York, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 13,737 (Urban population: 8,064 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 5,673 (17 farm, 5,656 nonfarm))

Houses: 8,053 (5,235 occupied: 4,309 owner occupied, 926 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	18%
State:	28%

Housing density: 147 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $204,483.

Median contract rent in 2007: $912 (lower quartile is $515, upper quartile is $1,192)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $843

Median gross rent in York, ME in 2007: $1,002

Housing units in York with a mortgage: 2,510 (273 second mortgage, 445 home equity loan, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,165

York,ME index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $375,974 (it was $190,700 in 2000)

York:	$375,974
Maine:	$176,000

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $280,573 - $551,878

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $504,696
Here: $504,696
State: $240,738

Townhouses or other attached units: $826,027
Here: $826,027
State: $259,290

In 2-unit structures: $379,262
Here: $379,262
State: $237,097

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $355,897
Here: $355,897
State: $258,838

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $166,286
Here: $166,286
State: $254,084

Mobile homes: $38,267
Here: $38,267
State: $42,332

Household type by relationship

Households: 12,667

In family households: 10,874 (3,016 male householders, 711 female householders)
3,281 spouses, 3,456 children (3,196 natural, 68 adopted, 192 stepchildren), 93 grandchildren, 46 brothers or sisters, 64 parents, 103 other relatives, 104 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,793 (580 male householders (441 living alone)), 926 female householders (817 living alone)), 287 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 187 (109 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,917 2-persons, 709 3-persons, 721 4-persons, 294 5-persons, 58 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,258 1-person, 227 2-persons, 14 3-persons, 7 4-persons.

2,364 married couples with children.
438 single-parent households (92 men, 346 women).

95.5% of residents of York speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 30% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (77% speak English very well, 23% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (47% speak English very well, 53% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 344 (2.7%)
(54.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.5
State:	5.9

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.5
State:	4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in York, Maine:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 20 3 rooms: 66 4 rooms: 306 5 rooms: 727 6 rooms: 1,012 7 rooms: 943 8 rooms: 597 9 or more rooms: 629

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in York, Maine:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 43 3 rooms: 138 4 rooms: 274 5 rooms: 115 6 rooms: 121 7 rooms: 150 8 rooms: 59 9 or more rooms: 17

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 265
1995 to 1998: 616
1990 to 1994: 631
1980 to 1989: 1,722
1970 to 1979: 1,479
1960 to 1969: 829
1950 to 1959: 588
1940 to 1949: 426
1939 or earlier: 1,497

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in York:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 117 2 bedrooms: 866 3 bedrooms: 2,424 4 bedrooms: 693 5 or more bedrooms: 200

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in York:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 186 2 bedrooms: 348 3 bedrooms: 255 4 bedrooms: 120 5 or more bedrooms: 8

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in York in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 100 1 vehicle: 1,024 2 vehicles: 2,261 3 vehicles: 758 4 vehicles: 142 5 or more vehicles: 24

Cars and other vehicles available in York in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 44 1 vehicle: 432 2 vehicles: 394 3 vehicles: 56 4 vehicles: 0 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2000 in York, 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: 9
$35,000 to $39,999: 8
$40,000 to $49,999: 0
$50,000 to $59,999: 0
$60,000 to $69,999: 8
$70,000 to $79,999: 19
$80,000 to $89,999: 73
$90,000 to $99,999: 128
$100,000 to $124,999: 215
$125,000 to $149,999: 458
$150,000 to $174,999: 620
$175,000 to $199,999: 483
$200,000 to $249,999: 588
$250,000 to $299,999: 410
$300,000 to $399,999: 302
$400,000 to $499,999: 88
$500,000 to $749,999: 146
$750,000 to $999,999: 27
$1,000,000 or more: 93

York rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in York:

Less than $100: 7 people
$100 to $149: 2
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 0
$250 to $299: 5
$300 to $349: 5
$350 to $399: 0
$400 to $449: 26
$450 to $499: 18
$500 to $549: 22
$550 to $599: 45
$600 to $649: 33
$650 to $699: 78
$700 to $749: 92
$750 to $799: 37
$800 to $899: 58
$900 to $999: 85
$1,000 to $1,249: 176
$1,250 to $1,499: 45
$1,500 to $1,999: 90
$2,000 or more: 39
No cash rent: 92

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 83 1990 to 1994: 26 1985 to 1989: 9 1980 to 1984: 0 1975 to 1979: 0 1970 to 1974: 50 1970 to 1974: 29 1965 to 1969: 147

Percentage of workers working in this county: 55.5%
Number of people working at home: 314 (4.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 251
5 to 9 minutes: 844
10 to 14 minutes: 1134
15 to 19 minutes: 783
20 to 24 minutes: 816
25 to 29 minutes: 282
30 to 34 minutes: 532
35 to 39 minutes: 136
40 to 44 minutes: 113
45 to 59 minutes: 377
60 to 89 minutes: 497
90 or more minutes: 298

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,461 (86%)
Carpooled: 350 (5%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%)
Bicycle: 44 (1%)
Walked: 144 (2%)
Other means: 50 (1%)
Worked at home: 314 (5%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 241
$10,000 to $14,999: 193
$15,000 to $19,999: 190
$20,000 to $24,999: 307
$25,000 to $29,999: 309
$30,000 to $34,999: 309
$35,000 to $39,999: 240
$40,000 to $44,999: 263
$45,000 to $49,999: 274
$50,000 to $59,999: 419
$60,000 to $74,999: 679
$75,000 to $99,999: 798
$100,000 to $124,999: 339
$125,000 to $149,999: 228
$150,000 to $199,999: 143
$200,000 or more: 301

First ancestries reported:

English: 2484

Irish: 1989

Italian: 1109

United States or American: 797

German: 718

French (except Basque): 698

French Canadian: 473

Other groups: 466

Scottish: 451

Polish: 351

Swedish: 243

Scotch-Irish: 196

British: 139

Canadian: 114

European: 95

Dutch: 94

Greek: 75

Norwegian: 61

Hungarian: 60

Lithuanian: 50

Slovak: 47

Finnish: 47

Russian: 41

Danish: 33

Belgian: 27

Bulgarian: 25

Arab:: 17

Lebanese: 17

Welsh: 17

Czech: 16

Australian: 10

Armenian: 10

Eastern European: 9

Portuguese: 9

Slovene: 9

Acadian/Cajun: 6

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

United Kingdom (32%)
Canada (18%)
Australia (15%)
Germany (13%)
Italy (9%)
Other Northern Europe (4%)
Sweden (3%)

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

This state: 3474
Northeast: 7501
Midwest: 508
South: 566
West: 368

62% of York residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 42% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 10% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 13
Nursery to 4th grade: 0
5th and 6th grade: 0
7th and 8th grade: 60
9th grade: 60
10th grade: 89
11th grade: 63
12th grade, no diploma: 33
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,084
Less than 1 year of college: 245
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 674
Associate degree: 288
Bachelor's degree: 1,209
Master's degree: 317
Professional school degree: 132
Doctorate degree: 57

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 5
Nursery to 4th grade: 6
5th and 6th grade: 6
7th and 8th grade: 61
9th grade: 47
10th grade: 64
11th grade: 36
12th grade, no diploma: 104
High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,184
Less than 1 year of college: 333
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 742
Associate degree: 617
Bachelor's degree: 1,279
Master's degree: 398
Professional school degree: 90
Doctorate degree: 24

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 3.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.0%

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 other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $67,720
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $7,292
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $59,421
Some other race householders: $79,676
Two or more races householders: $22,860
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $73,807

York household income for White non-Hispanic householders

York household income for Two or more races householders

York marital status for males

York marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $377,945
Some other race householders: $347,781
Two or more races householders: $1,971,550
Hispanic or Latino householders: $299,083

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 6,520
One, attached: 371
Two: 333
3 or 4: 261
5 to 9: 137
10 to 19: 102
50 or more: 56
Mobile homes: 255
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 18

Median worth of mobile homes: $28,542

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in York:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (82%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) Electricity (5%) Wood (2%) Utility gas (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (63%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (17%) Electricity (15%) Utility gas (3%) Other fuel (1%) Wood (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 139

Here:	9.3%
Maine:	6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 71

Here:	10.9%
Maine:	8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 183

Here:	45.9%
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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