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Orrington, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $244,594 (it was $94,000 in 2000)
Orrington:

$244,594
Maine:

$290,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $135,521 - $357,817

Total population: 3,733 (Urban population: 376, Rural population: 3,184 (12 farm, 3,172 nonfarm))

Houses: 1,495 (1,394 occupied: 1,232 owner occupied, 162 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

12%
State:

26%

Housing density: 59 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $296,806.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,045 (lower quartile is $716, upper quartile is $1,146)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,102


Median gross rent in Orrington, ME in 2022: $1,190

Housing units in Orrington with a mortgage: 763 (34 second mortgage, 148 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 225

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Orrington, Maine Age and Sex of Residents

Household type by relationship:

Households: 146,605
  • In family households: 114,033 (27,092 male householders, 11,825 female householders)
    29,646 spouses, 36,139 children (32,898 natural, 1,155 adopted, 2,086 stepchildren), 1,870 grandchildren, 821 brothers or sisters, 902 parents, foster children, 872 other relatives, 4,218 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 32,572 (11,348 male householders (7,805 living alone)), 12,701 female householders (9,816 living alone)), 8,523 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 7,318 (1,577 institutionalized population)

22,349 married couples with children.
8,028 single-parent households (1,995 men, 6,033 women).

97.0% of residents of Orrington speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (43% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 30% speak English not well).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 106 (2.8%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

5.9
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.1
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Orrington, Maine
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Orrington, Maine
  • 0no bedroom
  • 591 bedroom
  • 3052 bedrooms
  • 6623 bedrooms
  • 1614 bedrooms
  • 455+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orrington, Maine
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orrington, Maine
  • 5no bedroom
  • 221 bedroom
  • 1012 bedrooms
  • 343 bedrooms
  • 04 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Orrington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Orrington in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 10no vehicle
  • 2371 vehicle
  • 6532 vehicles
  • 2713 vehicles
  • 614 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Orrington in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Orrington in renter-occupied apartments
  • 5no vehicle
  • 1061 vehicle
  • 422 vehicles
  • 03 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 95+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orrington, Maine
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Orrington, Maine
  • 01 room
  • 102 rooms
  • 313 rooms
  • 1444 rooms
  • 3185 rooms
  • 3416 rooms
  • 1887 rooms
  • 1218 rooms
  • 799+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orrington, Maine
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Orrington, Maine
  • 51 room
  • 62 rooms
  • 273 rooms
  • 484 rooms
  • 205 rooms
  • 166 rooms
  • 217 rooms
  • 98 rooms
  • 109+ rooms
Year house built
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Orrington, ME
Orrington town income, earnings, and wages data

  • Orrington, ME household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Orrington, ME in 2022
  • 4,999Less than $10,000
  • 8,403$10,000 to $19,999
  • 8,120$20,000 to $29,999
  • 8,827$30,000 to $39,999
  • 5,334$40,000 to $49,999
  • 6,207$50,000 to $59,999
  • 8,505$60,000 to $74,999
  • 10,559$75,000 to $99,999
  • 8,015$100,000 to $124,999
  • 6,692$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4,061$150,000 to $199,999
  • 5,561$200,000 or more
Work and jobs in Orrington: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Percentage of workers working in this county: 86.8%
Number of people working at home: 197 (9.3% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 50
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 66
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 403
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 490
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 540
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 82
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 148
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 10
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 38
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 27
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 37
  • 90 or more minutes: 19

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 1,679 (86.5%)
  • Carpooled: 202 (10.4%)
  • Bicycle: 6 (0.3%)
  • Walked: 23 (1.2%)
  • Worked at home: 31 (1.6%)
Class of Workers in 2000
Races in Orrington detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Orrington, Maine
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Orrington, Maine
  • 01995 to March 2000
  • 41990 to 1994
  • 01985 to 1989
  • 71980 to 1984
  • 01975 to 1979
  • 91970 to 1974
  • 61965 to 1969
  • 55Before 1965
Ancestries in Orrington, ME

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 638 (18.2%)
  • French: 515 (14.7%)
  • Irish: 451 (12.9%)
  • United States: 335 (9.6%)
  • German: 291 (8.3%)
  • French Canadian: 244 (7.0%)
  • Scottish: 232 (6.6%)
  • Other: 215 (6.1%)
  • Swedish: 144 (4.1%)
  • Italian: 143 (4.1%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 82 (2.3%)
  • Polish: 40 (1.1%)
  • Russian: 32 (0.9%)
  • Hungarian: 29 (0.8%)
  • Welsh: 26 (0.7%)
  • Dutch: 24 (0.7%)
  • Norwegian: 24 (0.7%)
  • Lithuanian: 14 (0.4%)
  • Czech: 9 (0.3%)
  • Arab: 6 (0.2%)
  • Ukrainian: 4 (0.1%)

Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):

Canada
Orrington:

59.3% (48)
Maine:

41.4% (15,199)

Germany
Orrington:

19.8% (16)
Maine:

5.9% (2,150)

United Kingdom
Orrington:

7.4% (6)
Maine:

7.8% (2,856)

Japan
Orrington:

7.4% (6)
Maine:

1.3% (486)

France
Orrington:

6.2% (5)
Maine:

1.2% (447)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 2,735
  • Other state: 691
  • Northeast: 329
  • Midwest: 85
  • South: 150
  • West: 127

61% of Orrington residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Maine.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 5
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 9
  • 5th and 6th grade: 6
  • 7th and 8th grade: 56
  • 9th grade: 5
  • 10th grade: 16
  • 11th grade: 34
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 11
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 528
  • Less than 1 year of college: 85
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 166
  • Associate degree: 92
  • Bachelor's degree: 168
  • Master's degree: 24
  • Professional school degree: 5
  • Doctorate degree: 20
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 6
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 6
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 15
  • 9th grade: 17
  • 10th grade: 47
  • 11th grade: 22
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 19
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 496
  • Less than 1 year of college: 81
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 151
  • Associate degree: 113
  • Bachelor's degree: 211
  • Master's degree: 76
  • Professional school degree: 0
  • Doctorate degree: 7
Educational Attainment for Females
Orrington marital status for males
Orrington marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 1,286
  • One, attached: 30
  • Two: 14
  • 3 or 4: 53
  • 5 to 9: 5
  • 10 to 19: 17
  • 20 to 49: 5
  • Mobile homes: 85

Median worth of mobile homes: $66,031

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2.5%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.3%
Year householders moved into residence in Orrington
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Orrington, ME
  • 91.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 5.1%Wood
  • 1.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 1.2%Electricity
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Orrington, ME
  • 82.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 13.6%Electricity
  • 3.7%Wood

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 10
Here:

2.4%
Maine:

6.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 25
Here:

11.5%
Maine:

8.9%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26
Here:

22.6%
Maine:

28.3%
School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students
School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
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