Edgecomb, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 1,247 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,247 (18 farm, 1,229 nonfarm))

Houses: 572 (466 occupied: 404 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	13%
State:	28%

Housing density: 32 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: $582 (lower quartile is $444, upper quartile is $759)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $625

Median gross rent in Edgecomb, ME in 2007: $745

Housing units in Edgecomb with a mortgage: 150 (12 second mortgage, 21 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 91

Edgecomb,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $245,991 (it was $132,300 in 2000)

Edgecomb:	$245,991
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $124,081 - $420,654

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $354,665
Here: $354,665
State: $240,738

In 2-unit structures: $456,819
Here: $456,819
State: $237,097

Mobile homes: $47,442
Here: $47,442
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 1,089

In family households: 930 (255 male householders, 72 female householders)
273 spouses, 297 children (268 natural, 11 adopted, 18 stepchildren), 3 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 8 other relatives, 18 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 159 (51 male householders (40 living alone)), 84 female householders (78 living alone)), 24 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 170 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 55 4-persons, 14 5-persons, 5 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 118 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 4-persons.

192 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (15 men, 33 women).

97.8% of residents of Edgecomb speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 18 (1.7%)
(77.8% 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:	4.2
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Edgecomb, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 8 4 rooms: 53 5 rooms: 91 6 rooms: 89 7 rooms: 65 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 55

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Edgecomb, Maine:
	1 room: 3 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 14 4 rooms: 9 5 rooms: 7 6 rooms: 7 7 rooms: 12 8 rooms: 2 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 5
1995 to 1998: 31
1990 to 1994: 50
1980 to 1989: 120
1970 to 1979: 66
1960 to 1969: 51
1950 to 1959: 25
1940 to 1949: 20
1939 or earlier: 204

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Edgecomb:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 16 2 bedrooms: 128 3 bedrooms: 187 4 bedrooms: 52 5 or more bedrooms: 21

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Edgecomb:
	no bedroom: 3 1 bedroom: 14 2 bedrooms: 17 3 bedrooms: 23 4 bedrooms: 5 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Edgecomb in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 12 1 vehicle: 106 2 vehicles: 172 3 vehicles: 84 4 vehicles: 24 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in Edgecomb in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 2 1 vehicle: 30 2 vehicles: 23 3 vehicles: 7 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 2
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 7
$50,000 to $59,999: 2
$60,000 to $69,999: 4
$70,000 to $79,999: 27
$80,000 to $89,999: 21
$90,000 to $99,999: 10
$100,000 to $124,999: 30
$125,000 to $149,999: 45
$150,000 to $174,999: 16
$175,000 to $199,999: 12
$200,000 to $249,999: 10
$250,000 to $299,999: 25
$300,000 to $399,999: 11
$400,000 to $499,999: 13
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 2
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Edgecomb rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Edgecomb:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 0
$300 to $349: 0
$350 to $399: 1
$400 to $449: 7
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 6
$550 to $599: 4
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 6
$700 to $749: 5
$750 to $799: 2
$800 to $899: 2
$900 to $999: 5
$1,000 to $1,249: 2
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$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: 6 1985 to 1989: 2 1980 to 1984: 1 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 9

Percentage of workers working in this county: 74.9%
Number of people working at home: 34 (6.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 22
5 to 9 minutes: 67
10 to 14 minutes: 73
15 to 19 minutes: 105
20 to 24 minutes: 80
25 to 29 minutes: 16
30 to 34 minutes: 64
35 to 39 minutes: 2
40 to 44 minutes: 19
45 to 59 minutes: 33
60 to 89 minutes: 19
90 or more minutes: 4

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 419 (78%)
Carpooled: 57 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
Ferryboat: 1 (0%)
Taxi: 2 (0%)
Walked: 21 (4%)
Other means: 3 (1%)
Worked at home: 34 (6%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 21
$10,000 to $14,999: 30
$15,000 to $19,999: 23
$20,000 to $24,999: 45
$25,000 to $29,999: 38
$30,000 to $34,999: 32
$35,000 to $39,999: 32
$40,000 to $44,999: 17
$45,000 to $49,999: 31
$50,000 to $59,999: 37
$60,000 to $74,999: 50
$75,000 to $99,999: 53
$100,000 to $124,999: 19
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 14
$200,000 or more: 10

First ancestries reported:

English: 232

Irish: 119

United States or American: 63

German: 58

French (except Basque): 51

Scottish: 45

Other groups: 43

Italian: 37

Swedish: 30

Scotch-Irish: 22

French Canadian: 20

British: 18

European: 17

Norwegian: 14

Russian: 10

Lithuanian: 9

Danish: 8

Polish: 8

Celtic: 5

Slovene: 5

Welsh: 5

Dutch: 4

Hungarian: 4

Finnish: 3

Canadian: 2

Greek: 2

Scandinavian: 2

Czechoslovakian: 1

Slovak: 1

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

Russia (22%)
India (22%)
Korea (17%)
United Kingdom (11%)
Sweden (11%)
Canada (11%)

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

This state: 604
Northeast: 346
Midwest: 53
South: 50
West: 12

67% of Edgecomb residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 33% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 54% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2
Nursery to 4th grade: 2
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 8
9th grade: 4
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 7
High school graduate (or equivalency): 92
Less than 1 year of college: 21
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 48
Associate degree: 32
Bachelor's degree: 91
Master's degree: 32
Professional school degree: 15
Doctorate degree: 8

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 0
9th grade: 0
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 8
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 104
Less than 1 year of college: 25
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 84
Associate degree: 37
Bachelor's degree: 88
Master's degree: 40
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 12

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.7%

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

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $54,381
Asian householders: $173,684

Edgecomb household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Edgecomb marital status for males

Edgecomb marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $251,401

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 506
One, attached: 3
Two: 10
3 or 4: 5
Mobile homes: 48

Median worth of mobile homes: $78,286

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Edgecomb:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (81%) Wood (11%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) Electricity (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Wood (10%) Electricity (5%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 6

Here:	4.7%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 16

Here:	25.4%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 11

Here:	27.5%
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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