Whitefield, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| Whitefield: | $236,699 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 2,300 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,285 (59 farm, 2,226 nonfarm))
Houses: 958 (849 occupied: 738 owner occupied, 111 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 13% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 20 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $453,159.
Median contract rent in 2022: $694 (lower quartile is $488, upper quartile is $1,011)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $785
Median gross rent in Whitefield, ME in 2022: $858
Housing units in Whitefield with a mortgage: 226 (18 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 104
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 33,959- In family households: 27,372 (6,862 male householders, 2,887 female householders)
7,816 spouses, 7,819 children (7,142 natural, 217 adopted, 460 stepchildren), 458 grandchildren, 106 brothers or sisters, 193 parents, foster children, 177 other relatives, 903 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,587 (2,406 male householders (1,849 living alone)), 2,994 female householders (2,523 living alone)), 1,187 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 498 (373 institutionalized population)
5,460 married couples with children.
1,638 single-parent households (497 men, 1,141 women).
97.3% of residents of Whitefield speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (85% speak English very well, 15% speak English well).
Foreign born population: 40 (1.6%)
(80.0% 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 Whitefield, Maine
- 8no bedroom
- 311 bedroom
- 2052 bedrooms
- 3693 bedrooms
- 814 bedrooms
- 445+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitefield, Maine
- 9no bedroom
- 201 bedroom
- 472 bedrooms
- 203 bedrooms
- 154 bedrooms
- 05+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Whitefield in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 19no vehicle
- 1811 vehicle
- 4062 vehicles
- 833 vehicles
- 344 vehicles
- 155+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Whitefield in renter-occupied apartments
- 5no vehicle
- 521 vehicle
- 542 vehicles
- 03 vehicles
- 04 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Whitefield, Maine
- 01 room
- 42 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 1294 rooms
- 2085 rooms
- 2116 rooms
- 667 rooms
- 668 rooms
- 509+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Whitefield, Maine
- 91 room
- 02 rooms
- 203 rooms
- 264 rooms
- 115 rooms
- 106 rooms
- 147 rooms
- 178 rooms
- 49+ rooms
Whitefield, ME household income distribution
- 14,389Less than $10,000
- 26,784$10,000 to $19,999
- 27,747$20,000 to $29,999
- 27,596$30,000 to $39,999
- 27,667$40,000 to $49,999
- 27,690$50,000 to $59,999
- 34,940$60,000 to $74,999
- 52,733$75,000 to $99,999
- 38,093$100,000 to $124,999
- 25,410$125,000 to $149,999
- 28,070$150,000 to $199,999
- 29,021$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 31.5%
Number of people working at home: 178 (14.4% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 43
- 5 to 9 minutes: 70
- 10 to 14 minutes: 48
- 15 to 19 minutes: 100
- 20 to 24 minutes: 247
- 25 to 29 minutes: 111
- 30 to 34 minutes: 192
- 35 to 39 minutes: 7
- 40 to 44 minutes: 31
- 45 to 59 minutes: 134
- 60 to 89 minutes: 41
- 90 or more minutes: 23
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 842 (75.8%)
- Carpooled: 182 (16.4%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0.8%)
- Walked: 11 (1.0%)
- Other means: 3 (0.3%)
- Worked at home: 64 (5.8%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Whitefield, Maine
- 01995 to March 2000
- 31990 to 1994
- 31985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 51975 to 1979
- 41970 to 1974
- 41965 to 1969
- 13Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 595 (23.5%)
- Irish: 362 (14.3%)
- French: 289 (11.4%)
- United States: 277 (10.9%)
- Other: 268 (10.6%)
- German: 211 (8.3%)
- Scottish: 108 (4.3%)
- French Canadian: 94 (3.7%)
- Italian: 67 (2.6%)
- Swedish: 64 (2.5%)
- Scotch-Irish: 41 (1.6%)
- Ukrainian: 32 (1.3%)
- Lithuanian: 28 (1.1%)
- Welsh: 19 (0.7%)
- Norwegian: 14 (0.6%)
- Polish: 14 (0.6%)
- Russian: 14 (0.6%)
- Danish: 12 (0.5%)
- Dutch: 9 (0.4%)
- Czech: 8 (0.3%)
- Greek: 5 (0.2%)
- Portuguese: 3 (0.1%)
- Subsaharan African: 3 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| Whitefield: | 28.1% (9) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| Whitefield: | 25.0% (8) |
| Maine: | 0.6% (206) |
| Whitefield: | 15.6% (5) |
| Maine: | 0.2% (74) |
| Whitefield: | 12.5% (4) |
| Maine: | 3.0% (1,095) |
| Whitefield: | 9.4% (3) |
| Maine: | 0.3% (97) |
| Whitefield: | 9.4% (3) |
| Maine: | 0.9% (338) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,680
- Other state: 559
- Northeast: 425
- Midwest: 66
- South: 29
- West: 39
70% of Whitefield residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% 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: 60
- 9th grade: 38
- 10th grade: 12
- 11th grade: 30
- 12th grade, no diploma: 33
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 260
- Less than 1 year of college: 31
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
- Associate degree: 62
- Bachelor's degree: 119
- Master's degree: 18
- Professional school degree: 17
- Doctorate degree: 0
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 6
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 29
- 9th grade: 29
- 10th grade: 6
- 11th grade: 23
- 12th grade, no diploma: 26
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 287
- Less than 1 year of college: 67
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 147
- Associate degree: 30
- Bachelor's degree: 101
- Master's degree: 36
- Professional school degree: 17
- Doctorate degree: 0
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 709
- One, attached: 8
- Two: 20
- 3 or 4: 4
- Mobile homes: 217
Median worth of mobile homes: $112,666
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.5%
- 83.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 10.3%Wood
- 5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Electricity
- 0.5%Solar energy
- 86.5%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 2.7% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 20.9% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 6.1% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
