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Scarborough, Maine Housing Profile

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 Scarborough, Maine United States
StateMaine
CityScarborough
Total population3,867 281,421,906
Male1,810138,053,563
Female2,057143,368,343
Median age (years)38.635.3
Total households1,615105,480,101
Median household income (dollars)46,70541,994

Scarborough, Maine Housing

Actual all the most Find housing statistics of Scarborough, Maine below. The percentage of houses valued from $150,000 to $199,999 averages to twenty-two point seven seven percent from all Scarborough, Maine households. Gross rent in Scarborough, Maine that is from $750 to $999 averages to one hundred and seventy-three which makes forty-three point six nine percent, that can be estimeted as affordable.

 Scarborough, Maine %, Scarborough, Maine United States
HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households1,615  105,480,101
Family households (families)1,046 64.77%68.06%
- - With own children under 18 years475 29.41%32.79%
- Married-couple family879 54.43%51.66%
- - With own children under 18 years377 23.34%23.55%
- Female householder, no husband present131 8.11%12.23%
- - With own children under 18 years77 4.77%7.17%
Nonfamily households569 35.23%31.94%
- Householder living alone437 27.06%25.82%
- - Householder 65 years and over179 11.08%9.22%
 
Households with individuals under 18 years500 30.96%36.05%
Households with individuals 65 years and over453 28.05%23.39%
 
Average household size2.35  2.59
Average family size2.90  3.14
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units1,697  115,904,641
- Occupied housing units1,615 90.53%91.01%
- Vacant housing units82 4.6%8.99%
- For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use32 1.89%3.09%
 
Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)1.5  1.7
Rental vacancy rate (percent)3.3  6.8
 
HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units1,615  105,480,101
- - Owner-occupied housing units1,210 67.83%60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units405 22.7%30.77%
 
Average household size of owner-occupied unit2.50  2.69
Average household size of renter-occupied unit1.92  2.40
 
Total housing units1,784  115,904,641
 
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached941 52.75%60.28%
1-unit, attached316 17.71%5.56%
2 units57 3.2%4.31%
3 or 4 units59 3.31%4.74%
5 to 9 units231 12.95%4.67%
10 to 19 units20 1.12%4.0%
20 or more units9 0.5%8.63%
Mobile home151 8.46%7.57%
Boat, RV, van, etc.0  0.23%
 
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 200082 4.6%2.38%
1995 to 1998367 20.57%7.32%
1990 to 1994189 10.59%7.31%
1980 to 1989533 29.88%15.81%
1970 to 1979281 15.75%18.5%
1960 to 196981 4.54%13.73%
1940 to 1959143 8.02%19.97%
1939 or earlier108 6.05%15.0%
 
ROOMS
1 room0  2.2%
2 rooms10 0.56%4.81%
3 rooms46 2.58%9.84%
4 rooms488 27.35%15.97%
5 rooms439 24.61%20.89%
6 rooms364 20.4%18.45%
7 rooms223 12.5%12.06%
8 rooms137 7.68%8.06%
9 or more rooms77 4.32%7.7%
Median (rooms)5.3  5.3
 
Occupied Housing Units1,667  105,480,101
 
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000318 19.69%19.95%
1995 to 1998662 40.99%28.9%
1990 to 1994321 19.88%16.07%
1980 to 1989181 11.21%15.58%
1970 to 1979134 8.3%9.86%
1969 or earlier51 3.16%9.65%
 
VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None27 1.62%10.3%
1661 39.65%34.25%
2748 44.87%38.36%
3 or more231 13.86%17.1%
 
HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas500 29.99%51.22%
Bottled, tank, or LP gas22 1.32%6.52%
Electricity27 1.62%30.35%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.1,088 65.27%8.97%
Coal or coke0  0.14%
Wood7 0.42%1.68%
Solar energy0  0.04%
Other fuel23 1.38%0.39%
No fuel used0  0.69%
 
 Scarborough, Maine %, Scarborough, Maine United States
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities0  670,986
Lacking complete kitchen facilities0  715,535
No telephone service0  2,570,705
 
OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units1,667  105,480,101
1.00 or less1,660 99.58%94.26%
1.01 to 1.507 0.42%3.02%
1.51 or more0  2.72%
 
Specified owner-occupied units988  55,212,108
 
VALUE
Less than $50,0000  9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999133 13.46%30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999424 42.91%23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999225 22.77%14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999199 20.14%11.92%
$300,000 to $499,9997 0.71%6.49%
$500,000 to $999,9990  2.37%
$1,000,000 or more0  0.57%
Median (dollars)142,500  119,600
 
MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage767 77.63%70.03%
- Less than $3000  0.46%
- $300 to $4990  3.89%
- $500 to $69974 7.49%8.95%
- $700 to $999147 14.88%17.41%
- $1,000 to $1,499345 34.92%21.15%
- $1,500 to $1,999123 12.45%10.06%
- $2,000 or more78 7.89%8.09%
- Median (dollars)1,177  1,088
Not mortgaged221 22.37%29.97%
- Median (dollars)389  295
 
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent282 28.54%36.52%
15 to 19 percent196 19.84%17.5%
20 to 24 percent107 10.83%13.92%
25 to 29 percent173 17.51%9.44%
30 to 34 percent65 6.58%6.02%
35 percent or more165 16.7%15.79%
Not computed0  0.8%
 
Specified renter-occupied units396  35,199,502
 
GROSS RENT
Less than $20019 4.8%5.24%
$200 to $2999 2.27%5.17%
$300 to $49923 5.81%21.99%
$500 to $749116 29.29%33.69%
$750 to $999173 43.69%17.17%
$1,000 to $1,49934 8.59%8.68%
$1,500 or more10 2.53%2.91%
No cash rent12 3.03%5.15%
Median (dollars)805  602
 
GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent54 13.64%18.1%
15 to 19 percent108 27.27%14.31%
20 to 24 percent19 4.8%12.78%
25 to 29 percent10 2.53%10.42%
30 to 34 percent24 6.06%7.34%
35 percent or more169 42.68%29.5%
Not computed12 3.03%7.55%
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The data is taken from www.census.gov reports.