New Sweden, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| New Sweden: | $148,906 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 602 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 625 (18 farm, 607 nonfarm))
Houses: 319 (246 occupied: 217 owner occupied, 29 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 12% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 9 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $39,305.
Median contract rent in 2022: $187 (lower quartile is $204, upper quartile is $524)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $545
Median gross rent in New Sweden, ME in 2022: $195
Housing units in New Sweden with a mortgage: 38 (2 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 43
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 69,865- In family households: 56,286 (14,401 male householders, 5,177 female householders)
15,342 spouses, 17,272 children (15,805 natural, 490 adopted, 977 stepchildren), 906 grandchildren, 388 brothers or sisters, 444 parents, foster children, 351 other relatives, 1,729 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 13,579 (5,454 male householders (4,306 living alone)), 5,929 female householders (5,219 living alone)), 2,196 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2,005 (780 institutionalized population)
11,978 married couples with children.
3,458 single-parent households (967 men, 2,491 women).
91.1% of residents of New Sweden speak English at home.
0.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
8.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (92% speak English very well, 8% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 9 (1.6%)
(66.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 3.9 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in New Sweden, Maine
- 2no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 482 bedrooms
- 1053 bedrooms
- 334 bedrooms
- 215+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Sweden, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 111 bedroom
- 52 bedrooms
- 133 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in New Sweden in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 5no vehicle
- 531 vehicle
- 792 vehicles
- 613 vehicles
- 154 vehicles
- 45+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in New Sweden in renter-occupied apartments
- 7no vehicle
- 131 vehicle
- 72 vehicles
- 23 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in New Sweden, Maine
- 21 room
- 62 rooms
- 63 rooms
- 164 rooms
- 495 rooms
- 516 rooms
- 367 rooms
- 288 rooms
- 239+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in New Sweden, Maine
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 93 rooms
- 24 rooms
- 95 rooms
- 06 rooms
- 47 rooms
- 38 rooms
- 09+ rooms
New Sweden, ME household income distribution
- 2,304Less than $10,000
- 4,044$10,000 to $19,999
- 3,166$20,000 to $29,999
- 3,297$30,000 to $39,999
- 2,886$40,000 to $49,999
- 2,151$50,000 to $59,999
- 3,739$60,000 to $74,999
- 3,690$75,000 to $99,999
- 2,522$100,000 to $124,999
- 2,273$125,000 to $149,999
- 1,127$150,000 to $199,999
- 974$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 99.2%
Number of people working at home: 43 (14.5% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 7
- 5 to 9 minutes: 14
- 10 to 14 minutes: 14
- 15 to 19 minutes: 74
- 20 to 24 minutes: 37
- 25 to 29 minutes: 19
- 30 to 34 minutes: 38
- 35 to 39 minutes: 10
- 40 to 44 minutes: 10
- 45 to 59 minutes: 26
- 60 to 89 minutes: 10
- 90 or more minutes: 0
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 225 (84.0%)
- Carpooled: 25 (9.3%)
- Walked: 7 (2.6%)
- Other means: 2 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 9 (3.4%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in New Sweden, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 31980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 21970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 11Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Swedish: 225 (28.1%)
- French: 147 (18.4%)
- English: 131 (16.4%)
- Irish: 93 (11.6%)
- German: 51 (6.4%)
- Other: 35 (4.4%)
- French Canadian: 16 (2.0%)
- Scotch-Irish: 16 (2.0%)
- Italian: 15 (1.9%)
- Dutch: 13 (1.6%)
- Scottish: 12 (1.5%)
- Polish: 10 (1.2%)
- Norwegian: 8 (1.0%)
- United States: 7 (0.9%)
- Portuguese: 6 (0.7%)
- Arab: 5 (0.6%)
- Czech: 5 (0.6%)
- Danish: 4 (0.5%)
- Welsh: 2 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| New Sweden: | 68.8% (11) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| New Sweden: | 18.8% (3) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (446) |
| New Sweden: | 12.5% (2) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 431
- Other state: 165
- Northeast: 93
- Midwest: 29
- South: 35
- West: 8
75% of New Sweden residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 24% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 16
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 5
- 11th grade: 2
- 12th grade, no diploma: 2
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 73
- Less than 1 year of college: 9
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 37
- Associate degree: 15
- Bachelor's degree: 25
- Master's degree: 23
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 0
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: 20
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 0
- 11th grade: 8
- 12th grade, no diploma: 3
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 89
- Less than 1 year of college: 5
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 40
- Associate degree: 18
- Bachelor's degree: 33
- Master's degree: 7
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 5
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 252
- Two: 4
- 20 to 49: 28
- Mobile homes: 35
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,813
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%
- 88.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.1%Wood
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 55.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 37.9%Electricity
- 6.9%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 7.8% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 23.1% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
