Thorndike, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Thorndike: | $238,611 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 890 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 718 (70 farm, 648 nonfarm))
Houses: 332 (277 occupied: 215 owner occupied, 62 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 22% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 13 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: $698 (lower quartile is $363, upper quartile is $981)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $336
Median gross rent in Thorndike, ME in 2022: $850
Housing units in Thorndike with a mortgage: 46 (2 second mortgage, 7 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 32
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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).
96.5% of residents of Thorndike speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 43% speak English not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (27% speak English very well, 73% speak English well).
0.9% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Foreign born population: 10 (1.3%)
(30.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 7.3 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Thorndike, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 211 bedroom
- 532 bedrooms
- 1013 bedrooms
- 204 bedrooms
- 205+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thorndike, Maine
- 2no bedroom
- 151 bedroom
- 142 bedrooms
- 233 bedrooms
- 84 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Thorndike in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 8no vehicle
- 651 vehicle
- 912 vehicles
- 403 vehicles
- 114 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Thorndike in renter-occupied apartments
- 5no vehicle
- 291 vehicle
- 192 vehicles
- 53 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 25+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Thorndike, Maine
- 01 room
- 22 rooms
- 63 rooms
- 384 rooms
- 335 rooms
- 576 rooms
- 427 rooms
- 158 rooms
- 229+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Thorndike, Maine
- 21 room
- 32 rooms
- 73 rooms
- 164 rooms
- 175 rooms
- 46 rooms
- 57 rooms
- 88 rooms
- 09+ rooms
Thorndike, ME household income distribution
- 10,017Less than $10,000
- 18,646$10,000 to $19,999
- 19,316$20,000 to $29,999
- 19,212$30,000 to $39,999
- 19,261$40,000 to $49,999
- 19,276$50,000 to $59,999
- 24,323$60,000 to $74,999
- 36,710$75,000 to $99,999
- 26,518$100,000 to $124,999
- 17,689$125,000 to $149,999
- 19,541$150,000 to $199,999
- 20,203$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.8%
Number of people working at home: 49 (14.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 15
- 5 to 9 minutes: 18
- 10 to 14 minutes: 40
- 15 to 19 minutes: 30
- 20 to 24 minutes: 20
- 25 to 29 minutes: 25
- 30 to 34 minutes: 62
- 35 to 39 minutes: 14
- 40 to 44 minutes: 3
- 45 to 59 minutes: 35
- 60 to 89 minutes: 9
- 90 or more minutes: 5
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 240 (77.7%)
- Carpooled: 29 (9.4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.6%)
- Walked: 5 (1.6%)
- Worked at home: 33 (10.7%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Thorndike, Maine
- 21995 to March 2000
- 31990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 3Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- Irish: 119 (17.8%)
- English: 109 (16.3%)
- French: 91 (13.6%)
- Other: 80 (12.0%)
- German: 67 (10.0%)
- Scottish: 44 (6.6%)
- Italian: 39 (5.8%)
- United States: 36 (5.4%)
- Polish: 22 (3.3%)
- Welsh: 12 (1.8%)
- French Canadian: 10 (1.5%)
- Scotch-Irish: 9 (1.3%)
- Swedish: 7 (1.0%)
- Ukrainian: 6 (0.9%)
- Norwegian: 4 (0.6%)
- Greek: 3 (0.4%)
- Portuguese: 3 (0.4%)
- Arab: 2 (0.3%)
- Hungarian: 2 (0.3%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.3%)
- Russian: 2 (0.3%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Thorndike: | 37.5% (3) |
| Maine: | 1.5% (565) |
| Thorndike: | 37.5% (3) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Thorndike: | 25.0% (2) |
| Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 501
- Other state: 206
- Northeast: 156
- Midwest: 12
- South: 20
- West: 18
68% of Thorndike residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 63% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 5
- 9th grade: 4
- 10th grade: 13
- 11th grade: 5
- 12th grade, no diploma: 22
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 94
- Less than 1 year of college: 15
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 11
- Associate degree: 18
- Bachelor's degree: 35
- Master's degree: 9
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 3
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 2
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 6
- 9th grade: 5
- 10th grade: 10
- 11th grade: 2
- 12th grade, no diploma: 12
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 97
- Less than 1 year of college: 21
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 29
- Associate degree: 17
- Bachelor's degree: 35
- Master's degree: 2
- Professional school degree: 0
- Doctorate degree: 4
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 230
- One, attached: 2
- Two: 10
- 3 or 4: 2
- 5 to 9: 7
- 10 to 19: 2
- Mobile homes: 77
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $68,683
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.3%
- 72.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.2%Wood
- 1.4%Electricity
- 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Coal or coke
- 59.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 19.4%Wood
- 17.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 3.2%Electricity
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 0.0% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 7.8% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 71.4% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
