South Berwick, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 7,193 (Urban population: 4,683, Rural population: 2,510 (82 farm, 2,428 nonfarm))

Houses: 2,488 (2,403 occupied: 1,883 owner occupied, 520 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	22%
State:	28%

Housing density: 77 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: $694 (lower quartile is $406, upper quartile is $879)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $737

Median gross rent in South Berwick, ME in 2007: $791

Housing units in South Berwick with a mortgage: 1,277 (130 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 281

South Berwick,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $256,301 (it was $130,000 in 2000)

South Berwick:	$256,301
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $193,221 - $339,364

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $298,256
Here: $298,256
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $126,932
Here: $126,932
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $223,716
Here: $223,716
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $201,358
Here: $201,358
State: $258,838

Mobile homes: $77,401
Here: $77,401
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 6,635

In family households: 5,926 (1,537 male householders, 302 female householders)
1,613 spouses, 2,169 children (2,038 natural, 36 adopted, 95 stepchildren), 87 grandchildren, 38 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 87 other relatives, 60 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 709 (198 male householders (137 living alone)), 373 female householders (308 living alone)), 138 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 36 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 682 2-persons, 429 3-persons, 499 4-persons, 174 5-persons, 36 6-persons, 19 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 445 1-person, 107 2-persons, 19 3-persons.

1,629 married couples with children.
321 single-parent households (89 men, 232 women).

97.3% of residents of South Berwick speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 135 (2.0%)
(67.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.3
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 South Berwick, Maine:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 0 3 rooms: 41 4 rooms: 192 5 rooms: 281 6 rooms: 536 7 rooms: 425 8 rooms: 186 9 or more rooms: 222

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Berwick, Maine:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 29 3 rooms: 105 4 rooms: 176 5 rooms: 72 6 rooms: 78 7 rooms: 40 8 rooms: 11 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 52
1995 to 1998: 152
1990 to 1994: 140
1980 to 1989: 905
1970 to 1979: 237
1960 to 1969: 128
1950 to 1959: 109
1940 to 1949: 108
1939 or earlier: 657

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Berwick:
	no bedroom: 8 1 bedroom: 76 2 bedrooms: 418 3 bedrooms: 861 4 bedrooms: 480 5 or more bedrooms: 40

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Berwick:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 133 2 bedrooms: 239 3 bedrooms: 90 4 bedrooms: 49 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 South Berwick in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 40 1 vehicle: 434 2 vehicles: 948 3 vehicles: 362 4 vehicles: 92 5 or more vehicles: 7

Cars and other vehicles available in South Berwick in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 41 1 vehicle: 242 2 vehicles: 216 3 vehicles: 11 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 0

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

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$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: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 25
$50,000 to $59,999: 8
$60,000 to $69,999: 37
$70,000 to $79,999: 39
$80,000 to $89,999: 59
$90,000 to $99,999: 168
$100,000 to $124,999: 340
$125,000 to $149,999: 357
$150,000 to $174,999: 216
$175,000 to $199,999: 151
$200,000 to $249,999: 80
$250,000 to $299,999: 46
$300,000 to $399,999: 7
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 17
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

South Berwick rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in South Berwick:

Less than $100: 8 people
$100 to $149: 3
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 10
$350 to $399: 16
$400 to $449: 32
$450 to $499: 28
$500 to $549: 24
$550 to $599: 23
$600 to $649: 61
$650 to $699: 37
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 48
$800 to $899: 63
$900 to $999: 47
$1,000 to $1,249: 50
$1,250 to $1,499: 6
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 41

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 9 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 14 1980 to 1984: 40 1975 to 1979: 16 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 13 1965 to 1969: 43

Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.4%
Number of people working at home: 110 (3.1% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 89
5 to 9 minutes: 198
10 to 14 minutes: 310
15 to 19 minutes: 436
20 to 24 minutes: 796
25 to 29 minutes: 377
30 to 34 minutes: 524
35 to 39 minutes: 81
40 to 44 minutes: 181
45 to 59 minutes: 157
60 to 89 minutes: 123
90 or more minutes: 126

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 3,081 (88%)
Carpooled: 150 (4%)
Bus or trolley bus: 43 (1%)
Motorcycle: 9 (0%)
Walked: 99 (3%)
Other means: 16 (0%)
Worked at home: 110 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 80
$10,000 to $14,999: 75
$15,000 to $19,999: 113
$20,000 to $24,999: 144
$25,000 to $29,999: 122
$30,000 to $34,999: 102
$35,000 to $39,999: 158
$40,000 to $44,999: 114
$45,000 to $49,999: 166
$50,000 to $59,999: 343
$60,000 to $74,999: 366
$75,000 to $99,999: 382
$100,000 to $124,999: 146
$125,000 to $149,999: 57
$150,000 to $199,999: 17
$200,000 or more: 25

First ancestries reported:

English: 1071

Irish: 859

French Canadian: 649

French (except Basque): 468

German: 424

United States or American: 328

Italian: 282

Scottish: 268

Other groups: 216

Polish: 196

Scotch-Irish: 160

Swedish: 88

Greek: 52

Portuguese: 40

Czech: 38

Canadian: 37

Norwegian: 37

Welsh: 37

Lithuanian: 35

Arab:: 33

Syrian: 33

Slovak: 33

Dutch: 25

British: 18

Scandinavian: 15

Danish: 14

European: 10

Finnish: 9

Russian: 6

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

Canada (29%)
Germany (28%)
United Kingdom (26%)
Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia) (11%)
Ireland (6%)

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

This state: 1277
Northeast: 4410
Midwest: 225
South: 240
West: 319

64% of South Berwick residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 8
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 21
9th grade: 86
10th grade: 6
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 42
High school graduate (or equivalency): 699
Less than 1 year of college: 146
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 289
Associate degree: 147
Bachelor's degree: 419
Master's degree: 118
Professional school degree: 39
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 0
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 47
9th grade: 35
10th grade: 72
11th grade: 0
12th grade, no diploma: 24
High school graduate (or equivalency): 775
Less than 1 year of college: 159
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 330
Associate degree: 296
Bachelor's degree: 347
Master's degree: 101
Professional school degree: 27
Doctorate degree: 11

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.9%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $64,392
Black householders: $65,777
Two or more races householders: $22,375
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $64,369

South Berwick household income for White non-Hispanic householders

South Berwick household income for Two or more races householders

South Berwick marital status for males

South Berwick marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $261,624
Black or African American householders: $320,376
Two or more races householders: $147,866
Hispanic or Latino householders: $168,764

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,814
One, attached: 118
Two: 217
3 or 4: 116
5 to 9: 41
10 to 19: 19
20 to 49: 31
Mobile homes: 125
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Median worth of mobile homes: $109,979

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in South Berwick:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%) Wood (8%) Electricity (1%) Other fuel (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (72%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Electricity (14%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 84

Here:	8.2%
Maine:	6.9%

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

Here:	4.2%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 81

Here:	33.1%
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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