Bangor, ME

---

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2302795, place: Bangor city, Maine)

Total housing units: 14,587

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 5,713 (39.17%)
1-unit, attached: 627 (4.3%)
2 units: 1,724 (11.82%)
3 or 4 units: 2,408 (16.51%)
5 to 9 units: 1,801 (12.35%)
10 to 19 units: 590 (4.04%)
20 or more units: 708 (4.85%)
Mobile home.: 1,011 (6.93%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 5 (0.03%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 59 (0.4%)
1995 to 1998: 262 (1.8%)
1990 to 1994: 632 (4.33%)
1980 to 1989: 1,683 (11.54%)
1970 to 1979: 1,635 (11.21%)
1960 to 1969: 1,112 (7.62%)
1940 to 1959: 2,643 (18.12%)
1939 or earlier: 6,561 (44.98%)

ROOMS
1 room: 233 (1.6%)
2 rooms: 774 (5.31%)
3 rooms: 2,181 (14.95%)
4 rooms: 3,085 (21.15%)
5 rooms: 2,827 (19.38%)
6 rooms: 2,163 (14.83%)
7 rooms: 1,194 (8.19%)
8 rooms: 931 (6.38%)
9 or more rooms: 1,199 (8.22%)
Median (rooms): 4.9

Occupied housing units: 13,713

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 3,769 (27.48%)
1995 to 1998: 4,131 (30.12%)
1990 to 1994: 1,694 (12.35%)
1980 to 1989: 2,232 (16.28%)
1970 to 1979: 952 (6.94%)
1969 or earlier: 935 (6.82%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 1,845 (13.45%)
1: 6,194 (45.17%)
2: 4,503 (32.84%)
3 or more: 1,171 (8.54%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 122 (0.89%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 504 (3.68%)
Electricity: 938 (6.84%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 11,904 (86.81%)
Coal or coke: 13 (0.09%)
Wood: 110 (0.8%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 69 (0.5%)
No fuel used: 53 (0.39%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 58 (0.42%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 68 (0.5%)
No telephone service: 202 (1.47%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 13,713 (100%)
1.00 or less: 13,615 (99.29%)
1.01 to 1.50: 65 (0.47%)
1.51 or more: 33 (0.24%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 4,795

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 265 (5.53%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 2,843 (59.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,120 (23.36%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 323 (6.74%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 203 (4.23%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 41 (0.86%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $87,300

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 3,424 (71.41%)
--Less than $300: 12 (0.25%)
--$300 to $499: 131 (2.73%)
--$500 to $699: 570 (11.89%)
--$700 to $999: 1,306 (27.24%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,000 (20.86%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 278 (5.8%)
--$2,000 or more: 127 (2.65%)
--Median (dollars): $921
Not mortgaged: 1,371 (28.59%)
--Median (dollars): $361

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 1,656 (34.54%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 1,049 (21.88%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 808 (16.85%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 370 (7.72%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 226 (4.71%)
35.0 percent or more: 644 (13.43%)
Not computed: 42 (0.88%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 7,202

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 708 (9.83%)
$200 to $299: 657 (9.12%)
$300 to $499: 2,587 (35.92%)
$500 to $749: 2,739 (38.03%)
$750 to $999: 304 (4.22%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 42 (0.58%)
$1,500 or more: 14 (0.19%)
No cash rent: 151 (2.1%)
Median (dollars): $475

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 1,220 (16.94%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 913 (12.68%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 1,061 (14.73%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 871 (12.09%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 463 (6.43%)
35.0 percent or more: 2,457 (34.12%)
Not computed: 217 (3.01%)

Return to Bangor,ME.

---

---

US Beacon Home