Kennebec County, Maine Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Kennebec county maine dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	56,364	100.0
1-unit, detached	36,247	64.3
1-unit, attached	789	1.4
2 units	4,126	7.3
3 or 4 units	3,450	6.1
5 to 9 units	3,062	5.4
10 to 19 units	1,037	1.8
20 or more units	1,332	2.4
Mobile home	6,250	11.1
Boat, RV, van, etc.	71	0.1

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	754	1.3
1995 to 1998	2,830	5.0
1990 to 1994	4,051	7.2
1980 to 1989	8,069	14.3
1970 to 1979	9,735	17.3
1960 to 1969	5,421	9.6
1940 to 1959	9,456	16.8
1939 or earlier	16,048	28.5

ROOMS
1 room	600	1.1
2 rooms	1,666	3.0
3 rooms	5,163	9.2
4 rooms	11,903	21.1
5 rooms	13,314	23.6
6 rooms	9,501	16.9
7 rooms	5,985	10.6
8 rooms	4,228	7.5
9 or more rooms	4,004	7.1
Median (rooms)	5.2	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	47,683	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	7,887	16.5
1995 to 1998	12,046	25.3
1990 to 1994	7,338	15.4
1980 to 1989	9,342	19.6
1970 to 1979	5,390	11.3
1969 or earlier	5,680	11.9

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	3,808	8.0
1	16,907	35.5
2	19,566	41.0
3 or more	7,402	15.5

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	159	0.3
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,654	3.5
Electricity	2,006	4.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	40,574	85.1
Coal or coke	63	0.1
Wood	3,043	6.4
Solar energy	21	0.0
Other fuel	114	0.2
No fuel used	49	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	332	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	223	0.5
No telephone service	612	1.3

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	47,683	100.0
1.00 or less	47,056	98.7
1.01 to 1.50	552	1.2
1.51 or more	75	0.2

Specified owner-occupied units	22,365	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,463	6.5
$50,000 to $99,999	13,526	60.5
$100,000 to $149,999	4,924	22.0
$150,000 to $199,999	1,434	6.4
$200,000 to $299,999	775	3.5
$300,000 to $499,999	192	0.9
$500,000 to $999,999	37	0.2
$1,000,000 or more	14	0.1
Median (dollars)	87,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	15,263	68.2
Less than $300	83	0.4
$300 to $499	1,045	4.7
$500 to $699	3,042	13.6
$700 to $999	6,119	27.4
$1,000 to $1,499	3,832	17.1
$1,500 to $1,999	884	4.0
$2,000 or more	258	1.2
Median (dollars)	859	(X)
Not mortgaged	7,102	31.8
Median (dollars)	303	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	7,842	35.1
15 to 19 percent	4,588	20.5
20 to 24 percent	3,604	16.1
25 to 29 percent	2,105	9.4
30 to 34 percent	1,166	5.2
35 percent or more	2,928	13.1
Not computed	132	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	13,382	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	932	7.0
$200 to $299	1,001	7.5
$300 to $499	6,425	48.0
$500 to $749	3,530	26.4
$750 to $999	621	4.6
$1,000 to $1,499	110	0.8
$1,500 or more	16	0.1
No cash rent	747	5.6
Median (dollars)	439	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	2,524	18.9
15 to 19 percent	1,966	14.7
20 to 24 percent	1,738	13.0
25 to 29 percent	1,490	11.1
30 to 34 percent	965	7.2
35 percent or more	3,811	28.5
Not computed	888	6.6

(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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