Aroostook County, Maine Housing Statistics

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	38,719	100.0
1-unit, detached	27,038	69.8
1-unit, attached	403	1.0
2 units	1,611	4.2
3 or 4 units	2,393	6.2
5 to 9 units	1,540	4.0
10 to 19 units	635	1.6
20 or more units	887	2.3
Mobile home	4,120	10.6
Boat, RV, van, etc.	92	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	514	1.3
1995 to 1998	1,818	4.7
1990 to 1994	1,934	5.0
1980 to 1989	4,400	11.4
1970 to 1979	6,454	16.7
1960 to 1969	3,930	10.2
1940 to 1959	8,075	20.9
1939 or earlier	11,594	29.9

ROOMS
1 room	713	1.8
2 rooms	1,616	4.2
3 rooms	4,255	11.0
4 rooms	7,284	18.8
5 rooms	9,256	23.9
6 rooms	6,723	17.4
7 rooms	4,218	10.9
8 rooms	2,435	6.3
9 or more rooms	2,219	5.7
Median (rooms)	5.1	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	30,356	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	4,080	13.4
1995 to 1998	6,704	22.1
1990 to 1994	4,534	14.9
1980 to 1989	5,753	19.0
1970 to 1979	4,418	14.6
1969 or earlier	4,867	16.0

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	2,589	8.5
1	10,833	35.7
2	12,378	40.8
3 or more	4,556	15.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	49	0.2
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	218	0.7
Electricity	1,387	4.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	25,636	84.5
Coal or coke	65	0.2
Wood	2,788	9.2
Solar energy	4	0.0
Other fuel	116	0.4
No fuel used	93	0.3

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	329	1.1
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	166	0.5
No telephone service	423	1.4

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	30,356	100.0
1.00 or less	29,999	98.8
1.01 to 1.50	279	0.9
1.51 or more	78	0.3

Specified owner-occupied units	15,053	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	5,227	34.7
$50,000 to $99,999	8,169	54.3
$100,000 to $149,999	1,216	8.1
$150,000 to $199,999	312	2.1
$200,000 to $299,999	109	0.7
$300,000 to $499,999	15	0.1
$500,000 to $999,999	0	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	5	0.0
Median (dollars)	60,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	8,263	54.9
Less than $300	183	1.2
$300 to $499	1,809	12.0
$500 to $699	2,658	17.7
$700 to $999	2,510	16.7
$1,000 to $1,499	857	5.7
$1,500 to $1,999	171	1.1
$2,000 or more	75	0.5
Median (dollars)	661	(X)
Not mortgaged	6,790	45.1
Median (dollars)	248	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	6,670	44.3
15 to 19 percent	2,871	19.1
20 to 24 percent	1,822	12.1
25 to 29 percent	1,026	6.8
30 to 34 percent	748	5.0
35 percent or more	1,847	12.3
Not computed	69	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	7,955	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	1,435	18.0
$200 to $299	1,126	14.2
$300 to $499	3,253	40.9
$500 to $749	1,058	13.3
$750 to $999	207	2.6
$1,000 to $1,499	18	0.2
$1,500 or more	1	0.0
No cash rent	857	10.8
Median (dollars)	364	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	1,475	18.5
15 to 19 percent	998	12.5
20 to 24 percent	960	12.1
25 to 29 percent	1,117	14.0
30 to 34 percent	589	7.4
35 percent or more	1,831	23.0
Not computed	985	12.4

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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