Saco, ME

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2364675, place: Saco city, Maine)

Total housing units: 7,424

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 4,296 (57.87%)
1-unit, attached: 256 (3.45%)
2 units: 894 (12.04%)
3 or 4 units: 526 (7.09%)
5 to 9 units: 607 (8.18%)
10 to 19 units: 135 (1.82%)
20 or more units: 287 (3.87%)
Mobile home.: 416 (5.6%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 7 (0.09%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 177 (2.38%)
1995 to 1998: 344 (4.63%)
1990 to 1994: 466 (6.28%)
1980 to 1989: 1,351 (18.2%)
1970 to 1979: 1,176 (15.84%)
1960 to 1969: 695 (9.36%)
1940 to 1959: 1,061 (14.29%)
1939 or earlier: 2,154 (29.01%)

ROOMS
1 room: 64 (0.86%)
2 rooms: 90 (1.21%)
3 rooms: 647 (8.71%)
4 rooms: 1,591 (21.43%)
5 rooms: 1,530 (20.61%)
6 rooms: 1,305 (17.58%)
7 rooms: 967 (13.03%)
8 rooms: 685 (9.23%)
9 or more rooms: 545 (7.34%)
Median (rooms): 5.4

Occupied housing units: 6,801

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 1,451 (21.34%)
1995 to 1998: 1,871 (27.51%)
1990 to 1994: 973 (14.31%)
1980 to 1989: 1,056 (15.53%)
1970 to 1979: 650 (9.56%)
1969 or earlier: 800 (11.76%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 458 (6.73%)
1: 2,330 (34.26%)
2: 3,001 (44.13%)
3 or more: 1,012 (14.88%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 187 (2.75%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 403 (5.93%)
Electricity: 398 (5.85%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 5,637 (82.88%)
Coal or coke: 13 (0.19%)
Wood: 136 (2%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 27 (0.4%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 42 (0.62%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 29 (0.43%)
No telephone service: 25 (0.37%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 6,801 (100%)
1.00 or less: 6,722 (98.84%)
1.01 to 1.50: 71 (1.04%)
1.51 or more: 8 (0.12%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 3,440

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 73 (2.12%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 868 (25.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,625 (47.24%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 541 (15.73%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 223 (6.48%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 110 (3.2%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $119,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 2,545 (73.98%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 72 (2.09%)
--$500 to $699: 213 (6.19%)
--$700 to $999: 799 (23.23%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 1,077 (31.31%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 310 (9.01%)
--$2,000 or more: 74 (2.15%)
--Median (dollars): $1,078
Not mortgaged: 895 (26.02%)
--Median (dollars): $338

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 988 (28.72%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 712 (20.7%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 570 (16.57%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 410 (11.92%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 171 (4.97%)
35.0 percent or more: 564 (16.4%)
Not computed: 25 (0.73%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 2,289

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 173 (7.56%)
$200 to $299: 130 (5.68%)
$300 to $499: 522 (22.8%)
$500 to $749: 1,059 (46.26%)
$750 to $999: 282 (12.32%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 20 (0.87%)
$1,500 or more: 10 (0.44%)
No cash rent: 93 (4.06%)
Median (dollars): $564

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 431 (18.83%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 433 (18.92%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 331 (14.46%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 284 (12.41%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 179 (7.82%)
35.0 percent or more: 524 (22.89%)
Not computed: 107 (4.67%)

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