Knox County, Maine Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

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UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	21,612	100.0
1-unit, detached	16,310	75.5
1-unit, attached	489	2.3
2 units	1,042	4.8
3 or 4 units	961	4.4
5 to 9 units	474	2.2
10 to 19 units	191	0.9
20 or more units	390	1.8
Mobile home	1,709	7.9
Boat, RV, van, etc.	46	0.2

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	366	1.7
1995 to 1998	1,416	6.6
1990 to 1994	1,425	6.6
1980 to 1989	3,327	15.4
1970 to 1979	2,931	13.6
1960 to 1969	1,372	6.3
1940 to 1959	2,152	10.0
1939 or earlier	8,623	39.9

ROOMS
1 room	302	1.4
2 rooms	862	4.0
3 rooms	1,833	8.5
4 rooms	3,313	15.3
5 rooms	4,617	21.4
6 rooms	3,926	18.2
7 rooms	3,096	14.3
8 rooms	1,838	8.5
9 or more rooms	1,825	8.4
Median (rooms)	5.5	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	16,608	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	2,779	16.7
1995 to 1998	4,194	25.3
1990 to 1994	2,558	15.4
1980 to 1989	3,297	19.9
1970 to 1979	1,929	11.6
1969 or earlier	1,851	11.1

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	1,099	6.6
1	5,989	36.1
2	7,226	43.5
3 or more	2,294	13.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	63	0.4
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	1,280	7.7
Electricity	902	5.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	13,095	78.8
Coal or coke	18	0.1
Wood	1,191	7.2
Solar energy	11	0.1
Other fuel	42	0.3
No fuel used	6	0.0

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	159	1.0
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	93	0.6
No telephone service	251	1.5

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	16,608	100.0
1.00 or less	16,315	98.2
1.01 to 1.50	201	1.2
1.51 or more	92	0.6

Specified owner-occupied units	8,685	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	367	4.2
$50,000 to $99,999	3,358	38.7
$100,000 to $149,999	2,201	25.3
$150,000 to $199,999	1,221	14.1
$200,000 to $299,999	813	9.4
$300,000 to $499,999	563	6.5
$500,000 to $999,999	141	1.6
$1,000,000 or more	21	0.2
Median (dollars)	112,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	5,360	61.7
Less than $300	34	0.4
$300 to $499	491	5.7
$500 to $699	1,034	11.9
$700 to $999	1,788	20.6
$1,000 to $1,499	1,385	15.9
$1,500 to $1,999	353	4.1
$2,000 or more	275	3.2
Median (dollars)	878	(X)
Not mortgaged	3,325	38.3
Median (dollars)	328	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	3,221	37.1
15 to 19 percent	1,389	16.0
20 to 24 percent	1,250	14.4
25 to 29 percent	833	9.6
30 to 34 percent	518	6.0
35 percent or more	1,432	16.5
Not computed	42	0.5

Specified renter-occupied units	4,205	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	235	5.6
$200 to $299	267	6.3
$300 to $499	1,237	29.4
$500 to $749	1,521	36.2
$750 to $999	407	9.7
$1,000 to $1,499	68	1.6
$1,500 or more	28	0.7
No cash rent	442	10.5
Median (dollars)	517	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	587	14.0
15 to 19 percent	682	16.2
20 to 24 percent	597	14.2
25 to 29 percent	427	10.2
30 to 34 percent	242	5.8
35 percent or more	1,208	28.7
Not computed	462	11.0

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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