Gardiner, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 6,124 (Urban population: 4,396 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 1,728 (4 farm, 1,724 nonfarm))

Gardiner, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 2,691 (2,508 occupied: 1,589 owner occupied, 919 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	28%

Housing density: 172 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: $515 (lower quartile is $406, upper quartile is $627)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $561

Median gross rent in Gardiner, ME in 2007: $574

Housing units in Gardiner with a mortgage: 810 (48 second mortgage, 155 home equity loan, 7 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 327

Gardiner,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $128,711 (it was $75,000 in 2000)

Gardiner:	$128,711
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $84,830 - $163,705

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $146,899
Here: $146,899
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $120,908
Here: $120,908
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $121,383
Here: $121,383
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $149,728
Here: $149,728
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $82,255
Here: $82,255
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $75,037
Here: $75,037
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,041

In family households: 4,946 (1,157 male householders, 443 female householders)
1,240 spouses, 1,748 children (1,556 natural, 44 adopted, 148 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 38 parents, 24 other relatives, 198 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,095 (397 male householders (308 living alone)), 505 female householders (434 living alone)), 193 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 162 (95 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 691 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 402 4-persons, 128 5-persons, 46 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 742 1-person, 132 2-persons, 28 3-persons.

1,031 married couples with children.
404 single-parent households (98 men, 306 women).

95.2% of residents of Gardiner speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (71% speak English very well, 8% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).
3.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 22% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 91 (1.5%)
(78.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.2
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.1
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Gardiner, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 6 3 rooms: 12 4 rooms: 178 5 rooms: 346 6 rooms: 340 7 rooms: 277 8 rooms: 192 9 or more rooms: 238

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gardiner, Maine:
	1 room: 11 2 rooms: 39 3 rooms: 237 4 rooms: 276 5 rooms: 206 6 rooms: 87 7 rooms: 56 8 rooms: 7 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 11
1995 to 1998: 35
1990 to 1994: 92
1980 to 1989: 236
1970 to 1979: 238
1960 to 1969: 199
1950 to 1959: 214
1940 to 1949: 189
1939 or earlier: 1,477

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Gardiner:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 29 2 bedrooms: 404 3 bedrooms: 746 4 bedrooms: 329 5 or more bedrooms: 81

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Gardiner:
	no bedroom: 11 1 bedroom: 297 2 bedrooms: 360 3 bedrooms: 233 4 bedrooms: 18 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 Gardiner in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 81 1 vehicle: 399 2 vehicles: 719 3 vehicles: 289 4 vehicles: 73 5 or more vehicles: 28

Cars and other vehicles available in Gardiner in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 158 1 vehicle: 481 2 vehicles: 215 3 vehicles: 56 4 vehicles: 9 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 7
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 5
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 17
$35,000 to $39,999: 7
$40,000 to $49,999: 76
$50,000 to $59,999: 84
$60,000 to $69,999: 259
$70,000 to $79,999: 164
$80,000 to $89,999: 80
$90,000 to $99,999: 215
$100,000 to $124,999: 108
$125,000 to $149,999: 31
$150,000 to $174,999: 22
$175,000 to $199,999: 26
$200,000 to $249,999: 21
$250,000 to $299,999: 9
$300,000 to $399,999: 6
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Gardiner rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Gardiner:

Less than $100: 23 people
$100 to $149: 9
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 25
$250 to $299: 44
$300 to $349: 38
$350 to $399: 39
$400 to $449: 63
$450 to $499: 145
$500 to $549: 118
$550 to $599: 95
$600 to $649: 77
$650 to $699: 54
$700 to $749: 38
$750 to $799: 35
$800 to $899: 56
$900 to $999: 4
$1,000 to $1,249: 3
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 19

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 7 1985 to 1989: 5 1980 to 1984: 18 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 9 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 52

Gardiner, ME Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 78.8%
Number of people working at home: 124 (4.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 180
5 to 9 minutes: 365
10 to 14 minutes: 265
15 to 19 minutes: 501
20 to 24 minutes: 611
25 to 29 minutes: 122
30 to 34 minutes: 310
35 to 39 minutes: 64
40 to 44 minutes: 95
45 to 59 minutes: 213
60 to 89 minutes: 133
90 or more minutes: 69

Gardiner mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 2,456 (80%)
Carpooled: 357 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 13 (0%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 60 (2%)
Other means: 26 (1%)
Worked at home: 124 (4%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 264
$10,000 to $14,999: 205
$15,000 to $19,999: 227
$20,000 to $24,999: 143
$25,000 to $29,999: 231
$30,000 to $34,999: 178
$35,000 to $39,999: 142
$40,000 to $44,999: 129
$45,000 to $49,999: 112
$50,000 to $59,999: 297
$60,000 to $74,999: 208
$75,000 to $99,999: 187
$100,000 to $124,999: 87
$125,000 to $149,999: 11
$150,000 to $199,999: 49
$200,000 or more: 32

First ancestries reported:

English: 1180

United States or American: 675

French (except Basque): 549

Irish: 462

Other groups: 417

French Canadian: 291

Scottish: 253

German: 252

Scotch-Irish: 139

Polish: 74

Italian: 66

Swedish: 61

Dutch: 42

Welsh: 32

European: 25

Canadian: 20

Finnish: 18

Celtic: 16

Slovak: 16

Eastern European: 15

Danish: 14

Armenian: 13

Norwegian: 13

Greek: 12

Australian: 8

Hungarian: 7

Scandinavian: 7

Czech: 6

Slavic: 6

Ukrainian: 6

Arab:: 5

Lebanese: 5

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 5

Haitian: 5

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

Canada (52%)
India (11%)
Philippines (10%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Austria (7%)
Haiti (5%)
Germany (4%)

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

This state: 4710
Northeast: 787
Midwest: 207
South: 248
West: 130

61% of Gardiner residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 9
Nursery to 4th grade: 5
5th and 6th grade: 5
7th and 8th grade: 94
9th grade: 33
10th grade: 34
11th grade: 24
12th grade, no diploma: 114
High school graduate (or equivalency): 759
Less than 1 year of college: 123
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 257
Associate degree: 101
Bachelor's degree: 243
Master's degree: 93
Professional school degree: 50
Doctorate degree: 22

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 15
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 10
7th and 8th grade: 109
9th grade: 25
10th grade: 76
11th grade: 67
12th grade, no diploma: 54
High school graduate (or equivalency): 803
Less than 1 year of college: 187
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 378
Associate degree: 162
Bachelor's degree: 211
Master's degree: 77
Professional school degree: 53
Doctorate degree: 4

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.8%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.9%

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

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian 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: $43,519
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $23,850
Asian householders: $116,593
Two or more races householders: $30,566

Gardiner household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Gardiner marital status for males

Gardiner marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,457
Asian householders: $600,653
Two or more races householders: $163,034

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,546
One, attached: 43
Two: 297
3 or 4: 232
5 to 9: 223
10 to 19: 51
20 to 49: 69
Mobile homes: 230

Median worth of mobile homes: $60,840

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Gardiner:

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

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (83%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 19

Here:	2.5%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 19

Here:	5.2%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55

Here:	24.4%
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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