Chelsea, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Chelsea: | $220,473 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 2,721 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,552 (4 farm, 2,548 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,005 (956 occupied: 845 owner occupied, 111 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 52 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $338,980.
Median contract rent in 2022: $861 (lower quartile is $621, upper quartile is $1,131)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $813
Median gross rent in Chelsea, ME in 2022: $1,008
Housing units in Chelsea with a mortgage: 364 (19 second mortgage, 86 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 126
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 118,515- In family households: 94,900 (22,087 male householders, 10,281 female householders)
24,517 spouses, 30,267 children (27,598 natural, 906 adopted, 1,763 stepchildren), 1,557 grandchildren, 600 brothers or sisters, 773 parents, foster children, 662 other relatives, 3,577 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23,615 (8,568 male householders (6,344 living alone)), 10,192 female householders (8,400 living alone)), 4,855 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,636 (1,308 institutionalized population)
18,848 married couples with children.
7,238 single-parent households (1,908 men, 5,330 women).
93.2% of residents of Chelsea speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (68% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 46 (1.7%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.0 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Chelsea, Maine
- 3no bedroom
- 491 bedroom
- 2242 bedrooms
- 3963 bedrooms
- 1604 bedrooms
- 135+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chelsea, Maine
- 7no bedroom
- 151 bedroom
- 512 bedrooms
- 313 bedrooms
- 74 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chelsea in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 52no vehicle
- 1881 vehicle
- 4382 vehicles
- 1083 vehicles
- 484 vehicles
- 115+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Chelsea in renter-occupied apartments
- 19no vehicle
- 311 vehicle
- 572 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Chelsea, Maine
- 01 room
- 222 rooms
- 243 rooms
- 1044 rooms
- 2375 rooms
- 2016 rooms
- 1167 rooms
- 918 rooms
- 509+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Chelsea, Maine
- 41 room
- 112 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 394 rooms
- 195 rooms
- 186 rooms
- 97 rooms
- 08 rooms
- 49+ rooms
Chelsea, ME household income distribution
- 2,705Less than $10,000
- 5,275$10,000 to $19,999
- 5,532$20,000 to $29,999
- 5,108$30,000 to $39,999
- 5,733$40,000 to $49,999
- 5,133$50,000 to $59,999
- 5,937$60,000 to $74,999
- 8,267$75,000 to $99,999
- 6,487$100,000 to $124,999
- 3,638$125,000 to $149,999
- 4,285$150,000 to $199,999
- 3,108$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.6%
Number of people working at home: 196 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 69
- 5 to 9 minutes: 117
- 10 to 14 minutes: 228
- 15 to 19 minutes: 305
- 20 to 24 minutes: 126
- 25 to 29 minutes: 49
- 30 to 34 minutes: 94
- 35 to 39 minutes: 20
- 40 to 44 minutes: 31
- 45 to 59 minutes: 86
- 60 to 89 minutes: 50
- 90 or more minutes: 25
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 973 (79.3%)
- Carpooled: 170 (13.9%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 20 (1.6%)
- Taxi: 4 (0.3%)
- Walked: 29 (2.4%)
- Other means: 4 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 27 (2.2%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Chelsea, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 31980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 31970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 23Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- French: 584 (22.6%)
- Irish: 399 (15.4%)
- English: 344 (13.3%)
- French Canadian: 232 (9.0%)
- United States: 228 (8.8%)
- Other: 216 (8.3%)
- German: 135 (5.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 104 (4.0%)
- Scottish: 100 (3.9%)
- Polish: 62 (2.4%)
- Welsh: 39 (1.5%)
- Italian: 35 (1.4%)
- Swedish: 30 (1.2%)
- Ukrainian: 24 (0.9%)
- Norwegian: 15 (0.6%)
- Dutch: 9 (0.3%)
- Hungarian: 8 (0.3%)
- Slovak: 8 (0.3%)
- Danish: 6 (0.2%)
- Czech: 3 (0.1%)
- Subsaharan African: 3 (0.1%)
- Swiss: 3 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Chelsea: | 58.8% (20) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Chelsea: | 17.6% (6) |
| Maine: | 0.6% (206) |
| Chelsea: | 14.7% (5) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (422) |
| Chelsea: | 8.8% (3) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (450) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,179
- Other state: 332
- Northeast: 196
- Midwest: 30
- South: 77
- West: 29
69% of Chelsea residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 87% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 9
- Nursery to 4th grade: 11
- 5th and 6th grade: 16
- 7th and 8th grade: 84
- 9th grade: 34
- 10th grade: 28
- 11th grade: 30
- 12th grade, no diploma: 24
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 401
- Less than 1 year of college: 40
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 112
- Associate degree: 37
- Bachelor's degree: 54
- Master's degree: 9
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 5
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 16
- Nursery to 4th grade: 10
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 37
- 9th grade: 27
- 10th grade: 15
- 11th grade: 20
- 12th grade, no diploma: 8
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 391
- Less than 1 year of college: 58
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 93
- Associate degree: 54
- Bachelor's degree: 83
- Master's degree: 11
- Professional school degree: 10
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 725
- One, attached: 18
- Two: 13
- 3 or 4: 17
- 5 to 9: 7
- Mobile homes: 225
Median worth of mobile homes: $123,126
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%
- 87.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.3%Wood
- 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 89.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 8.1%Electricity
- 2.7%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 12.1% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 12.2% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 23.8% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
