Mechanic Falls, ME

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2344620, place: Mechanic Falls CDP, Maine)

Total housing units: 970

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 492 (50.72%)
1-unit, attached: 0 (0%)
2 units: 89 (9.18%)
3 or 4 units: 100 (10.31%)
5 to 9 units: 40 (4.12%)
10 to 19 units: 14 (1.44%)
20 or more units: 28 (2.89%)
Mobile home.: 207 (21.34%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 17 (1.75%)
1995 to 1998: 76 (7.84%)
1990 to 1994: 50 (5.15%)
1980 to 1989: 100 (10.31%)
1970 to 1979: 128 (13.2%)
1960 to 1969: 65 (6.7%)
1940 to 1959: 74 (7.63%)
1939 or earlier: 460 (47.42%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 31 (3.2%)
3 rooms: 80 (8.25%)
4 rooms: 173 (17.84%)
5 rooms: 232 (23.92%)
6 rooms: 176 (18.14%)
7 rooms: 106 (10.93%)
8 rooms: 72 (7.42%)
9 or more rooms: 100 (10.31%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 900

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 166 (18.44%)
1995 to 1998: 244 (27.11%)
1990 to 1994: 142 (15.78%)
1980 to 1989: 126 (14%)
1970 to 1979: 133 (14.78%)
1969 or earlier: 89 (9.89%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 49 (5.44%)
1: 317 (35.22%)
2: 388 (43.11%)
3 or more: 146 (16.22%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 0 (0%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 59 (6.56%)
Electricity: 24 (2.67%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 760 (84.44%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 53 (5.89%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 4 (0.44%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6 (0.67%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0 (0%)
No telephone service: 40 (4.44%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 900 (100%)
1.00 or less: 885 (98.33%)
1.01 to 1.50: 8 (0.89%)
1.51 or more: 7 (0.78%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 373

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 16 (4.29%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 291 (78.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 66 (17.69%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 0 (0%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $79,100

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 295 (79.09%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 22 (5.9%)
--$500 to $699: 50 (13.4%)
--$700 to $999: 133 (35.66%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 82 (21.98%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 8 (2.14%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $901
Not mortgaged: 78 (20.91%)
--Median (dollars): $343

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 123 (32.98%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 58 (15.55%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 70 (18.77%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 41 (10.99%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 36 (9.65%)
35.0 percent or more: 41 (10.99%)
Not computed: 4 (1.07%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 258

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 36 (13.95%)
$200 to $299: 37 (14.34%)
$300 to $499: 86 (33.33%)
$500 to $749: 70 (27.13%)
$750 to $999: 14 (5.43%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 15 (5.81%)
Median (dollars): $420

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 33 (12.79%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 46 (17.83%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 53 (20.54%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 19 (7.36%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 24 (9.3%)
35.0 percent or more: 56 (21.71%)
Not computed: 27 (10.47%)

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