Charleston, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
Charleston: | $186,568 |
Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,409 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,397 (30 farm, 1,367 nonfarm))
Houses: 470 (431 occupied: 352 owner occupied, 79 renter occupied)
% of renters here: | 18% |
State: | 26% |
Housing density: 12 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $296,806.
Median contract rent in 2022: $699 (lower quartile is $309, upper quartile is $920)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2022: $787
Median gross rent in Charleston, ME in 2022: $942
Housing units in Charleston with a mortgage: 115 (2 second mortgage, 18 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 38
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 146,605- In family households: 114,033 (27,092 male householders, 11,825 female householders)
29,646 spouses, 36,139 children (32,898 natural, 1,155 adopted, 2,086 stepchildren), 1,870 grandchildren, 821 brothers or sisters, 902 parents, foster children, 872 other relatives, 4,218 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 32,572 (11,348 male householders (7,805 living alone)), 12,701 female householders (9,816 living alone)), 8,523 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 7,318 (1,577 institutionalized population)
22,349 married couples with children.
8,028 single-parent households (1,995 men, 6,033 women).
95.8% of residents of Charleston speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (33% speak English very well, 60% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (66% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 7% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 47 (3.2%)
(23.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
Here: | 5.9 |
State: | 6.1 |
Here: | 4.1 |
State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Charleston, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 81 bedroom
- 1062 bedrooms
- 1753 bedrooms
- 474 bedrooms
- 165+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, Maine
- 2no bedroom
- 181 bedroom
- 302 bedrooms
- 233 bedrooms
- 44 bedrooms
- 25+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 14no vehicle
- 501 vehicle
- 2282 vehicles
- 493 vehicles
- 74 vehicles
- 45+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Charleston in renter-occupied apartments
- 11no vehicle
- 451 vehicle
- 182 vehicles
- 43 vehicles
- 14 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Charleston, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 43 rooms
- 534 rooms
- 1065 rooms
- 946 rooms
- 367 rooms
- 258 rooms
- 349+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Charleston, Maine
- 21 room
- 02 rooms
- 183 rooms
- 214 rooms
- 185 rooms
- 86 rooms
- 47 rooms
- 28 rooms
- 69+ rooms
Charleston, ME household income distribution
- 4,066Less than $10,000
- 6,834$10,000 to $19,999
- 6,605$20,000 to $29,999
- 7,179$30,000 to $39,999
- 4,338$40,000 to $49,999
- 5,048$50,000 to $59,999
- 6,917$60,000 to $74,999
- 8,588$75,000 to $99,999
- 6,519$100,000 to $124,999
- 5,443$125,000 to $149,999
- 3,303$150,000 to $199,999
- 4,523$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.3%
Number of people working at home: 57 (9.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 15
- 5 to 9 minutes: 30
- 10 to 14 minutes: 23
- 15 to 19 minutes: 36
- 20 to 24 minutes: 52
- 25 to 29 minutes: 19
- 30 to 34 minutes: 85
- 35 to 39 minutes: 42
- 40 to 44 minutes: 48
- 45 to 59 minutes: 140
- 60 to 89 minutes: 22
- 90 or more minutes: 10
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 457 (80.6%)
- Carpooled: 48 (8.5%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0.4%)
- Walked: 9 (1.6%)
- Other means: 6 (1.1%)
- Worked at home: 45 (7.9%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in Charleston, Maine
- 291995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 01985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 01965 to 1969
- 7Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 386 (32.5%)
- Irish: 138 (11.6%)
- French: 124 (10.4%)
- Other: 122 (10.3%)
- United States: 119 (10.0%)
- German: 55 (4.6%)
- French Canadian: 44 (3.7%)
- Scottish: 42 (3.5%)
- Italian: 30 (2.5%)
- Scotch-Irish: 25 (2.1%)
- Dutch: 20 (1.7%)
- Lithuanian: 17 (1.4%)
- Norwegian: 13 (1.1%)
- Swedish: 13 (1.1%)
- Welsh: 10 (0.8%)
- Polish: 8 (0.7%)
- Portuguese: 7 (0.6%)
- West Indian: 7 (0.6%)
- Danish: 3 (0.3%)
- Czech: 2 (0.2%)
- Hungarian: 1 (0.08%)
- Ukrainian: 1 (0.08%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
Charleston: | 72.2% (26) |
Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
Charleston: | 19.4% (7) |
Maine: | 0.2% (70) |
Charleston: | 5.6% (2) |
Maine: | 1.2% (422) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,009
- Other state: 339
- Northeast: 250
- Midwest: 21
- South: 42
- West: 26
52% of Charleston residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 43% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 5
- 7th and 8th grade: 34
- 9th grade: 20
- 10th grade: 22
- 11th grade: 29
- 12th grade, no diploma: 13
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 190
- Less than 1 year of college: 33
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 77
- Associate degree: 24
- Bachelor's degree: 23
- Master's degree: 12
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 6
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: 8
- 9th grade: 8
- 10th grade: 19
- 11th grade: 7
- 12th grade, no diploma: 11
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 164
- Less than 1 year of college: 25
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 64
- Associate degree: 50
- Bachelor's degree: 48
- Master's degree: 15
- Professional school degree: 2
- Doctorate degree: 3
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 307
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 9
- 3 or 4: 11
- 5 to 9: 12
- Mobile homes: 118
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $88,936
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.4%
- 82.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.9%Wood
- 2.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.0%Electricity
- 62.0%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 24.1%Electricity
- 11.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.5%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 10.9% |
Maine: | 6.9% |
Here: | 3.5% |
Maine: | 8.9% |
Here: | 64.6% |
Maine: | 28.3% |