West Gardiner, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
West Gardiner: | $243,308 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 3,474 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,943 (11 farm, 2,932 nonfarm))
Houses: 1,314 (1,107 occupied: 975 owner occupied, 132 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 12% |
State: | 26% |
Housing density: 53 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $338,980.
Median contract rent in 2022: $807 (lower quartile is $670, upper quartile is $981)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $792
Median gross rent in West Gardiner, ME in 2022: $1,105
Housing units in West Gardiner with a mortgage: 458 (36 second mortgage, 71 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 135
Household type by relationship:
Households: 118,515- In family households: 94,900 (22,087 male householders, 10,281 female householders)
24,517 spouses, 30,267 children (27,598 natural, 906 adopted, 1,763 stepchildren), 1,557 grandchildren, 600 brothers or sisters, 773 parents, foster children, 662 other relatives, 3,577 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 23,615 (8,568 male householders (6,344 living alone)), 10,192 female householders (8,400 living alone)), 4,855 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 3,636 (1,308 institutionalized population)
18,848 married couples with children.
7,238 single-parent households (1,908 men, 5,330 women).
98.1% of residents of West Gardiner speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English well).
1.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 56 (1.8%)
(41.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 6.0 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in West Gardiner, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 391 bedroom
- 2572 bedrooms
- 5043 bedrooms
- 1604 bedrooms
- 155+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Gardiner, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 251 bedroom
- 682 bedrooms
- 353 bedrooms
- 04 bedrooms
- 45+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in West Gardiner in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 32no vehicle
- 2401 vehicle
- 4902 vehicles
- 1653 vehicles
- 444 vehicles
- 45+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in West Gardiner in renter-occupied apartments
- 16no vehicle
- 511 vehicle
- 612 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in West Gardiner, Maine
- 01 room
- 82 rooms
- 223 rooms
- 1614 rooms
- 2455 rooms
- 1866 rooms
- 1307 rooms
- 1418 rooms
- 829+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in West Gardiner, Maine
- 01 room
- 82 rooms
- 153 rooms
- 504 rooms
- 255 rooms
- 206 rooms
- 107 rooms
- 48 rooms
- 09+ rooms
West Gardiner, ME household income distribution
- 3,005Less than $10,000
- 5,859$10,000 to $19,999
- 6,145$20,000 to $29,999
- 5,674$30,000 to $39,999
- 6,368$40,000 to $49,999
- 5,701$50,000 to $59,999
- 6,594$60,000 to $74,999
- 9,182$75,000 to $99,999
- 7,205$100,000 to $124,999
- 4,041$125,000 to $149,999
- 4,759$150,000 to $199,999
- 3,452$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.6%
Number of people working at home: 238 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 29
- 5 to 9 minutes: 92
- 10 to 14 minutes: 183
- 15 to 19 minutes: 301
- 20 to 24 minutes: 308
- 25 to 29 minutes: 68
- 30 to 34 minutes: 140
- 35 to 39 minutes: 32
- 40 to 44 minutes: 68
- 45 to 59 minutes: 95
- 60 to 89 minutes: 101
- 90 or more minutes: 9
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,234 (83.2%)
- Carpooled: 151 (10.2%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 8 (0.5%)
- Bicycle: 4 (0.3%)
- Walked: 19 (1.3%)
- Other means: 10 (0.7%)
- Worked at home: 58 (3.9%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in West Gardiner, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 241990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 51980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 13Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 572 (21.0%)
- French: 400 (14.7%)
- Irish: 383 (14.1%)
- United States: 263 (9.7%)
- French Canadian: 214 (7.9%)
- Other: 202 (7.4%)
- Scottish: 196 (7.2%)
- German: 152 (5.6%)
- Italian: 89 (3.3%)
- Scotch-Irish: 63 (2.3%)
- Polish: 46 (1.7%)
- Swedish: 28 (1.0%)
- Dutch: 22 (0.8%)
- Norwegian: 20 (0.7%)
- Subsaharan African: 20 (0.7%)
- Swiss: 17 (0.6%)
- Portuguese: 12 (0.4%)
- Czech: 10 (0.4%)
- Welsh: 6 (0.2%)
- Arab: 5 (0.2%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
West Gardiner: | 35.7% (15) |
Maine: | 7.8% (2,856) |
West Gardiner: | 31.0% (13) |
Maine: | 0.1% (45) |
West Gardiner: | 11.9% (5) |
Maine: | 2.5% (900) |
West Gardiner: | 11.9% (5) |
Maine: | 1.3% (486) |
West Gardiner: | 9.5% (4) |
Maine: | 1.5% (565) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2,416
- Other state: 467
- Northeast: 315
- Midwest: 44
- South: 70
- West: 38
73% of West Gardiner residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 64% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 37
- 9th grade: 23
- 10th grade: 30
- 11th grade: 17
- 12th grade, no diploma: 3
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 404
- Less than 1 year of college: 74
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 105
- Associate degree: 47
- Bachelor's degree: 126
- Master's degree: 51
- Professional school degree: 20
- Doctorate degree: 14
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 7
- 5th and 6th grade: 4
- 7th and 8th grade: 22
- 9th grade: 0
- 10th grade: 18
- 11th grade: 15
- 12th grade, no diploma: 0
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 418
- Less than 1 year of college: 82
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 112
- Associate degree: 154
- Bachelor's degree: 141
- Master's degree: 38
- Professional school degree: 23
- Doctorate degree: 4
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,058
- One, attached: 11
- Two: 54
- 3 or 4: 11
- 5 to 9: 8
- Mobile homes: 160
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 12
Median worth of mobile homes: $105,465
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.7%
- 89.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 9.3%Wood
- 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Electricity
- 71.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 14.4%Electricity
- 6.1%Wood
- 4.5%Other fuel
- 3.8%Utility gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 5.9% |
Maine: | 6.9% |
Here: | 9.1% |
Maine: | 8.9% |
Here: | 28.7% |
Maine: | 28.3% |