Somerset County, Maine Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	28,222	100.0
1-unit, detached	19,830	70.3
1-unit, attached	210	0.7
2 units	1,207	4.3
3 or 4 units	1,010	3.6
5 to 9 units	624	2.2
10 to 19 units	133	0.5
20 or more units	210	0.7
Mobile home	4,781	16.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	217	0.8

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	437	1.5
1995 to 1998	1,825	6.5
1990 to 1994	2,632	9.3
1980 to 1989	4,524	16.0
1970 to 1979	4,356	15.4
1960 to 1969	2,552	9.0
1940 to 1959	4,050	14.4
1939 or earlier	7,846	27.8

ROOMS
1 room	822	2.9
2 rooms	1,485	5.3
3 rooms	2,479	8.8
4 rooms	6,069	21.5
5 rooms	6,149	21.8
6 rooms	4,588	16.3
7 rooms	2,786	9.9
8 rooms	1,938	6.9
9 or more rooms	1,906	6.8
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	20,496	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,809	13.7
1995 to 1998	4,870	23.8
1990 to 1994	3,377	16.5
1980 to 1989	4,318	21.1
1970 to 1979	2,553	12.5
1969 or earlier	2,569	12.5

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,437	7.0
1	7,034	34.3
2	8,602	42.0
3 or more	3,423	16.7

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	25	0.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	791	3.9
Electricity	608	3.0
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	16,441	80.2
Coal or coke	28	0.1
Wood	2,542	12.4
Solar energy	4	0.0
Other fuel	27	0.1
No fuel used	30	0.1

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	341	1.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	209	1.0
No telephone service	532	2.6

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	20,496	100.0
1.00 or less	20,161	98.4
1.01 to 1.50	274	1.3
1.51 or more	61	0.3

Specified owner-occupied units	8,705	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	1,919	22.0
$50,000 to $99,999	5,456	62.7
$100,000 to $149,999	968	11.1
$150,000 to $199,999	258	3.0
$200,000 to $299,999	78	0.9
$300,000 to $499,999	24	0.3
$500,000 to $999,999	2	0.0
$1,000,000 or more	0	0.0
Median (dollars)	70,100	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	5,269	60.5
Less than $300	108	1.2
$300 to $499	808	9.3
$500 to $699	1,671	19.2
$700 to $999	1,846	21.2
$1,000 to $1,499	707	8.1
$1,500 to $1,999	89	1.0
$2,000 or more	40	0.5
Median (dollars)	706	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,436	39.5
Median (dollars)	250	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,743	43.0
15 to 19 percent	1,420	16.3
20 to 24 percent	1,149	13.2
25 to 29 percent	708	8.1
30 to 34 percent	448	5.1
35 percent or more	1,153	13.2
Not computed	84	1.0

Specified renter-occupied units	4,296	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	408	9.5
$200 to $299	418	9.7
$300 to $499	1,875	43.6
$500 to $749	969	22.6
$750 to $999	105	2.4
$1,000 to $1,499	27	0.6
$1,500 or more	0	0.0
No cash rent	494	11.5
Median (dollars)	421	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	849	19.8
15 to 19 percent	549	12.8
20 to 24 percent	467	10.9
25 to 29 percent	441	10.3
30 to 34 percent	217	5.1
35 percent or more	1,252	29.1
Not computed	521	12.1

(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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