Prospect, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Prospect: | $241,240 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 709 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 637 (16 farm, 621 nonfarm))
Houses: 286 (252 occupied: 217 owner occupied, 35 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 14% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 16 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $454,579.
Median contract rent in 2022: $496 (lower quartile is $419, upper quartile is $862)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $528
Median gross rent in Prospect, ME in 2022: $725
Housing units in Prospect with a mortgage: 84 (2 second mortgage, 16 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 30
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 38,285- In family households: 30,972 (7,278 male householders, 3,349 female householders)
8,223 spouses, 9,535 children (8,658 natural, 319 adopted, 558 stepchildren), 613 grandchildren, 192 brothers or sisters, 260 parents, foster children, 242 other relatives, 1,089 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 7,313 (2,660 male householders (1,986 living alone)), 3,144 female householders (2,568 living alone)), 1,509 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 501 (128 institutionalized population)
5,931 married couples with children.
2,178 single-parent households (647 men, 1,531 women).
98.2% of residents of Prospect speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 27% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 5 (0.7%)
(40.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Prospect, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 41 bedroom
- 632 bedrooms
- 1023 bedrooms
- 424 bedrooms
- 65+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect, Maine
- 2no bedroom
- 51 bedroom
- 162 bedrooms
- 93 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 35+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Prospect in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 13no vehicle
- 381 vehicle
- 1252 vehicles
- 303 vehicles
- 114 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Prospect in renter-occupied apartments
- 0no vehicle
- 191 vehicle
- 142 vehicles
- 23 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Prospect, Maine
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 63 rooms
- 284 rooms
- 555 rooms
- 536 rooms
- 287 rooms
- 208 rooms
- 259+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Prospect, Maine
- 21 room
- 32 rooms
- 23 rooms
- 124 rooms
- 75 rooms
- 26 rooms
- 27 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 39+ rooms
Prospect, ME household income distribution
- 13,690Less than $10,000
- 25,483$10,000 to $19,999
- 26,398$20,000 to $29,999
- 26,255$30,000 to $39,999
- 26,322$40,000 to $49,999
- 26,344$50,000 to $59,999
- 33,241$60,000 to $74,999
- 50,170$75,000 to $99,999
- 36,241$100,000 to $124,999
- 24,175$125,000 to $149,999
- 26,706$150,000 to $199,999
- 27,611$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 36.6%
Number of people working at home: 54 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 15
- 5 to 9 minutes: 21
- 10 to 14 minutes: 40
- 15 to 19 minutes: 46
- 20 to 24 minutes: 26
- 25 to 29 minutes: 5
- 30 to 34 minutes: 43
- 35 to 39 minutes: 26
- 40 to 44 minutes: 33
- 45 to 59 minutes: 41
- 60 to 89 minutes: 5
- 90 or more minutes: 20
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 276 (81.9%)
- Carpooled: 34 (10.1%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.6%)
- Walked: 3 (0.9%)
- Other means: 6 (1.8%)
- Worked at home: 16 (4.7%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Prospect, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 21965 to 1969
- 2Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 174 (26.0%)
- United States: 120 (18.0%)
- Irish: 116 (17.4%)
- French: 57 (8.5%)
- Other: 56 (8.4%)
- German: 32 (4.8%)
- French Canadian: 24 (3.6%)
- Scottish: 21 (3.1%)
- Italian: 19 (2.8%)
- Scotch-Irish: 17 (2.5%)
- Polish: 12 (1.8%)
- Swedish: 10 (1.5%)
- Dutch: 4 (0.6%)
- Portuguese: 3 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 3 (0.4%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Prospect: | 50.0% (2) |
| Maine: | 1.1% (412) |
| Prospect: | 50.0% (2) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 440
- Other state: 193
- Northeast: 156
- Midwest: 11
- South: 14
- West: 12
68% of Prospect residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 79% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 4
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 9
- 9th grade: 6
- 10th grade: 4
- 11th grade: 6
- 12th grade, no diploma: 7
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 127
- Less than 1 year of college: 4
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23
- Associate degree: 12
- Bachelor's degree: 16
- Master's degree: 5
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 6
- 7th and 8th grade: 8
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 4
- 11th grade: 0
- 12th grade, no diploma: 7
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 80
- Less than 1 year of college: 16
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23
- Associate degree: 29
- Bachelor's degree: 20
- Master's degree: 14
- Professional school degree: 1
- Doctorate degree: 5
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 227
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 3
- Mobile homes: 54
Median worth of mobile homes: $60,233
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.2%
- 80.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 17.5%Wood
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Electricity
- 77.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 11.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 11.4%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 14.3% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 18.2% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
