Living in New Sweden, Maine

Overview

A total of 224 households are located in New Sweden area. Among them, 60 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 2.83 people. The total number of children in the region is 151 and 113 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2% (9) of residents are non-citizens and 6% (32) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of New Sweden, Maine
Household	224
Population	527
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	60 (27%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	151
Total Students	113
Pre-Kindergarten	9
Kindergarten	3
Grade 1-8	48
Grade 9-12	24
College/Graduate School	29
Veterans	417
Non-citizen	9
Non-English Home Language	32
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

435 residents are over the age of 16 and 233 people are in labor force. Among them, 231 people are in civilian labor force and 2 are in armed labor force. 218 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.60%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for New Sweden area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	215	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	181	84.19%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	17	7.91%
Public transportation	-	-
Walked	-	-
Other method	-	-
Worked from home	17	7.91%
Average Commute Time	29 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	218	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	92	42.20%
Service	39	17.89%
Sales and office	43	19.72%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	22	10.09%
Production, transportation, and material moving	22	10.09%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	218	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	7	3.21%
Construction	21	9.63%
Manufacturing	10	4.59%
Wholesale trade	2	0.92%
Retail trade	15	6.88%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	12	5.50%
Information	-	-
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	5	2.29%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	15	6.88%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	100	45.87%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	7	3.21%
Other services, except public administration	7	3.21%
Public administration	17	7.80%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	218	-
Private wage and salary workers	139	63.76%
Government workers	53	24.31%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	26	11.93%
Unpaid family workers	-	-

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $54,362 for the 224 households in New Sweden area, Maine. The average income of a single worker is $24,306. 486 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 92.57%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	224	-
Less than $10,000	7	3.13%
$10,000 - $14,999	26	11.61%
$15,000 - $24,999	27	12.05%
$25,000 - $34,999	43	19.20%
$35,000 - $49,999	26	11.61%
$50,000 - $74,999	35	15.63%
$75,000 - $99,999	31	13.84%
$100,000 - $149,999	25	11.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	2	0.89%
More than $200,000	2	0.89%
Median Household Income	$37,045	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$54,362	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	155	-
Less than $10,000	3	1.94%
$10,000 - $14,999	9	5.81%
$15,000 - $24,999	16	10.32%
$25,000 - $34,999	35	22.58%
$35,000 - $49,999	19	12.26%
$50,000 - $74,999	23	14.84%
$75,000 - $99,999	29	18.71%
$100,000 - $149,999	17	10.97%
$150,000 - $199,999	2	1.29%
More than $200,000	2	1.29%

Median Family Income	$44,375	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$61,914	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$24,306	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$33,229	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$33,229	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	525	-
With health insurance coverage	486	92.57%
Public coverage	266	50.67%
Private health insurance	326	62.10%
Without health insurance coverage	39	7.43%

Housing

There are 324 housing units in New Sweden area, Maine with 224 units (69.14%) occupied. 178 houses (79.46%) are occupied by owner and 46 houses (20.54%) are rented. The average housing value is $110,700 and the average rental cost is $0. 7 houses (2.16%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 161 houses (49.69%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	324	-
Occupied	224	69.14%
Owner Occupied	178	79.46%
Renter Occupied	46	20.54%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	295	91.05%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	6	1.85%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	20	6.17%
Mobile Homes	3	0.93%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0	0.00%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	324	-
Built 2014 or later	7	2.16%
Built 2010 - 2013	7	2.16%
Built 2000 - 2009	17	5.25%
Built 1990 - 1999	48	14.81%
Built 1980 - 1989	22	6.79%
Built 1970 - 1979	52	16.05%
Built 1960 - 1969	7	2.16%
Built 1950 - 1959	3	0.93%
Built 1949 or earlier	161	49.69%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	324	-
1 room	13	4.01%
2 rooms	4	1.23%
3 rooms	14	4.32%
4 rooms	40	12.35%
5 rooms	49	15.12%
6 rooms	70	21.60%
7 rooms	33	10.19%
8 rooms	60	18.52%
9 rooms or more	41	12.65%
Median Number of Rooms	6.1 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	324	-
no bedroom	13	4.01%
1 bedroom	22	6.79%
2 bedrooms	50	15.43%
3 bedrooms	137	42.28%
4 bedrooms	86	26.54%
5 bedrooms or more	16	4.94%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	178	-
Less than $50,000	30	16.85%
$50,000 - $99,999	47	26.40%
$100,000 - $149,999	43	24.16%
$150,000 - $199,999	18	10.11%
$200,000 - $299,999	32	17.98%
$300,000 - $499,999	8	4.49%
$500,000 - $999,999	-	-
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$110,700	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	37	-
Less than $500	20	54.05%
$500 - $999	17	45.95%
$1,000 - $1,499	-	-
$1,500 - $1,999	-	-
$2,000 - $2,499	-	-
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	-	-
Median Rental Costs	$0	-

Demographic

A total of 527 people lives in New Sweden area, Maine with 244 male and 283 female. The males to female ratio is 46.30 to 53.70. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	527	-
Male	244	46.30%
Female	283	53.70%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	527	-
Under 5 years	24	4.55%
5 - 9 years	38	7.21%
10 - 14 years	30	5.69%
15 - 19 years	32	6.07%
20 - 24 years	10	1.90%
25 - 34 years	47	8.92%
35 - 44 years	37	7.02%
45 - 54 years	100	18.98%
55 - 59 years	29	5.50%
60 - 64 years	49	9.30%
65 - 74 years	82	15.56%
75 - 84 years	29	5.50%
85 years and older	20	3.80%
Median Age	51.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	527	-
One Race	513	97.34%
White	489	92.79%
Black or African American	0	0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native	24	4.55%
Asian	0	0.00%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	0	0.00%

Two or more races	14	2.66%
White and Black or African American	10	1.90%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2	0.38%
White and Asian	2	0.38%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%

Living in New Sweden Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic