Wales, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Wales: | $276,906 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,616 (Urban population: 2, Rural population: 1,320 (74 farm, 1,246 nonfarm))
Houses: 530 (468 occupied: 419 owner occupied, 49 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 33 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $225,599.
Median contract rent in 2022: $946 (lower quartile is $909, upper quartile is $1,145)
Median gross rent in Wales, ME in 2022: $1,227
Housing units in Wales with a mortgage: 173 (4 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 65
Household type by relationship:
Households: 104,942- In family households: 84,211 (18,837 male householders, 9,208 female householders)
20,317 spouses, 28,335 children (26,129 natural, 708 adopted, 1,498 stepchildren), 1,412 grandchildren, 642 brothers or sisters, 745 parents, foster children, 802 other relatives, 3,426 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 20,731 (7,691 male householders (5,654 living alone)), 8,579 female householders (6,881 living alone)), 4,461 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,760 (736 institutionalized population)
16,012 married couples with children.
7,060 single-parent households (1,727 men, 5,333 women).
90.4% of residents of Wales speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 2% speak English not well).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (57% speak English very well, 29% speak English well, 14% don't speak English at all).
Foreign born population: 38 (2.6%)
(68.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.3 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Wales, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 131 bedroom
- 1252 bedrooms
- 1963 bedrooms
- 564 bedrooms
- 295+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wales, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 01 bedroom
- 172 bedrooms
- 233 bedrooms
- 54 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wales in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 21no vehicle
- 801 vehicle
- 2172 vehicles
- 583 vehicles
- 304 vehicles
- 135+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Wales in renter-occupied apartments
- 2no vehicle
- 171 vehicle
- 202 vehicles
- 73 vehicles
- 34 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Wales, Maine
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 53 rooms
- 674 rooms
- 935 rooms
- 1096 rooms
- 707 rooms
- 278 rooms
- 449+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Wales, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 33 rooms
- 174 rooms
- 145 rooms
- 116 rooms
- 07 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 49+ rooms
Wales, ME household income distribution
- 1,350Less than $10,000
- 5,236$10,000 to $19,999
- 4,065$20,000 to $29,999
- 4,572$30,000 to $39,999
- 5,732$40,000 to $49,999
- 6,093$50,000 to $59,999
- 7,219$60,000 to $74,999
- 7,943$75,000 to $99,999
- 5,123$100,000 to $124,999
- 3,586$125,000 to $149,999
- 3,822$150,000 to $199,999
- 2,666$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 67.1%
Number of people working at home: 111 (14.5% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 30
- 5 to 9 minutes: 29
- 10 to 14 minutes: 41
- 15 to 19 minutes: 70
- 20 to 24 minutes: 141
- 25 to 29 minutes: 63
- 30 to 34 minutes: 121
- 35 to 39 minutes: 16
- 40 to 44 minutes: 14
- 45 to 59 minutes: 71
- 60 to 89 minutes: 30
- 90 or more minutes: 40
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 554 (80.3%)
- Carpooled: 96 (13.9%)
- Walked: 16 (2.3%)
- Worked at home: 24 (3.5%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Wales, Maine
- 61995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 21980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 21965 to 1969
- 10Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- French: 265 (19.4%)
- English: 246 (18.0%)
- French Canadian: 230 (16.8%)
- Irish: 133 (9.7%)
- Other: 102 (7.5%)
- United States: 100 (7.3%)
- German: 79 (5.8%)
- Scottish: 69 (5.1%)
- Italian: 46 (3.4%)
- Scotch-Irish: 19 (1.4%)
- Polish: 16 (1.2%)
- Danish: 9 (0.7%)
- Greek: 9 (0.7%)
- Lithuanian: 9 (0.7%)
- Swedish: 9 (0.7%)
- Czech: 8 (0.6%)
- Dutch: 7 (0.5%)
- Norwegian: 4 (0.3%)
- Portuguese: 4 (0.3%)
- Slovak: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Wales: | 35.0% (7) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Wales: | 20.0% (4) |
| Maine: | 3.0% (1,095) |
| Wales: | 15.0% (3) |
| Maine: | 2.5% (900) |
| Wales: | 10.0% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.6% (214) |
| Wales: | 10.0% (2) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
| Wales: | 10.0% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.3% (110) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,053
- Other state: 236
- Northeast: 167
- Midwest: 23
- South: 34
- West: 12
68% of Wales 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, 52% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 25
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 15
- 11th grade: 11
- 12th grade, no diploma: 6
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 205
- Less than 1 year of college: 45
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 45
- Associate degree: 41
- Bachelor's degree: 23
- Master's degree: 9
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 1
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 4
- 7th and 8th grade: 12
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 18
- 11th grade: 14
- 12th grade, no diploma: 8
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 171
- Less than 1 year of college: 29
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 34
- Associate degree: 47
- Bachelor's degree: 57
- Master's degree: 10
- Professional school degree: 6
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 394
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 13
- Mobile homes: 112
Median worth of mobile homes: $89,671
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.1%
- 84.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.7%Wood
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.4%Electricity
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 95.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 4.1%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 1.0% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 10.1% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
