Boothbay, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Boothbay: | $403,478 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 3,120 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,960 (20 farm, 2,940 nonfarm))
Houses: 2,046 (1,261 occupied: 1,113 owner occupied, 148 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 93 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $453,159.
Median contract rent in 2022: $865 (lower quartile is $650, upper quartile is $1,037)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $843
Median gross rent in Boothbay, ME in 2022: $1,061
Housing units in Boothbay with a mortgage: 560 (59 second mortgage, 42 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 270
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 33,959- In family households: 27,372 (6,862 male householders, 2,887 female householders)
7,816 spouses, 7,819 children (7,142 natural, 217 adopted, 460 stepchildren), 458 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 193 parents, foster children, 177 other relatives, 903 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,587 (2,406 male householders (1,849 living alone)), 2,994 female householders (2,523 living alone)), 1,187 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 498 (373 institutionalized population)
5,460 married couples with children.
1,638 single-parent households (497 men, 1,141 women).
96.0% of residents of Boothbay speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English not well).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 61 (1.9%)
(80.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Boothbay, Maine
- 4no bedroom
- 381 bedroom
- 2942 bedrooms
- 5403 bedrooms
- 1864 bedrooms
- 515+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boothbay, Maine
- 3no bedroom
- 371 bedroom
- 532 bedrooms
- 443 bedrooms
- 114 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Boothbay in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 31no vehicle
- 3091 vehicle
- 4772 vehicles
- 2543 vehicles
- 254 vehicles
- 175+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Boothbay in renter-occupied apartments
- 14no vehicle
- 761 vehicle
- 412 vehicles
- 133 vehicles
- 44 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Boothbay, Maine
- 41 room
- 212 rooms
- 133 rooms
- 1174 rooms
- 2105 rooms
- 2796 rooms
- 1717 rooms
- 1348 rooms
- 1649+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Boothbay, Maine
- 01 room
- 142 rooms
- 203 rooms
- 444 rooms
- 335 rooms
- 256 rooms
- 47 rooms
- 48 rooms
- 49+ rooms
Boothbay, ME household income distribution
- 15,485Less than $10,000
- 28,824$10,000 to $19,999
- 29,859$20,000 to $29,999
- 29,697$30,000 to $39,999
- 29,773$40,000 to $49,999
- 29,798$50,000 to $59,999
- 37,599$60,000 to $74,999
- 56,747$75,000 to $99,999
- 40,992$100,000 to $124,999
- 27,344$125,000 to $149,999
- 30,207$150,000 to $199,999
- 31,231$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 81.0%
Number of people working at home: 224 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 109
- 5 to 9 minutes: 273
- 10 to 14 minutes: 319
- 15 to 19 minutes: 177
- 20 to 24 minutes: 117
- 25 to 29 minutes: 30
- 30 to 34 minutes: 70
- 35 to 39 minutes: 12
- 40 to 44 minutes: 36
- 45 to 59 minutes: 86
- 60 to 89 minutes: 56
- 90 or more minutes: 31
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,109 (79.3%)
- Carpooled: 174 (12.4%)
- Taxi: 3 (0.2%)
- Walked: 20 (1.4%)
- Other means: 10 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 83 (5.9%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Boothbay, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 91990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 21975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 38Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 859 (25.9%)
- Irish: 436 (13.2%)
- United States: 332 (10.0%)
- German: 230 (6.9%)
- Scottish: 224 (6.8%)
- Other: 205 (6.2%)
- French: 193 (5.8%)
- French Canadian: 161 (4.9%)
- Scotch-Irish: 131 (4.0%)
- Polish: 86 (2.6%)
- Italian: 85 (2.6%)
- Dutch: 73 (2.2%)
- Swedish: 73 (2.2%)
- Welsh: 41 (1.2%)
- Portuguese: 35 (1.1%)
- Russian: 29 (0.9%)
- Norwegian: 27 (0.8%)
- Greek: 26 (0.8%)
- Danish: 17 (0.5%)
- Lithuanian: 13 (0.4%)
- Czech: 9 (0.3%)
- Hungarian: 7 (0.2%)
- Arab: 6 (0.2%)
- Swiss: 5 (0.2%)
- Slovak: 4 (0.1%)
- Ukrainian: 4 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Boothbay: | 34.7% (17) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Boothbay: | 24.5% (12) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| Boothbay: | 20.4% (10) |
| Maine: | 0.9% (335) |
| Boothbay: | 10.2% (5) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (422) |
| Boothbay: | 6.1% (3) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (446) |
| Boothbay: | 4.1% (2) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,756
- Other state: 1,126
- Northeast: 805
- Midwest: 116
- South: 127
- West: 78
67% of Boothbay residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 22% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 34
- 9th grade: 29
- 10th grade: 26
- 11th grade: 29
- 12th grade, no diploma: 26
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 315
- Less than 1 year of college: 73
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 130
- Associate degree: 66
- Bachelor's degree: 205
- Master's degree: 67
- Professional school degree: 13
- Doctorate degree: 23
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 28
- 9th grade: 7
- 10th grade: 19
- 11th grade: 17
- 12th grade, no diploma: 16
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 366
- Less than 1 year of college: 79
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 184
- Associate degree: 75
- Bachelor's degree: 235
- Master's degree: 94
- Professional school degree: 13
- Doctorate degree: 7
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,811
- One, attached: 32
- Two: 44
- 3 or 4: 11
- 5 to 9: 13
- Mobile homes: 135
Median worth of mobile homes: $152,100
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.2%
- 82.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 6.6%Wood
- 3.8%Electricity
- 83.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.4%Other fuel
- 2.7%Electricity
- 2.7%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 2.8% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 10.4% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 34.4% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
