people working at home: 135 (3.7% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 403
5 to 9 minutes: 924
10 to 14 minutes: 604
15 to 19 minutes: 483
20 to 24 minutes: 533
25 to 29 minutes: 122
30 to 34 minutes: 257
35 to 39 minutes: 0
40 to 44 minutes: 2
45 to 59 minutes: 65
60 to 89 minutes: 61
90 or more minutes: 74

Caribou mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,843 (78%)
Carpooled: 551 (15%)
Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0%)
Taxi: 19 (1%)
Bicycle: 4 (0%)
Walked: 92 (3%)
Other means: 11 (0%)
Worked at home: 135 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 474
$10,000 to $14,999: 380
$15,000 to $19,999: 384
$20,000 to $24,999: 294
$25,000 to $29,999: 259
$30,000 to $34,999: 284
$35,000 to $39,999: 202
$40,000 to $44,999: 181
$45,000 to $49,999: 176
$50,000 to $59,999: 320
$60,000 to $74,999: 238
$75,000 to $99,999: 219
$100,000 to $124,999: 53
$125,000 to $149,999: 13
$150,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 or more: 24

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 2123

English: 1102

French Canadian: 890

United States or American: 784

Irish: 644

Other groups: 280

Swedish: 242

Italian: 186

German: 185

Scottish: 142

Scotch-Irish: 141

Canadian: 114

Polish: 65

European: 48

Arab:: 41

Norwegian: 37

Lebanese: 35

Portuguese: 32

Welsh: 32

Danish: 22

Dutch: 19

Ukrainian: 15

Lithuanian: 11

Acadian/Cajun: 8

Russian: 8

Finnish: 7

British: 6

Egyptian: 6

Celtic: 6

Hungarian: 5

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

Canada (73%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Germany (8%)
France (3%)
Egypt (3%)
Israel (3%)
Japan (1%)

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

This state: 6430
Northeast: 734
Midwest: 160
South: 166
West: 248

67% of Caribou residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 31% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 16
Nursery to 4th grade: 19
5th and 6th grade: 58
7th and 8th grade: 226
9th grade: 109
10th grade: 63
11th grade: 108
12th grade, no diploma: 36
High school graduate (or equivalency): 908
Less than 1 year of college: 144
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 414
Associate degree: 171
Bachelor's degree: 303
Master's degree: 111
Professional school degree: 79
Doctorate degree: 6

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 21
5th and 6th grade: 41
7th and 8th grade: 329
9th grade: 94
10th grade: 114
11th grade: 103
12th grade, no diploma: 91
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,078
Less than 1 year of college: 182
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 264
Associate degree: 248
Bachelor's degree: 466
Master's degree: 70
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.3%

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

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 19.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

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: $36,142
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $15,022
Asian householders: $24,940
Two or more races householders: $40,521

Caribou household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Caribou marital status for males

Caribou marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $89,090
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $86,917
Asian householders: $371,283
Two or more races householders: $94,160

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 2,384
One, attached: 33
Two: 175
3 or 4: 358
5 to 9: 269
10 to 19: 113
20 to 49: 92
Mobile homes: 407

Median worth of mobile homes: $23,597

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Caribou:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Wood (8%) Electricity (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (76%) Electricity (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Utility gas (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0

Here:	0.0%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	0.9%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 85

Here:	35.4%
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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