Mechanic Falls, ME

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

Total Population: 2,450
Male: 1,176 (48%)
Female: 1,274 (52%)

Population data by age, 2000 data
Under 5 years: 157 (6.41%)
5 to 9 years: 205 (8.37%)
10 to 14 years: 208 (8.49%)
15 to 19 years: 173 (7.06%)
20 to 24 years: 124 (5.06%)
25 to 34 years: 353 (14.41%)
35 to 44 years: 407 (16.61%)
45 to 54 years: 331 (13.51%)
55 to 59 years: 121 (4.94%)
60 to 64 years: 83 (3.39%)
65 to 74 years: 147 (6%)
75 to 84 years: 106 (4.33%)
85 years and over: 35 (1.43%)

Median age: 35.1 years

Population data by age, legal ages, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,771 (72.29%)
21 years and over: 1,678 (68.49%)
62 years and over: 339 (13.84%)
65 years and over: 288 (11.76%)

18 years and older by gender, 2000 data
18 years and over: 1,771 (72.29%)
--Male: 842 (34.37%)
--Female: 929 (37.92%)

65 years and older by gender, 2000 data
65 years and over: 288 (11.76%)
--Male: 108 (4.41%)
--Female: 180 (7.35%)

Races, 2000 data
One Race: 2,428 (99.1%)
--White: 2,371 (96.78%)
--Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 14 (0.57%)
--Black or African American: 15 (0.61%)
--American Indian and Alaska Native: 16 (0.65%)
--Asian: 16 (0.65%)
----Asian Indian: 0 (0%)
----Chinese: 0 (0%)
----Filipino: 3 (0.12%)
----Japanese: 1 (0.04%)
----Korean: 1 (0.04%)
----Vietnamese: 0 (0%)
----Other Asian: 11 (0.45%)
--Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 1 (0.04%)
----Native Hawaiian: 1 (0.04%)
----Guamanian or Chamorro: 0 (0%)
----Samoan: 0 (0%)
----Other Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
--Some other race: 2 (0.08%)
Two or more Races: 22 (0.9%)

Hispanic or Latino Races, 2000 data
Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 14 (0.57%)
--Mexican: 0 (0%)
--Puerto Rican: 5 (0.2%)
--Cuban: 4 (0.16%)
--Other Hispanic or Latino: 5 (0.2%)
Not Hispanic or Latino: 2,436 (99.43%)
--White Alone: 2,371 (96.78%)

Housedold Data, 2000 data
Household population: 2,420 (98.78%)
--Householder: 909 (37.1%)
--Spouse: 480 (19.59%)
--Child: 760 (31.02%)
----Child with own child under 18 years: 618 (25.22%)
--Other relatives: 101 (4.12%)
----Other relatives under 18 years: 40 (1.63%)
--Nonrelatives: 170 (6.94%)
----Unmarried partner: 72 (2.94%)
Living in group quarters: 30 (1.22%)
--Institutionalized Population: 14 (0.57%)
--Non Institutionalized Population: 16 (0.65%)
Total households: 909
Family households (families): 644 (70.85%)
----With own children under 18 years: 326 (35.86%)
--Married-couple families: 480 (52.81%)
----With own children under 18 years: 217 (23.87%)
--Female householder, no husband present: 118 (12.98%)
----With own children under 18 years: 80 (8.8%)
Nonfamily households: 265 (29.15%)
--Householder living alone: 209 (22.99%)
----Householder 65 years and over: 97 (10.67%)
Households with one or more people under 18 years: 357 (39.27%)
Households with one or more people 65 years and over: 222 (24.42%)
Average household size: 2.66 people
Average family size: 3.08 people

Housing Units, 2000 data
Total housing units: 977
Occupied housing units: 909 (93.04%)
Vacant housing units: 68 (6.96%)
--For seasonal, occasional, or recreational use: 3 (0.31%)
Home owner vacancy rate (percent): 1.5%
Rental vacancy rate (percent): 8.1%
Occupied housing units: 909 (93.04%)
Owner occupied housing units: 638 (65.3%)
Renter occupied housing units: 271 (27.74%)
Average household size of owner occupied units: 2.85 people
Average household size of renter occupied units: 2.22 people

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