Maine Housing Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
	Number	Percent

Total housing units	651,901	100.0
1-unit, detached	439,459	67.4
1-unit, attached	14,387	2.2
2 units	36,565	5.6
3 or 4 units	38,117	5.8
5 to 9 units	27,835	4.3
10 to 19 units	11,087	1.7
20 or more units	18,738	2.9
Mobile home	63,902	9.8
Boat, RV, van, etc.	1,811	0.3

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	12,493	1.9
1995 to 1998	36,375	5.6
1990 to 1994	46,041	7.1
1980 to 1989	104,039	16.0
1970 to 1979	103,806	15.9
1960 to 1969	59,812	9.2
1940 to 1959	99,476	15.3
1939 or earlier	189,859	29.1

ROOMS
1 room	9,827	1.5
2 rooms	24,388	3.7
3 rooms	59,163	9.1
4 rooms	121,888	18.7
5 rooms	143,560	22.0
6 rooms	116,467	17.9
7 rooms	78,153	12.0
8 rooms	50,137	7.7
9 or more rooms	48,318	7.4
Median (rooms)	5.3	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	518,200	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	89,234	17.2
1995 to 1998	133,103	25.7
1990 to 1994	79,987	15.4
1980 to 1989	99,479	19.2
1970 to 1979	58,595	11.3
1969 or earlier	57,802	11.2

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	39,465	7.6
1	178,388	34.4
2	217,191	41.9
3 or more	83,156	16.0

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	17,940	3.5
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	25,292	4.9
Electricity	22,995	4.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	415,420	80.2
Coal or coke	786	0.2
Wood	33,389	6.4
Solar energy	166	0.0
Other fuel	1,595	0.3
No fuel used	617	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	4,468	0.9
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	3,526	0.7
No telephone service	6,836	1.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	518,200	100.0
1.00 or less	511,560	98.7
1.01 to 1.50	5,103	1.0
1.51 or more	1,537	0.3

Specified owner-occupied units	254,866	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	21,959	8.6
$50,000 to $99,999	108,736	42.7
$100,000 to $149,999	69,554	27.3
$150,000 to $199,999	27,431	10.8
$200,000 to $299,999	17,337	6.8
$300,000 to $499,999	7,076	2.8
$500,000 to $999,999	2,249	0.9
$1,000,000 or more	524	0.2
Median (dollars)	98,700	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	169,138	66.4
Less than $300	1,158	0.5
$300 to $499	12,312	4.8
$500 to $699	28,327	11.1
$700 to $999	56,664	22.2
$1,000 to $1,499	49,777	19.5
$1,500 to $1,999	13,993	5.5
$2,000 or more	6,907	2.7
Median (dollars)	923	(X)
Not mortgaged	85,728	33.6
Median (dollars)	299	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	91,163	35.8
15 to 19 percent	48,264	18.9
20 to 24 percent	37,930	14.9
25 to 29 percent	24,501	9.6
30 to 34 percent	14,331	5.6
35 percent or more	37,359	14.7
Not computed	1,318	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	143,727	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	12,806	8.9
$200 to $299	10,512	7.3
$300 to $499	44,055	30.7
$500 to $749	46,780	32.5
$750 to $999	14,428	10.0
$1,000 to $1,499	3,764	2.6
$1,500 or more	999	0.7
No cash rent	10,383	7.2
Median (dollars)	497	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	24,353	16.9
15 to 19 percent	21,276	14.8
20 to 24 percent	19,143	13.3
25 to 29 percent	17,162	11.9
30 to 34 percent	10,436	7.3
35 percent or more	39,406	27.4
Not computed	11,951	8.3

(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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