Eddington, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,229 (Urban population: 125, Rural population: 2,104 (19 farm, 2,085 nonfarm))

Houses: 911 (820 occupied: 662 owner occupied, 158 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	19%
State:	28%

Housing density: 36 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 $545, upper quartile is $755)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $663

Median gross rent in Eddington, ME in 2007: $749

Housing units in Eddington with a mortgage: 294 (12 second mortgage, 50 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 128

Eddington,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $137,384 (it was $85,000 in 2000)

Eddington:	$137,384
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $97,148 - $184,940

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $172,686
Here: $172,686
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $243,807
Here: $243,807
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $205,543
Here: $205,543
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $114,265
Here: $114,265
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $52,240
Here: $52,240
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,006

In family households: 1,701 (486 male householders, 117 female householders)
476 spouses, 547 children (493 natural, 14 adopted, 40 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 30 other relatives, 30 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 305 (130 male householders (90 living alone)), 103 female householders (84 living alone)), 72 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 24 (5 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 285 2-persons, 173 3-persons, 99 4-persons, 34 5-persons, 11 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 174 1-person, 52 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 3 5-persons.

310 married couples with children.
106 single-parent households (37 men, 69 women).

95.8% of residents of Eddington speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 28% speak English not well, 8% don't speak English at all).
2.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (89% speak English very well, 4% speak English well, 8% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 35 (1.7%)
(48.6% 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:	4.3
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Eddington, Maine:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 83 5 rooms: 232 6 rooms: 109 7 rooms: 87 8 rooms: 69 9 or more rooms: 64

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eddington, Maine:
	1 room: 2 2 rooms: 2 3 rooms: 23 4 rooms: 65 5 rooms: 36 6 rooms: 20 7 rooms: 2 8 rooms: 6 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 12
1995 to 1998: 84
1990 to 1994: 85
1980 to 1989: 157
1970 to 1979: 210
1960 to 1969: 102
1950 to 1959: 54
1940 to 1949: 23
1939 or earlier: 184

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Eddington:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 156 3 bedrooms: 340 4 bedrooms: 118 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Eddington:
	no bedroom: 2 1 bedroom: 25 2 bedrooms: 84 3 bedrooms: 39 4 bedrooms: 4 5 or more bedrooms: 4

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Eddington in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 22 1 vehicle: 163 2 vehicles: 342 3 vehicles: 99 4 vehicles: 31 5 or more vehicles: 5

Cars and other vehicles available in Eddington in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 89 2 vehicles: 49 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 5 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 1
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 5
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 2
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 19
$50,000 to $59,999: 10
$60,000 to $69,999: 36
$70,000 to $79,999: 67
$80,000 to $89,999: 107
$90,000 to $99,999: 38
$100,000 to $124,999: 73
$125,000 to $149,999: 39
$150,000 to $174,999: 12
$175,000 to $199,999: 5
$200,000 to $249,999: 6
$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

Eddington rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Eddington:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 1
$200 to $249: 2
$250 to $299: 2
$300 to $349: 1
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 5
$450 to $499: 15
$500 to $549: 22
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 12
$650 to $699: 13
$700 to $749: 11
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 13
$900 to $999: 11
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 3
$1,500 to $1,999: 1
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 13

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 6 1990 to 1994: 4 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 2 1970 to 1974: 2 1965 to 1969: 16

Percentage of workers working in this county: 93.4%
Number of people working at home: 38 (3.5% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 36
5 to 9 minutes: 46
10 to 14 minutes: 130
15 to 19 minutes: 221
20 to 24 minutes: 313
25 to 29 minutes: 92
30 to 34 minutes: 129
35 to 39 minutes: 22
40 to 44 minutes: 12
45 to 59 minutes: 18
60 to 89 minutes: 21
90 or more minutes: 19

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 891 (81%)
Carpooled: 144 (13%)
Bicycle: 2 (0%)
Walked: 20 (2%)
Other means: 2 (0%)
Worked at home: 38 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 38
$10,000 to $14,999: 51
$15,000 to $19,999: 61
$20,000 to $24,999: 67
$25,000 to $29,999: 79
$30,000 to $34,999: 60
$35,000 to $39,999: 58
$40,000 to $44,999: 59
$45,000 to $49,999: 66
$50,000 to $59,999: 99
$60,000 to $74,999: 90
$75,000 to $99,999: 51
$100,000 to $124,999: 36
$125,000 to $149,999: 12
$150,000 to $199,999: 2
$200,000 or more: 7

First ancestries reported:

English: 315

United States or American: 283

French (except Basque): 245

Irish: 189

French Canadian: 97

Scottish: 82

German: 68

Other groups: 60

Scotch-Irish: 56

Italian: 42

Polish: 16

Canadian: 12

Dutch: 8

Welsh: 7

Northern European: 6

Norwegian: 6

Russian: 6

Slovak: 5

Greek: 5

Danish: 5

British: 4

European: 3

Finnish: 3

Swedish: 3

Arab:: 2

Lebanese: 2

Lithuanian: 2

Ukrainian: 2

Czech: 1

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

Canada (37%)
Germany (20%)
United Kingdom (11%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Poland (6%)
Russia (6%)
Korea (6%)

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

This state: 1631
Northeast: 225
Midwest: 35
South: 59
West: 34

64% of Eddington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 4
7th and 8th grade: 22
9th grade: 14
10th grade: 12
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 29
High school graduate (or equivalency): 295
Less than 1 year of college: 71
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 72
Associate degree: 54
Bachelor's degree: 89
Master's degree: 21
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 10

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 6
9th grade: 8
10th grade: 22
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 289
Less than 1 year of college: 69
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 96
Associate degree: 62
Bachelor's degree: 89
Master's degree: 40
Professional school degree: 17
Doctorate degree: 7

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.4%

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: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,759
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,563
Asian householders: $38,479
Two or more races householders: $48,965
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $25,973

Eddington household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Eddington marital status for males

Eddington marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,131
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $56,569
Hispanic or Latino householders: $137,383

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 645
One, attached: 17
Two: 10
3 or 4: 37
5 to 9: 20
10 to 19: 3
50 or more: 2
Mobile homes: 177

Median worth of mobile homes: $66,838

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Eddington:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (92%) Wood (4%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (68%) Electricity (28%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10

Here:	4.9%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 42

Here:	35.0%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 29

Here:	45.3%
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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