Carmel, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,610 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,610 (14 farm, 2,596 nonfarm))

Houses: 995 (932 occupied: 821 owner occupied, 111 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	12%
State:	28%

Housing density: 27 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: $567 (lower quartile is $546, upper quartile is $632)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $578

Median gross rent in Carmel, ME in 2007: $701

Housing units in Carmel with a mortgage: 255 (13 second mortgage, 61 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 147

Carmel,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $131,403 (it was $81,300 in 2000)

Carmel:	$131,403
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $87,772 - $186,620

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $170,887
Here: $170,887
State: $240,738

In 2-unit structures: $368,454
Here: $368,454
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $49,457
Here: $49,457
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,416

In family households: 2,140 (641 male householders, 85 female householders)
624 spouses, 711 children (654 natural, 7 adopted, 50 stepchildren), 31 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 19 other relatives, 27 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 276 (94 male householders (68 living alone)), 113 female householders (82 living alone)), 69 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 326 2-persons, 164 3-persons, 177 4-persons, 45 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 150 1-person, 54 2-persons, 3 3-persons.

446 married couples with children.
139 single-parent households (50 men, 89 women).

97.1% of residents of Carmel speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 29 (1.2%)
(51.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.9
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Carmel, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 37 4 rooms: 79 5 rooms: 328 6 rooms: 155 7 rooms: 107 8 rooms: 54 9 or more rooms: 61

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carmel, Maine:
	1 room: 4 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 0 4 rooms: 29 5 rooms: 41 6 rooms: 16 7 rooms: 7 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 37
1995 to 1998: 104
1990 to 1994: 140
1980 to 1989: 227
1970 to 1979: 194
1960 to 1969: 29
1950 to 1959: 47
1940 to 1949: 27
1939 or earlier: 190

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Carmel:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 198 3 bedrooms: 474 4 bedrooms: 105 5 or more bedrooms: 19

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Carmel:
	no bedroom: 4 1 bedroom: 7 2 bedrooms: 40 3 bedrooms: 45 4 bedrooms: 15 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 Carmel in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 19 1 vehicle: 239 2 vehicles: 409 3 vehicles: 125 4 vehicles: 25 5 or more vehicles: 4

Cars and other vehicles available in Carmel in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 45 2 vehicles: 31 3 vehicles: 16 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 3
$30,000 to $34,999: 4
$35,000 to $39,999: 11
$40,000 to $49,999: 16
$50,000 to $59,999: 23
$60,000 to $69,999: 52
$70,000 to $79,999: 45
$80,000 to $89,999: 69
$90,000 to $99,999: 49
$100,000 to $124,999: 55
$125,000 to $149,999: 49
$150,000 to $174,999: 10
$175,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$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

Carmel rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Carmel:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 1
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 6
$400 to $449: 1
$450 to $499: 9
$500 to $549: 18
$550 to $599: 13
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 9
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 3
$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: 18

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 8 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 11 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 3

Percentage of workers working in this county: 88.6%
Number of people working at home: 56 (4.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 43
5 to 9 minutes: 44
10 to 14 minutes: 55
15 to 19 minutes: 124
20 to 24 minutes: 385
25 to 29 minutes: 113
30 to 34 minutes: 199
35 to 39 minutes: 40
40 to 44 minutes: 34
45 to 59 minutes: 76
60 to 89 minutes: 31
90 or more minutes: 42

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,053 (85%)
Carpooled: 113 (9%)
Walked: 16 (1%)
Other means: 4 (0%)
Worked at home: 56 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 87
$10,000 to $14,999: 68
$15,000 to $19,999: 60
$20,000 to $24,999: 53
$25,000 to $29,999: 82
$30,000 to $34,999: 60
$35,000 to $39,999: 97
$40,000 to $44,999: 96
$45,000 to $49,999: 76
$50,000 to $59,999: 70
$60,000 to $74,999: 90
$75,000 to $99,999: 78
$100,000 to $124,999: 7
$125,000 to $149,999: 9
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 531

English: 304

French (except Basque): 249

Irish: 197

French Canadian: 88

Other groups: 80

Italian: 57

Scotch-Irish: 55

Scottish: 53

German: 47

Polish: 31

Swedish: 30

Eastern European: 19

Canadian: 17

Norwegian: 10

Dutch: 9

Danish: 8

Russian: 6

Welsh: 6

Lithuanian: 5

Subsaharan African:: 5

African: 5

Swiss: 5

Hungarian: 4

Finnish: 4

Greek: 4

British: 3

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

Canada (66%)
Mexico (14%)
Germany (10%)
Japan (10%)

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

This state: 1975
Northeast: 259
Midwest: 38
South: 80
West: 23

67% of Carmel residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% 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: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 30
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 19
11th grade: 31
12th grade, no diploma: 13
High school graduate (or equivalency): 357
Less than 1 year of college: 64
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 108
Associate degree: 84
Bachelor's degree: 42
Master's degree: 28
Professional school degree: 4
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 3
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 13
9th grade: 27
10th grade: 17
11th grade: 34
12th grade, no diploma: 12
High school graduate (or equivalency): 357
Less than 1 year of college: 54
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 120
Associate degree: 81
Bachelor's degree: 86
Master's degree: 6
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.2%

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: $44,835
Two or more races householders: $186,044

Carmel household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Carmel marital status for males

Carmel marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $139,161

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 676
One, attached: 8
Two: 19
3 or 4: 21
Mobile homes: 271

Median worth of mobile homes: $66,561

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Carmel:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (86%) Wood (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (94%) Other fuel (6%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30

Here:	9.7%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24

Here:	13.6%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23

Here:	34.8%
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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