Damariscotta-Newcastle, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | $453,053 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,813 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,793 (15 farm, 1,778 nonfarm))
Houses: 924 (825 occupied: 552 owner occupied, 273 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 33% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 165 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: $838 (lower quartile is $574, upper quartile is $1,063)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $694
Median gross rent in Damariscotta-Newcastle, ME in 2022: $853
Housing units in Damariscotta-Newcastle with a mortgage: 248 (39 second mortgage, 41 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 158
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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).
96.7% of residents of Damariscotta-Newcastle speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (88% speak English very well, 12% speak English well).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 102 (5.1%)
(79.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments
| Here: | 3.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine
- 4no bedroom
- 271 bedroom
- 1282 bedrooms
- 2573 bedrooms
- 1084 bedrooms
- 285+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine
- 11no bedroom
- 1571 bedroom
- 692 bedrooms
- 343 bedrooms
- 24 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Cars and other vehicles available in Damariscotta-Newcastle in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 47no vehicle
- 1781 vehicle
- 2502 vehicles
- 583 vehicles
- 174 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Damariscotta-Newcastle in renter-occupied apartments
- 76no vehicle
- 1631 vehicle
- 302 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied
Renter-occupied
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine
- 41 room
- 102 rooms
- 223 rooms
- 354 rooms
- 895 rooms
- 1056 rooms
- 1207 rooms
- 998 rooms
- 689+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine
- 71 room
- 612 rooms
- 763 rooms
- 694 rooms
- 235 rooms
- 236 rooms
- 107 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 29+ rooms
Damariscotta-Newcastle, ME household income distribution
- 13,434Less than $10,000
- 25,005$10,000 to $19,999
- 25,904$20,000 to $29,999
- 25,763$30,000 to $39,999
- 25,829$40,000 to $49,999
- 25,850$50,000 to $59,999
- 32,619$60,000 to $74,999
- 49,230$75,000 to $99,999
- 35,562$100,000 to $124,999
- 23,722$125,000 to $149,999
- 26,206$150,000 to $199,999
- 27,094$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 79.7%
Number of people working at home: 110 (14.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 95
- 5 to 9 minutes: 155
- 10 to 14 minutes: 93
- 15 to 19 minutes: 77
- 20 to 24 minutes: 37
- 25 to 29 minutes: 11
- 30 to 34 minutes: 54
- 35 to 39 minutes: 10
- 40 to 44 minutes: 18
- 45 to 59 minutes: 31
- 60 to 89 minutes: 13
- 90 or more minutes: 27
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 468 (67.8%)
- Carpooled: 66 (9.6%)
- Bicycle: 8 (1.2%)
- Walked: 67 (9.7%)
- Other means: 12 (1.7%)
- Worked at home: 69 (10.0%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Damariscotta-Newcastle, Maine
- 151995 to March 2000
- 31990 to 1994
- 91985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 51975 to 1979
- 91970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 41Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 492 (23.8%)
- Irish: 312 (15.1%)
- German: 231 (11.2%)
- United States: 174 (8.4%)
- French: 154 (7.5%)
- Other: 154 (7.5%)
- Scottish: 108 (5.2%)
- French Canadian: 101 (4.9%)
- Scotch-Irish: 77 (3.7%)
- Italian: 52 (2.5%)
- Dutch: 46 (2.2%)
- Welsh: 29 (1.4%)
- Polish: 22 (1.1%)
- Russian: 19 (0.9%)
- Danish: 18 (0.9%)
- Lithuanian: 18 (0.9%)
- Swedish: 18 (0.9%)
- Norwegian: 15 (0.7%)
- Swiss: 13 (0.6%)
- Portuguese: 7 (0.3%)
- Ukrainian: 3 (0.1%)
- Arab: 2 (0.10%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.10%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Canada
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | 36.6% (30) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
United Kingdom
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | 29.3% (24) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
Germany
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | 15.9% (13) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
India
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | 6.1% (5) |
| Maine: | 1.6% (590) |
Ireland
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | 3.7% (3) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (446) |
Sweden
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | 3.7% (3) |
| Maine: | 0.4% (155) |
Other Western Europe
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | 2.4% (2) |
| Maine: | 0.5% (191) |
Philippines
| Damariscotta-Newcastle: | 2.4% (2) |
| Maine: | 3.0% (1,095) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 795
- Other state: 908
- Northeast: 732
- Midwest: 68
- South: 85
- West: 23
53% of Damariscotta-Newcastle residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 9
- 9th grade: 2
- 10th grade: 12
- 11th grade: 3
- 12th grade, no diploma: 10
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 129
- Less than 1 year of college: 49
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 86
- Associate degree: 18
- Bachelor's degree: 150
- Master's degree: 60
- Professional school degree: 27
- Doctorate degree: 19
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 4
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 19
- 9th grade: 5
- 10th grade: 11
- 11th grade: 12
- 12th grade, no diploma: 13
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 208
- Less than 1 year of college: 38
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 143
- Associate degree: 73
- Bachelor's degree: 205
- Master's degree: 63
- Professional school degree: 25
- Doctorate degree: 4
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 594
- One, attached: 17
- Two: 42
- 3 or 4: 62
- 5 to 9: 49
- 10 to 19: 37
- 20 to 49: 92
- Mobile homes: 25
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6
Median worth of mobile homes: $54,166
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 90.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 3.3%Wood
- 2.9%Electricity
- 2.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Coal or coke
- 59.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 20.5%Electricity
- 13.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 5.5%No fuel used
- 1.5%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 5.1% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 33
| Here: | 50.0% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 20
| Here: | 54.1% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
