Fairfield, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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(Urban population: 2,474 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 0)

Fairfield, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,224 (1,110 occupied: 682 owner occupied, 428 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	39%
State:	28%

Housing density: 666 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: $500 (lower quartile is $391, upper quartile is $619)

Median gross rent in Fairfield, ME in 2007: $570

Housing units in Fairfield with a mortgage: 259 (12 second mortgage, 38 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 240

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $126,507 (it was $66,600 in 2000)

Fairfield:	$126,507
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,133 - $166,819

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $142,680
Here: $142,680
State: $240,738

In 2-unit structures: $111,615
Here: $111,615
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $161,609
Here: $161,609
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $342,831
Here: $342,831
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $29,683
Here: $29,683
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,470

In family households: 2,002 (507 male householders, 161 female householders)
483 spouses, 732 children (671 natural, 14 adopted, 47 stepchildren), 20 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 47 parents, 0 other relatives, 52 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 468 (182 male householders (123 living alone)), 229 female householders (215 living alone)), 57 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 4 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 302 2-persons, 165 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 49 5-persons, 9 6-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 338 1-person, 73 2-persons.

376 married couples with children.
253 single-parent households (54 men, 199 women).

93.7% of residents of Fairfield speak English at home.
6.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 54 (2.2%)
(9.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Fairfield, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 24 4 rooms: 16 5 rooms: 136 6 rooms: 178 7 rooms: 143 8 rooms: 88 9 or more rooms: 89

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 45 3 rooms: 79 4 rooms: 128 5 rooms: 53 6 rooms: 54 7 rooms: 32 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 26

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 0
1995 to 1998: 15
1990 to 1994: 53
1980 to 1989: 93
1970 to 1979: 42
1960 to 1969: 62
1950 to 1959: 167
1940 to 1949: 163
1939 or earlier: 629

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Fairfield:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 22 2 bedrooms: 98 3 bedrooms: 356 4 bedrooms: 165 5 or more bedrooms: 33

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Fairfield:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 167 2 bedrooms: 92 3 bedrooms: 136 4 bedrooms: 24 5 or more bedrooms: 9

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 16 1 vehicle: 223 2 vehicles: 359 3 vehicles: 77 4 vehicles: 7 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Fairfield in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 71 1 vehicle: 216 2 vehicles: 135 3 vehicles: 6 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 9
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 30
$40,000 to $49,999: 55
$50,000 to $59,999: 78
$60,000 to $69,999: 104
$70,000 to $79,999: 30
$80,000 to $89,999: 115
$90,000 to $99,999: 14
$100,000 to $124,999: 40
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 17
$175,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 to $249,999: 0
$250,000 to $299,999: 7
$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

Fairfield rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Fairfield:

Less than $100: 14 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 12
$200 to $249: 6
$250 to $299: 12
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 12
$400 to $449: 58
$450 to $499: 68
$500 to $549: 56
$550 to $599: 39
$600 to $649: 36
$650 to $699: 28
$700 to $749: 20
$750 to $799: 13
$800 to $899: 9
$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: 25

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 7 1990 to 1994: 42 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 5

Fairfield, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 26.4%
Number of people working at home: 55 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 69
5 to 9 minutes: 330
10 to 14 minutes: 216
15 to 19 minutes: 153
20 to 24 minutes: 64
25 to 29 minutes: 63
30 to 34 minutes: 54
35 to 39 minutes: 15
40 to 44 minutes: 0
45 to 59 minutes: 16
60 to 89 minutes: 62
90 or more minutes: 27

Fairfield mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 894 (80%)
Carpooled: 121 (11%)
Taxi: 12 (1%)
Walked: 29 (3%)
Other means: 13 (1%)
Worked at home: 55 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 146
$10,000 to $14,999: 124
$15,000 to $19,999: 81
$20,000 to $24,999: 39
$25,000 to $29,999: 125
$30,000 to $34,999: 93
$35,000 to $39,999: 62
$40,000 to $44,999: 76
$45,000 to $49,999: 76
$50,000 to $59,999: 112
$60,000 to $74,999: 82
$75,000 to $99,999: 50
$100,000 to $124,999: 13
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 0

First ancestries reported:

English: 418

French (except Basque): 359

United States or American: 284

Irish: 281

French Canadian: 254

Scottish: 84

Other groups: 51

Scotch-Irish: 47

Italian: 43

German: 42

Arab:: 37

Polish: 37

Russian: 26

Welsh: 24

Lebanese: 21

Syrian: 16

European: 14

Canadian: 9

Norwegian: 7

Swedish: 6

Swiss: 6

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

Canada (35%)
Russia (30%)
Other Eastern Europe (19%)
Germany (17%)

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

This state: 1921
Northeast: 299
Midwest: 47
South: 81
West: 58

62% of Fairfield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 85% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 5
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 7
11th grade: 9
12th grade, no diploma: 0
High school graduate (or equivalency): 397
Less than 1 year of college: 57
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 75
Associate degree: 20
Bachelor's degree: 74
Master's degree: 45
Professional school degree: 0
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 7
7th and 8th grade: 35
9th grade: 36
10th grade: 23
11th grade: 18
12th grade, no diploma: 23
High school graduate (or equivalency): 413
Less than 1 year of college: 78
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 76
Associate degree: 103
Bachelor's degree: 61
Master's degree: 36
Professional school degree: 12
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.5%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,983

Fairfield household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Fairfield marital status for males

Fairfield marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $125,980

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 679
One, attached: 8
Two: 216
3 or 4: 139
5 to 9: 44
20 to 49: 16
Mobile homes: 122

Median worth of mobile homes: $31,741

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Fairfield:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (96%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (90%) Electricity (10%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 17

Here:	4.5%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3

Here:	2.4%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Here:	9.9%
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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