Calais, ME

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2309585, place: Calais city, Maine)

Total housing units: 1,921

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,227 (63.87%)
1-unit, attached: 37 (1.93%)
2 units: 97 (5.05%)
3 or 4 units: 174 (9.06%)
5 to 9 units: 108 (5.62%)
10 to 19 units: 24 (1.25%)
20 or more units: 62 (3.23%)
Mobile home.: 192 (9.99%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 0 (0%)
1995 to 1998: 58 (3.02%)
1990 to 1994: 103 (5.36%)
1980 to 1989: 149 (7.76%)
1970 to 1979: 319 (16.61%)
1960 to 1969: 157 (8.17%)
1940 to 1959: 209 (10.88%)
1939 or earlier: 926 (48.2%)

ROOMS
1 room: 82 (4.27%)
2 rooms: 78 (4.06%)
3 rooms: 225 (11.71%)
4 rooms: 360 (18.74%)
5 rooms: 391 (20.35%)
6 rooms: 381 (19.83%)
7 rooms: 168 (8.75%)
8 rooms: 62 (3.23%)
9 or more rooms: 174 (9.06%)
Median (rooms): 5.1

Occupied housing units: 1,486

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 199 (13.39%)
1995 to 1998: 382 (25.71%)
1990 to 1994: 195 (13.12%)
1980 to 1989: 243 (16.35%)
1970 to 1979: 216 (14.54%)
1969 or earlier: 251 (16.89%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 215 (14.47%)
1: 613 (41.25%)
2: 480 (32.3%)
3 or more: 178 (11.98%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 0 (0%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 34 (2.29%)
Electricity: 125 (8.41%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,285 (86.47%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 36 (2.42%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 6 (0.4%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0 (0%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7 (0.47%)
No telephone service: 14 (0.94%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 1,486 (100%)
1.00 or less: 1,475 (99.26%)
1.01 to 1.50: 11 (0.74%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 694

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 152 (21.9%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 465 (67%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 33 (4.76%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 15 (2.16%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 29 (4.18%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $70,700

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 344 (49.57%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 62 (8.93%)
--$500 to $699: 95 (13.69%)
--$700 to $999: 140 (20.17%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 41 (5.91%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 0 (0%)
--$2,000 or more: 6 (0.86%)
--Median (dollars): $722
Not mortgaged: 350 (50.43%)
--Median (dollars): $268

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 286 (41.21%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 126 (18.16%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 70 (10.09%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 32 (4.61%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 48 (6.92%)
35.0 percent or more: 122 (17.58%)
Not computed: 10 (1.44%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 547

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 98 (17.92%)
$200 to $299: 88 (16.09%)
$300 to $499: 186 (34%)
$500 to $749: 131 (23.95%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 44 (8.04%)
Median (dollars): $379

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 80 (14.63%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 61 (11.15%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 78 (14.26%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 102 (18.65%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 52 (9.51%)
35.0 percent or more: 130 (23.77%)
Not computed: 44 (8.04%)

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