Columbia, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Columbia: | $148,592 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 486 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 475 (26 farm, 449 nonfarm))
Houses: 268 (184 occupied: 146 owner occupied, 38 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 7 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $234,077.
Median contract rent in 2022: $515 (lower quartile is $535, upper quartile is $680)
Median gross rent in Columbia, ME in 2022: $718
Housing units in Columbia with a mortgage: 39 (0 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 32,020- In family households: 25,471 (6,218 male householders, 2,629 female householders)
6,742 spouses, 7,656 children (6,909 natural, 330 adopted, 417 stepchildren), 540 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 163 parents, foster children, 211 other relatives, 1,023 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,549 (2,622 male householders (2,080 living alone)), 2,833 female householders (2,434 living alone)), 1,094 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 836 (405 institutionalized population)
5,082 married couples with children.
2,024 single-parent households (615 men, 1,409 women).
98.2% of residents of Columbia speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Columbia, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 171 bedroom
- 412 bedrooms
- 753 bedrooms
- 114 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 61 bedroom
- 102 bedrooms
- 163 bedrooms
- 44 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 4no vehicle
- 341 vehicle
- 692 vehicles
- 353 vehicles
- 44 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Columbia in renter-occupied apartments
- 4no vehicle
- 161 vehicle
- 142 vehicles
- 23 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Columbia, Maine
- 01 room
- 132 rooms
- 63 rooms
- 194 rooms
- 515 rooms
- 316 rooms
- 117 rooms
- 88 rooms
- 79+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Columbia, Maine
- 01 room
- 32 rooms
- 33 rooms
- 84 rooms
- 145 rooms
- 46 rooms
- 27 rooms
- 48 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Columbia, ME household income distribution
- 10,518Less than $10,000
- 19,578$10,000 to $19,999
- 20,282$20,000 to $29,999
- 20,171$30,000 to $39,999
- 20,223$40,000 to $49,999
- 20,240$50,000 to $59,999
- 25,539$60,000 to $74,999
- 38,545$75,000 to $99,999
- 27,844$100,000 to $124,999
- 18,574$125,000 to $149,999
- 20,518$150,000 to $199,999
- 21,213$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 90.4%
Number of people working at home: 35 (14.1% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 16
- 5 to 9 minutes: 16
- 10 to 14 minutes: 34
- 15 to 19 minutes: 42
- 20 to 24 minutes: 17
- 25 to 29 minutes: 15
- 30 to 34 minutes: 33
- 35 to 39 minutes: 2
- 40 to 44 minutes: 11
- 45 to 59 minutes: 6
- 60 to 89 minutes: 5
- 90 or more minutes: 7
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 147 (65.6%)
- Carpooled: 49 (21.9%)
- Walked: 8 (3.6%)
- Worked at home: 20 (8.9%)
First ancestries reported:
- English: 169 (31.0%)
- Irish: 120 (22.0%)
- United States: 48 (8.8%)
- Other: 39 (7.2%)
- French: 32 (5.9%)
- Swedish: 26 (4.8%)
- Italian: 21 (3.9%)
- German: 19 (3.5%)
- French Canadian: 14 (2.6%)
- Scottish: 14 (2.6%)
- Greek: 13 (2.4%)
- Scotch-Irish: 13 (2.4%)
- Polish: 8 (1.5%)
- Portuguese: 3 (0.6%)
- Czech: 2 (0.4%)
- Norwegian: 2 (0.4%)
- Ukrainian: 2 (0.4%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 320
- Other state: 153
- Northeast: 114
- Midwest: 9
- South: 12
- West: 18
64% of Columbia residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 62% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 42% 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: 9
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 4
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 5
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 71
- Less than 1 year of college: 8
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 16
- Associate degree: 5
- Bachelor's degree: 12
- Master's degree: 4
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 2
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: 9
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 4
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 1
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 57
- Less than 1 year of college: 14
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 34
- Associate degree: 2
- Bachelor's degree: 19
- Master's degree: 7
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 199
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 64
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $64,999
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 23.9%
- 84.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 12.3%Wood
- 3.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 76.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.8%Wood
- 7.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
