Porter, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Porter: | $219,287 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,498 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,438 (31 farm, 1,407 nonfarm))
Houses: 742 (562 occupied: 460 owner occupied, 102 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 18% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 24 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $340,301.
Median contract rent in 2022: $788 (lower quartile is $669, upper quartile is $1,093)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $795
Median gross rent in Porter, ME in 2022: $1,084
Housing units in Porter with a mortgage: 165 (11 second mortgage, 26 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 124
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 56,984- In family households: 46,190 (11,010 male householders, 4,771 female householders)
11,905 spouses, 14,357 children (13,029 natural, 396 adopted, 932 stepchildren), 917 grandchildren, 295 brothers or sisters, 380 parents, foster children, 373 other relatives, 1,895 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 10,794 (4,276 male householders (3,162 living alone)), 4,243 female householders (3,423 living alone)), 2,275 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 849 (416 institutionalized population)
8,857 married couples with children.
3,338 single-parent households (956 men, 2,382 women).
96.3% of residents of Porter speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (94% speak English very well, 6% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 23 (1.4%)
(43.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 5.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Porter, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 271 bedroom
- 1262 bedrooms
- 2143 bedrooms
- 774 bedrooms
- 165+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Porter, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 91 bedroom
- 422 bedrooms
- 333 bedrooms
- 134 bedrooms
- 55+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Porter in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 15no vehicle
- 1071 vehicle
- 2102 vehicles
- 843 vehicles
- 364 vehicles
- 85+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Porter in renter-occupied apartments
- 5no vehicle
- 541 vehicle
- 242 vehicles
- 163 vehicles
- 34 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Porter, Maine
- 01 room
- 32 rooms
- 113 rooms
- 644 rooms
- 1025 rooms
- 1116 rooms
- 757 rooms
- 448 rooms
- 509+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Porter, Maine
- 01 room
- 32 rooms
- 33 rooms
- 364 rooms
- 145 rooms
- 276 rooms
- 67 rooms
- 88 rooms
- 59+ rooms
Porter, ME household income distribution
- 12,641Less than $10,000
- 23,530$10,000 to $19,999
- 24,376$20,000 to $29,999
- 24,243$30,000 to $39,999
- 24,305$40,000 to $49,999
- 24,326$50,000 to $59,999
- 30,694$60,000 to $74,999
- 46,326$75,000 to $99,999
- 33,464$100,000 to $124,999
- 22,323$125,000 to $149,999
- 24,660$150,000 to $199,999
- 25,495$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 29.4%
Number of people working at home: 116 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 77
- 5 to 9 minutes: 51
- 10 to 14 minutes: 48
- 15 to 19 minutes: 58
- 20 to 24 minutes: 52
- 25 to 29 minutes: 21
- 30 to 34 minutes: 74
- 35 to 39 minutes: 23
- 40 to 44 minutes: 12
- 45 to 59 minutes: 125
- 60 to 89 minutes: 117
- 90 or more minutes: 30
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 531 (73.4%)
- Carpooled: 121 (16.7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.3%)
- Walked: 24 (3.3%)
- Other means: 10 (1.4%)
- Worked at home: 35 (4.8%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Porter, Maine
- 51995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 21980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 51965 to 1969
- 7Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 264 (17.8%)
- Irish: 198 (13.4%)
- French: 184 (12.4%)
- United States: 183 (12.4%)
- Other: 182 (12.3%)
- German: 94 (6.3%)
- Italian: 77 (5.2%)
- Scottish: 69 (4.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 58 (3.9%)
- French Canadian: 48 (3.2%)
- Dutch: 27 (1.8%)
- Swedish: 20 (1.4%)
- Portuguese: 19 (1.3%)
- Norwegian: 15 (1.0%)
- Polish: 15 (1.0%)
- Danish: 8 (0.5%)
- Welsh: 7 (0.5%)
- Lithuanian: 4 (0.3%)
- Russian: 4 (0.3%)
- Czech: 2 (0.1%)
- Swiss: 2 (0.1%)
- Ukrainian: 1 (0.07%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Porter: | 31.6% (6) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| Porter: | 31.6% (6) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Porter: | 26.3% (5) |
| Maine: | 3.0% (1,095) |
| Porter: | 10.5% (2) |
| Maine: | 2.5% (909) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 914
- Other state: 504
- Northeast: 391
- Midwest: 14
- South: 56
- West: 43
70% of Porter residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 34% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 6
- Nursery to 4th grade: 2
- 5th and 6th grade: 8
- 7th and 8th grade: 34
- 9th grade: 16
- 10th grade: 20
- 11th grade: 18
- 12th grade, no diploma: 8
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 234
- Less than 1 year of college: 19
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 35
- Associate degree: 24
- Bachelor's degree: 25
- Master's degree: 15
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 20
- 9th grade: 11
- 10th grade: 24
- 11th grade: 14
- 12th grade, no diploma: 5
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 225
- Less than 1 year of college: 19
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 43
- Associate degree: 49
- Bachelor's degree: 49
- Master's degree: 17
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 590
- One, attached: 6
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 22
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 108
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5
Median worth of mobile homes: $101,400
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.9%
- 74.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 15.7%Wood
- 7.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.1%Other fuel
- 0.9%Electricity
- 83.3%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.8%Electricity
- 6.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.0%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 4.1% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 3.9% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 21.1% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
