South Berwick, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| South Berwick: | $415,238 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 7,220 (Urban population: 4,343, Rural population: 2,328 (76 farm, 2,252 nonfarm))
Houses: 2,488 (2,403 occupied: 1,883 owner occupied, 520 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 77 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $804,977.
Median contract rent in 2022: $1,034 (lower quartile is $784, upper quartile is $1,452)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $1,098
Median gross rent in South Berwick, ME in 2022: $1,222
Housing units in South Berwick with a mortgage: 1,277 (130 second mortgage, 231 home equity loan, 17 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 281
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 194,026- In family households: 158,401 (37,082 male householders, 16,054 female householders)
41,663 spouses, 51,134 children (47,171 natural, 1,394 adopted, 2,569 stepchildren), 2,600 grandchildren, 991 brothers or sisters, 1,507 parents, foster children, 1,229 other relatives, 5,058 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 35,625 (12,712 male householders (9,103 living alone)), 15,161 female householders (12,327 living alone)), 7,752 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,105 (1,264 institutionalized population)
33,005 married couples with children.
10,140 single-parent households (2,552 men, 7,588 women).
97.3% of residents of South Berwick speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (80% speak English very well, 20% speak English not well).
2.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 198 (2.6%)
(72.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.2 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.1 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in South Berwick, Maine
- 8no bedroom
- 761 bedroom
- 4182 bedrooms
- 8613 bedrooms
- 4804 bedrooms
- 405+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Berwick, Maine
- 9no bedroom
- 1331 bedroom
- 2392 bedrooms
- 903 bedrooms
- 494 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in South Berwick in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 40no vehicle
- 4341 vehicle
- 9482 vehicles
- 3623 vehicles
- 924 vehicles
- 75+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in South Berwick in renter-occupied apartments
- 41no vehicle
- 2421 vehicle
- 2162 vehicles
- 113 vehicles
- 104 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in South Berwick, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 413 rooms
- 1924 rooms
- 2815 rooms
- 5366 rooms
- 4257 rooms
- 1868 rooms
- 2229+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in South Berwick, Maine
- 91 room
- 292 rooms
- 1053 rooms
- 1764 rooms
- 725 rooms
- 786 rooms
- 407 rooms
- 118 rooms
- 09+ rooms
South Berwick, ME household income distribution
- 5,018Less than $10,000
- 5,608$10,000 to $19,999
- 5,879$20,000 to $29,999
- 6,575$30,000 to $39,999
- 8,872$40,000 to $49,999
- 7,414$50,000 to $59,999
- 12,397$60,000 to $74,999
- 18,954$75,000 to $99,999
- 13,341$100,000 to $124,999
- 9,243$125,000 to $149,999
- 10,133$150,000 to $199,999
- 9,683$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 53.1%
Number of people working at home: 670 (16.0% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 89
- 5 to 9 minutes: 198
- 10 to 14 minutes: 310
- 15 to 19 minutes: 436
- 20 to 24 minutes: 796
- 25 to 29 minutes: 377
- 30 to 34 minutes: 524
- 35 to 39 minutes: 81
- 40 to 44 minutes: 181
- 45 to 59 minutes: 157
- 60 to 89 minutes: 123
- 90 or more minutes: 126
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 3,081 (87.8%)
- Carpooled: 150 (4.3%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 43 (1.2%)
- Motorcycle: 9 (0.3%)
- Walked: 99 (2.8%)
- Other means: 16 (0.5%)
- Worked at home: 110 (3.1%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in South Berwick, Maine
- 91995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 141985 to 1989
- 401980 to 1984
- 161975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 131965 to 1969
- 43Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 1,590 (20.6%)
- Irish: 1,304 (16.9%)
- French: 755 (9.8%)
- German: 703 (9.1%)
- French Canadian: 691 (8.9%)
- Other: 493 (6.4%)
- Scottish: 334 (4.3%)
- Italian: 332 (4.3%)
- United States: 328 (4.2%)
- Polish: 250 (3.2%)
- Scotch-Irish: 204 (2.6%)
- Swedish: 166 (2.1%)
- Dutch: 77 (1.0%)
- Greek: 74 (1.0%)
- Welsh: 70 (0.9%)
- Norwegian: 69 (0.9%)
- Arab: 67 (0.9%)
- Lithuanian: 65 (0.8%)
- Portuguese: 47 (0.6%)
- Slovak: 40 (0.5%)
- Czech: 38 (0.5%)
- Danish: 23 (0.3%)
- Russian: 6 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| South Berwick: | 28.9% (39) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| South Berwick: | 28.1% (38) |
| Maine: | 5.9% (2,150) |
| South Berwick: | 25.9% (35) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
| South Berwick: | 11.1% (15) |
| Maine: | 0.4% (151) |
| South Berwick: | 5.9% (8) |
| Maine: | 1.2% (446) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,277
- Other state: 5,194
- Northeast: 4,410
- Midwest: 225
- South: 240
- West: 319
64% of South Berwick residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 13% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 8
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 21
- 9th grade: 86
- 10th grade: 6
- 11th grade: 23
- 12th grade, no diploma: 42
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 699
- Less than 1 year of college: 146
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 289
- Associate degree: 147
- Bachelor's degree: 419
- Master's degree: 118
- Professional school degree: 39
- Doctorate degree: 24
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: 47
- 9th grade: 35
- 10th grade: 72
- 11th grade: 0
- 12th grade, no diploma: 24
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 775
- Less than 1 year of college: 159
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 330
- Associate degree: 296
- Bachelor's degree: 347
- Master's degree: 101
- Professional school degree: 27
- Doctorate degree: 11
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,814
- One, attached: 118
- Two: 217
- 3 or 4: 116
- 5 to 9: 41
- 10 to 19: 19
- 20 to 49: 31
- Mobile homes: 125
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
Median worth of mobile homes: $134,540
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.7%
- 82.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 7.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 7.6%Wood
- 1.2%Electricity
- 1.0%Other fuel
- 72.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.8%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 8.2% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 4.2% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 33.1% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
