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Saco, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $407,304 (it was $116,700 in 2000)
Saco:

$407,304
Maine:

$290,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $313,885 - $539,821

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $418,402
Here:

$418,402
State:

$364,324

Townhouses or other attached units: $492,147
Here:

$492,147
State:

$496,775

In 2-unit structures: $204,280
Here:

$204,280
State:

$349,654

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $253,272
Here:

$253,272
State:

$366,418

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $401,955
Here:

$401,955
State:

$342,001

Mobile homes: $135,417
Here:

$135,417
State:

$142,980

Total population: 19,014 (Urban population: 13,137, Rural population: 3,685 (51 farm, 3,634 nonfarm))

Houses: 9,843 (9,059 occupied: 6,301 owner occupied, 2,904 renter occupied)

% of renters here:

32%
State:

26%

Housing density: 256 houses/condos per square mile

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $453,853.

Median contract rent in 2022: $1,171 (lower quartile is $781, upper quartile is $1,498)


Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $2,421


Median gross rent in Saco, ME in 2022: $1,257

Housing units in Saco with a mortgage: 4,463 (476 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 414 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 116

Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $112,701

Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $85,951

Median monthly housing costs: $1,488

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Saco, Maine Age and Sex of Residents
Median year house/condo built: 1984

Median year apartment built: 1980

Household type by relationship:

Households: 20,834
  • Male householders: 4,236 (1,284 living alone), Female householders: 4,803 (1,472 living alone)
  • 4,295 spouses (4,255 opposite-sex spouses), 668 unmarried partners, (554 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 4,966 children (4,807 natural, 78 adopted, 80 stepchildren), 243 grandchildren, 108 brothers or sisters, 226 parents, 22 foster children, 179 other relatives, 762 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 322

Size of family households: 2,873 2-persons, 1,367 3-persons, 948 4-persons, 296 5-persons, 76 6-persons, 96 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,841 1-person, 576 2-persons, 82 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

2,417 married couples with children.
774 single-parent households (16 men, 758 women).

89.7% of residents of Saco speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English well).
6.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (67% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (30% speak English very well, 6% speak English well, 46% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
1.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

Foreign born population: 1,453 (7.0%)
(77.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments
Here:

4.3
State:

4.0

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saco, Maine
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Saco, Maine
  • 13no bedroom
  • 2191 bedroom
  • 1,2632 bedrooms
  • 3,2233 bedrooms
  • 1,1014 bedrooms
  • 4825+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saco, Maine
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saco, Maine
  • 182no bedroom
  • 7401 bedroom
  • 1,3782 bedrooms
  • 5753 bedrooms
  • 194 bedrooms
  • 115+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Saco in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Saco in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 135no vehicle
  • 1,4541 vehicle
  • 3,2302 vehicles
  • 8763 vehicles
  • 4884 vehicles
  • 1195+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Saco in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Saco in renter-occupied apartments
  • 385no vehicle
  • 1,6541 vehicle
  • 7802 vehicles
  • 643 vehicles
  • 214 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saco, Maine
  • Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Saco, Maine
  • 131 room
  • 862 rooms
  • 1703 rooms
  • 6674 rooms
  • 1,2645 rooms
  • 1,2306 rooms
  • 1,2347 rooms
  • 8728 rooms
  • 7669+ rooms
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saco, Maine
  • Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Saco, Maine
  • 1821 room
  • 3132 rooms
  • 3933 rooms
  • 6094 rooms
  • 9115 rooms
  • 3016 rooms
  • 1067 rooms
  • 758 rooms
  • 159+ rooms
Year house built
Median 2022 house/condo value by year built
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Owners and renters by unit type in Saco, ME
Saco city income, earnings, and wages data

  • Saco, ME household income distribution

  • Distribution of median household income in Saco, ME in 2022
  • 388Less than $10,000
  • 494$10,000 to $19,999
  • 311$20,000 to $29,999
  • 463$30,000 to $39,999
  • 746$40,000 to $49,999
  • 762$50,000 to $59,999
  • 1,112$60,000 to $74,999
  • 1,397$75,000 to $99,999
  • 869$100,000 to $124,999
  • 804$125,000 to $149,999
  • 900$150,000 to $199,999
  • 989$200,000 or more

  • Home value of owner - occupied houses in 2022 in Saco, ME

  • Distribution of house value in Saco, ME in 2022
  • 155Less than $10,000
  • 21$10,000 to $14,999
  • 22$20,000 to $24,999
  • 49$25,000 to $29,999
  • 8$40,000 to $49,999
  • 29$50,000 to $59,999
  • 24$70,000 to $79,999
  • 64$80,000 to $89,999
  • 25$90,000 to $99,999
  • 31$100,000 to $124,999
  • 58$125,000 to $149,999
  • 48$150,000 to $174,999
  • 68$175,000 to $199,999
  • 372$200,000 to $249,999
  • 589$250,000 to $299,999
  • 2,271$300,000 to $399,999
  • 1,305$400,000 to $499,999
  • 1,013$500,000 to $749,999
  • 453$750,000 to $999,999
  • 31$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • 7$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in Saco, ME

  • Distribution of rent paid by renters in Saco, ME in 2022
  • 39Less than $100
  • 40$200 to $249
  • 68$250 to $299
  • 141$300 to $349
  • 12$350 to $399
  • 89$400 to $449
  • 47$550 to $599
  • 49$600 to $649
  • 23$650 to $699
  • 93$700 to $749
  • 62$750 to $799
  • 260$800 to $899
  • 133$900 to $999
  • 240$1,000 to $1,249
  • 525$1,250 to $1,499
  • 647$1,500 to $1,999
  • 10$2,000 to $2,499
  • 48$3,000 to $3,499
  • 239No cash rent
Work and jobs in Saco: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2022

Percentage of workers working in this county: 56.9%
Number of people working at home: 1,771 (14.6% of all workers)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022

Travel time to work (commute)

  • Less than 5 minutes: 230
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 760
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 1,182
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 1,523
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 2,217
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 1,133
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 1,880
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 214
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 115
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 417
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 320
  • 90 or more minutes: 249
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Saco

Means of transportation to work:

  • Drove a car alone: 6,276 (67.1%)
  • Carpooled: 1,004 (10.7%)
  • Bus: 4 (0.0%)
  • Taxi: 78 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle: 21 (0.2%)
  • Walked: 165 (1.8%)
  • Worked at home: 1,771 (18.9%)
Class of Workers in 2022
  • Unemployment by race in 2022
  • Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
  • 1.5%Males
  • 0.2%Females
Races in Saco detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Saco, Maine
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Saco, Maine
  • 3362010 or later
  • 2082000 to 2009
  • 3561990 to 1999
  • 1121980 to 1989
  • 491970 to 1979
  • 285Before 1970
Ancestries in Saco, ME

First ancestries reported:

  • English: 1,925 (19.7%)
  • French Canadian: 1,220 (12.5%)
  • Irish: 1,205 (12.3%)
  • French: 786 (8.0%)
  • Afghan: 537 (5.5%)
  • American: 486 (5.0%)
  • Italian: 376 (3.8%)
  • German: 376 (3.8%)
  • European: 213 (2.2%)
  • Scottish: 171 (1.7%)
  • Polish: 140 (1.4%)
  • Northern European: 118 (1.2%)
  • Portuguese: 114 (1.2%)
  • Greek: 106 (1.1%)
  • Czech: 81 (0.8%)
  • Dutch: 76 (0.8%)
  • Canadian: 72 (0.7%)
  • Somali: 60 (0.6%)
  • Norwegian: 58 (0.6%)
  • Swedish: 56 (0.6%)
  • British: 53 (0.5%)
  • Australian: 46 (0.5%)
  • Russian: 42 (0.4%)
  • Scandinavian: 37 (0.4%)
  • Finnish: 36 (0.4%)
  • Danish: 34 (0.3%)
  • Scotch-Irish: 27 (0.3%)
  • Slovene: 19 (0.2%)
  • Hungarian: 17 (0.2%)
  • Albanian: 17 (0.2%)
  • Ethiopian: 16 (0.2%)
  • Brazilian: 13 (0.1%)
  • Welsh: 11 (0.1%)
  • Ukrainian: 6 (0.06%)
  • Eastern European: 5 (0.05%)
  • African: 4 (0.04%)
  • Romanian: 3 (0.03%)

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

Afghanistan
Saco:

34.4% (504)
Maine:

1.1% (572)

Canada
Saco:

9.7% (142)
Maine:

18.9% (9,810)

Other Eastern Africa
Saco:

8.4% (123)
Maine:

5.2% (2,702)

Czechoslovakia (includes Czech Republic and Slovakia)
Saco:

8.2% (120)
Maine:

0.8% (400)

Argentina
Saco:

5.5% (80)
Maine:

0.7% (364)

Venezuela
Saco:

4.7% (69)
Maine:

0.2% (116)

England
Saco:

4.2% (61)
Maine:

3.1% (1,593)

China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
Saco:

4.0% (58)
Maine:

4.6% (2,392)

South Africa
Saco:

3.3% (48)
Maine:

1.2% (612)

El Salvador
Saco:

2.5% (36)
Maine:

0.4% (215)

United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
Saco:

2.3% (34)
Maine:

2.5% (1,305)

Kenya
Saco:

2.3% (33)
Maine:

1.1% (590)

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Saco:

2.1% (31)
Maine:

0.2% (111)

Other Northern Africa
Saco:

2.0% (29)
Maine:

0.1% (76)

Philippines
Saco:

1.7% (25)
Maine:

4.0% (2,054)

Guatemala
Saco:

1.6% (24)
Maine:

0.6% (291)

Azerbaijan
Saco:

1.6% (23)
Maine:

0.1% (33)

Russia
Saco:

1.5% (22)
Maine:

1.6% (847)

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

  • This state: 11,650
  • Other state: 7,028
  • Northeast: 4,860
  • Midwest: 620
  • South: 866
  • West: 562

90.6% of Saco residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 30.1% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 47.2% lived in Maine.


Saco:

90.6%
State average:

89.7%

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 30
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 10
  • 7th and 8th grade: 73
  • 9th grade: 22
  • 10th grade: 111
  • 11th grade: 90
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 160
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,772
  • Less than 1 year of college: 335
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 837
  • Associate degree: 654
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,415
  • Master's degree: 805
  • Professional school degree: 119
  • Doctorate degree: 199
Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 15
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 0
  • 5th and 6th grade: 0
  • 7th and 8th grade: 25
  • 9th grade: 8
  • 10th grade: 58
  • 11th grade: 67
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 48
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,014
  • Less than 1 year of college: 366
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 936
  • Associate degree: 1,004
  • Bachelor's degree: 2,093
  • Master's degree: 1,351
  • Professional school degree: 256
  • Doctorate degree: 146
Educational Attainment for Females
Saco marital status for males
Saco marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 5,652
  • One, attached: 565
  • Two: 851
  • 3 or 4: 803
  • 5 to 9: 649
  • 10 to 19: 63
  • 20 to 49: 469
  • 50 or more: 436
  • Mobile homes: 351
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2022: 1.1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2022: 1.0%

House/condo owner moved in on average 9 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

Year householders moved into residence in Saco
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Saco, ME
  • 73.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 11.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.0%Utility gas
  • 4.3%Electricity
  • 3.0%Wood
  • 1.5%Solar energy
  • 1.4%Other fuel
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Saco, ME
  • 47.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 21.7%Electricity
  • 17.8%Utility gas
  • 8.8%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 2.2%Other fuel
  • 1.8%No fuel used

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 175
Here:

11.4%
Maine:

12.7%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 115
Here:

12.9%
Maine:

12.6%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 170
Here:

20.3%
Maine:

34.5%
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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