Wiscasset, ME

General Housing Characteristics, 2000 data (id:2387040, place: Wiscasset CDP, Maine)

Total housing units: 560

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1-unit, detached: 407 (72.68%)
1-unit, attached: 0 (0%)
2 units: 30 (5.36%)
3 or 4 units: 18 (3.21%)
5 to 9 units: 42 (7.5%)
10 to 19 units: 15 (2.68%)
20 or more units: 0 (0%)
Mobile home.: 48 (8.57%)
Boat, RV, van, etc: 0 (0%)

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000: 8 (1.43%)
1995 to 1998: 14 (2.5%)
1990 to 1994: 37 (6.61%)
1980 to 1989: 66 (11.79%)
1970 to 1979: 64 (11.43%)
1960 to 1969: 25 (4.46%)
1940 to 1959: 50 (8.93%)
1939 or earlier: 296 (52.86%)

ROOMS
1 room: 6 (1.07%)
2 rooms: 31 (5.54%)
3 rooms: 46 (8.21%)
4 rooms: 68 (12.14%)
5 rooms: 101 (18.04%)
6 rooms: 111 (19.82%)
7 rooms: 78 (13.93%)
8 rooms: 54 (9.64%)
9 or more rooms: 65 (11.61%)
Median (rooms): 5.8

Occupied housing units: 494

YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000: 72 (14.57%)
1995 to 1998: 94 (19.03%)
1990 to 1994: 65 (13.16%)
1980 to 1989: 97 (19.64%)
1970 to 1979: 54 (10.93%)
1969 or earlier: 112 (22.67%)

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None: 36 (7.29%)
1: 214 (43.32%)
2: 156 (31.58%)
3 or more: 88 (17.81%)

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas: 0 (0%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas: 25 (5.06%)
Electricity: 44 (8.91%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc: 388 (78.54%)
Coal or coke: 0 (0%)
Wood: 37 (7.49%)
Solar energy: 0 (0%)
Other fuel: 0 (0%)
No fuel used: 0 (0%)

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

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units: 494 (100%)
1.00 or less: 489 (98.99%)
1.01 to 1.50: 5 (1.01%)
1.51 or more: 0 (0%)

Specified owner-occupied units: 258

HOUSE VALUE
Less than $50,000: 17 (6.59%)
$50,000 to $99,999: 75 (29.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 90 (34.88%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 29 (11.24%)
$200,000 to $299,999: 47 (18.22%)
$300,000 to $499,999: 0 (0%)
$500,000 to $999,999: 0 (0%)
$1,000,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median (dollars): $117,800

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage: 126 (48.84%)
--Less than $300: 0 (0%)
--$300 to $499: 0 (0%)
--$500 to $699: 17 (6.59%)
--$700 to $999: 41 (15.89%)
--$1,000 to $1,499: 44 (17.05%)
--$1,500 to $1,999: 24 (9.3%)
--$2,000 or more: 0 (0%)
--Median (dollars): $1,054
Not mortgaged: 132 (51.16%)
--Median (dollars): $294

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent: 89 (34.5%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 70 (27.13%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 46 (17.83%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 15 (5.81%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 1 (0.39%)
35.0 percent or more: 37 (14.34%)
Not computed: 0 (0%)

Specified renter-occupied units: 126

GROSS RENT
Less than $200: 8 (6.35%)
$200 to $299: 21 (16.67%)
$300 to $499: 26 (20.63%)
$500 to $749: 57 (45.24%)
$750 to $999: 0 (0%)
$1,000 to $1,499: 0 (0%)
$1,500 or more: 0 (0%)
No cash rent: 14 (11.11%)
Median (dollars): $507

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15.0 percent.: 5 (3.97%)
15.0 to 19.9 percent: 6 (4.76%)
20.0 to 24.9 percent: 29 (23.02%)
25.0 to 29.9 percent: 15 (11.9%)
30.0 to 34.9 percent: 20 (15.87%)
35.0 percent or more: 37 (29.37%)
Not computed: 14 (11.11%)

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