Topsham, ME

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2376925, place: Topsham CDP, Maine)

Total housing units: 2,500

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 1,521 (60.84%)
1-unit, attached: 179 (7.16%)
2 units: 166 (6.64%)
3 or 4 units: 341 (13.64%)
5 to 9 units: 113 (4.52%)
10 to 19 units: 0 (0%)
20 or more units: 85 (3.4%)
Mobile home.: 95 (3.8%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 60 (2.4%)
1995 to 1998: 132 (5.28%)
1990 to 1994: 87 (3.48%)
1980 to 1989: 533 (21.32%)
1970 to 1979: 490 (19.6%)
1960 to 1969: 412 (16.48%)
1940 to 1959: 351 (14.04%)
1939 or earlier: 435 (17.4%)

ROOMS
1 room: 0 (0%)
2 rooms: 48 (1.92%)
3 rooms: 206 (8.24%)
4 rooms: 505 (20.2%)
5 rooms: 459 (18.36%)
6 rooms: 503 (20.12%)
7 rooms: 396 (15.84%)
8 rooms: 177 (7.08%)
9 or more rooms: 206 (8.24%)
Median (rooms): 5.6

Occupied housing units: 2,391

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 542 (22.67%)
1995 to 1998: 722 (30.2%)
1990 to 1994: 327 (13.68%)
1980 to 1989: 389 (16.27%)
1970 to 1979: 190 (7.95%)
1969 or earlier: 221 (9.24%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 105 (4.39%)
1: 798 (33.38%)
2: 1,154 (48.26%)
3 or more: 334 (13.97%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 70 (2.93%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 239 (10%)
Electricity: 149 (6.23%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 1,841 (77%)
Coal or coke: 9 (0.38%)
Wood: 66 (2.76%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 17 (0.71%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

SELECTED HOUSE CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities: 19 (0.79%)
Lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9 (0.38%)
No telephone service: 28 (1.17%)

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 2,391 (100%)
1.00 or less: 2,382 (99.62%)
1.01 to 1.50: 9 (0.38%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 1,283

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 0 (0%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 425 (33.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 646 (50.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 161 (12.55%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 43 (3.35%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 8 (0.62%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $115,200

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 957 (74.59%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 22 (1.71%)
--$500 to $699: 91 (7.09%)
--$700 to $999: 307 (23.93%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 450 (35.07%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 87 (6.78%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $1,050
Not mortgaged: 326 (25.41%)
--Median (dollars): $315

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 457 (35.62%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 212 (16.52%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 240 (18.71%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 171 (13.33%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 75 (5.85%)
35.0 percent or more: 128 (9.98%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 778

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 21 (2.7%)
$200 to $299: 10 (1.29%)
$300 to $499: 153 (19.67%)
$500 to $749: 266 (34.19%)
$750 to $999: 109 (14.01%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 25 (3.21%)
$1,500 or more: 54 (6.94%)
No cash rent: 140 (17.99%)
Median (dollars): $624

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 104 (13.37%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 103 (13.24%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 84 (10.8%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 134 (17.22%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 38 (4.88%)
35.0 percent or more: 175 (22.49%)
Not computed: 140 (17.99%)

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