Bowdoin, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Bowdoin: | $277,161 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 3,061 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,712 (55 farm, 2,657 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,026 (980 occupied: 866 owner occupied, 114 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 24 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $623,267.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,055 (lower quartile is $856, upper quartile is $1,338)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $467
Median gross rent in Bowdoin, ME in 2022: $1,189
Housing units in Bowdoin with a mortgage: 296 (23 second mortgage, 31 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 94
Household type by relationship:
Households: 35,028- In family households: 28,533 (6,866 male householders, 3,003 female householders)
7,732 spouses, 8,978 children (8,275 natural, 221 adopted, 482 stepchildren), 472 grandchildren, 133 brothers or sisters, 175 parents, foster children, 174 other relatives, 831 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,495 (2,346 male householders (1,724 living alone)), 2,873 female householders (2,368 living alone)), 1,276 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 265 (184 institutionalized population)
6,424 married couples with children.
2,084 single-parent households (548 men, 1,536 women).
96.2% of residents of Bowdoin speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
3.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 47 (1.6%)
(59.6% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Bowdoin, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 211 bedroom
- 2262 bedrooms
- 4923 bedrooms
- 794 bedrooms
- 485+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowdoin, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 111 bedroom
- 722 bedrooms
- 183 bedrooms
- 104 bedrooms
- 35+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bowdoin in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 25no vehicle
- 1931 vehicle
- 4302 vehicles
- 1573 vehicles
- 524 vehicles
- 95+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Bowdoin in renter-occupied apartments
- 8no vehicle
- 331 vehicle
- 562 vehicles
- 103 vehicles
- 74 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Bowdoin, Maine
- 01 room
- 82 rooms
- 243 rooms
- 1304 rooms
- 2455 rooms
- 1796 rooms
- 1267 rooms
- 828 rooms
- 729+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Bowdoin, Maine
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 33 rooms
- 544 rooms
- 345 rooms
- 136 rooms
- 67 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Bowdoin, ME household income distribution
- 15,964Less than $10,000
- 29,716$10,000 to $19,999
- 30,783$20,000 to $29,999
- 30,616$30,000 to $39,999
- 30,695$40,000 to $49,999
- 30,720$50,000 to $59,999
- 38,763$60,000 to $74,999
- 58,504$75,000 to $99,999
- 42,262$100,000 to $124,999
- 28,191$125,000 to $149,999
- 31,142$150,000 to $199,999
- 32,198$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 35.1%
Number of people working at home: 229 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 33
- 5 to 9 minutes: 39
- 10 to 14 minutes: 67
- 15 to 19 minutes: 194
- 20 to 24 minutes: 285
- 25 to 29 minutes: 170
- 30 to 34 minutes: 268
- 35 to 39 minutes: 59
- 40 to 44 minutes: 57
- 45 to 59 minutes: 115
- 60 to 89 minutes: 14
- 90 or more minutes: 39
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,094 (76.6%)
- Carpooled: 197 (13.8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 8 (0.6%)
- Motorcycle: 4 (0.3%)
- Walked: 33 (2.3%)
- Other means: 4 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 88 (6.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Bowdoin, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 71990 to 1994
- 51985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 101970 to 1974
- 41965 to 1969
- 12Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 655 (22.2%)
- French: 453 (15.4%)
- Irish: 421 (14.3%)
- French Canadian: 305 (10.4%)
- United States: 241 (8.2%)
- German: 183 (6.2%)
- Other: 162 (5.5%)
- Scottish: 127 (4.3%)
- Italian: 93 (3.2%)
- Swedish: 62 (2.1%)
- Polish: 55 (1.9%)
- Scotch-Irish: 45 (1.5%)
- Norwegian: 36 (1.2%)
- Slovak: 36 (1.2%)
- Dutch: 24 (0.8%)
- Danish: 14 (0.5%)
- Czech: 9 (0.3%)
- Ukrainian: 9 (0.3%)
- Portuguese: 8 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 4 (0.1%)
- Welsh: 3 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Bowdoin: | 52.6% (20) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| Bowdoin: | 26.3% (10) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Bowdoin: | 10.5% (4) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
| Bowdoin: | 10.5% (4) |
| Maine: | 0.6% (206) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,997
- Other state: 662
- Northeast: 397
- Midwest: 76
- South: 108
- West: 81
68% of Bowdoin residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 27% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 81% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 4
- 7th and 8th grade: 38
- 9th grade: 37
- 10th grade: 38
- 11th grade: 20
- 12th grade, no diploma: 40
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 339
- Less than 1 year of college: 66
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 111
- Associate degree: 68
- Bachelor's degree: 74
- Master's degree: 19
- Professional school degree: 8
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 22
- 9th grade: 29
- 10th grade: 43
- 11th grade: 10
- 12th grade, no diploma: 35
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 415
- Less than 1 year of college: 65
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
- Associate degree: 95
- Bachelor's degree: 72
- Master's degree: 46
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 646
- One, attached: 18
- Two: 20
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 4
- 20 to 49: 3
- 50 or more: 4
- Mobile homes: 329
Median worth of mobile homes: $119,816
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.1%
- 76.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.2%Wood
- 10.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Coal or coke
- 0.9%Electricity
- 87.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.8%Wood
- 3.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 4.3% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 27.1% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
