Washington, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
Washington: | $255,092 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,527 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,345 (52 farm, 1,293 nonfarm))
Houses: 694 (518 occupied: 460 owner occupied, 58 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 11% |
State: | 26% |
Housing density: 18 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $303,201.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,003 (lower quartile is $797, upper quartile is $1,216)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,066
Median gross rent in Washington, ME in 2022: $1,279
Housing units in Washington with a mortgage: 135 (8 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 76
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 38,375- In family households: 30,312 (7,281 male householders, 3,381 female householders)
8,312 spouses, 9,078 children (8,275 natural, 293 adopted, 510 stepchildren), 536 grandchildren, 185 brothers or sisters, 221 parents, foster children, 174 other relatives, 998 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8,063 (2,918 male householders (2,221 living alone)), 3,678 female householders (3,131 living alone)), 1,467 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 1,361 (1,183 institutionalized population)
6,190 married couples with children.
2,104 single-parent households (567 men, 1,537 women).
99.1% of residents of Washington speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 7 (0.5%)
(71.4% 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 Washington, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 211 bedroom
- 1372 bedrooms
- 2263 bedrooms
- 584 bedrooms
- 185+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington, Maine
- 1no bedroom
- 171 bedroom
- 152 bedrooms
- 133 bedrooms
- 124 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Washington in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 14no vehicle
- 1241 vehicle
- 2102 vehicles
- 803 vehicles
- 214 vehicles
- 115+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Washington in renter-occupied apartments
- 0no vehicle
- 211 vehicle
- 332 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Washington, Maine
- 01 room
- 82 rooms
- 263 rooms
- 664 rooms
- 935 rooms
- 1106 rooms
- 867 rooms
- 428 rooms
- 299+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Washington, Maine
- 11 room
- 62 rooms
- 133 rooms
- 114 rooms
- 95 rooms
- 46 rooms
- 47 rooms
- 68 rooms
- 49+ rooms
Washington, ME household income distribution
- 13,273Less than $10,000
- 24,707$10,000 to $19,999
- 25,594$20,000 to $29,999
- 25,456$30,000 to $39,999
- 25,521$40,000 to $49,999
- 25,542$50,000 to $59,999
- 32,229$60,000 to $74,999
- 48,642$75,000 to $99,999
- 35,138$100,000 to $124,999
- 23,439$125,000 to $149,999
- 25,893$150,000 to $199,999
- 26,770$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 66.9%
Number of people working at home: 103 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 16
- 5 to 9 minutes: 37
- 10 to 14 minutes: 63
- 15 to 19 minutes: 27
- 20 to 24 minutes: 45
- 25 to 29 minutes: 53
- 30 to 34 minutes: 169
- 35 to 39 minutes: 44
- 40 to 44 minutes: 40
- 45 to 59 minutes: 72
- 60 to 89 minutes: 21
- 90 or more minutes: 9
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 517 (80.2%)
- Carpooled: 62 (9.6%)
- Walked: 13 (2.0%)
- Other means: 4 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 49 (7.6%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Washington, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 21985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 4Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 336 (24.4%)
- Other: 185 (13.4%)
- Irish: 151 (10.9%)
- German: 148 (10.7%)
- United States: 142 (10.3%)
- French: 107 (7.8%)
- Scottish: 76 (5.5%)
- Italian: 32 (2.3%)
- French Canadian: 31 (2.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 31 (2.2%)
- Polish: 27 (2.0%)
- Swedish: 27 (2.0%)
- Russian: 26 (1.9%)
- Dutch: 24 (1.7%)
- Welsh: 15 (1.1%)
- Portuguese: 6 (0.4%)
- Lithuanian: 4 (0.3%)
- Norwegian: 4 (0.3%)
- Swiss: 3 (0.2%)
- Danish: 2 (0.1%)
- Greek: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Washington: | 66.7% (4) |
Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
Washington: | 33.3% (2) |
Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 889
- Other state: 445
- Northeast: 343
- Midwest: 21
- South: 54
- West: 27
74% of Washington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 3
- 7th and 8th grade: 30
- 9th grade: 18
- 10th grade: 31
- 11th grade: 4
- 12th grade, no diploma: 21
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 179
- Less than 1 year of college: 32
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 72
- Associate degree: 20
- Bachelor's degree: 26
- Master's degree: 19
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 9
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 18
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 21
- 11th grade: 9
- 12th grade, no diploma: 10
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 178
- Less than 1 year of college: 49
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 51
- Associate degree: 29
- Bachelor's degree: 63
- Master's degree: 26
- Professional school degree: 8
- Doctorate degree: 2
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 569
- One, attached: 4
- Two: 10
- Mobile homes: 109
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $122,199
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.2%
- 71.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 23.7%Wood
- 2.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.3%Utility gas
- 0.9%Solar energy
- 0.4%Coal or coke
- 77.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 10.3%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 17.6% |
Maine: | 6.9% |
Here: | 9.9% |
Maine: | 8.9% |
Here: | 10.8% |
Maine: | 28.3% |